NYU cautions against wearing iPod earbud headphones
updated 05:45 pm EST, Thu March 3, 2005
NYU warns iPod users
New York University is warning its students that ship with Apple's iPod, according to AppleInsider. The university is reportedly warning users against using the white earbuds because of saftey concerns: "The tiny, white earbud headphones have become a telltale sign for thieves looking to hijack iPods in the fast-paced streets of Manhattan. This week members of the campus community began plastering NYU dorms with posters warning students not to wear the standard iPod headphones.....There have been an increasing number reports from students who've been held up by city crooks demanding that they hand over their iPod."
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funny
I see at least a dozen sets of white headphones on every subway car. NYC is an iPod town and many more everywhere on the street. You are no more a target than anyone else out there. Still, I guess its good advice for new students from out of town, who haven't figured out where its not safe to flash expensive gear around.