[FRIAM] NPR : iPods Edge Out Home Stereo Systems

[Giles Bowkett]

I use my iPod as a portable stereo, a home stereo, and a car stereo as
well. You can get mini FM transmitters for them which run off your
cigarette lighter and broadcast over an incredibly small area just
slightly bigger than your car. (I've even heard of people putting
"tune into my iPod!" bumper stickers on their cars because of this.)

Intel's putting a lot of marketing money into this idea, if I recall correctly.

--
Giles Bowkett
http://www.gilesgoatboy.org


On 5/2/06, Tim Densmore <tim at backspaces.net> wrote:
> I wonder what exactly is being counted as a "Stereo System" - I didn't RTFA,
> sorry.  I am not by any means an audiophile, but I listen to a lot of music.
> The last time I bought anything resembling what I'd consider a "Stereo
> System" was 1998 or earlier - it sits in my garage, collecting dust.  The
> most recent thing I bought that makes noise when you turn it on is a little
> boom-box that will play mp3 cds - it was a much less expensive solution than
> the fun, and technically interesting solution of streaming music to different
> rooms in the house.
>
> I also wonder whether this speaks more to the long-lasing nature of the home
> Stereo System, and the throw-away culture of the current era/Apple's crappy
> warrantees.  You use an ipod, you break an ipod, you buy an ipod - for most,
> if the battery dies, they buy an ipod.  Many people buy a new ipod when the
> next gen is released, though I imagine this is the lunatic fringe of maclots
> and greedheads rather than the average user.  I think there really is a
> culture shift away from the traditional stereo, as well, with the advent of
> the mp3 and its ilk.
>
> I wonder what the ratio of PCs to Stereos is at this point.  I'd imagine
> Michael Dell is giving [insert high class stereo system manufacturer here] a
> run for their money.
>
> On Tuesday 02 May 2006 10:28, Owen Densmore wrote:
> > Hard to believe, but iPods beat Stereo systems in sales!
> >    http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5375728
> >
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