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WITH almost every member of the Indian cricket team possessing one, the iPod is as ubiquitous an accessory in the dressing room as Oakley glares. The first convert in the team was Sachin Tendulkar, who picked up the gizmo during his trip to the US four years ago. Parthiv Patel bought his own iPod on a between-seasons tour of Australia last year, and the rest of the gang soon followed suit.
Sachin, a music fanatic, has a 20 GB iPod, which allows him to save upto 5,000 songs. The best thing about it, he believes, is that it saves him the bother of lugging around 100-120 CDs. But he8217;s not selfish about the iPod: a folder in his player stores his son Arjun8217;s favourite Hindi film songs.
L Balaji, on the other hand, prefers to switch on during his cardiovascular exercises. 8216;8216;The regime feels incomplete without it. I had a mini-disc earlier but one had to carry too many cassettes with it and it was cumbersome. With the iPod I simply need to go to the right folder, be it English, Hindi or Tamil,8217;8217; he says.
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APPLE8217;S iPod is a portable digital music player, unique because of its sleek design, ease of use and ability to store thousands of songs. While various models fit different needs, the device has one simple end: to replay music. Apart from iTunes, the online Apple-run music store where songs sells for 99 cents apiece not available in India, the latest iPods can play everything from MP3s, MP4s and other forms of digital music files. |
Anil Kumble, who confesses he is 8216;8216;not crazy about these gadgets8217;8217;, held out against the team fetish till the January visit to Australia for the tsunami relief match. 8216;8216;I eventually bought one for myself. It8217;s a serious obsession with the guys in the team. If you want to tell them anything, you have to record it on the iPod and give it to them, that8217;s the best way to get your message across!8217;8217; he jokes.
Steve Jobs might want to make a note of it when he decides to pick an ambassador for the product in India.
