Ooh, looky, a special edition inMotion! One could be forgiven his or her ignorance in asking what is so special about it, for the differences between this and the non-special-edition inMotion are, well, nil. Nonetheless, it is special by virtue of being black, the absence of color, the optical equivalent of a soul-sucking emotional vortex. Ironically appropriate, I think: the unit is designed to match the blackened nature of the U2-edition iPod, and if you've heard U2's new album, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, you might be thinking "soul-sucking emotional vortex," too. $179 at the Apple Store.

Altec Lansing intros black inMotion iM3 for U2 iPod [iPodLounge]

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