The iPod Monolith
Some friends and I were sitting around admiring my shiny new iPod shuffle last night, and gradually the conversation turned to the daring, minimalistic design of the tiny music player. Musing on the device’s lack of screen, I wondered aloud just how far Apple could go in stripping the iPod down, and the idea of the “iPod monlith” was born.
The monolith is, quite simply, a triumph of minimalism. It has no unsightly buttons, switches or indicators of any kind to confuse you. Rather, it is a seamless, enigmatic white slab. You can’t actually control the monolith, or even turn it off for that matter. It simply plays what it wants, constantly, and you merely tune into the stream (perhaps via a Bluetooth headset?).
What do you think—should I make an appointment with the ID team?