New iPods

GeeZa · Post by **GeeZa** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 6:55 am 0

So obviously I've been playing with this fucking thing all day and all night.

I'm not going to go into any detail because it would take too much text, but it's probably worth saying that this could be Apple's best piece of hardware in a decade or more. It's just shockingly good. I said on here a while back that I expected their new iPod to change the paradigm and this thing does just that. It leaves Zune and everything else for dead. Not just normal dead either, but hacked up and crammed into a plastic bag and dumped in a desert dead. The big problem now is that I can't see Apple being caught by anyone, this may not be good news.

There are a few niggles (one of which necessitated me swapping around my computing set-up) and some input/ergonomics issues, but nothing major or deal breaking. The Wifi music store is the most dangerous thing to happen to music-buyers' wallets that I can remember. They *need* to get rid of that horrible DRM pronto. I haven't spent any money on it tonight and I regard that as a victory in itself (despite having previewed the new High On Fire album about eight times). Tomorrow morning I can't be so sure. I have however got Handbrake to convert my three hour Harvey Milk DVD into iPod format and it plays flawlessly with each song broken into chapters so I can skip through at my leisure on the band's entire career in the palm of my hand. Christ even the stock headphones sound alright.

I'm skirting over Safari and YouTube for the moment because they're extra gravy for me. Both work as well as you imagine. The fact that all this is achieved by something that is essentially feather-light and the thickness of your average cream cracker is cause for celebration. This is up there with the Cambridge Z88 for me in terms of geek utopia. Anyone who loves music and has a need for portability simply has to get one of these. A landmark device in my opinion.

Mat T · Post by **Mat T** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 8:11 am 0

GeeZa wrote:So obviously I've been playing with this fucking thing all day and all night.

I'm not going to go into any detail because it would take too much text, but it's probably worth saying that this could be Apple's best piece of hardware in a decade or more. It's just shockingly good. I said on here a while back that I expected their new iPod to change the paradigm and this thing does just that. It leaves Zune and everything else for dead. Not just normal dead either, but hacked up and crammed into a plastic bag and dumped in a desert dead. The big problem now is that I can't see Apple being caught by anyone, this may not be good news.

There are a few niggles (one of which necessitated me swapping around my computing set-up) and some input/ergonomics issues, but nothing major or deal breaking. The Wifi music store is the most dangerous thing to happen to music-buyers' wallets that I can remember. They *need* to get rid of that horrible DRM pronto. I haven't spent any money on it tonight and I regard that as a victory in itself (despite having previewed the new High On Fire album about eight times). Tomorrow morning I can't be so sure. I have however got Handbrake to convert my three hour Harvey Milk DVD into iPod format and it plays flawlessly with each song broken into chapters so I can skip through at my leisure on the band's entire career in the palm of my hand. Christ even the stock headphones sound alright.

I'm skirting over Safari and YouTube for the moment because they're extra gravy for me. Both work as well as you imagine. The fact that all this is achieved by something that is essentially feather-light and the thickness of your average cream cracker is cause for celebration. This is up there with the Cambridge Z88 for me in terms of geek utopia. Anyone who loves music and has a need for portability simply has to get one of these. A landmark device in my opinion.

That is a good insight into it. I fancy this but I get the feeling that the next iPhone iteration will merge the iPod Touch into it. It is extremely tempting though.

gravy · Post by **gravy** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 8:18 am 0

Geeza's made my credit card start running round the room shouting "Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" GGGGGGGnnnnnnG

Sickboy · Post by **Sickboy** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 10:06 am 0

I want it.
I want it bad.

A fella at work has a Zune and - bless - he's clinging on tight, but that 'I won't be bought by Apple...' smirk is looking decidedly rictus... I keep showing him the demo movie and he does this lovely little smiling shrug but - you can see it in his eyes - inside he's fucking /screaming/ for it.

What's the easiest fix for a straight-through patch-up of yer missing album art?

Misfit · Post by **Misfit** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 2:03 pm 0

Can the touch do anything the iPhone can't?

