In the proud tradition of the Authors Guild, we at CrunchGear have made a startling discovery. The new iPod Shuffle from Apple can speak the title and artist currently playing, a feature that could put millions of radio DJs out of work. The hard work and dedication to craft that brings us “Single Ladies” by Beyonce four times an hour on local stations everywhere can now be replaced by a silver box the size of a suppository.
Just listen to the voice in the video above. It is completely and unmistakably on par with the best of Opie and Anthony. I dare you to listen and not hear the lilting strains of Wolfman Jack buried deep in its DNA.
This outrage will not stand. Biff, Burgermaster, Fatboy, and the rest of the Morning Zoo: Stand to fight. Howard Stern: hire someone to look into this for you. If this little square of metal can say “mumble mumble the ching chings” just like a real human, what else will it replace? Will the shuffle feature replace the drive time rock block, the shot-outs to pot-heads at 3am? The titillation of hearing a porn star pretend to have sex while you drive to your job at Arby’s? This is a slippery slope and we are at the crest.
I know its a joke, but don’t give them ideas! These people don’t have a sense of humor!
Let’s take it one step further – wait until someone, as a prank, messes with the ID3 tags in their friends iTunes library. Replacing track names with insults, profanity, or racial slurs. It might sound like a fun prank, but the victim of it, might not be so happy.
Of course, I wonder if the authors guild would so to prevent it from reading the chapter names of books on tape.
Video broken — it says “this is a private video. If you have been sent ths video, please make sure you accept the sender’s friend request”.
Can you find a working one? I’m curious….
Yonah – you are a dork without a life. Hey, what if someone – a friend – pours acid in your milk and you use it in your cereal that they put nails in. it might sound like a fun prank, but the victim of it might not be so happy. Yuh. Don’t anyone drink milk anymore… ore eat cereal. Go get a job and a life. This is what you worry about – amazing. I would bet you are a Republican, never had sex with the lights on (probably never had sex at all) and work for less than $10 an hour. You are probably a bigot and have very weird thoughts – your message reflecting one of them. You can always try medication. – What a jerk.
stupid imovie sets all videos to private by default. i hate imovie.
I wonder what it will do with the song titles in Vietnamese…
Howard Stern doesn’t play music. Neither do (did…) Opie and Anthony. nice thought though.
I’d like to add random phrases like
“That was Melissa – Roxanne to the stage. Don’t forget to tip the girls.”