Objects, not women

A colleague at work (SWB) is in the process of convincing me to buy an IPod mini. Being a geek magnet for overpriced useless items of technology, little persuasion is necessary. However, his story on the growing popularity of Apple's music player is worth remembering, as it explains a shift in the attention focus in The Modern Male.
Over the weekend, SWB was cycling away at the gym, and noticed a (what he in hingsight admits to being a good looking) girl with white earbud headphones. Ordinarily, white earbuds are a dead giveaway for an IPod owner - SWB was intrigued. He proceeded to visually follow the cable and maintain a prolonged stare at the poor girl, who must have been appalled at the shameless lech.
He was trying to work out, from the size of her pocket, whether or not it was a 3rd or 4th Generation Ipod. Distinguisable only by a reduction in thickness, the assesment required extended glares toward the trouser pocket of the owner.


- posted by Daniel @ Wednesday, September 22, 2004