Vala isikhangiso

Kufana nokuhlangana ngemva kweminyaka eminingana. Sengivele ngizwe insimbi ebandayo esandleni sami ngikude. Nakuba uhlangothi olungemuva lungakhanyi kangako, kunalokho kune-patina ebonakalayo kanye nemihuzuko. Ngibheke ngabomvu ukufaka isithupha sami phakathi bese ngisonta isondo lesiginesha le-Click Wheel. Ngijabule lapha mayelana nokwenza kabusha i-iPod "isifile" manje. Ngomhla ziyisishiyagalolunye kuSepthemba, kuzobe kuyiminyaka emibili impela u-Apple ekhiphe lo mdlali wodumo isusiwe ekunikezeni. Nginenhlanhla yokuba nayo ezakudala Ngisenayo ekhaya.

I-iPod Classic yokuqala yafika emhlabeni ngo-Okthoba 23, 2001 futhi yayihambisana nesiqubulo sikaSteve Jobs esithi "izingoma eziyinkulungwane ephaketheni lakho". I-iPod yayihlanganisa i-hard drive engu-5GB kanye nesibonisi se-LCD esimnyama nokumhlophe. E-United States, ithengiswe ngo-$399, okwakungabizi ngempela. Inkinobho ye-Click Wheel ivele vele kumodeli yokuqala, eye yathuthukiswa kakhulu eminyakeni edlule. Nokho, isimiso sokulawula sahlala. Kusukela lapho, ingqikithi yezizukulwane eziyisithupha ezihlukene zalolu hlelo ziye zabona ukukhanya kosuku (bona Ezithombeni: Kusukela ku-iPod yokuqala kuya ku-iPod yakudala).

Isondo Lokuchofoza lenganekwane

Ukuhamba okuncane kwafika nesizukulwane sesithathu, lapho esikhundleni se-Click Wheel, i-Apple yasebenzisa inguqulo ethuthukisiwe ye-Touch Wheel, isixazululo esingeyona imishini ngokugcwele enezinkinobho ezihlukanisiwe futhi zabekwa ngaphansi kwesibonisi esikhulu. Nokho, esizukulwaneni esilandelayo, i-Apple ibuyele ku-Click Wheel endala, eyahlala kudivayisi kuze kube sekupheleni kokukhiqizwa.

Lapho ngisanda kungena emigwaqweni nge-iPod yami yakudala, ngazizwa ngingekho endaweni. Namuhla, abantu abaningi baqhathanisa i-iPod namarekhodi e-vinyl, abuyele emfashinini namuhla, kodwa eminyakeni eyishumi noma engamashumi amabili edlule, lapho ama-CD ethandwa, kwakuwubuchwepheshe obuphelelwe yisikhathi. Usahlangana namakhulu abantu emigwaqweni abanama-headphone amhlophe, kodwa awasaveli emabhokisini amancane "omculo", kodwa ikakhulukazi kuma-iPhone. Ukuhlangabezana ne-iPod akulula neze kulezi zinsuku.

Nokho, kunezinzuzo eziningi zokusebenzisa i-iPod Classic. Okuyinhloko ukuthi ngilalela umculo kuphela futhi angihlanganyeli kweminye imisebenzi. Uma uthatha i-iPhone yakho, uvule i-Apple Music noma i-Spotify, ngikholelwa ngokuqinile ukuthi awugcini nje ngokulalela umculo. Ngemva kokuvula iculo lokuqala, ingqondo yakho ngokushesha ikuyisa ezindabeni, ku-Twitter, ku-Facebook futhi ugcina usungena kuwebhu. Uma ungazilolongi ukucabanga, umculo uba ingemuva elivamile. Kodwa lapho sengilalele izingoma ze-iPod Classic, akukho okunye engikwenzile.

Ochwepheshe abaningi baphinde bakhulume ngalezi zinkinga, isibonelo isazi sokusebenza kwengqondo uBarry Schwartz, naye owakhuluma engqungqutheleni ye-TED. “Le nto ibizwa nge-Paradox of choice. Izinketho eziningi kakhulu ongakhetha kuzo zingasenza buthuntu ngokushesha futhi zibangele ukucindezeleka, ukukhathazeka ngisho nokudangala. Imvamisa yalesi simo izinsiza zokusakaza umculo, lapho singazi ukuthi sikhethe ini,” kusho uSchwartz. Ngaleso sizathu, ama-curators asebenza kuzo zonke izinkampani, okungukuthi abantu abakha izinhla zokudlalayo zomculo ezenzelwe abasebenzisi.

