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New iPod Firmware Released

Posted by michael on from the singing-the-no-pudge-blues dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Apple has just released their newest firmware for the newer generation of 'dockable' iPods, version 2.0.1. This is the update that gives the iPod USB2 support for Windows computers, and also includes an 'enhanced' on-the-go playlist, with an 'improved' backlight."

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  1. How can by shibbydude · · Score: 2, Interesting

    the backlight be improved by the firmware? And what of this USB2 support? Is it Full-speed or High-speed?

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    1. Re:How can by loquacious+d · · Score: 3, Interesting

      It's probably the backlight timer. With the old firmware, the backlight would go off 1 second or 5 seconds (or whatever you set it to) after you turned it on, not after you stopped fiddling with the buttons. Way annoying.

    2. Re:How can by am46n · · Score: 2, Interesting

      The click may be gone, but if you have a CD that has track markers in the middle of songs or movements (Abbado's CSO Mahler 7 anybody?) there is still an annoying little gap between the tracks.

  2. argh by evel+aka+matt · · Score: 3, Interesting

    This firmware needs to be released for the older iPod. That would make me a happy camper.

  3. About Friggin Time! (Troll +1) by numbski · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Sorry. Had my 30GB since nearly the day it came out, and the thing locks up usually once per day.

    Hopefully the crash bug is fixed. Allelujah for the improved backlighting. :)

    I'm still waiting on the dev kit so I can make games and even better, code something for direct inputs from the iPod into the Calendar and Contacts.

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  4. Re:About Friggin Time! (Troll +1) by damiam · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Dev kit. Not finished yet, but that's an even better reason to start hacking on it.

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