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iPod noise pollution irks those nearby

NEW YORK -- Dave Legeret silently fumed as the man seated beside him on the plane blasted techno music on his iPod at full volume.

"It was kind of rude," recalled Legeret, 38, a jewelry designer from Sandy Hook, Conn., who was forced to listen while flying from New York City to Disney World with his wife and 8-year-old son. "Listen to it at a level that just you can hear it and everyone else doesn't have to be subject to it."

Apple Inc.'s ubiquitous iPod is best known as an instrument of solitude - unless the user ignores standards of etiquette by invading the eardrums of fellow commuters, officemates or other innocent bystanders. Then it starts to get annoying. Especially when you're stuck in close proximity.

Amped to its highest volume, the iPod is not nearly as invasive the classic loud cell phone conversation. But it can have its moments. Like when you're standing in an elevator at 9 a.m. and a co-worker cranks up Amy Winehouse's "Rehab." (Too early for that song.) Or when an ear-budded subway rider belts what sounds like a Whitney Houston tune with careless abandon, causing other riders to inch away or flee into another car altogether. (True story.)

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Angelina Jolie Denies Endorsing Edwards

WASHINGTON (AP) - Angelina Jolie, the Oscar-winning actress known for her humanitarian work, is disputing reports that she's picked a presidential candidate for 2008.

In a written statement Wednesday, Jolie said she has made no decision despite reports that she's supporting Democratic contender John Edwards.

"There are many false stories that circulate about me, but the one I feel I need to address, because it is about such an important topic, is that I have not decided to endorse John Edwards, or any other presidential candidate," Jolie said.

"Like many Americans, I am learning more about the candidates records and positions but at this time I have not yet made an endorsement," she said.

Jolie won her best supporting actress Oscar for "Girl, Interrupted." She recently starred in
"A Mighty Heart."