Whats your iPods name? [Archive]

robbieduncan

Jul 12, 2003, 03:49 PM

Serendipity All my computers and related equipment are named after characters in Kevin Smith films.

In this case Serendipity was a muse, which seemed good for an iPod.

Les Kern

Jul 12, 2003, 03:53 PM

"Unused"
"Toy"
"Expensive Hard Drive"

Take your pick

CrackedButter

Jul 12, 2003, 03:59 PM

"iButter" and the iBook is called "Butter"

Mblazened

Jul 12, 2003, 04:09 PM

iPizzle

Daveman Deluxe

Jul 12, 2003, 04:59 PM

iBook: iDDX (DDX as in Daveman DeluXe)
iPod: iDDX neo-vinyl

King Cobra

Jul 12, 2003, 05:02 PM

1653, which means "my award winning breakout score" :D

evil

Jul 12, 2003, 05:02 PM

the ipod
not very original. i know

medea

Jul 12, 2003, 05:50 PM

Odile.

and this is more of a community topic.

WinterMute

Jul 12, 2003, 06:46 PM

Originally posted by jbomber
JBomber's Jukebox.

Wintermute, how does Ummon fit in with Gibson? I'm a big fan, but i don't recall the connection.

Ummon was the name of the AI that was running Case and Corto in Neuromancer, Wintermute was a sub set of Ummon, self aware and trying to warn them I think.

Been a while since I read it, I'm just getting back into the Bridge Trilogy, and then I have Pattern Recognition to tackle.

Flowbee

Jul 12, 2003, 07:10 PM

Chimpee. My iPod's named Chimpee.

tazo

Jul 12, 2003, 07:40 PM

I don't know about a name but I am probably going to get a future one inscribed with:

Apple.
Because everything else sucks.

:)

Mal

Jul 12, 2003, 08:10 PM

I used an original name that is the combination of two of my favorite terms:

Pyroneer.

JW

pyrotoaster

Jul 12, 2003, 08:18 PM

"Dulcimer"
It goes with my habbit of naming Macs after their codename.

Wardofsky

Jul 12, 2003, 10:07 PM

The Jazz Machine.
To and extent.

The Rock Clock.
Only a few hundred songs.

The House Speaker.
There's a few FatBoy Slim tracks.

pseudobrit

Jul 12, 2003, 11:34 PM

"My iPod" or "this thing" as in "I love this thing/my iPod"

I don't name inanimate things. My girlfriend does, though. She calls my iBook "Natasha" because it's an evil mistress-like name and she gets jealous when I'm using it (cheating on her, of course).

job

Jul 13, 2003, 01:28 AM

I just call it 'ipod.'

I don't see any real need to give it an over-the-top name.

I am curious though as to what type of iPods Macrumorites have. I've got the 15GB with 2.0.1.

pseudobrit

Jul 13, 2003, 08:12 AM

Original 5 gigger.

WinterMute

Jul 13, 2003, 09:16 AM

Originally posted by job
I just call it 'ipod.'

I don't see any real need to give it an over-the-top name.

I am curious though as to what type of iPods Macrumorites have. I've got the 15GB with 2.0.1.

Original 10gig, 6.5 gigs of AAC@160kb/s, around a gig of files and stuff, room for more music, I tend to delete stuff I don't listen to much, so it's been at around 6 gig for a few months.

Incedentally, anyone had trouble with the belt clip on the Apple case? I snapped mine off getting up in tube train, and Apple won't replace it, they say it's "open to abuse". I'm damned if I'm paying £35 for a new one, I'm going to get a nice leather one.

Apple customer service can really suck sometimes.

wdlove

Jul 13, 2003, 09:57 AM

I think that if I had an iPod, I would call it iLove!

jxyama

Jul 13, 2003, 11:13 AM

3 gen. 10 GB... almost full.

i call it 'jPod'... replaced the 'i' with a very similar looking 'j' for the first letter of my name... thought it was subtle but effective.

Veldek

Jul 13, 2003, 11:41 AM

Originally posted by WinterMute
Original 10gig, 6.5 gigs of AAC@160kb/s, around a gig of files and stuff, room for more music, I tend to delete stuff I don't listen to much, so it's been at around 6 gig for a few months.

Incedentally, anyone had trouble with the belt clip on the Apple case? I snapped mine off getting up in tube train, and Apple won't replace it, they say it's "open to abuse". I'm damned if I'm paying £35 for a new one, I'm going to get a nice leather one.

Apple customer service can really suck sometimes.

2G 10GB iPod with no specific name. Yes, I had trouble, too. My iPod has only been a few days old and this thing broke, when I sat down. But as my iPod was broken, too, for another reason, I got a complete new one. I've been more careful with this one, but after a few months, I sat down again and - it broke again. Damn! I always kept stuck at the arm of the chair and the clip couldn't stand the force.

themadchemist

Jul 13, 2003, 12:49 PM

Originally posted by job
I just call it 'ipod.'

I don't see any real need to give it an over-the-top name.

