As you may have noticed if you’ve leafed through a SkyMall catalog or walked into a Brookstone store lately, there are a lot of stupid gadgets out there. If someone can make a buck off it, it will be built. (And as the recent bankruptcy of Sharper Image proves, sometimes even that isn’t a prerequisite.) But before you write off the premise of better life through gadgets entirely based on your experiences with an ionic air purifier and a battery-powered margarita blender, take a look at the more practical side of gadgetry. We’ve rounded up a few of the most downright useful technologies out there. If you haven’t already gotten on board with some of them, we’ll try our best to make you reconsider.
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Apple iPod Classic (160GB) Review
Summary
Apple’s refreshed iPod line recently made its debut, to much fanfare. Along with new colors for the Shuffle, redesigned nanos, and innovative Touch lines, the good ole iPod we’ve come to know and love has been given the badge of “Classic” and, possibly, a new lease on life. Some would argue that Apple’s simply given up on furthering the original iPod design so totally that they hope the “Classic” moniker will set folks’ expectations low. So what can you really anticipate from the ‘all-new’ Classic models? Just that same old iPod of yesteryear, same as grandpa used to listen to, or something more?
