New iPods
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Kid_Eternity
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Bloke next to me on the tube the other morning pulled out the new nano, it looks just as odd in real life as it does in the photos.
For a second I thought I was starting to appreciate it's design but seeing it close it up it just looks...wrong. Can't quite explain it, there's just something about the shape, the squashed look that makes it look wrong.
For a second I thought I was starting to appreciate it's design but seeing it close it up it just looks...wrong. Can't quite explain it, there's just something about the shape, the squashed look that makes it look wrong.
editor
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Yes, but it's not likely to happen any time soon.rollinder said:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6288510.stm
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G. Fieendish
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Re: DAB Digital Radio
They were going to get rid of FM, in 2015, but due to the fact we went in early with DAB, meant that the audio encoding is fixed bit rate Mp2, i.e awful... (think technology wise Philips Cd-i/VCD as a example)
Coupled with the fact that in order to cram in as many stations on each Multiplex as possible, the audio sampling bit rate was steadily reduced from a initial rate of 320Kbps to in some cases, under 96Kbps....
(The minimum level of sampling that the BBC was committed to in the beginning, was 192Kbps, but has dropped to 128Kbps,& in some cases, 96Kbps....)
There is a "second generation" format called DAB+, that uses Variable Rate AAC, (think iPod) at 192Kbps, that offers far better sound quality, but current DAB recievers can't recieve it.....
They were going to get rid of FM, in 2015, but due to the fact we went in early with DAB, meant that the audio encoding is fixed bit rate Mp2, i.e awful... (think technology wise Philips Cd-i/VCD as a example)
Coupled with the fact that in order to cram in as many stations on each Multiplex as possible, the audio sampling bit rate was steadily reduced from a initial rate of 320Kbps to in some cases, under 96Kbps....
(The minimum level of sampling that the BBC was committed to in the beginning, was 192Kbps, but has dropped to 128Kbps,& in some cases, 96Kbps....)
There is a "second generation" format called DAB+, that uses Variable Rate AAC, (think iPod) at 192Kbps, that offers far better sound quality, but current DAB recievers can't recieve it.....
So...
My little ishuffle got a ride in the washing machine the other day
and whilst amazingly still operating, It's not completely happy about it and I think essentially, it's fucked.
I'm looking at replacing it with an 8GB nano, but I'm also quite tempted by the 8GB Touch having had a play with one in the apple store.
Of course all the wifi gubbings worked perfectly in the store, but has anyone here got one yet and does all the wifi stuff actually work acceptably in the real world, etc?
My little ishuffle got a ride in the washing machine the other day
and whilst amazingly still operating, It's not completely happy about it and I think essentially, it's fucked.I'm looking at replacing it with an 8GB nano, but I'm also quite tempted by the 8GB Touch having had a play with one in the apple store.
Of course all the wifi gubbings worked perfectly in the store, but has anyone here got one yet and does all the wifi stuff actually work acceptably in the real world, etc?
Crispy
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Well, it'll only work at an unlocked wifi point (and on your home one, of course) - and those aren't exactly common. It's also much bigger than the nano, and has the worst battery life of any ipod model.
I'd only bother with it if you're going to watch movies on it.
I'd only bother with it if you're going to watch movies on it.
Reno
The In Kraut
I bought an 160GB iPod while I was in the US last month (size is everything!). It's been coming in handy as I now commute two hours on the train every day. I stuffed it full with music, podcasts, documentaries, current affairs programmes and Futurama episodes and for a month I was the happiest commuter in the world, but yesterday it just died on me for no good reason. 
Off to the Apple store tonight....
Off to the Apple store tonight....
Crispy said:
Well... You can also get heavily discounted public wifi from The Cloud... Battery life is fine. Its not as good as a classic iPod, but its much better than the true "Classic" ipods (ie, generation 2 + 3).
Crispy said:
If you're just listening to music stick to an normal iPod. Though the Touch is handy as a multi-purpose Media device...
Crispy
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Hit it.Reno said:I bought an 160GB iPod while I was in the US last month (size is everything!). It's been coming in handy as I now commute two hours on the train every day. I stuffed it full with music, podcasts, documentaries, current affairs programmes and Futurama episodes and for a month I was the happiest commuter in the world, but yesterday it just died on me for no good reason.
Off to the Apple store tonight....
I'm serious. My old 3rd gen ipod plays up and sometimes gives me the 'dead ipod' or 'mystery folder' on startup. If I press it on my ear, I can hear the HD ticking or shirring up and down. I slap it around a bit, then restart it (hold down menu and select) and it goes again.
if yr ipod dies and will not charge or switch on and it does that very feint tick ticking,
leave it for about two days until the tick ticking goes and then try charging it.
worked for me, it needed a totally flat battery in order to be kick started again. awkward piece of crap....
leave it for about two days until the tick ticking goes and then try charging it.
worked for me, it needed a totally flat battery in order to be kick started again. awkward piece of crap....
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Crispy said:
NOOOOOOO, its brilliant, hack it to get email and all the iphone apps ,its still tiny, well thin anyway. If you want out and about wifi The Cloud do it for £4 a month, otherwise there's plenty of free wifi, there's a list in the Brixton section for Brixton ones. I've never had a problem with the battery, although of course it will drain fast if you watch video's at full brightness. The interface is simply brilliant, its basically replaced my laptop for just checking emails and a bit of browsing whilst out and about. And its a music player, and it plays videos too. I thought i'd use my old 8 gig nano more as its a bit smaller but i never take it out now.
Crispy
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That's another "hit the fucker upside the head" situationdweller said:if yr ipod dies and will not charge or switch on and it does that very feint tick ticking,
leave it for about two days until the tick ticking goes and then try charging it.
worked for me, it needed a totally flat battery in order to be kick started again. awkward piece of crap....
Kid_Eternity
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Had a play with mates iPod Touch at the pub this evening, fuck me is it cool! I'm fucking sold on the thing the only thing holding me back is the small storage, when these babies get to 4/50 gigs I'm getting one!
Kid_Eternity
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Hopefully sooner...and yeah those complaining about the keyboard should just try it. I found it a piece of piss, no mental problems about the lack of physical buttons and only about three or four mistakes (which was pretty impressive considering how drunk I was!). If the iPhone went 3g, had bigger storage and evolved the smartphone side of it I'd seriously consider getting one.
Convergence is cool!
Convergence is cool!
G. Fieendish
Snark Hunter
Re: Flash memory
Consdiering Toshiba's offering a 16Gb SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) card for sale, in February, how long before Mini/Micro SDHC cards with the same capacity turn up on sale....
Consdiering Toshiba's offering a 16Gb SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) card for sale, in February, how long before Mini/Micro SDHC cards with the same capacity turn up on sale....
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