scouser 4 Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 Take a look ipod fans.... http://shopping.guardian.co.uk/gadgets/story/0,1587,1115007,00.html Link to post Share on other sites
DumbStick 13 Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 Some people just think and analyse was too much. Link to post Share on other sites
fukdane 2 Posted January 4, 2004 Share Posted January 4, 2004 I wouldn't want to be without mine now.... perhaps I should shut up! Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 Quote: "I got a boning playlist on my iPod for when I have sex" - P.Diddy The Pod really has revolutionized the world of portable music. When I went home for a couple weeks I just brought my pod and tape adapter and had my entire music library with me in my car for all the driving around. I used to go to the trouble of deciding what cds I wanted to take on a trip...no more. Yes I am a poddict. Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 I did that last time I was in Oz - had the tape adaptor, only to find that the car I rented didn't have have a damn tape deck Only CD player. (and no CD adaptors to be found anywhere). Next time I go back I'll buy one of those FM transmitters and play it off the radio. I agree that it's sure better than carrying a bunch of MDs or cassettes around with me.... Link to post Share on other sites
nekobi 0 Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 sunrise- the same thing happened to me when i went home! made me so mad bc my ipod makes driving around so much more fun. no more getting tired of the same cds. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted January 8, 2004 Author Share Posted January 8, 2004 Hmmmmm, you've all got me interested in one of these things. Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 they just announced new iPods - 4 gig in size that is the size of a meishi (name card to you non-japanese residents). Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 Quote: Originally posted by sunrise: (name card to you non-japanese residents). business card for those who had never heard of the english term 'name card' until they came to japan I should add that it is amazing. It "only" holds 1000 songs. Some will say that 10,000 songs is not enough, but I reckon that is crap. This just might be the thing that gets me into the pod world (after which I will lose it, break it or my dog will eat it). Link to post Share on other sites
guzzlers-baps 0 Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 Dumb question time (sorry) - OK, I buy an ipod. Where do I get the songs from???? Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 From your computer. They got on your computer because you did something illegal which every one is doing anyway. Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 Not everything gets that gets on one's computer comes from illegal sources. Among other things I have a large part of my CD collection on on my iPod. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 unless you own the rights to the CD's in your collection (which, being a muso, you may well do) is it not illegal to copy a CD? Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 You're legally allowed to copy a CD ("audio recording" is probably closer to the corrrect term) that you own for your own personal use. (for someone else's personal use of course is another story - but hey - that's as natural as running water). Itunes and iPod would've been caught up in a legal scam if this wasn't the case as copying your CD collection to the iPod was it's major selling point before the iTunes Music Store came around. I think it's just one copy but I'm not 100% sure of that, that probably pertains to one particular media. For instance if you want one on MD, one on cassette and one on your iPod I'm sure that's not illegal. I think this runs the same for videos and DVDs that you purchase. Link to post Share on other sites
nekobi 0 Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 just found out about iTrip - you can play your ipod thru an FM radio, so no worries if you rent a car without a tape deck. sounds pretty cool. Link to post Share on other sites
danz 0 Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 hope I don't offend the iPod camp but... check out the Rio Nitrus...they have a new 4gb model... Rio miniPod HD: 4GB 4GB Dim: 3.0x2.4x0.6 3.6x2.0x0.5 Bat: 16hr/charge 8hr/charge Wght: 2oz 3.06oz audio: mp3, wma mp3, aac price: $249 $249 I got a rio Karma recently (20gb) and have been very impressed...great player and much cheaper than the ipod version...battery life alone should be an eye-opener for the minipod battle... danz Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 Yeah, that's the one Nekobi. On my list of things to get before my next Oz trip. Danz - same price, same size as the new mini iPod. Battery life? hmmmm. could be good. But - will it sync with iTunes? Link to post Share on other sites
danz 0 Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 sunrise... i dont think anything non-apple will sync up with itunes...but there are plenty other media juke-box players out there that are just as good... also, apple has a very tight pricing scheme...meaning its hard to find deals for much less than what is on the official apple web-site...the rio (and other manufacturers) on the other hand, will drop in price quickly (I got my karma for like 100 bucks cheaper than the official web-site figure)...my guess is the rio will be cheaper... danz Link to post Share on other sites
LiquidX 0 Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Interesting article here about the battery issue http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/newse/20040113wo62.htm Link to post Share on other sites
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