new iPods, iTunes 7 and more

[MrNase]

Take a look at www.apple.com - the new Shuffle looks great, a perfect thing for sport activities. :)

But it sucks IMHO that the blue iPod Nano is only available as 4GB version. :(

[DirectPixel]

Yep. I'm thinking of getting a new shuffle and iPod nano to replace my current set of iPods. :)

[MrNase]

The new Nano looks nice, I'm trying to sell my Mini right now. :p

[Greps]

Sandisk Sansa > nano

[Omri.L]

Damn.. there's a whole new 5th generation iPods. Do you think that it is possible to update the older 5th generations iPods so that it will have the same new features (such as search, thanks god(..)) ?

[Dean C]

Wow! That new shuffle is tiny :)

[Vile]

The shuffle still looks like crap.

Lack of LCD on an MP3 player = worthless.

I'll stick to my 4 GB Nano and 60 GB iPod Video.

[Quillz]

Damn.. there's a whole new 5th generation iPods. Do you think that it is possible to update the older 5th generations iPods so that it will have the same new features (such as search, thanks god(..)) ?
Since the newer iPod is still a 5G, I would imagine this is possible with a firmware update. Will Apple release one? That's yet to be seen.

The 2G nano confuses me. Isn't it basically the iPod mini with a color display and a different name?

[Dean C]

Anyone else notice that iTunes7 isn't grouping albums together correctly in the alternative view (the second one out of three).

[Quillz]

Anyone else notice that iTunes7 isn't grouping albums together correctly in the alternative view (the second one out of three).
It's probably a glitch that will be fixed with 7.0.1, which I imagine will be released soon.

[filburt1]

They could at least put a tiny monochrome two-line screen on the Shuffle...I'm with Vile that a lack of screen totally ruins it for me, despite how incredibly good it could be for working out.

On a side note, is the iTunes not-just-music-anymore Store dead for anybody else? Connection refused.

[Quillz]

They could at least put a tiny monochrome two-line screen on the Shuffle...I'm with Vile that a lack of screen totally ruins it for me, despite how incredibly good it could be for working out.

On a side note, is the iTunes not-just-music-anymore Store dead for anybody else? Connection refused.
It's probably because so many people are on it right now. Just a guess.

[Dean C]

It's probably a glitch that will be fixed with 7.0.1, which I imagine will be released soon.

I managed to work out what the problem is. It occurs when you have a compilation album (Various Arists), whereby the album is the same but the artist on each track on the album varies. You'd think the developers would have spotted this one when developing the new grouping features.

[Quillz]

I managed to work out what the problem is. It occurs when you have a compilation album (Various Arists), whereby the album is the same but the artist on each track on the album varies. You'd think the developers would have spotted this one when developing the new grouping features.
You'd think. Try submitting feedback and hope it gets fixed in the next minor update.

[xjuliox]

They look nice! I might be getting one this friday. If my friend pays me some money he owes me.

[Wayne Luke]

Probably buy the first iPod in the family for Yule this year. Thinking of getting one for my daughter, probably the hot pink one. Still have to compare it with other MP3 players on the market and see what gives the best value for the dollar.

[Quillz]

Probably buy the first iPod in the family for Yule this year. Thinking of getting one for my daughter, probably the hot pink one. Still have to compare it with other MP3 players on the market and see what gives the best value for the dollar.
If you want a hard drive player, then the 80 GB iPod is probably the best value. 80 GB for $349 breaks down to $4.36/GB. The 8 GB Sansa and/or nano sells for $249, and breaks down to $31.13/GB.

[Freesteyelz]

Hmm...I'm still tossing between an iPod and a Flash MP3 player. If I go with the latter I know I'll pay more per storage space but it'll handle the bump-n-grind which a hard drive player could not.

[filburt1]

An iPod Nano or Shuffle is a flash MP3 player, and actually cost-efficient as flash-based players go.

[Wayne Luke]

If you want a hard drive player, then the 80 GB iPod is probably the best value. 80 GB for $349 breaks down to $4.36/GB. The 8 GB Sansa and/or nano sells for $249, and breaks down to $31.13/GB.

She is 11... She doesn't need an 80GB device.

[WorkAnimal]

New shuffle looks WOW!

[Omri.L]

Since the newer iPod is still a 5G, I would imagine this is possible with a firmware update. Will Apple release one? That's yet to be seen.

I'm sure this is possible. my impression about Apple tells that they wouldn't bother themselves to do so since they want you to buy the new one :confused:

[mlucek]

WAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHh, where's the crying icon when I need it :p

Apple = EVIL !! I just got my 4GB Nano last Dec for $249 and NOW they have the 8GB for the same price ............. the price of progress I tell ya .....:D

Plus new case and double the battery life - WAAAAHHHHHHH ** SNIFF **

[DirectPixel]

Take a look at www.apple.com - the new Shuffle looks great, a perfect thing for sport activities. :)

But it sucks IMHO that the blue iPod Nano is only available as 4GB version. :(
Just got back from the Apple store and bought myself a brand-new 4GB blue nano. :)

I'm really liking the feel of this. I've got my old 2GB black nano side-by-side with this new one, and the screen is significantly brighter. Also, the new nano has a nice aluminum-ish style to it, which is far less likely to scratch or to show fingerprints than the 1G nanos.

