yPod

An iPod and an iPod Mini have come into my life. Not, I have to add, so much on a collision course but rather on a tantalising regular orbit—often seen, never mine...

Bronwyn recently bought me a replacement for an old, now expired friend. So I proudly present to you today: the yPod! (Pictured here with Hayley's iPod Mini.)

Benefits of the yPod over the iPod:

• iPod: 10,000 songs in your pocket. yPod: infinite music in your pocket. Don't waste your time ripping CDs—the yPod wirelessly downloads multiple channels of music, automatically, with international coverage.
• Standard batteries provide days of operating time (cf. iPod's 12 hours).
• Should batteries become flat in the field, replacement batteries can be purchased at tens of thousands of stores around the world for a few cents.
• For even more remote destinations, the yPod's integrated generator allows manual recharging of internal batteries by winding the winch on the side. When not in use the winch folds away into the yPod case.
• yPod provides hourly news updates on world events from a variety of major media networks, subscription-free.
• Should you not wish to use headphones, the yPod incorporates a built-in speaker system for simultaneous multiple users.
• yPod supports two major distribution formats (AM and FM) compared to the iPod's single source.
• Compared with the inferior backlighting on the iPod, the yPod incorporates an integrated LED torch for decent night time lighting.
• Scratch-resistant large plastic case in bright yellow increases visibility to prevent loss of the yPod. (Also, when your device is identified as a yPod, you may be less likely to be mugged for it.)
• The yPod ships as standard with a USB cable which enables you to charge other electronic devices using the internal generator of the yPod, including mobile phones or even, with an additional cable, your friend's iPod. (Full recharge time for iPod battery estimated at 3.2 years.)
• Finally, for the price of an iPod, you can buy a yPod for yourself and also for 59 of your friends.

Convinced?

No... me neither... [hggn].