I thought about this too, but thought it could be due to the angle at which the light hits the grooves. if the grooves are parallel or perpendicular to the light source could this change their reflectivity and therefore put a cast into the sound? Then again i don't know what regular friction noise sounds like as I am from the younger generation and have never used a record (but just might dig one out to throw on my scanner if the source is ever released!) Just a random thought..
Bluetooth would be cool on an iPod, but two of the major features of the iPod are that it 1.) Charges itself via the power FireWire provides so that you never have to hook it up to a power adapter and 2.)data transfer to the iPod is very fast because of the FireWire connection. I *know* critics like us here at/. would complain about how long it takes to transfer MP3s over a 1megabit connection of Bluetooth.
I also think that the personalization/engraving of the iPods is a feature that will make those who were already going to buy one fall in love with it more. Obviously the iPod doesn't attract the bargan shopper in the first place, but this touch makes it more attractive to the shoppers who fall in love with the product.
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I thought about this too, but thought it could be due to the angle at which the light hits the grooves. if the grooves are parallel or perpendicular to the light source could this change their reflectivity and therefore put a cast into the sound? Then again i don't know what regular friction noise sounds like as I am from the younger generation and have never used a record (but just might dig one out to throw on my scanner if the source is ever released!) Just a random thought..
Bluetooth would be cool on an iPod, but two of the major features of the iPod are that it 1.) Charges itself via the power FireWire provides so that you never have to hook it up to a power adapter and 2.)data transfer to the iPod is very fast because of the FireWire connection. I *know* critics like us here at /. would complain about how long it takes to transfer MP3s over a 1megabit connection of Bluetooth.
I also think that the personalization/engraving of the iPods is a feature that will make those who were already going to buy one fall in love with it more. Obviously the iPod doesn't attract the bargan shopper in the first place, but this touch makes it more attractive to the shoppers who fall in love with the product.
I wish i could afford one.