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President Obama presents Queen with customized iPod
During his current international trip, President Barack Obama presented Queen Elizabeth II with a “video iPod” featuring a special inscription, pre-loaded content, and accessories. Content on loaded onto the iPod includes both photos and videos from the Queen’s 2007 visit to the United States, photos from President Obama’s inauguration, audio of then-Illinois Senator Obama’s speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, and audio of his Inauguration address. ABC News reports that the iPod was also loaded with a variety of show tunes, including selections from The King and I, West Side Story, and The Phantom of the Opera.
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I think this is her second iPod. She bought one for herself in October 2005 if I recall correctly.
Posted by otaku on April 2, 2009 at 6:30 AM (PST)
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This is her third iPod actually. She just bought the new Shuffle when it was announced, but she doesn’t use it much because she is trying to use with with Shure in-ear phones that are not compatible.
Posted by Ben Zell on April 2, 2009 at 10:26 AM (PST)
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@Ben
Sorry, April Fool’s day was yesterday.
Posted by otaku on April 2, 2009 at 11:06 AM (PST)
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Since the iPod came pre-loaded with some show tunes, how long ‘till the Queen Mum is in the forums looking to transfer the contents from her new iPod to PC (or is she a Mac kinda gal?
Posted by rockmyplimsoul on April 2, 2009 at 12:47 PM (PST)
5
but did it contain the sex pistols “god save the queen”?
Posted by andrew on April 2, 2009 at 3:02 PM (PST)
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#4
Do you know that HRH The Queen Mother passed away a few years ago and so will not be on the forums
Posted by Ben C in Hampshire, UK on April 4, 2009 at 12:07 AM (PST)