Tuesday, February 28, 2006
iPod HiFi: Woot asks: does it come in silver?
Ok, I gotta throw this out. Those hilarious fellas at Woot, though hucksters, have launched a pretty good one at iPod Church Rev. Jobs. I'm sure you've seen the new ipod stereo/boombox/HiFi/Life accessory announced just today (or maybe yesterday. Who can keep track?). It's pretty. It's white. I'm sure they'll sell tons. That's what they do down there in Cupertino.
Anyway, Woot nailed it (him?) with their pitch of an "iPod-compatible" Denon home theatre. The timing itself is no mean feat when you consider Woot's business model and the usual lack of lead time from Apple on product announcements. It's not like they (woot) have a lot of products on the shelf they can whip out at leisure (seemingly unlike apple. what's next?). BTW, if you didn't know, Woot has this wacky e-commerce model where they sell one product each day and when it's gone, the store is closed for the day. Next day, new product. Disclosure: I'm not a customer but could be some day.
I just read it again and still love it ... here's a snippet for your reading pleasure, but check the whole thing:
Anyway, Woot nailed it (him?) with their pitch of an "iPod-compatible" Denon home theatre. The timing itself is no mean feat when you consider Woot's business model and the usual lack of lead time from Apple on product announcements. It's not like they (woot) have a lot of products on the shelf they can whip out at leisure (seemingly unlike apple. what's next?). BTW, if you didn't know, Woot has this wacky e-commerce model where they sell one product each day and when it's gone, the store is closed for the day. Next day, new product. Disclosure: I'm not a customer but could be some day.
I just read it again and still love it ... here's a snippet for your reading pleasure, but check the whole thing:
- "In response, I ask only one question: is your precious Denon system white? (pause for stunned epiphanies throughout audience, followed by thunderous ovation) Because if youÂre still listening to silver audio components, youÂre listening to the past. Besides, who watches DVDs anymore? Nowadays weÂre all staring at album art on our 2.5Â iPod screens, right? I know I am, and IÂm what you might call a stereophile."
