Features of My Magic iPod
May 19th, 2009My magic (imaginary) iPod does things that my boring old “real” iPod does not.
My magic iPod connects to my television and streams video. (This is a legacy feature, that was common on first gen video iPods. I’m not actually sure if there are 3rd party connectors that allow this. Whatever, my magic iPod came with the right cables.)
This device is solar powered.
My magic iPod is happy to connect with my laptop – let me add or remove files – whether my external hard drive with my iTunes Library is connected or not. This is so handy. It was a real pain in the ass, when I couldn’t do this….
It has a graphic EQ. I know there are cute little nick-name EQ settings on my old iPod. I want control. Listening to podcasts, I used to yearn for a de-esser. So often the sibilance is just so out of this world. Ssss, ssss! Crrrchh cksssck! Sssss spps! Makes my ears bleed. But why stop at building a de-esser, when I could just have a complete EQ. And so it does.
Even better than a spectral EQ, my magic iPod has a content quality EQ. So when I’m listening to a really inspiring person interviewed by a really obnoxious, inept interviewer, I flip this on and it filters out all the douchery. I don’t need to hear the questions, I rock at Jeopardy!
What does your magic iPod do?
Tags: iPod, satire, whimsy, wishlist
Posted in Ponderings | Comments (2)
May 20th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
I heard the magic iPod would give me instructions for making the dish that I botched taste better. In other words, it would tell me the anti-dote for what to do when you blend up too much broccoli in the sauce when you really should have left it crumbled and *out* of the sauce. I could have used that magic iPod tonight for sure.
May 21st, 2009 at 12:28 am
I was so excited when they added this un-broccolizer feature. It was totally worth upgrading for.
I’m sorry to hear about your dish.
Mona, have you ever tried any cooking podcasts? I’ve always been curious, but never indulged.