2. miShare By: Brian Perry and Lisa Hill

3. miWhat? miShare is a smart little gadget for sharing files and playlists between iPods. No computer or cable is needed, and it's super easy to use. Just attach the source and target iPods and press miShare's big button to start the transfer.

4. mi say what? “If a friend’s digital music collection leaves you with playlist envy, instant gratification is one step closer. MiShare lets music connoisseurs swap files between iPods on the fly.” »Jan 17 2008 NY Times “The age of the media gadget is here, with Apple steamrolling the big distributors. But when consumers have the power to get content anywhere, anytime, for free, even Steve Jobs should be worried.” »Dec 2007 Vanity Fair “Ipod, Iphone, Iconquered”

5. miFunctions Shares pretty much anything you can put on an Ipod. Photos Music Pictures Movies Files

6. miCompatibility Doesn’t work with Ipod shuffles, they don’t have iPod's standardized 30-pin dock connector. Doesn’t work with iphone, or ipod touch, because of a different type of disk storage. They are working on making a miShare for these models. Music that is downloaded from itunes won’t play unless registered user unlocks There are many ways to get around that

7. mi Instructions Connect together Press the button Length pressed determines whether one song or playlist is sent It is battery power and charged by an A/C adaptor And that’s about it

8. miSpeed Transmits 500 Kilobytes/second 3 MB song in about 6 seconds 60 MB Album in about 2 minutes

9. miMaker A two person startup company out of Brooklyn Nathaniel Wise (former music magazine editor) and Josh Hoochman (Brooklyn surfer dude) Works with production partners in China Just coming off the production line: Were Due to ship January 22, 2008

10. mi want one Just coming off the production line: Were Due to ship January 22, 2008 Easy order off website Coming to stores soon

11. mi wonders if this is legal? It is legal to share songs that you own a copyright to. Promotes and enhances illegal file sharing Almost impossible to enforce restrictions Not worth copyright owners time to go after small file sharing Promotes illegal sharing of programs to avoid itunes. Does not violate Digital Millennium Copyright Act

12. mi oh mi, what about Apple? No longer have monopoly on Ipod related products Apple will need to step up file sharing to compete Needs to be ready for competitors May help them compete against Zune

13. miSources http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FuoiarjYxg http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2007/ 12/wolff200712http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2007/ 12/wolff200712 http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9852739- 1.htmlhttp://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9852739- 1.html www.mishare.com http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/17/technology/ personaltech/17share.html

14. mi thought this was funny.