The Perfect Thing by Steven Levy

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The iPod was designed to compliment its functions. One of its uses is that it has the ability to fit all pockets. Fadell and Ng used foam boards to create a box that was about the size of a cigarette case. Schiller proposed the scroll wheel in the center of the iPod for its convenience. Since an iPod has the capacity to hold over 1000 songs, a circular wheel used to scroll through the songs would be faster than pressing up and down buttons. The design process of the Menu button was argued that it is necessary to help quicken the search of a song by using it to open a list of options. Another use of the iPod is its ability to only transfer music into the music player, making it one way. Originally the electronic could sync and load songs into the computer, but Jobs' thought that it would be easy for people to steal music from each other.



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I would evaluate the "perfect thing" by its memory space (RAM) because this is what makes the iPod better all the other MP3. Another concern is its affordability; the public should be able to spend a certain amount of money buying the product without thinking it is too expensive. The shape is appealing, not too big and not too small. An iPod should look stylish and function well at the same time. Finally, other factors I would think about before buying an iPod would be its popularity and packaging.

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I personally would never purchase an iPod. However, it is amazing to have over thousands of songs in a music player that is the size of a credit card. People can easily choose songs when scrolling around the iPod. They also have so many different sizes to choose from and iPod has good advertisement. On the other hand, iPod's rectangular shape feels uncomfortable to hold. The design of the iPod cover is too plain Jane although it comes in different colors. Moreover, the iPod is too overated that the possibility of being robbed is higher than a Creative Zen. In addiction, iPod does not have a recording and am radio function.