Kit out your iPod shuffle

[SPeedY_B]

Personally, I'm not a huge fan of the abundance of accessories and out-right whorism available for iPod's, but for some, it's a selling feature. It's not taken long for the third-party companies to realise that people are buying Shuffle's and therefore, may want accessories.

Skins / covers / etc:
http://www.decalgirl.com/browse.cfm/2,197.htm
http://www.shuffle-art.com/
http://shuffle.servepics.com/gallery/index.php

and today XtremeMac announced the following accessories:

• AirPlay FM Transmitter ($49.95)
• Car Charger ($24.95)
• Bumperz ($19.95/5-pack), which provide protection with a silicone band of stylish color
• SportWrap ($29.95), a moisture resistant armband in four sporty colors
• Shieldz ($19.95), which offer protection with a splash of stylish color in nine new shades of transparent plastic
• Wrapz ($24.95), thin silicone sleeves that provide form-fitted protection in nine colors
• TuffWrapz ($24.95), thickened silicone sleeves in nine colors
• SuperHook ($19.95), an aluminum carabineer
• SuperClip ($14.95), a white plastic clip; Audio Splitter ($12.95)
  which lets you share your music with others
• Audio Kit ($49.95), which connects your iPod shuffle to your car stereo, home stereo system, cassette deck, computer speakers and more.

Crazy I say, yet even more crazy is the fact people will buy them, masses of them... nutters.

 

[Sazar]

on average, the exact same items available for ipods cost about $5 less for other products...

my fm transmitter costs $5 less than the apple ipod transmitter which is the same brand/model, from belkin... only difference is the color...

go figure

I guess some people are more than willing to shell out for something with an "i" on it

 

[SPeedY_B]

It's the shiny white that does it... oooooh

 

[X-Istence]

Sure does it for the ladies here in the US.

Everytime i take my laptop to school, i always get "Ohhh, how cute" and "wow" from all around, mostly the female crowd.

 

[NetRyder]

I guess some people are more than willing to shell out for something with an "i" on it

You don't see that happening with iRiver though.

Sure does it for the ladies here in the US.

Everytime i take my laptop to school, i always get "Ohhh, how cute" and "wow" from all around, mostly the female crowd.

Make a Switch commercial:

<cheesy music> "I used to be a PC user. Everyone in school thought I was a nerd. Then I got my Mac, and I became an instant chick-magnet. Thank you Apple. My Mac helped me get a girlfriend!

My name is Jan-Willem, and I'm a student." </cheesy music>

 

[X-Istence]

Cheers NetRyder, ill talk to the people in Video Production, i bet i can get the tune on the net somewhere, I'll make it happen .

 

[SPeedY_B]

Make sure to post it if you do

[edit] Just for reference, the switcher music is "Spit" by John Murphy.

 

[X-Istence]

SPeedY_B: If it goes through, and i have a video, i will SURELY post it. Don't worry about that, i don't mind being laughed at.

And do you happen to have that music? I can't find it on iTunes.

 

[NetRyder]

Here are all the Switch ads (*puke*). You could rip out the music from one of them
http://plex.us/videos/switch.html

 

[X-Istence]

NetRyder: Ill ask the guys in Video Production, they have the entire thing running on a Mac Dual G5. With 8 GB ram.

I like this one best: http://spherule.com/media/video/switch/ellen_feiss.mov

 

[NetRyder]

I like this one best: http://spherule.com/media/video/switch/ellen_feiss.mov

That was the most popular one.
We really managed to take this thread completely off-topic.

 

[X-Istence]

Off course