Duuuuh, indeed.Sickboy wrote:Just press the top-left button but don't hold it.Jimaroid wrote:Spread the love?Sickboy wrote:Duuuuuuuh. Just worked out how to instantly lock the screen.
New iPods
OK, had a good chance to play with it now, put tunes on, put videos on, put some pics on and tried browsing and YouTube.
I think the correct response is "Fucking hell!"
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It's a littel sliver of sci-fi. The multitouch stuff is awesome and works super well. Browsing web pages is so much nicer than on anything else - no trying to faff about hitting tiny links with a stylus like on most mobile browsers, just multitouch-zoom in on the link and hit it with your dirty great finger. Then zoom in on the pictures of donkeys you've found and scroll around to examine their naughty bits in exquisite detail - it's all amazingly fluid and easy.
Youtube looks stunning too. I guess the reconversion of all their stuff to H.264 is proceeding well because even my own silly videos of the sheep were available and looked awesome.
The screen looks fine to me, no weirdness in the blacks or aught so I guess those early problems are over.
Even browsing one's choons looks amazing if you've been an anal twat like me and downloaded loads of coverflow artwork ready for the new 'pod.
Absolutely gobsmacked really. I find it amazing that it really is as smooth to use as it looks in all the videos, and that this little gizmo that cost less than £300 and is as thin as a biscuit is able to do so much and look like it fell out of the future whilst doing so.
iPod touch is the very essence of geektastic.
I think the correct response is "Fucking hell!"
.It's a littel sliver of sci-fi. The multitouch stuff is awesome and works super well. Browsing web pages is so much nicer than on anything else - no trying to faff about hitting tiny links with a stylus like on most mobile browsers, just multitouch-zoom in on the link and hit it with your dirty great finger. Then zoom in on the pictures of donkeys you've found and scroll around to examine their naughty bits in exquisite detail - it's all amazingly fluid and easy.
Youtube looks stunning too. I guess the reconversion of all their stuff to H.264 is proceeding well because even my own silly videos of the sheep were available and looked awesome.
The screen looks fine to me, no weirdness in the blacks or aught so I guess those early problems are over.
Even browsing one's choons looks amazing if you've been an anal twat like me and downloaded loads of coverflow artwork ready for the new 'pod
.Absolutely gobsmacked really. I find it amazing that it really is as smooth to use as it looks in all the videos, and that this little gizmo that cost less than £300 and is as thin as a biscuit is able to do so much and look like it fell out of the future whilst doing so
.iPod touch is the very essence of geektastic
.Justified and Ancient.
I agree, I've been carrying and using mine constantly since it arrived, it's even starting to look a little weather-beaten and grubby. Best thing Apple have done in ten years, it's a truly amazing device. Got my Led Zep and Live At Pompeii DVDs on it now, yum. I like the way I can manually tick on/off the movies on the sync tab so I can add and delete painlessly. The Space Giraffe YouTube vids looked great and I think sty's idea of some Neon mixes uploaded to MP4 is a really good one.
Do get some sort of cover for it though. I managed to find a generic neoprene one for $9 that just about does the job. No scratching in the pocket now.
Do get some sort of cover for it though. I managed to find a generic neoprene one for $9 that just about does the job. No scratching in the pocket now.
"Chrome plated stars on a black leather sky"
Posting from mine now (obviously) and fucking hell. This is the future, proper at long last Tomorrow's World 21st cebtury future. I've had a lot of PDAs in my time and developed on all of the platforms to date and this shits on them all greatly.
I'm using it in horiz mode and typing with two fingers and I've used the backspace key only twice in this post so far. Amazing
I'm using it in horiz mode and typing with two fingers and I've used the backspace key only twice in this post so far. Amazing
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HGFB2: So when are you going to use it for irc via your bluetooth modem Jim?
[18:40] Jimaroid: Hmm...
[18:40] }stinky_ox{: yeah, needs hacking now so that one can stick on irc and such :)
[18:40] Wibble: Hahah
[18:40] Wibble is now known as WibbleIY.
[18:40] WibbleIY: I shall paint now
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[18:42] piku: oh no, it's a fanboy shootout, raincoats everyone!
[18:42] HGFB|N800: God bless oss and a full irc client
[18:43] JimaPwnsHGFB: haha
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They're much quieter than the US versions even with the limiter off. My Cowon A2 is the same unless you tell it you're in the US when you first set it up.Jimaroid wrote:Haven't turned the volume limit on, have you?Sickboy wrote:Grr. I'd like the frickin' option to fuck up my ears, though. What with them belonging to me 'n all.HGFB wrote:We have nice European community rules that say our ears are too delicate for loud noises so we get lower volumes than the US.
My bag is called Mr Shitface
Nah. It definitely has an upper limit a few notches below what I'd prefer.Jimaroid wrote:Haven't turned the volume limit on, have you?Sickboy wrote:Grr. I'd like the frickin' option to fuck up my ears, though. What with them belonging to me 'n all.HGFB wrote:We have nice European community rules that say our ears are too delicate for loud noises so we get lower volumes than the US.
