Space Punks instal the new version for ipod

Peter Elstrom, the senior technology editor at BusinessWeek, is not so sure that Apple can ride this wave forever. It's stock price has tripled in the last 12 months, but Apple's competitors are licking their chops. The iPod phenomenon has Apple riding high.

That way, it's clear that you're open to communication from people talking to you as well as listening to your music.' 'One of the cool things is to wear one in your ear and one sort of hanging out.

'We heard rumors that some of the upperclassmen who were frustrated that they didn't get an iPod were wearing their non-white earphones with pride, to make it clear that they were not a freshman who had just received an iPod,' says O'Brien. There's even such a thing as earbud fashion. The third key to the iPod's success: buzz. People like the way it looks and feels in their hand, although some complain it gets scratched up easily. First, polished technology - like the famous click wheel, that allows users to do everything with just one hand, and, after practice, without even looking. If you ask the Pod People at Duke what makes the iPod such a phenomenon, they'll name three key ingredients. So there are lots of things you can do with an iPod that are academic.' And they're listening to music all the way from cabaret songs from the '20s up to techno-punk songs for today. 'We have foreign language classes where students not only listen to foreign languages, but also record themselves. She heads Duke's Center for Instructional Technology, which runs the iPod program.

We've said that the iPod project is an experiment,' says Dr. This year, the university gave every incoming freshman a free iPod. IPods may cost from $250 to $600, but those white earbuds are a common sight on college campuses - especially at Duke University in Durham, N.

'It's really excited people's idea of music again, and made people fall back in love with music. 'It's just hitting all demographics - all age groups,' says Phil Schiller, Apple's vice president of worldwide marketing.

Space Punks instal the new version for ipod