I am curious though as to what type of iPods Macrumorites have. I've got the 15GB with 2.0.1.

I've got the original 5 GB, got it in december the year it came out. 2001, right?

Anyway, I always felt the iPod had a solid construction and really felt great in your hands. But the other day, I was in compusa and I saw the new iPod for the first time. I knew it would be slimmer, which I was wary of...I was afraid it could take away from the solid feel.

But more than that, it just felt cheap. The scroll wheel and button feel far more plasticy because they are smooth now instead of slightly rounded.

Am I the only one who feels this way or has anyone else felt that the new iPods are just not made as well?

Giaguara

Jul 13, 2003, 05:26 PM

iPod = iChing :D
iBook = Zen (main hd = Tao)

Yea, mac users aer so religious..

daytona63

Jul 13, 2003, 05:57 PM

I named my 30 GB iPod Aragorn.

idea_hamster

Jul 13, 2003, 09:11 PM

iPod: Theotocopoulos

Originally posted by Giaguara
iPod = iChing :D

"iChing" is sweet -- full marks!

GiantXX5

Jul 13, 2003, 09:22 PM

iPod = Funkpod 2000
PowerBook = PBook or my baby

jbomber

Jul 13, 2003, 09:38 PM

Originally posted by WinterMute
Original 10gig, 6.5 gigs of AAC@160kb/s, around a gig of files and stuff, room for more music, I tend to delete stuff I don't listen to much, so it's been at around 6 gig for a few months.

Incedentally, anyone had trouble with the belt clip on the Apple case? I snapped mine off getting up in tube train, and Apple won't replace it, they say it's "open to abuse". I'm damned if I'm paying £35 for a new one, I'm going to get a nice leather one.

Apple customer service can really suck sometimes.

Yo, what the hell!?!?! I've been through 2 of the damn things too. I've concluded that they're poorly made and they break regardless of how careful you are with them. :mad:

And yeah, there's no ****** way I'm paying $40 for another one.

jelloshotsrule

Jul 13, 2003, 10:48 PM

"squid pod"

bennetsaysargh

Jul 14, 2003, 12:23 AM

my 15GB's name is ryPod.
tacky, yes. but i love it anyway. in the past i've had iMoose, and The 'Pod.

and to job, the reason you give it a name is because the computer wants one for it. i don't walk around town with the response, "i'm listening to iMoose!" or "i'm listening to the ryPod!"
lol:p maybe i should do that:p

oh yeah, and before i forget, "squid pod"?
care to elaborate?

jelloshotsrule

Jul 14, 2003, 04:42 PM

Originally posted by bennetsaysargh
oh yeah, and before i forget, "squid pod"?
care to elaborate?

squid is my nickname.

rare is the person who's had the pleasure of seeing the squid dance in action.

bennetsaysargh

Jul 14, 2003, 10:04 PM

Originally posted by jelloshotsrule
squid is my nickname.

rare is the person who's had the pleasure of seeing the squid dance in action.

th squid dance can't be nearly as bad as my michael jackson thriller dance. you don't wanna see that. lol:p

Angelus

Jul 15, 2003, 06:28 PM

I havent got one yet but when i do i should have "It's not ipod,it's mypod" engraved on the back.

jelloshotsrule

Jul 15, 2003, 07:27 PM

Originally posted by bennetsaysargh
th squid dance can't be nearly as bad as my michael jackson thriller dance. you don't wanna see that. lol:p

when did i say it was "bad"? ;)

oh... you meant "bad" as in "badass"... word!

bennetsaysargh

Jul 15, 2003, 08:02 PM

Originally posted by jelloshotsrule
when did i say it was "bad"? ;)

oh... you meant "bad" as in "badass"... word!

lol:p
either way, you don;t wanna see me impersonate micheal jackson:p

(black michael jackson, not the white one;))

jefhatfield

Jul 17, 2003, 02:45 PM

Originally posted by codycartoon
i named mine NeaP, it came to me in a dream. what about you?

-cody

i don't have an ipod, but if i did, i would probably name it...maybe i will call it cody ;)

ipods are about music and therefore fun

but in contrast a computer sometimes is a tool for work and not always booted up for recreation so therefore less likely to get a pet name

wrc fan

Jul 18, 2003, 03:20 AM

I named mine "ShinyPants", because 1) it's shiny and 2) i used watch Pinky and The Brain a lot, and in one episode Pinky becomes mayor of a town, renames it "Shiny Pants" and everyone has to wear shiny pants. I thought it was funny, so I named my iPod that when I got it.

bennetsaysargh

Jul 20, 2003, 12:18 PM

Originally posted by oaklandbum
I named mine "ShinyPants", because 1) it's shiny and 2) i used watch Pinky and The Brain a lot, and in one episode Pinky becomes mayor of a town, renames it "Shiny Pants" and everyone has to wear shiny pants. I thought it was funny, so I named my iPod that when I got it.

pinky and the brain is awesome! just don't try to take over the world with your iPod:p