iPod Shuffle
It was 2005 and you hate Apple products. You figured that since you used the shuffle function on your Archos Jukebox, it might be nice to have this thing as a second MP3 player. It was a wild idea—an MP3 player without a screen—and to your contrarian mind, you figured it was a middle finger to Steve Jobs.
In the end, you were sorely disappointed, but this acted as a gateway drug to other Apple gear, and suddenly you had a new video iPod and a Macbook. You hated yourself for getting suckered by Apple, but you got over it. Now you’re excited when you pass by an Apple Store.
