MP3 Newswire's iPod killers for Christmas 2006

I don't think the Zune is going to be popular in Israel. If you read the name of the new ipod look-alike from Microsoft as Z-une It sounds like a very naughty word in Hebrew.
http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2006/10/oops_zune_sound.html

Ok, in all seriousness, as a former Apple Employee and owner of several ipods (and dork that I am, I still carry my 2nd gen for the cool factor), I really like the concept of the Sony w/noise cancellation. Because on the train or bus in Chicago, I can't hear jack, and this seems like a good answer.

I might buy Steve Jobs a Zune this year just to see the reaction on his face.

Haha, "Remember the time when..."

To answer your last question: I think somebody named Edwardo ordered one in Southern Califronia - don't quote me on that, I could be wrong. Other than Eddy, uh, no one.

The new nanos this year are amazing. I doubt Apple will have any problem at all having a great year. If only they made a 5G iPod with the aluminum body, then I'd buy that instead.

*Yawn*

My seasonal gift shopping is already done. Blue, Green, and a Red (festive, no?) Nano's will get new homes this year.

Heh. I wonder whether the jackasses at http://www.smashmyipod.com/smash/ will decide to buy a Zune and try to get hits from the Zune-hating Mac community that we all so obviously are....

Note: I welcome competition from the Zune. It means that Apple will continue to improve the iPod because of increased competition, however small a dent a product might make in the iPod's market share

I always get SanDisk's name wrong. I fixed it, thanks! :)

That's pathetic (although they do know the #2 maker is SanDisk, not ScanDisk!)
There's not really any thought or analysis there, it's just a list of almost every other MP3 player out there. That's not the way to find the 'iPod killer', although if one ever does topple iPod, they're bound to have named it and will no doubt claim credit.
MP3 playing football helmets, MP3 players with vibrators...? They're novelties, not killers.