Apple iPod
Nowak, R. (2016). The multiplicity of iPod cultures in everyday life: uncovering the performative hybridity of the iconic object. Journal for Cultural Research, 20(2), 189–203.
Description of various cultures of Apple iPod
The article primarily focuses on the Apple iPod, which is one of the celebrated music objects in the world. In this its emphasis on two primary standards on iPod culture which are the individual cognition and the algorithmic socialization. These two standards enable its users to associate materially with different activities every day, such as music sharing, mobile listening, and algorithmic connections. As an iconic music object, iPod enhances various means of music consumption in the digital age of technology as well as in modern society, which include increased blurry separation among the social structures and individual experiences. Despite the object being iconic in the music world, it is increasingly being replaced by the other devices in the mobile technology market. It stills maintains its validity since it embodies a group of rituals and cultural activities that individuals continually gain through its interaction.
O’Neill, S. (2006). In the iPOD ZONE. Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, 60(1), 94–98.
Key features of an Apple iPod as an mp3 player.
The article discusses the leading mp3 players present in the revolutionary entertainment industry. These are mini-machines that have colossal memory and are mainly referred to as standard-bearers, Apple iPod. There several features that the mp3 holds in this industry. These include capacity, price, and versatility. Capacity refers to the ability of the mp3 player to hold over 300 hours of music as well as 75 hours of video. Versatility, on the other hand, is the ability of the mp3 player to give a wide variety of music and play it through most stereos. The two factors determine the price of the mp3, that is, the capacity of music it can hold as well as the variety of music it can provide.