I don't remember where I was when Chris Pirillo called me up and told me to register RentMyChest.com for him, telling me he'd explain later. Several imitators and years later the site continues to thrive, accumulating hundreds of thousands of visitors. At one of the several Search Engine Strategies conferences an attendee commented on the amount of traffic they got by purchasing a phrase written in marker on Chris's chest (something about the best advertising they ever purchased, although I don't recall exactly what was said). There's an unexplainable appeal to words on pasty-white skin I'll never fully understand. When something that started out as a joke stands the test of time, it's time to give in and join the crowd. I recently snagged two words on the newly revamped chest, which is open for rental and gradually filling with a whole new concept.
Oh Yeah, make sure to drop by and wish Chris a Happy Birthday Especially now that you've seen him in a whole new way. ;)
And now for something completely different.
In addition to purchasing the two iRiver Clix I'm giving away, I also purchased one for myself. After living with numerous media players over the past several years, I'd more recently fallen back on using an iPod Mini as my main audio player because it removed most of the BS of lousy interfaces and came in a smaller package than my cell phone. In the time I've spent with the Clix, I think I finally found a PlaysForSure compatible device I actually enjoy using. The Rio Karma was the last player I really dug, mostly because it supported FLAC audio in addition to MP3 and WMA. The Clix has a touch-sensitive control system that was admittedly strange to get used to, but after playing with it for a couple of minutes, it's a well thought out. A slightly larger screen would be nice, but I typically use an audio player to listen to Pimsler Mandarin Chinese lessons on the way to and from Zoka or jacked into the Aux in on my car stereo. I had tried to like the iPod nano and stuck with the iPod mini because a color screen wasn't enough to make me switch.
In addition to music (and admittedly lackluster video support), the Clix also supports Flash games, which is a nice switch from playing solitaire on my Smartphone. Bottom line, the iRiver Clix is the first PlaysForSure device I'm actually excited to offer as a giveaway (which is likely why I never bothered before). Oh yeah, and as I keep saying, MTV URGE rocks too!
