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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's about and update for 1st gen Windows IPod! by dapantzman · · Score: 4, Informative

    In April the message on Apple's site was "Windows version available in Mid May" to the current one "Windows version available soon". Looks like some IPod owners are getting sent to the back of the line.

  2. 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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  3. Re:How can by Golias · · Score: 4, Informative
    Having installed the update, the backlight now seems to fade out slowly when the timre runs out, rather than blinking off suddenly.

    A much bigger deal is that this update got rid of that annoying little click noise that happened between tracks during playback. A lot of iPod owners have been complaining about that bug ever since 2.0 was released, and it's nice to see that Apple was listening to them.

    I have no interest in the USB2 support, as I use Firewire. I would reccomend most Windows users do the same, unless your system happens to already have USB2 installed for some reason. Last time I checked, a Firewire card was cheaper, and the iPod updates faster on Firewire than on USB2.

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