Jobs is supposed to be very conservative when it comes to electronic devices with too many features. He hates PDA's as an example but that's more likely because he'd rather push laptops with a higher margin.
I think the reason that the iPod has succeeded so well is due to the fact that any bonehead can pick one up and play music. It's about as intuitive as it can be.
I also would have liked to see their prototypes - I'm always interested in taking a look at a particular product's development. A company I used to work for had a relationship with one of the design offices at Motorola and they had some weird bits there from aborted projects or concepts.
I meant to say cache the XML data for the songs but I was a little vague. My iTunes XML data is about 1 meg and it contains all the data for the library, if the iPod could get song info from that instead of loading the next 32mb of data, the battery life wouldn't suffer if you like to track forward and backward.
sorry, sorry... I meant caching the list of songs, not the actual data. the XML file for track names in my iTunes is 1 meg and it includes all of the relevant song information. throw that in the buffer and load the song information from IT instead of pulling the next batch from the HD.
You will have to consult the compatibility chart to verify that your plant is supported. There may be a downloadable firmware update to support more plants in the future.
Early in the morning I can't sleep /
I can't work and I can't eat /
I've been drunk all day, can't concentrate /
Maybe I'm making a big mistake /
Caught me down like a killer shark /
It's like a railroad running right through my heart /
Jekyll and hyde the way I behave /
Feel like I'm running on an empty gauge /
Oh no not again /
It hurts so good /
I don't understand /
Infatuation.
Is that whey you play crappy Rod Stewart music through the plant?
There's always www.somafm.com, they have a great playlist of unique music - you could rip a few hours of music and bring it with you. No commercials, no trendy music beaten to death.
We have a "dance music" radio station here in south florida and it's pure garbage. Their playlist is maybe 50 songs and they play the hell out of them. At first, it was a nice break from the ClearChannel monopolized market down here but I can't turn that station on anymore, or any other station for that matter.
From their playlist thing on the webpage: Hey Ya (Ulti-Mix), Can't Get You Out Of My Head, Sun Is Shining, Days Go By, Music Sounds Better With You, Protect Your Mind (Braveheart Theme).
This stuff is so damn played out! I would rather listen to the engine and wind rather than the damned radio.
Fortunately I have music I want to hear in my iPod so I don't have to suffer with the radio.
Beastie Boys, TMBG (The Spine, I don't really fancy their stuff that much), John Williams' scores, Air, Billy Joel, Elton John, Various hip-hop and top 40, Jurassic 5, Maroon 5, N.E.R.D., Puff Daddy
Beastie Boys
TMBG (The Spine, I don't really fancy their stuff that much)
John Williams' scores
Air
Billy Joel
Elton John
Various hip-hop and top 40
Jurassic 5
Maroon 5
N.E.R.D.
Puff Daddy
And a bunch of movie sound tracks like:
Kill Bill Vols 1 and 2
Love, Actually soundtrack
etc...
By way of your analogy, why would you want a device that couldn't be recharged (we're assuming the power is out) to be your means of listening for emergency radio instructions?
They still sell batteries, they still sell cheap radios. You could buy a Grundig FR200 FM/AM/SW radio with a built in dynamo for $39.99 at Radio Shack if you were really concerned with radio during emergency or blackout.
Does the newest (or even Gen 3) iPod still eat battery power when you track forward through a playlist or random? My 1st gen holds ~5 songs in the buffer and if I don't want to hear any of them by tracking forward, it loads the next batch and wastes HD power by doing so. It would have seemed obvious to just cache the next 500 songs in the buffer as well, plus it wouldn't create a huge pause as the HD spins up and loads data.
Is it possible that the extra four hours' playback time was "recovered" by the caching of the song data?
Just in case people yell at me for not pressing the menu button and manually scrolling to a song: My iPod is mounted on my dash and I'd rather push a button that I can find with my finger than ram into a car because I was looking for something.
Wow... I... uh... wow! I'm sort of speechless now:) I do refresh my 1337 gr4mm4r skilz when I read the obligatory "to, too, two, there, they're, their, loose, lose, etc" posts that are pasted into threads. I've never wanted to be the guy who said he "had to much too loose." Plus, homonyms are easy; I just have problems with gigantic run-on sentences.
I guess I for one welcome my new grammar overlord:)
You can't magically 'get back' battery life. All rechargable battery cells have a finite amount of charge/discharge cycles until they start to lose capacity. You can do some googling and find companies that will sell you a new battery or replace it for you. There is always Apples' refurb program but it's the most expensive (although I believe you get a refurb unit instead of just a battery).
Apple will NEVER release firmware that upgrades older units to newer features unless it suits them. Example: Gen 1 and 2 iPods got ACC decoding but didn't get on the go playlists. They/could have/ done OTG playlists but that's one of the features seperating old from new.
You should get 90 days interest free if that counts for anything:)
If you have the Apple Loan, you should try to get Apple to extend the price to a local store and maybe you could pick it up? You of course could also go to an Apple authorized dealer to buy w/ the loan but you'll never see the price cut you would get from Apple.
