Duke University Giving iPods To 1650 Freshmen

Duke University Giving iPods To 1650 Freshmen 395

Posted by timothy on Tuesday July 20, 2004 @02:10AM from the freshpeople dept.

baptiste writes "Duke University has entered into an agreement with Apple to distribute iPods to all of the incoming freshmen this year - that's 1650 iPods! This agreement is part of an initiative to "encourage creative uses of technology in education and campus life" The iPods will have audio and text on them including special university content such as "faculty-provided course content, including language lessons, music, recorded lectures and audio books." Faculty will be assisted in creating new content for these devices by Duke's Center for Instructional Technology And here you thought iPods were just for music!"

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FREE! OH BOy! (Score:5, Funny)

by strictnein ( 318940 ) * writes: <{strictfoo-slashdot} {at} {yahoo.com}> on Tuesday July 20, 2004 @02:11AM (#9745820) Homepage Journal

Free after your $30,000 tuition! Good for you! And if you're lucky enough to graduate after 4 years you're only down $120,000! But you got a "free" iPod!

In other news... (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday July 20, 2004 @02:13AM (#9745830)

Duke University has also raised tuition by $299.

And the Freshman assault rate rises 5,000% (Score:5, Funny)

by Alcimedes ( 398213 ) writes: on Tuesday July 20, 2004 @02:14AM (#9745832)

The first time one of those Freshman herds wanders their way into Frat row looking for beer, it's going to get ugly.

I can see a bunch of pissed of Seniors beating the ever loving crap out of incoming freshman for their iPods. How do you tell them apart (unless they laser engrave them all).

All I can say is... (Score:5, Funny)

by webslacker ( 15723 ) writes: on Tuesday July 20, 2004 @02:16AM (#9745850)

It must really suck to be a sophomore at Duke!

Iowa State University students get something too! (Score:3, Funny)

by scoser ( 780371 ) writes: on Tuesday July 20, 2004 @02:18AM (#9745857) Journal

With all the Napster subscriptions and iPods being handed out by other universities, I felt like I was getting screwed by Iowa State, until I realized I was getting something as well when I return this fall.
A nice, big tuition increase. Yay!
Oh wait...

Re:Wow (Score:5, Funny)

by livhan28 ( 749650 ) writes: on Tuesday July 20, 2004 @02:19AM (#9745872) Journal

Next up, Harvard to distribute gameboy advance

Re:FREE! OH BOy! (Score:4, Funny)

by Mr. McGibby ( 41471 ) writes: on Tuesday July 20, 2004 @02:23AM (#9745894) Homepage Journal

Ever heard of rounding?

next up... (Score:5, Funny)

by WegianWarrior ( 649800 ) writes: on Tuesday July 20, 2004 @02:25AM (#9745912) Journal

...all the freshmen gets sued by the RIAA for pirating music...

(It's logical - they own a digital playbackdevice and has access to 'da interweb'; off course they steal music, and at least 10 gig each)

In other news... (Score:3, Funny)

by Reverant ( 581129 ) writes: on Tuesday July 20, 2004 @02:31AM (#9745944) Homepage

..Orders placed on the new "iPod" music player from Apple Computers Inc, on it's "Applestore" online store will be delayed, sources confirmed. Rumours are that a high-priority customer ordered more than 1600 units of the new iPod, causing significant delays to end consumers. Angry Apple customers have once again, turned to sites like "Crazy Apple Rumours" for immediate relief.

Re:And the Freshman assault rate rises 5,000% (Score:5, Funny)

by Mr. Roadkill ( 731328 ) writes: on Tuesday July 20, 2004 @02:53AM (#9746045)

How do you tell them apart (unless they laser engrave them all)

Why laser engrave them, when implanting an RFID tag is probably much less painf... um, you were talking about the freshmen, weren't you?

Re:All I can say is... (Score:5, Funny)

by Kris_J ( 10111 ) * writes: on Tuesday July 20, 2004 @03:01AM (#9746085) Homepage Journal

"For sale: Textbooks, never used. Marks to prove it." -- an actual sign I saw while at Uni.