Isihloko somculo siphinde sidingidwe ngu ukuphawula kukaPavel Turk kumagazini wamanje wamasonto onke Inhlonipho. “Ukubusa okumangalisayo okwathatha amasonto angu-21 phezulu emashadini ase-UK kuphele ngoLwesihlanu olwedlule ngengoma yomrepha waseCanada uDrake ethi One Dance. Ngoba lokhu kushaya kuyingoma evamile yekhulu lama-2014 ngenxa yokungabonakali kwayo kanye nokungenzeki kwempumelelo," kubhala u-Turek. Ngokusho kwakhe, indlela yokuhlanganisa amashadi isishintshe ngokuphelele. Kusukela ngo-XNUMX, akubalwa kuphela ukuthengiswa kwezingoma ezingokwenyama nezedijithali, kodwa futhi nenani lemidlalo ezinsizeni zokusakaza ezifana neSpotify noma i-Apple Music. Kulapho uDrake ewunqoba khona ngokuthembekile wonke umqhudelwano, ngisho noma “engakhethi” ngengoma eshisa izikhotha.

Eminyakeni edlule, abaphathi, abakhiqizi nabaphathi abanamandla abavela embonini yomculo banqume okuningi mayelana ne-hit parade. Kodwa-ke, i-inthanethi nezinkampani zomculo ezisakazwayo zashintsha yonke into. “Eminyakeni engamashumi amabili edlule, akekho owayekwazi ukuthola ukuthi umlandeli wayelalela kangaki irekhodi ekhaya. Ngenxa yezibalo zokusakaza, sikwazi kahle lokhu futhi kuletha ukuqaphela ukuthi imibono yochwepheshe nochwepheshe abavela embonini ingahluka ngokuphelele kulokho okufunwa umphakathi ngempela, "kwengeza u-Turek. Ingoma kaDrake ifakazela ukuthi ingoma yanamuhla ephumelela kakhulu ingaba ingoma yokhiye ophansi, evame ukufanela ukulalelwa ngemuva.

Zinakekele

Emuva enkathini ye-iPod, nokho, sonke sasingabaqaphi bethu. Sikhethe umculo ngokubona kwethu kanye nomuzwa wethu. Empeleni yonke ingoma eyayigcinwe ku-iPod hard drive yethu yadlula esikukhethile esikukhethayo. Ngakho, noma iyiphi indida yokuzikhethela iye yashabalala ngokuphelele. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, umthamo omkhulu we-iPod Classic ngu-160 GB, okuyinto, ngokubona kwami, isitoreji esiphezulu, lapho ngingazijwayeza khona, ngithole izingoma engizifunayo, futhi ngilalele konke ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. .

Yonke i-iPod Classic iphinde ikwazi ukwenza lokho okubizwa ngokuthi i-Mixy Genius function, lapho ungathola khona uhlu lokudlalwayo oselulungisiwe ngokwezinhlobo noma abaculi. Nakuba izinhlu zezingoma zidalwe ngesisekelo se-algorithm yekhompiyutha, umculo bekumele unikezwe abasebenzisi uqobo. Ngangihlale ngiphupha ukuthi uma ngihlangana nomunye umuntu emgwaqeni ephethe i-iPod, sizokwazi ukushintshisana ngomculo, kodwa ama-iPod awazange afike lapho. Nokho, ngokuvamile abantu baphana izipho ngama-iPod, ayesegcwele izingoma ezikhethiwe. Ngo-2009, uMongameli waseMelika uBarack Obama waze wethula iNdlovukazi yamaNgisi u-Elizabeth II. I-iPod igcwele izingoma.

Ngiyakhumbula futhi ngesikhathi ngiqala i-Spotify, into yokuqala engayicinga ohlwini lwadlalwayo kwakuyi-"Steve Jobs' iPod". Ngisenayo igcinwe ku-iPhone yami futhi ngihlala ngithanda ukukhuthazwa yiyo.

Umculo njengengemuva

Umculi nesigingci seqembu le-English rock Pulp, uJarvis Cocker, engxoxweni nephepha The Guardian uthe abantu bafuna ukulalela okuthile ngaso sonke isikhathi, kodwa umculo awusagxili kuwo. “Kufana nekhandlela elinephunga elimnandi, umculo usebenza njengokuwuphelezela, uletha inhlalakahle nomoya omnandi. Abantu bayalalela, kodwa ubuchopho babo bubhekene nokukhathazeka okuhluke ngokuphelele,” kuqhuba uCocker. Ngokusho kwakhe kunzima ukuthi abaculi abasha bazinze kulesi sikhukhula. “Kunzima ukuthola ukunakwa,” kunezela lo mculi.

Ngokuqhubeka nokusebenzisa i-iPod Classic endala, ngizwa sengathi ngiphambana nokugeleza kwempilo ematasa nenzima. Ngaso sonke isikhathi uma ngiyivula, ngiba ngaphandle kancane kancane emzabalazweni wokuncintisana wezinsizakalo zokusakaza futhi ngingumqaphi no-DJ wami. Uma ngibheka ezimakethe nasezindalini eziku-inthanethi, ngiyaqaphela futhi ukuthi intengo ye-iPod Classic iyaqhubeka nokukhuphuka. Ngicabanga ukuthi ngolunye usuku kungase kube nenani elifanayo kumamodeli wokuqala we-iPhone. Mhlawumbe ngolunye usuku ngizoyibona ibuya ngokugcwele, njengoba nje amarekhodi amadala e-vinyl abuyela ekuveleni...

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