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Plenty of gadgets have borrowed from the iPod's design, so why shouldn't buildings get in on this action, too? The iPad (how original) will be a 23-storey residential tower with a look inspired by the Apple iPod. Crazy as that already sounds, here's the really good part: a "docking station" is part of the design! Designed by James Law Cybertecture International in Hong Kong, the $800 million tower will be built by Omniyat Properties, a Dubai-based developer.
Never mind that the iPod family will be in its Nth generation by the time this modern monolith is finished — can you imagine living in the iPad for years after that? What about when all our media fits in a memory wafer the size of your fingernail and the iPod is completely obsolete? Where will you live then, cool guy? Stop trying to live out Tron! It's a movie… it's make-believe.
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By somecrazyidiot at 10:21 AM ON 01/07/07
That's really silly. Fads like the iPod come and go. Yeah it's cool to have an iPod now, but as you said, when iPods become obsolete, this building will lose its novelty. What's the point in building something when it's only going to be finished when people aren't interested in it anymore?
By Alex at 4:48 PM ON 08/12/08
I think the iPad, although based on a contemporary fad, stands alone quite well. Enough so that it won't appear crazy or obsolete any time soon. Sure, it looks like an iPod -- but it's more unique than not. Plus it's a building. Even if no one cares about iPods when this thing is finished, people will always care about apartment space.
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