iPod Owners take note

PosterBoy · Mar 31st, 2004, 04:31 AM

You might be being watched!

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West Midlands police have issued a stark warning to iPod users: ditch the white headphones or pay the price.

Fashion-conscious music lovers are apparently being targeted by muggers. The Times tells the sorry tale of 22-year-old language student Roland Baskerville, who lost his 20GB model on the mean streets of Birmingham: "I was walking down the road near to my home when a man who was walking the other way pointed at my headphones."

The thief then asked Baskerville if he was listening to an iPod and, receiving an affirmative answer, he "pulled a knife out and started waving it at me, saying: ‘Well hand it over, then.’ I gave it to him and he ran off. He must have known I was wearing an iPod because of the white headphones."
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jonmon · Mar 31st, 2004, 01:48 PM

I've been reserving the white phones only for in home use.

You don't have to show off, just knowing you have the ipod is good enough [img]smile.gif[/img]

canuck1975 · Mar 31st, 2004, 02:01 PM

I see people with the white phones and smile inside, but I switched to a pair of Sony ones instead. I chose function over fashion (for a change).

kloan · Mar 31st, 2004, 02:14 PM

I bought some Sonys, but they're white as well, but a lot smaller.. I've been reading articles about this sort of thing happening for a while now.. unless someone pulls a gun on me, there's no chance they're getting my ipod.. either im gonna run like hell, or im gonna kick some ass.. my ipod stays with me.

The Librarian · Mar 31st, 2004, 02:53 PM

i sat on my white headphones and one of them, the right one, snapped from the post. i've been using big clunky panasonic's since then, but i've thought about keeping a low profile on the white as well.

Lawrence · Mar 31st, 2004, 08:06 PM

More Mew and Zach at www.macmusic.org

rollee · Apr 1st, 2004, 03:30 AM

l think this is so far an isolated incident. its such a simple thing but took over a decade before apple makes it an ipod trademark, love those white earphones.

Dr.G. · Apr 1st, 2004, 08:57 AM

Rather than start a new thread, I thought it best to ask this question of iPod users. I am thinking of getting a new iPod and either the Belkin iPod Voice Recorder, or the Griffin Tech. iTalk. Any opinions on either product? I intend to use it to record children reading aloud while I assess their oral reading miscues and comprehension.