As a million posts of New York Craiglist attest, there’s a lot of people on public transit wondering about the hottie across the way with the iPod on. What are they listening to? Will they go out with me?
The latter question is what “Missed Connections” is for, while the former may one day be answered by a device like the iPod Status.
Created by designer David Lu, the iPod Status is a “wearable information display” — a small screen attached to a shoulder strap that displays the song and artist information for a currently-playing tune.
“Many of us have taken rides on public transportation and wondered what the interesting-looking person beside us is listening to,” says a description. “IPod Status is intended to encourage social connectedness by making this hidden information visible.”
The device — presumably a prototype — was shown at the Seamless Fashion Show in Boston last month. More photos from the show on Flickr.
4 responses to “Broadcast Your iPod to Every Mugger on the Bus”
The model in this photo should be credited to Nadia Katana.
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Cool idea.. although I think people would see me as some kind of freak when wearing this in public transit :)