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Here's a list of all the configurations I came up with while brainstorming:

STYLE LCD PREV MENU PLAY NEXT Patriot white red white blue red Devil red red red red red Borg green green green green green Irish white green orange orange green Italy (see image) white green white red green Jewish blue white blue blue white Bold As Love purple red blue green red French white blue blue red red Dark Side of the Moon white red orange green purple Matrix Drone red blue blue blue blue Oh Canada red red white white red Harry Potter white green green white green

In the end, I decided on an Italian color configuration: a bright white LCD with Italy's flag colors - green, white and red for the buttons. I couldn't be happier. Now that my iPod glows with an Italian aura, when there's an iPod traffic jam on my desk, it's pretty easy to figure out which one is mine.

If you don't have the stomach to pay someone to crack open your perfectly working iPod and mess with it, you are not alone. It is quite similar to getting a tattoo; your color configuration will forever be with your iPod. One should also consider the costs involved. To disassemble the iPod and solder new pieces inside is not exactly cheap. But if your iPod needs repair, you might consider getting some mods done while it is already under the knife. As mentioned earlier, iPodMods does more than just colored lights. Your dead battery, hard drive, cracked screen or even a torn ribbon can all be replaced.

Inside the iPod is a ribbon cable that connects the LCD screen to the logic board. According to Ben at iPodMods.com, "a lot of people who try to replace their batteries themselves end up tearing the ribbon cable that connects the logic board to the battery. Cracking open an iPod is a skill that requires patience, practice and some really solid soldering skills." iPod repair, like open-heart surgery, takes a skilled surgeon. One wrong move on the operating table and you can lose the patient. Luckily, iPodMods offers a complete guarantee for all their work.

As scary as a torn ribbon cable might sound, Ben says the engineers at iPodMods have seen much worse on their operating tables. "We do get those occasional iPods in with a note that says: 'Run over by car, LCD needs replacement.' Or some come in with what looks like hammer dents in the back that are completely crushed with no hope at all. We fix iPods, not clumps of metal."

As the iPod's popularity continues to skyrocket, so does the potential customer base for iPodMods. The iPod's grip on the portable mp3 player market is tight and unphased by cheap knockoffs and imitators. Clearly the iPod is here to stay and more popular than ever. One cannot even walk a Manhattan city block without seeing a pair of trademark ‘white headphones' poking out of someone's ears. But everybody is different. We all look different, come from different cultures and even have different musical tastes. It is just part of being you. We customize everything in our lives to our own personal tastes. Everything from a tattoo to the way we like our coffee in the morning is unique to us. And with the new wave of electronic customization even your iPod's appearance can be customized to your own taste and style. Mine is.

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