iPods are illegal in France
Not for any good reason though.
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<strong>Not for any good reason though.
<a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1040-960211.html" target="_blank">http://news.com.com/2100-1040-960211.html</a></strong><hr></blockquote>Trust someone called Whisper to post this
Trust the French... no offence, Powerdoc
People in France, who do not like this decision, should appeal to the International Court of Human Rights (or whatever it is called) in The Hague. Sheeesh... Aren't there more important issues around?
- T.I.
yea... that's against the human rights etc... no government can forbid the use of ipods...
into the barricades.. "save the ipods" ..
Fix the problem for the Ipod selled in France won't be a major problem i think. A minor software update must be sufficiant.
We will see i pod in France soon again.
For example, the ear canal, sensitivity of ear drum, headphone impedance/sensitivty... I have some headphones that you can barely hear when the ipod is maxed out, and some that are loud as hell when it is. Well, the french government must be full of morons, obviously (but which government isn't?)...
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<strong>Wooot??? i was about to buy an ipod in france cos in the expo they were less than here..
yea... that's against the human rights etc... no government can forbid the use of ipods...
into the barricades.. "save the ipods" .. </strong><hr></blockquote>
Well, your protests will fall onto...er...deaf ears...
I actually think it is an Ok law. Here in the states I see the future of America...all deaf when they reach 30. From listening to music at unbearable levels through Walkmen, Discmen, pimped-up-amped car stereos and iPods...
BTW: the international court for human rights is in Strassburg, France, as far as I know. (The Hague has the international criminal court).
What's low to me, may be too loud for others but it's still my choice to listen to my music as loud as my ears can take it!!!
If only it was half as loud (or I'd worn earplugs to all those concerts....)
<strong>I have the hearing of a ****ing 70 year old, and it's sure as hell from my frickin' Walkman when I was in my teens.
If only it was half as loud (or I'd worn earplugs to all those concerts....)
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Yes, I really don't understand why the engineers run things so loud at concerts. Maybe they're all deaf from going to other concerts . Anyway, while we're on the topic, I've been told that you can lose your hearing a lot faster from headphones than you can from loud sounds originating away from your head. I don't know why, but I don't have much of a desire to test the theory out either.
I often hate noise. The noise sensitivity could be a secondary effect of something else. Maybe it is as I have seen it mentioned plenty of times as a symptom. (And decide I don't make a stupid comment on this).
I think the easiest way to fix that 100 dB problem could be change the standard headphones of ipod or fix the sound switch.
Sure... And dancing on a cube in a disco sure stays under those 100 dB ...
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<strong>The <a href="http://www.crazyapplerumors.com/2002_09_29_archive.htm#85511674" target="_blank">real</a> reason. </strong><hr></blockquote>
Belle !
You know that there is only ONE master : <a href="http://www.appleturns.com/" target="_blank">ATaT</a> <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />
<strong>The <a href="http://www.crazyapplerumors.com/2002_09_29_archive.htm#85511674" target="_blank">real</a> reason. </strong><hr></blockquote>
Why haven't the french AIs bought me yet the iPod??
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Why haven't the french AIs bought me yet the iPod?? </strong><hr></blockquote>
It's because i have already have your picture .... <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" /> i should not have said that <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" /> it was supposed to be a secret
Sorry Mulattabianca <img src="graemlins/embarrassed.gif" border="0" alt="[Embarrassed]" />
<strong>The <a href="http://www.crazyapplerumors.com/2002_09_29_archive.htm#85511674" target="_blank">real</a> reason. </strong><hr></blockquote> [quote]"King also indicated the meaning may not be well known among the French themselves."<hr></blockquote>This calls for the services of none other than the mighty Powerdoc
You've got my addie, if you see what I mean
- T.I.