David Pogue Almost iPod, but in the End a Samsung Published: March 9, 2006 ALL right, we've now entered Year 5 of the iPod Era. Apple's rivals have had plenty of time to study the iPod, figure out what makes it such a hit and offer reasonable competition. Samsung hired a designer of the iPod to create its new player. The Z5 displays an image of the CD cover when a song or album is highlighted in a menu. As you may have noticed, however, that hasn't happened. Of every 100 people walking by in their little music isolation bubbles,...