100 millionth iPod
Apple said Monday that the 100 millionth iPod has been sold, making the iPod the fastest selling music player in history.
Yeah. That’s a lot of iPods. I know I’ve contributed my fair share to that number… I think I’m on my 5th. Speaking of which, I haven’t upgraded in quite a while actually, and don’t plan on until I can either:
- Get my hands on an iPhone. Or,
- Get my hands on a widescreen iPod (aka, iPhone without the phone)
With all the travel I’ve been doing, I’d definitely take advantage of video-playing, widescreen iPod (yes, I realize the current iPods play video). That, and I hate my Blackberry and can’t wait until I can replace it with an iPhone, even though I know the iPhone won’t really work all that well with the company’s email sever, so I won’t really be able to replace it… But a guy can dream, right?
Either way, I’ll be sticking with my current iPod Photo until either of the above scenarios comes to fruition.
Also, speaking of iPods – it had been reported earlier this week that a solider in Iraq had been shot, and his iPod had taken the brunt of impact (quite possibly saving his life). While the thought of an iPod stopping a bullet is laughable, it turns out that the damaged iPod is what actually informed the soldier that he’d been shot! Apparently he’d been involved in the shootout, and then headed back to his bunk afterwards. Only there did he discovered that he (and his iPod) had been shot, simply because the iPod wasn’t working!
In other news, Apple is expected to announce they’ve sold 100 million + 1 iPods later this afternoon.
