{"id":259,"date":"2006-12-31T14:18:24","date_gmt":"2006-12-31T18:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.naturemoms.com\/blog\/2006\/12\/31\/are-ipods-eco-friendly-gadgets\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T23:28:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T23:28:58","slug":"are-ipods-eco-friendly-gadgets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturemoms.com\/blog\/2006\/12\/31\/are-ipods-eco-friendly-gadgets\/","title":{"rendered":"Are iPods Eco Friendly Gadgets?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, I really hate to add to the rampant consumerism of our society but I simply love my ipod which I use for music, podcasts, business audios, and videos for my children to watch when we are out. I also love my Bose iPod SoundDock.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes I feel guilty about needing these high tech gadgets but I really think they are slightly &#8220;green&#8221;. Why? Well, as a big music lover I have always downloaded music from the Internet and I always burned the music onto dozens of CDs. Often times I would have to burn them more than once when my kids inevitably got a hold of some of them and scratched them up. So I created quite a bit of landfill garbage with my music habits. Now I transfer the music to my iPod, along with many other things, and I am able to take it everywhere I go. Simple and easy. I also use my iPod to download aerobic workouts and to add my own soundtracks to my exercise routines and daily hikes. And the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&#038;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FXtremeMac-SportWrap-ArmBand-iPod-Black%2Fdp%2FB0006N2NOW%2Fsr%3D1-1%2Fqid%3D1167588928%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Delectronics&#038;tag=thediaperjung-20&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325\" target=\"_blank\">iPod can be worn in a nifty little arm band<\/a>. So it helps me stay healthy too. :)<\/p>\n<p>Well there is my rationale. Am I reaching? 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