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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iPod Family, Odds and ends

Revisiting SmashMyiPod

ipod_purchasedRecently, I wrote about the video that was finally posted at SmashMyiPod in a post entitled, "SmashMyiPod nothing but a scam?" In the post, I stated, "...the first nine minutes [of the video] feature the webmaster's purchase of a (brand new, 5G) iPod...Next, he is seen smashing what is clearly a 20GB, 4G iPod in an alley with a hammer."

I was half right. He does in fact smash a 4G iPod in the alley, but it's the same 4G (not 5G) iPod he purchased in the store (see still image above). I regret the error.

In my defense, the title of the post is a question, not a statement, and I wasn't the only one unsure of the validity of the website's claims. Still, an error is an error and I own up to it. My apologies to SmashMyiPod.

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Filed under: iPod Family, Odds and ends

SmashMyiPod nothing but a scam?

smashedWe first wrote about SmashMyiPod back on October 10th, and then posted an update on the 21st, when the site had apparently reached its goal. As you may remember, SmashMyiPod was (supposedly) run by some folks who intended to publicly destroy an iPod purchased with funds donated by readers. The destruction would be videotaped and posted to the site, so that iPod haters everywhere could revel in the cathartic glee. Now, it looks like the entire thing was a scam - a scam that got the webmaster a brand new 5G iPod, courtesy of his readers. More after the jump.

[Via Cult of Mac]

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Filed under: iPod Family, Odds and ends

SmashMyiPod.com reaches its goal

smaashedAlternate title: How to waste other people's money.

You may remember a couple of weeks ago we told you about SmashMyiPod.com, a site that was collecting money from readers to be spent on an iPod that would immediately be destroyed. As of yesterday, they have acheived their goal. According to the website, the video has been shot, but it hasn't been posted yet. Seems to me that they could have just filmed the tossing of the $400 into a trash can, but who am I to question a person's right to free speech?

Encouraged by their success, the folks at SmashMyiPod have plans for SmashMyxBox360, SmashMyPS3 and SmashMyRevolution.

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Filed under: iPod Family, Odds and ends

Website intends to publicly destroy an iPod

ipodApparently, not eveyone likes the iPod. SmashMyiPod.com is collecting donations so that they can purchase a 20GB iPod, and then immediately smash it at The Apple Store. They'll film the event and then post the resulting footage.

Um, yeah. Here's another idea: Why not just take the hard-earned money that your readers are collecting and toss it into a garbage can? Seems like the same end result to me.

But we all enjoy freedom of speech, so rock on. Just make sure you wear protective eyewear.

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