The problem with viewing TV on LCD panels is that it looks like, well, it looks like shit. The pixels are too precise for playing back video like that - TV needs a certain "softness" to it. I don't know if they have a special type of LCD or if the TV tuner will do some sort of line doubling/smoothing but from personal experience, TV signals running at high resolution doesn't look right.
Wonder if the employees get to take their pick of stuff being brought in? The stuff *I* throw away is of no use to anyone, myself included. The stuff *other* people throw away who are far more affluent is potentially good.
I'm willing to bet that there will be decent (not amazing) stuff being given up. 2 megapixel cameras, older P4/Athlon systems, decent stuff of all types. They should maybe try to refurbish the better stuff and donate it to schools or low-income families. It sounds like it's just going to be sent to the recycler to be melted down.
And of course... cue the obligatory "In Soviet Russia, $subject $verbs you!:)
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I think the reason that the iPod has succeeded so well is due to the fact that any bonehead can pick one up and play music. It's about as intuitive as it can be.
I also would have liked to see their prototypes - I'm always interested in taking a look at a particular product's development. A company I used to work for had a relationship with one of the design offices at Motorola and they had some weird bits there from aborted projects or concepts.
I just found out that you can download an illegally hacked genus ROM file to use the system with poplars.
I have to use punch cards you insensitive clod!
I meant to say cache the XML data for the songs but I was a little vague. My iTunes XML data is about 1 meg and it contains all the data for the library, if the iPod could get song info from that instead of loading the next 32mb of data, the battery life wouldn't suffer if you like to track forward and backward.
sorry, sorry... I meant caching the list of songs, not the actual data. the XML file for track names in my iTunes is 1 meg and it includes all of the relevant song information. throw that in the buffer and load the song information from IT instead of pulling the next batch from the HD.
Well, I for one welcome our new Perennial overlords.
You will have to consult the compatibility chart to verify that your plant is supported. There may be a downloadable firmware update to support more plants in the future.
Is that whey you play crappy Rod Stewart music through the plant?
There's always www.somafm.com, they have a great playlist of unique music - you could rip a few hours of music and bring it with you. No commercials, no trendy music beaten to death.
From their playlist thing on the webpage: Hey Ya (Ulti-Mix), Can't Get You Out Of My Head, Sun Is Shining, Days Go By, Music Sounds Better With You, Protect Your Mind (Braveheart Theme).
This stuff is so damn played out! I would rather listen to the engine and wind rather than the damned radio.
Fortunately I have music I want to hear in my iPod so I don't have to suffer with the radio.
Beastie Boys, TMBG (The Spine, I don't really fancy their stuff that much), John Williams' scores, Air, Billy Joel, Elton John, Various hip-hop and top 40, Jurassic 5, Maroon 5, N.E.R.D., Puff Daddy
What I usually listen to:
Beastie Boys TMBG (The Spine, I don't really fancy their stuff that much) John Williams' scores Air Billy Joel Elton John Various hip-hop and top 40 Jurassic 5 Maroon 5 N.E.R.D. Puff Daddy
And a bunch of movie sound tracks like:
Kill Bill Vols 1 and 2 Love, Actually soundtrack etc...
My iTunes library only has about 850 songs in it.
I'm beating a dead horse. Apologies in advance...
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I have a baby on the way, I would have spent fourthy thousand dollars to be snipped if only I had known earlier.
They still sell batteries, they still sell cheap radios. You could buy a Grundig FR200 FM/AM/SW radio with a built in dynamo for $39.99 at Radio Shack if you were really concerned with radio during emergency or blackout.
Well, compared to a handful of people, yes.
Is it possible that the extra four hours' playback time was "recovered" by the caching of the song data?
Just in case people yell at me for not pressing the menu button and manually scrolling to a song: My iPod is mounted on my dash and I'd rather push a button that I can find with my finger than ram into a car because I was looking for something.
It even worked in spite of Apple announcing new iPods!
I guess I for one welcome my new grammar overlord :)
Apple will NEVER release firmware that upgrades older units to newer features unless it suits them. Example: Gen 1 and 2 iPods got ACC decoding but didn't get on the go playlists. They /could have/ done OTG playlists but that's one of the features seperating old from new.
You too. :)
If you have the Apple Loan, you should try to get Apple to extend the price to a local store and maybe you could pick it up? You of course could also go to an Apple authorized dealer to buy w/ the loan but you'll never see the price cut you would get from Apple.
The problem with viewing TV on LCD panels is that it looks like, well, it looks like shit. The pixels are too precise for playing back video like that - TV needs a certain "softness" to it. I don't know if they have a special type of LCD or if the TV tuner will do some sort of line doubling/smoothing but from personal experience, TV signals running at high resolution doesn't look right.
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I'm willing to bet that there will be decent (not amazing) stuff being given up. 2 megapixel cameras, older P4/Athlon systems, decent stuff of all types. They should maybe try to refurbish the better stuff and donate it to schools or low-income families. It sounds like it's just going to be sent to the recycler to be melted down.
And of course... cue the obligatory "In Soviet Russia, $subject $verbs you! :)