Genius health "experts" on iPods...
Man they really have their heads on straight over in London... 
My favorite quote from the article:
"It would obviously be beneficial to reduce the volume and restrict the usage of personal players," said Christine DePlacido of the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy.
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Obviously they do have a couple points about listening to your iPod at really loud levels, but restricting iPod use is ludacris. No, not like the rapper.
My favorite quote from the article:"It would obviously be beneficial to reduce the volume and restrict the usage of personal players," said Christine DePlacido of the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy.
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Obviously they do have a couple points about listening to your iPod at really loud levels, but restricting iPod use is ludacris. No, not like the rapper.
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Originally posted by ipodandimac
Man they really have their heads on straight over in London...
"It would obviously be beneficial to reduce the volume and restrict the usage of personal players," said Christine DePlacido of the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy.
Okay, that's different than a Walkman? Or a regular stereo with headphones? Or working at an airport?
The iPod is cool and all, but really, the whole concept of portable music existed before. Sadly, I'm old enough to remember the same hype/warngings about the original Walkman.
It's like the story that mobile phones cause explosions at gas stations or that the MMR vaccine causes autism (admittedly the last is far more serious than someone yakking off about the iPod). People like this do damage not just to the cause of technology but also reputation of proper experts who assess technologies to ensure that they are safe.
Originally posted by ipodandimac
Obviously they do have a couple points about listening to your iPod at really loud levels, but restricting iPod use is ludacris. No, not like the rapper.
Ludicrous. No, not like the rapper.
It's dumb really. I want to listen to my iPod as loud as I can because Steve says so.
Originally posted by Sopphode
There's nothing untrue about what the doctor says. If you use headphones for too long and play too loud, your hearing will be damaged. Why do you think people get tinitus?
The point was, it's not in any way unique to the iPod. And headphones are not a particularly new invention.
Originally posted by ipodandimac
Obviously they do have a couple points about listening to your iPod at really loud levels, but restricting iPod use is ludacris. No, not like the rapper.
I don't know if it is a transatlantic language thing but by restrict usage, they mean don't listen to your iPod (or other portable player, the quote you use does not specify iPods) all the time and take regular breaks, not restrict it as in pass laws against it's use.
The RNID is a charity and like all succesful charities knows how to manipulate the media. The use of the word "iPod" guaranteed them publicity that they wouldn't have got otherwise even though this is the same message that they've been putting out for years about walkmen (and gigs and nightclubs). Take it as a complement.
Originally posted by monkeyastronaut
Well, what do you expect. They're English. (It's a joke, I love the bloody English)
It's dumb really. I want to listen to my iPod as loud as I can because Steve says so.
Steve says play it loud.