Acronym · Post by **Acronym** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 2:39 pm 0

Sickboy wrote:I want it.
I want it bad.

A fella at work has a Zune and - bless - he's clinging on tight, but that 'I won't be bought by Apple...' smirk is looking decidedly rictus... I keep showing him the demo movie and he does this lovely little smiling shrug but - you can see it in his eyes - inside he's fucking /screaming/ for it.

What's the easiest fix for a straight-through patch-up of yer missing album art?

The 'get artwork from iTunes store' thing has always worked for me.

Mele · Post by **Mele** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 2:48 pm 0

Sickboy wrote:I want it.
I want it bad.

A fella at work has a Zune and - bless - he's clinging on tight, but that 'I won't be bought by Apple...' smirk is looking decidedly rictus... I keep showing him the demo movie and he does this lovely little smiling shrug but - you can see it in his eyes - inside he's fucking /screaming/ for it.

What's the easiest fix for a straight-through patch-up of yer missing album art?

Amazon then get info add pic.

offyoutoddle · Post by **offyoutoddle** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 5:26 pm 0

This really is an amazing device.I just wish iTunes store wasn't DRM'd. Probably for the best, I'd only go mad....

I love the wifi accessusing it now. But I waswondering if anyone else gets errors connecting to you tube? It hardly ever connects for me.

Xstreme · Post by **Xstreme** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 6:53 pm 0

Just registered for Apple Expo in Paris next week - it was an obligatory part of the photo diploma I'm studying for which I thought was ace

If they have any ipod touches available the credit card could take a hammering. Photo portfolio in my pocket for potential clients, anytime, anywhere innit

Al · Post by Al » Sat Sep 22, 2007 7:28 pm 0

offyoutoddle wrote:I love the wifi accessusing it now. But I waswondering if anyone else gets errors connecting to you tube? It hardly ever connects for me.

It's been working fine for me on my iPhone...until today. I've not managed to connect all day.

milesmowbray · Post by **milesmowbray** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:33 pm 0

Does anyone know if the ipod touch can play music from your iTunes library on your PC using wireless. I used my old ipod as a hi-fi component most of the time and so it needed the big HDD, but if you can stream over wifi I will just get the 8GB jobbie.

Al · Post by Al » Sun Sep 23, 2007 1:47 am 0

milesmowbray wrote:Does anyone know if the ipod touch can play music from your iTunes library on your PC using wireless. I used my old ipod as a hi-fi component most of the time and so it needed the big HDD, but if you can stream over wifi I will just get the 8GB jobbie.

That would be an awesome feature but alas it isn't supported. Yet...

offyoutoddle · Post by **offyoutoddle** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 1:13 pm 0

The dream is over.

Had to take it back. Wifi access was a problem - signal strength kept dropping from full to 1 bar right next to the router whenever you used it in anger, and it kept breaking the router - needed to reset it all the time.

Coupled with the inability to get youTube to work, decided to take it back and get it replaced. Alas, no stock to replace, so took a refund instead.

I was starting to have a few doubts about the screen too - noticed that frontalot video on youtube looked a bit odd, as it was really dark.

They treated me fine though, no quibbles, I'm just so gutted. I think I'll wait a while before I get another one though, way too many problems cropping up with these first batches. Not even sure I want to risk it again at all at the moment. Pig Sick.

GeeZa · Post by **GeeZa** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 3:33 pm 0

That's a shitter offyoutoddle. What was your manufacture week, do you know? Mine's been rock solid and the screen is absolutely fine, dark scenes are easily viewable. Looks to me like the early batches, the ones that somehow got leaked to the stores, are not up to the usual standard. We've been here before with other Apple kit, it's like a running theme.

Bummer though. I doubt the newer batches are much of a risk but who knows?

I can't stop using mine. HELP?

offyoutoddle · Post by **offyoutoddle** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 5:56 pm 0

It was week 36 which means no suprise really.

still glad yours is working out well. i'll get another at some point when I feel braver!