Free iPod by University

Filed in: Technology — July 21st, 2004

DURHAM, N.C. – Freshmen showing up at Duke University this year will get their own Apple iPod, part of an experiment by the school to see if the popular portable music player can double as a learning tool.

…Duke students will receive models stocked with school-related information, including freshman orientation details, the academic calendar, campus tours and even the school’s fight song.

The university also will create a Web site modeled on the Apple iTunes online music site from which students can download songs and course content from faculty, including language lessons, lectures and audio books.

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