I know you’re not supposed to illegally download music, but sometimes it’s just way too easy. I’m not saying that I do it (because that would be wrong), I’m just saying that a lot of my friends do. And since they’re already doing it, why can’t I benefit from it, right? What’s a little song sharing between friends? That’s how artists get their music heard, by other people sharing it with their friends. So really, I’m just doing my part to help out the music business.
The thing that sucks about sharing music, legal or otherwise, is that it’s such a pain in the ass. If I have a song on my iPod, I can’t just give it to you. The only way for you to access it is to hook your iPod up to my computer with my iTunes. And let’s just hope that you’ve altered your iPod’s settings before jacking in or you can kiss all your music goodbye. What a lovely little feature that is – thank you, Apple. Luckily, the Easy iPod Media Sharer (Hammacher Schlemmer, $99.95) can save you a lot of time and effort when it comes to music sharing. All you have to do is hook up both your iPods to the media sharer. That’s it. Seriously. A fully charged media sharer yields up to an hour and a half of transfer sharing, although I don’t know who needs that much time because it doesn’t take that much time to transfer files. A three-minute songs takes about five seconds while a 30-minute video is transferred in three minutes. And as a bonus, the media sharer will even charge your iPods while they’re connected so you won’t lose any juice.
The only thing that sucks about this little gadget is that it’s not compatible with the iPhone or iPod Touch. As in, will not work. What’s up with that? Is the technology between this one Apple product and two other incredibly similar Apple product so different that it’s not compatible? That’s just laziness. Believe me, I know lazy when I see it.
4 out of 5 stars.
Specs:
-Dimensions: 3/4″ x 2 1/4″ x 3 1/2″
-Easily transfers media between two iPods
-Includes AC adapter to recharge device in 4 hours
-iPods are recharged when connected
-Provides up to 1 1/2 hours of operation during transfers
-Not compatible with iPhone or iPod Touch
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