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Is it just me, or is the U2 edition of the iPod kind of ugly?
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Posted to Audio • 2004.11.18 (Thu) • 02:45
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Posted by Jared Christensen 2004.11.18, 02:59
Apple really stikes out with this one. I never thought one of their products could look so terrible.
Posted by Heck 2004.11.18, 03:12
Absolutely, I was afraid of saying it out loud.
The video for the ad is kind of nice (iTunes -> music store -> videos) though. Zeldman in motion with a U2 soundtrack, what else can one ask for?
Posted by Mary Beth 2004.11.18, 04:23
strangely, I found it more appealing in person than in the photos. The red is not so orangey looking in real life. It is certainly targetted though at the U2 folks. The black is very very shiny which makes it all look very slick in a liquid sort of way.
Posted by matthew 2004.11.18, 08:20
if it was JUST black itd be much nicer
Posted by tokyogoat 2004.11.18, 08:20
yeah, poor choice to go with the red and black combo. trying to remember if I've seen that mix done well on anything.
Posted by dwntmpo 2004.11.18, 10:57
the box looks pretty nice, tho..
Posted by Kyle 2004.11.18, 13:00
I like it – but I like the suave look of the all white one better.
Posted by Durf 2004.11.18, 15:19
Tokyogoat: The first time I saw the U2Pod it made me think of these shoes:
http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/pic/2000/00.may.html
I don't like the look. It would be a bit better if the lettering on the wheel was black, not white, and if the silver back was also black. Then you could ask yourself "how much blacker can this get?" … Any Spinal Tap fan can fill in the answer.
Posted by Cam 2004.11.18, 17:43
I don't really have an opinion either way (don't hate it, but it doesn't turn me on, either), but I do like Greg Storey's description: it looks like the A-Team Van.
Posted by Greg 2004.11.19, 05:25
It looks like the A-Team van.
Posted by Jesse J. Anderson 2004.11.19, 12:11
haha, well it's definitely a preference.
I prefer my all white 4g version but I think the U2 version is a sweet look. Definitely more for a select audience, with the white version having a wide audience appeal.
Posted by M Sinclair Stevens (Texas) 2004.11.21, 02:07
I'd be tempted by a Yes one: "Close to the Edge" green fading to sea blue with the Yes logo on the back as well as the sigs. Ugly, but sentimental.
Perhaps this is the Wal-Martizing of the Apple aesthetic. Isn't it the same as band T-shirts and gimme caps?
Posted by Olly 2004.11.23, 19:39
Aye, and I think its the red scrollywheelythingy that does it. That said, I can't quite picture it in pure black so I don't if that'd work either. I guess it'd just blend in with the countless ipod copies in that guise too.
Posted by Khalid 2004.11.26, 00:28
It's the cheery bright blue screen which clashes with the slick black and red. Had they used a screen with red text on black, it would click (so to speak).
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