{"id":98,"date":"2005-06-18T17:22:03","date_gmt":"2005-06-19T01:22:03","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2016-05-25T23:34:37","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T06:34:37","slug":"ipod-giveaway-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeindustries.com\/blog\/archive\/2005\/06\/ipod-giveaway-3","title":{"rendered":"iPod Giveaway #3: alt.shuffle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An iPod is many things. A music player, an audiobook reader, a status symbol. Through creative advertising and exceptional product design, Apple has turned this little plastic brick of engineering into a cultural phenomenon. What Apple hasn’t told you, however, is that before they settled on “personal music player” as the official function of an iPod, the Apple team considered thousands of alternative brand concepts ranging contemporary shaving device to table-leg evener. The aim of this third monthly Mike Industries iPod-A-Month Creativity Competition is to submit the most creative alternative use of an iPod.<\/p>\n

Entries may be submitted as text, video, audio, a web site, or a 418×418 GIF\/JPEG image. As usual, there aren’t any hard rules except to stay away from overtly offensive material. The contest will end at midnight Pacific Time July 1st.<\/p>\n

Once again, Dennis Lloyd and iPodLounge.com<\/a> have volunteered to add a pair of $150 Etymotic ER-6i earbuds<\/a> and a sport case to the original Mike Industries prize of one iPod Shuffle. Thanks again iPodLounge!<\/p>\n

And a big thanks as well to Josh Armstrong who came up with the idea for this contest. I will be shipping Josh his Shuffle shortly. Don’t forget that the submission pool<\/a> is open until the end of the year.<\/p>\n

Good luck to all entrants. The official name for this contest is “Best Alternative, Unintended Use of iPod”.<\/p>\n

Important note: All images must be submitted as 418×418 GIFs or JPEGs and must remain under about 80k in size. Any image that is not precisely 418×418 and under 80k will be deleted. Use a standard <img src=\"http:\/\/yourserver\/yourimage.jpg\" \/><\/code> tag to enter any images into the comments section below.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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