Have the managed to keep the same thickness as the previous non-Photo iPods? One of the reasons I didn't spring for one before (aside of the insanely high price) was the fact that it was quite a bit larger and heavier than the others. A fraction of an inch doesn't sound like much, but in your hand it definitely felt bulkier.
I agree completely, which is why the non-low frequency speakers in my system are moderately priced ones which reproduce good highs and midranges so things are balanced. But I've seen people use staggeringly huge speakers for all four of their surrounds, and the sound is too overpowering.
I'm sure speaker manufacturers would LOVE for this to become the next big thing in home theaters. I'm sure it will cost more to the end consumer, however I don't think it's as overblown as some might be making it out to be.
Consider that if you have 13 speakers instead of a measly 4, that you might not need to go all out and have 13 floor-standing gut-punchers in order to achieve a proper effect. I'm betting a much smaller speaker will be more balanced, and cheaper.
Makes sense, it's a natural progression of the product line, really. Eventually we would have had the iPod, iPod Photo, iPod Shuffle, U2 Special Edition iPod, iPod Video (you KNOW it's coming...), etc. Now their product line is more focused with a single main iPod product, and is probably easier to manage that way.
Pricing's not bad either. I might just consider upgrading from my 20 gig generation 3.
I'm still waiting for the goatse guy to case mod himself. It'd probably be the first reported case of someone's ass getting Slashdotted, literally. I'm sure the collective Slashdot head would explode from the irony of the whole endeavor.
USA don't have a "train" culture, it'd probably be tough making them accept to use trains
... which seems really strange to me, given what a hard-on the US had for trains back in the day. I still can't understand why air travel kicked rail's ass when there was such an established infrastructure in place already.
The iPod itself is simply a media player. It can play MP3s, AAC (Apple's preferrec audio codec), and others. It does not convert anything on th fly at all. iTunes, the jukeboxing software used with iTunes, can convert MP3s to AAC if the user explicitly tells it to. It can import from CD into AAC or MP3 format, but defaults to AAC. The user can change this.
(A bit offtopic here) I find it interesting how the internet went from a primarily text-based medium, and suddenly exploded with MEDIA MEDIA MEDIA everywhere. We ended up with horrble frankensites like IGN and CNet, with maybe 1% actual content per page, the rest being graphical and media fluff. And now I hear what you say a LOT, where people are sick of going to sites and being overloaded with junk, and trying to find the buried content. Lots of people are finding the minimalist standpoint to be a valid one (my website for instance is pretty minimalist in that regard).
Back to RSS, I think we'll see the same thing happen. We'll rejoince at the BROADBAND MEDIA XPERIENCE it will bring us with all these extensions, but it will implode under its own weight. I'm just hoping it will return to its roots intead of fizzling out as another internet neato thing du jour.
They are. They're just also integrating it so that content management is handled by the application, the operating system, and the 14 year old hax0rs who are rejoicing at Microsoft opening up yet another way to rapidly disseminate nastiness to large groups of people.
... but if you really want your feedback to go somewhere that it might do some good, consider the CNN Feedback page. I can guarantee you that CNN higherups aren't paying attention to Slashdot, but there's at least a sliver of a chance the opinions might get heard if the Feedback page gets bombarded with comments about this.
How much do you want to bet that those that opt-out of the recruitment database are automatically opted-in to a database of people to profile as to WHY they opted-out.:)
One of the things I thought was really nifty about my iMac when I bought one a few months ago was how the inside looked. Anyone who's seen the interior of any Mac will tell you the layout of the hardware, and the hardware itself, is pretty spiffy looking.
Now I know the pictures in TFA are of a developer's kit, but I'm hoping the hardware for the release models looks a hell of a lot better than that. It's entirely disorganized, especially the cabling (when compared to current Mac models). I'm hoping this isn't a side-effect of the Intel switch.
Admittedly this is a bit of a silly gripe, but Apple's philosphy to date has to been to have a very definitive style for their systems, for both their hardware and software. I'd hate for them to become just another PC hardware supplier with a nifty OS.
Well what I'm suggesting is selling them both together in ONE pack. As I said I'd be willing to pay an extra five bucks so I can have the same movie on another media.
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Keep in mind, the first batch of movies they had out wasn't exactly varied or sizable. Movies are only now really being released for the format (hell, I even saw UMD versions on the new release rack at Best Buy a week ago).
They do make sense, from the standpoint of someone who doesn't want to buy another $300+ device to play DVDs then haul all that around as well, when travelling. Easier to have one device like the PSP to do it all.
I still say the best strategy for getting these out to the market is to offer DVDs that include a UMD in the case. I'd be willing to pay for dual packs like this if they cost an extra five bucks or something. That way I'd have my DVD to watch at home, and the UMD for when I'm travelling or something.
So far I love the fact that I paid $300 CAN and I get a video game system that does photos, encoded movies, music, AND is a portable movie player. It's a really great deal.
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You've never played a massively multiplayer online game before, have you? :)
Have the managed to keep the same thickness as the previous non-Photo iPods? One of the reasons I didn't spring for one before (aside of the insanely high price) was the fact that it was quite a bit larger and heavier than the others. A fraction of an inch doesn't sound like much, but in your hand it definitely felt bulkier.
