Ipod = Disruptive Technology
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No
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People often turn down the radio in their car when they enter a car park in order to concentrate on finding a space. In this case the radio is a distraction even though the driver can still hear other sounds around them. If we consider an iPod, which completely isolates the user from all of their surrounding sounds, there is no question that it is disruptive to the users concentration. Boom. Side: Yes
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On one hand I support this statement, iPods can distract from everyday life when communicating with or venturing into world outside your home. however, i believe that inside your own house, music can be used to set moods, evoke thought patterns, inspire creativity and trigger emotional responses in the listener. choosing to listen to an iPod is very much a matter of when and where this so called "disruptive technology" should be used safely Side: No
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We define "disruptive technology" as an iPod being used while completing other work, such as exercise, housework, homework etc. Attention is not focused for billions of hours - this wastes a lot of potentially productive time. “If you’re not going to devote all your resources to a process, you can’t expect to get much of it." If you're not focused, you're not living up to your potential best work. Side: Yes
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When it comes to activities such as exercise or housework, then your attention doesn't necessarily need to be focused entirely on the task at hand. It is in tasks such as this that the iPod is actually helping many people achieve what they want to do by giving them something to focus on while doing it, rather than getting bored by the task and giving up. Side: No
iPods are disruptive to the user in terms of listening because in order to fit 10,000 songs into the palm of your hand, the songs have to be compressed into mp3 files which causes them to lose lots of important content. It its then up to the users ears to reconstruct this content which cause fatigue and in turn can be disruptive to cognitive function. Side: Yes
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If we define disruptive here to mean disruptive within ones everyday life then the iPod is actually helping people throughout their day, rather than disrupting it. People use the iPod, for example, at work to help them concentrate, or to create a personal "do not disturb" bubble and deter any potential distractions. Side: No
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I don't see how iPods can be considered a disruptive technology. Having access to your own personal cache of music readily available for listening is a great convenience. some people enjoy solitude when going into work on public transport or studying, even exercising and doing housework is more enjoyable with music. Side: No
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If we think of disruptive here to be disruptive within the music industry, however, then I would still say that it wasn't disruptive. The iPod itself is purely a device that helps people access their music when on the go, and while it is often attributed to disrupting the distribution models within the music industry, the iPod itself did not do this, and it is merely one response to a wider distribution problem within the music industry. Side: No
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Listening to music regularly also holds many health benefits especially if the listener uses his or her music to alter her mood for the better. Example: if someone is angry they put on a calming acoustic song or an upbeat happy song. the same it true for the opposite when someone is overly excited, I would suggest something a little disturbing to calm them down Side: No
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Not at all. While both music and LSD release a chemical reaction in the brain, LSD is a dangerous recreational drug that induces psychedelic visions and body highs capable of rendering the user unconscious or psychologically impaired after use. Whereas music stimulates areas of the brain relation to memory, thought, emotion creativity. Side: No
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There is always going to be progression within the music industry when it comes to technology. People will always want bigger (or smaller) and better things to be able to use to listen to or stream their music. The iPod is just a natural progression of the consumer's desire to easily access their music. When we think about it like this, then the iPod is no more disruptive as any music technology that came before or after it. Side: No
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whilst music has a definitive place in our society, there are times in which it should and shouldn't be listened to. Labeling an iPod as a disruptive technology seems unequivocally naive as almost everyone in first world countries have and iPod or some sort of transportable music playing device. Defining when and where iPods have their place also seems irrelevant as everyone uses their music collection in different ways. Music has numerous psychological benefits benefits and to give people the freedom to listen to music when and where they want seems to be the next natural step in its technological evolution. Side: No
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