World's Top iPod Site iPodlounge.com Hits 2,000 Photos

IRVINE, CA February 10, 2004--iPodlounge.com, the world's number one destination for fans of the iPod digital music player, today surged past a major milestone in user activity, hitting "2,000 photos" for its first-of-kind iPods Around the World Gallery (http://gallery.ipodlounge.com/).

IRVINE, CA February 10, 2004--iPodlounge.com, the world's number one destination for fans of the iPod digital music player, today surged past a major milestone in user activity, hitting "2,000 photos" for its first-of-kind iPods Around the World Gallery (http://gallery.ipodlounge.com/).

Representing more than sixty countries and the combined efforts of over 15,000 registered iPodlounge users, the iPods Around the World Gallery offers an unprecedented visual guide to how Apple Computer's iPod has changed the world. From the top of Mount Fuji, Japan to the depths of a meteor crater in Flagstaff, Arizona, iPodlounge users have united the world in song, snapping pictures of their iPod experiences all over the globe. Amongst the most striking of the photos are:

The quiet moments of a guru's prayers in Mysore, India, with recorded chants on the iPod lending assistance;

User Scott Holbrook displaying his iPod at "90 South, the bottom of the world," South Pole Station, Antarctica; and, of course,

Numerous shots of iPod users cavorting at tropical beaches and resorts.

"We receive and add photos on a daily basis," explained Dennis Lloyd, Editor-in-Chief of iPodlounge, noting that the Gallery now includes over 2,000 photos. "If there is anything that captures the spirit of the iPod culture in a nutshell, it's the iPods Around the World Gallery - it's a visual testament to the ever-expanding popularity of the iPod!"

The iPodlounge.com web site is the most popular iPod-related web site in the world. With over 4,000,000 page views per month encompassing independent product reviews, news, feature stories and active discussion forums, iPodlounge has become the central meeting point for iPod users, developers, and prospective buyers.

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