Around the time of my last post, I decided to pick up a couple of older iPod Nanos (Nanoes?) from the Apple refurb site. I've not been that crazy about the newer iPod Nanos because I've felt the new touch interface is a little overkill for such a small device. I also like the long and skinny form factor of the previous generation. When some 8GB black iPod Nanos from the previous generation showed up on the refurb site for $99 I jumped at the deal. In fact, I got the last 2.

The timing was great (see "Timing is everything") - what I was looking for, cheap price, oh, and my venerable iPod Mini had just seemingly played its last (though, it revived itself after a complete battery drain about 24 hours later). But one thing I hadn't realized I was buying: more iPod cables. More iPod earbuds. More iPod docking adapters (which I've never figured out how to use). Looking in Apple Cable Purgatory (the box in my office where all Apple cables go to sit when not in use, sometimes for a long time), I realized I've got quite the collection of cables. Extra cables. Extra earbuds. Extra chargers (from the days when Apple actually gave you one with your iPod).

And while we're on the topic of chargers, the disorganization is maddening. I used to have one cable and one charger per device. Now, they're all over. In fact, there's even an iPod charging station in our bedroom (a power strip with at the moment 4 iPod chargers plugged in). One downstairs in the kitchen. Cables hanging out of each desktop computer. Interfaces in each car (see "iPod domination in the car"). Travel cables and chargers in my backpack. OMG, WTH?

And what are these things supporting? iPod inventory time: 1 iPod Classic. 2 old iPod Minis. 1 iPod touch 32GB. 1 old iPod Nano. 2 new iPod Nanos (though one is going to my wife's office as a donation). Not counting the dead iPod Classics in Apple Cable Purgatory (they make nice door stops - I kid you not) we have 1.5 iPods per capita. I think I have all iPods accounted for. How did this happen?

Oh. Can't forget. If you add in the two iPads, now we have 2 per capita.

But wait! There's more! It's worse than Ginsu steak knives! There's the old original iPhone we have turned into an iPod touch. There's our 2 iPhones. Even our nanny has an iPhone. These devices are EVERYWHERE IN OUR HOUSE! Stop the Insanity!

Is there an iDevice Anonymous group anywhere?

Oh, and the iPad 2 comes out in a week. That doesn't help this problem either.

Help. Please.

Tags: Technology, iPod, Disorganization