Short thoughts about iPod's releases:

iPod touch - cool, I guess. The one biggest gripe with the iPod (which still hasn't gotten better for me after 3 years of owning an iPod) is the lack of tactile response. I know Steve Jobs hates buttons and whatnot, but I used to really like being able to reach into my bag and operate my CD player on feel alone. I hate whipping out the iPod and having to stare at it to get anything done... I'd rather stare at all the Socal hot chicks walking around in skimpy clothing.

Aaron got an iPhone, and after playing with it, I was thoroughly impressed with its UI. But I'm not sure how useful their whole pinch/drag UI is for playing music. I'm also not completely sold on their music playing interface (looks too contact list-y for me). Buying the iPod touch seems equivalent to buying a really sweet sports car ... as an automatic. Sure, it looks cool, but everybody knows why you bought it (and that you copped out by not getting stick). The iPod touch has a max of 16GB of space? My 3G from three years ago has 15GB...

iPod nano - hate it. I hate the fatness of it. Totally not a good fit for me - why would I watch a video on that tiny-ass thing? Do people really watch videos on iPods (commuters via public transportation excluded)? Is it really comfortable to hold an iPod for however long a TV episode is? I never understood this.

iPod classic - the only one I'd consider buying. 160GB? Holy shizznits. Do the later generations have better hard drives? My 3G's hard-drive burned out once and I had to buy a new one and replace it myself.

iPod shuffle - dunno, don't care. What's exercising???

Overall: I hope the CoverFlow or whatever that crap is called doesn't suck as much as it looked in the demo.

I'm going to give the Zune ONE more chance tonight. I uninstalled the previous installation and am going to try it ... PLEASE LET IT WORK. I'D LIKE TO COMPARE.