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While leaning out her dorm window to watch some riots — hell, what else is there to do in Pittsburgh? — Bob's daughter's
iPod decided it'd had enough of this world and took a swan dive into oblivion.
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class action
If you bought a Creative MP3 player in the past seven years, you may be eligible under a proposed class action settlement to get a new Creative MP3 player for 50% off or a 20% off certificate for anything at Creative's online store. The suit alleges that Creative marketed its
mp3 players as having 7% more storage capacity than it actually had. Anyone who bought a Creative MP3 player from any US store between May 5, 2001 and April 30, 2008 is part of the class. Claim forms can be found
here.
(Thanks to Kevin!)
csrs
Reader Sarah expected to receive a manual and software with the Creative Zen Micro she ordered from Geeks.com, but received neither. When she called to complain, a CSR told her the following:
"Oh, don't even worry about that. These are SO easy to use, you won't need a manual! I mean, if you had bought some cheap piece of Chinese crap, we would have had to supply a manual. But the Creative players are GREAT. You won't need one."
Sarah's full email, after the jump.
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creative
If you tell someone you bought a Creative mp3 player, chances are their first question to you is going to be, "Why didn't you just buy an iPod?" Pay these people no mind: they are Apple zealots and will burn in hell. After all, an iPod doesn't let you record FM radio on the fly, does it? 'Ey?
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blogs
• This guy ordered two dozen roses for his wife from FTD. Three days later, they all were dead. FTD refunded his money, albeit reluctantly, and belatedly.
[DVD Dossier] "Wake Up And Smell The Dead Roses"
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ipod
With all the furor over DRM lately, CNet asked itself the simple question, "How does DRM affect battery life on your iPod?" As you might expect, the answer is — badly.
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shophacks
Buy a warranty on a new, untested, fragile, break-prone technology,
writes in Consumerist tipster Zoe,
and you could find yourself essentially leasing the newest, sexiest gadget every nine months for the rest of your life.
While hardly a revelation, it's nice to see some areas where the customer still has the upper hand.
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