iPod partnerships: First Bono, next Bonavox?

For an incredibly popular item, the iPod seems to come with plenty of side effects. First, it was news that the dangling white cords make you a mark for muggers. Now, a Louisiana man is suing Apple for not taking steps to prevent its products from making consumers deaf. Needless to say, lawyers are starting a class-action case. But they might have a point: The Who’s Pete Townsend, who knows a thing or two about hearing loss, warned there’s “terrible