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The GPS Walkman only plays music that originates from the
area or location the walkman is currently carried. If you live in
Detroit for instance the walkman will only play Motown,
Detroit Techno, White Stripes, etc.. ie. only songs by artists
from that particular location. There are settings
on the
walkman that allow you to increase or decrease the perimeter
range from your location - ie. if you are in New York City and
you want to listen to music from the entire 5 boroughs or
only Brooklyn, you set the tolerance range. Also the GPS
Walkman is Internet connected / GSM/ 3G enabled so the
music is streamed directly to your device. Similar to local
radio stations, but more tailored to local, not national or
international sounds. Great for frequent travelers on the
move or tourists stopping in a new city - or people living in a
place to sample the local sounds.
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Too bad the world isn't 3G enabled, eh? |
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Interesting thought, [Rods] - the French have this strange
notion that pieces of land which aren't actually in France
are in fact in France. So, French Polynesia, or
pre-independence Algeria were administrative regions of
France - they were definitely not colonies, oh no. Using
this logic, when the French exploded nuclear bombs in
Bikini Atoll in the Pacific they said, in response to
protests from other people who lived in the Pacific,
"What's the problem <gallic shrug> - we're exploding these
bombs in France - we should be allowed to do whatever
we like in our own country. Hm?".
So, the problem I
see with this device is that you could be forced to listen
to Serge Gainsborough in the middle of the Pacific. |
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Neat idea, coinop29. Welcome to the bakery! (WTAGIPBAN) |
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It could help you if you were lost, though you'd have to be pretty damn lost to need it. |
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"Good lord, this can only be the distinctive drumming of the Borooboo tribe. I must have somehow wound up in the jungles of deepest New Guinea!" |
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"Can't tell whether it's Dvorak or Bartok. Either way, I guess we're somewhere in Eastern Eurpoe." |
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If you're halfway between Hawaii and Mexico, will it play a Mexican hula? |
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Aloha-oe, aloha-oe,
ikeona ona noho ikanipo.
¡La cucaracha!
One fond embrace, ahoea ea
Until we meet again. Cha cha cha.
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But suppose you find yourself in, say, Osaka. Without knowing how to speak Japanese or having the time or resources to bone up on the Osaka secene and then buy some CD's, you can simply listen to the music. |
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If you wanted to hear music from Australia or Mozambique, you would of course still be able to do so the way you do now -- without GPS Walkman. |
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You can't blame the device because it doesn't do what it's not supposed to. |
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// I can also turn on a radio. // |
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That only holds if radio stations play nothing but local music. |
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actually - I'm not from France - hehe - American - yeh I
agree that it's similar to a radio - but most stations I know
of don't only play local music.. This would sidestep radio
and allow you to sample the local tunes or mixture or two
localities immediately... thanks! |
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When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Steal Walkmans, Cameras, etc. |
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I just got back from a european excursion and the best part about getting home, is not listening to the U.S. top fourty every where I go! I hate pop music! I only heard local music in a few places and in one place (Florence), the waiter told some street musicians to leave just as an Elvis cover band started up. |
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