iPod Shortage Spreads

Like a plague, the iPod is experiencing shortages at certain reseller channels, with Amazon.com recently extending the lead times of the 8GB iPod touch 2G to three to five weeks instead of the initial 11 days, while the 16GB variant stays at three to five weeks. Heck, even the screen-less iPod Shuffle is experiencing shortage on certain colors and capacities this week among retailers such as Best Buy, Target, Wal-Mart and Crutchfield.com. This is pretty surprising considering the current economic climate that we’re in at the moment, and it goes to prove that music has turned into an essential part of our everyday life for many of us.