New iPod accessory (Score:3, Funny)

by JazzXP ( 770338 ) writes: on Tuesday July 20, 2004 @03:07AM (#9746112) Homepage

And you thought the BMW was going to be the biggest iPod accessory ever! Now all the students have a whole university to plug into them!

Re:FREE! OH BOy! (Score:2, Funny)

by floridagators1 ( 726469 ) writes: on Tuesday July 20, 2004 @03:12AM (#9746139)

You know what would suck? To be a sophomore at Duke University. I would be pissed.

the best laid plans... (Score:5, Funny)

by SuperBanana ( 662181 ) writes: on Tuesday July 20, 2004 @03:19AM (#9746178)

The iPods will have audio and text on them including special university content such as "faculty-provided course content, including language lessons, music, recorded lectures and audio books."
Yup, until Johnny Freshman doesn't have room for the latest Avril song.
Hmm. Delete Linkin Park song, or some professor yacking about french. Hmmmm.

This just in... (Score:5, Funny)

by sockonafish ( 228678 ) writes: on Tuesday July 20, 2004 @03:30AM (#9746217)

Apple to Napster:

"Haha, fuck you."

Re:Overpriced. WAY overpriced (Score:2, Funny)

by 4bz ( 517921 ) writes: on Tuesday July 20, 2004 @03:40AM (#9746257)

You are saying you would rather PAY $29.95 for a DVD player than get a FREE iPod? Weird.

Re:Hum... (Score:2, Funny)

by ChiaKemp ( 713567 ) writes: on Tuesday July 20, 2004 @03:42AM (#9746261)

This all sounds like the free toy in your cereal advertising method. Attend Duke, free iPod in every box.

Re:Why not a PDA? (Score:2, Funny)

by spooje ( 582773 ) writes: <`spooje' `at' `hotmail.com'> on Tuesday July 20, 2004 @04:00AM (#9746329) Homepage

Have you ever been to University? Most classes have a 3-4 lecture once a week and you're usually taking in the neighbornood of 4 - 5 classes at a time. That 16mb won't even come close.

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by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) writes: on Tuesday July 20, 2004 @06:01AM (#9746670)

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Re:Wow (Score:5, Funny)

by martinX ( 672498 ) writes: on Tuesday July 20, 2004 @06:06AM (#9746682)

I'm not stealing an iPod until Apple supports OGG!

For 40 Grand it's the least they could do (Score:3, Funny)

by gelfling ( 6534 ) writes: on Tuesday July 20, 2004 @07:42AM (#9747086) Homepage Journal

Of course air conditioning the Freshmen dorms in hot fetid North Carolina wouldn't be a bad idea either.

Re:FREE! OH BOy! (Score:5, Funny)

by rtphokie ( 518490 ) writes: on Tuesday July 20, 2004 @10:59AM (#9749087)

Tuition: $29,350
Room & Board: $8,210
Books, Supplies, Toothpaste, airfare back to New Jersey: $2,520

Grand total $40,080

Free iPod priceless*

*actual cost ~$400

2003-2004 undergraduate costs [duke.edu]

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FREE! OH BOy! (Score:5, Funny)

In other news... (Score:5, Funny)

And the Freshman assault rate rises 5,000% (Score:5, Funny)

All I can say is... (Score:5, Funny)

Iowa State University students get something too! (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Wow (Score:5, Funny)

Re:FREE! OH BOy! (Score:4, Funny)

next up... (Score:5, Funny)

In other news... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:And the Freshman assault rate rises 5,000% (Score:5, Funny)

Re:All I can say is... (Score:5, Funny)

New iPod accessory (Score:3, Funny)

Re:FREE! OH BOy! (Score:2, Funny)

the best laid plans... (Score:5, Funny)

This just in... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Overpriced. WAY overpriced (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Hum... (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Why not a PDA? (Score:2, Funny)

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Re:Wow (Score:5, Funny)

For 40 Grand it's the least they could do (Score:3, Funny)

Re:FREE! OH BOy! (Score:5, Funny)

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