I agree completely, which is why the non-low frequency speakers in my system are moderately priced ones which reproduce good highs and midranges so things are balanced. But I've seen people use staggeringly huge speakers for all four of their surrounds, and the sound is too overpowering.
I'm sure speaker manufacturers would LOVE for this to become the next big thing in home theaters. I'm sure it will cost more to the end consumer, however I don't think it's as overblown as some might be making it out to be.
Consider that if you have 13 speakers instead of a measly 4, that you might not need to go all out and have 13 floor-standing gut-punchers in order to achieve a proper effect. I'm betting a much smaller speaker will be more balanced, and cheaper.
Makes sense, it's a natural progression of the product line, really. Eventually we would have had the iPod, iPod Photo, iPod Shuffle, U2 Special Edition iPod, iPod Video (you KNOW it's coming...), etc. Now their product line is more focused with a single main iPod product, and is probably easier to manage that way.
Pricing's not bad either. I might just consider upgrading from my 20 gig generation 3.
I'm still waiting for the goatse guy to case mod himself. It'd probably be the first reported case of someone's ass getting Slashdotted, literally. I'm sure the collective Slashdot head would explode from the irony of the whole endeavor.
USA don't have a "train" culture, it'd probably be tough making them accept to use trains
... which seems really strange to me, given what a hard-on the US had for trains back in the day. I still can't understand why air travel kicked rail's ass when there was such an established infrastructure in place already.
The iPod itself is simply a media player. It can play MP3s, AAC (Apple's preferrec audio codec), and others. It does not convert anything on th fly at all. iTunes, the jukeboxing software used with iTunes, can convert MP3s to AAC if the user explicitly tells it to. It can import from CD into AAC or MP3 format, but defaults to AAC. The user can change this.
Maybe now the U in UMD might carry some significance, because right now it might as well be PMD for Proprietary Media Disc.
(A bit offtopic here) I find it interesting how the internet went from a primarily text-based medium, and suddenly exploded with MEDIA MEDIA MEDIA everywhere. We ended up with horrble frankensites like IGN and CNet, with maybe 1% actual content per page, the rest being graphical and media fluff. And now I hear what you say a LOT, where people are sick of going to sites and being overloaded with junk, and trying to find the buried content. Lots of people are finding the minimalist standpoint to be a valid one (my website for instance is pretty minimalist in that regard).
Back to RSS, I think we'll see the same thing happen. We'll rejoince at the BROADBAND MEDIA XPERIENCE it will bring us with all these extensions, but it will implode under its own weight. I'm just hoping it will return to its roots intead of fizzling out as another internet neato thing du jour.
They are. They're just also integrating it so that content management is handled by the application, the operating system, and the 14 year old hax0rs who are rejoicing at Microsoft opening up yet another way to rapidly disseminate nastiness to large groups of people.
What gives is that there's probably no official press release from IBM quoting actual numbers (or anything that officially approximates them).
Oddly, in this case there is no ? step.
... but if you really want your feedback to go somewhere that it might do some good, consider the CNN Feedback page. I can guarantee you that CNN higherups aren't paying attention to Slashdot, but there's at least a sliver of a chance the opinions might get heard if the Feedback page gets bombarded with comments about this.
Well at least someone got my pun. :)
Surely, making full use of the hardware you own is not "exploiting" it?
:)
Is that not what you're doing when you elevate your privileges on another person's system?
Microsoft :)
How much do you want to bet that those that opt-out of the recruitment database are automatically opted-in to a database of people to profile as to WHY they opted-out. :)
One of the things I thought was really nifty about my iMac when I bought one a few months ago was how the inside looked. Anyone who's seen the interior of any Mac will tell you the layout of the hardware, and the hardware itself, is pretty spiffy looking.
Now I know the pictures in TFA are of a developer's kit, but I'm hoping the hardware for the release models looks a hell of a lot better than that. It's entirely disorganized, especially the cabling (when compared to current Mac models). I'm hoping this isn't a side-effect of the Intel switch.
Admittedly this is a bit of a silly gripe, but Apple's philosphy to date has to been to have a very definitive style for their systems, for both their hardware and software. I'd hate for them to become just another PC hardware supplier with a nifty OS.
Well what I'm suggesting is selling them both together in ONE pack. As I said I'd be willing to pay an extra five bucks so I can have the same movie on another media.
Keep in mind, the first batch of movies they had out wasn't exactly varied or sizable. Movies are only now really being released for the format (hell, I even saw UMD versions on the new release rack at Best Buy a week ago).
They do make sense, from the standpoint of someone who doesn't want to buy another $300+ device to play DVDs then haul all that around as well, when travelling. Easier to have one device like the PSP to do it all.
I still say the best strategy for getting these out to the market is to offer DVDs that include a UMD in the case. I'd be willing to pay for dual packs like this if they cost an extra five bucks or something. That way I'd have my DVD to watch at home, and the UMD for when I'm travelling or something.
So far I love the fact that I paid $300 CAN and I get a video game system that does photos, encoded movies, music, AND is a portable movie player. It's a really great deal.
There's actually a reason that comma is there.
That's one way to get rid of all your old processors... :)
BTW, this is my 700th slashdot post. YAY!
You go girl.