Also, the gapless playback in the new firmware works great. The search feature looks good, too. :)

[Onimua]

I like the new iTunes; especially when you can flip through and see the albums to songs and stuff. Not to mention you can download album covers now. :D

It's all new and shiney... I'll probably get something soon; don't know which yet.

[Chroder]

Really liking the new iTunes :D It's much faster now, too, which was a big pet-peeve of mine when using it. It scrolls faster now, opening videos is nice and smooth etc.

[Floris]

iTunes 7 is great :)
I am in doubt between getting the new nano for 150 or the shuffle.

[Quillz]

iTunes 7 is great :)
I am in doubt between getting the new nano for 150 or the shuffle.
I'd personally go with the nano.

[Freesteyelz]

An iPod Nano or Shuffle is a flash MP3 player, and actually cost-efficient as flash-based players go.

Yeah? I should not have categorized all of the iPods in one lump sum. I like the look of an iPod so I'll take a look at those two. Thanks. :)

[Quillz]

Well then, why not the 8 GB nano? At $249, it is fairly cheap, at $31.13/GB.

[MrNase]

Not to mention you can download album covers now. :D


That doesn't work for me.. I told iTunes to download the covers for my playlist but it didn't for most songs. :(

The flip-through-albums feature is nice but worthless without proper covers...

[HeyJeeB]

It took me a while to grab all the covers. I had to right click on a track in an album with missing art and select the 'Get Album Artwork' 3 or 4 times before it downloaded.

I still have some missing for albums not available in the iTunes store :(

[Onimua]

That doesn't work for me.. I told iTunes to download the covers for my playlist but it didn't for most songs. :(

The flip-through-albums feature is nice but worthless without proper covers...

Never had a problem (except in a couple of instances where it downloaded the wrong album cover for something, but eh... it's alright).

It took me a while to grab all the covers. I had to right click on a track in an album with missing art and select the 'Get Album Artwork' 3 or 4 times before it downloaded.

I still have some missing for albums not available in the iTunes store :(

I believe, if iTunes doesn't have it, there's a request submitted automatically but iTunes to apple alerting them to the 'missing' album art.

[Floris]

If I need size, I'd buy the black video ipod .. not the black nano.

250 for the nano is over my budget, but I would really want it.
I am afraid it will be the silver 150 ipod nano.

[Freesteyelz]

I'll be satisfied with 2 - 4GB. :)

[Quillz]

Never had a problem (except in a couple of instances where it downloaded the wrong album cover for something, but eh... it's alright).



I believe, if iTunes doesn't have it, there's a request submitted automatically but iTunes to apple alerting them to the 'missing' album art.
That's a nice feature if it's true. I have several albums that lack album artwork. Of course, maybe I have the albums tagged improperly.

[pablo]

looks great !

[WorkAnimal]

and Microsoft are trying to compete with them. They have brought there own out

[xjuliox]

My friend payed me some money that he owed me and I got myself the 2gb silver ipod. :)

I am an ipod owner now :)

[cirisme]

I'm thinking about finally getting on the iPod bandwagon... I'm assuming the iPod Nano still doesn't do videos or photos?

[Onimua]

http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/features.html

It does photos now, just not movies it seems.

[Floris]

Movies on a nano would be cool, but .. useless. The screen is so tiny. It is already horrible for me to watch movie on the normal ipod video.

[Freesteyelz]

Yesterday the 2nd generation Nano was released and I bought the 2GB silver. That's more than enough space for me since I'm only planning to keep under 20 songs at a time. I also bought headphones to go with it and that actually was more expensive than the iPod. Figures... :)

[Floris]

In the wwdc webcast steve says all ipods come with the new headphones. So why buy them?

[Freesteyelz]

There are headphones and there are (audiophile) headphones. I'm particularly picky when it comes to sound quality. With 15+ years of being involved in high-end car and home stereo systems I'm a bit spoiled. :)

[Cromulent]

There are headphones and there are (audiophile) headphones. I'm particularly picky when it comes to sound quality. With 15+ years of being involved in high-end car and home stereo systems I'm a bit spoiled. :)

Anyone who sticks with the stock iPod headphones is missing out big time. Invest in a decent pair and actually listen to your music with some decent definition and clarity.

Even if the new iPods come with different headphones they will never be as good as ones that you buy separatly (unless they bump up the price of the iPod).

[xjuliox]

I don't like the headphones that came with my IPOD! I'm waiting until this friday to get me some new ones.

[Quillz]

I don't like the headphones that came with my IPOD! I'm waiting until this friday to get me some new ones.
I use and recommend the Shure E3c. And to be fair, the new Apple earbuds are much better than the old ones.

[xjuliox]

I the Sony MDR-V300 I like the looks of them. I saw them in compusa for 49.99

[Freesteyelz]

The rule of thumb is that headphones produce (isolates) better sound, with less chance of hearing loss, than with earphones. The Shure E3c series is a good choice for earphones. For headphones I recommend the Grado RS 1 or 2 series. Both are ridiculously expensive but do they ever sound awesome.

[Floris]

My ipod headset is nearly dead. Wires are getting loose as it has been pulled a few times, etc. If anybody has any headset left over they rather throw away .... what are the options to send it over to me by mail? Send me a PrivMsg if you're that kind ;)

[Quillz]

Would you want the old earbuds or the new ones? Also, I've heard that Apple used to give out free earbuds (of the old model) if you sent them your broken ones. Not sure if that's true, though.

[Floris]

Any working ipod earbuds ones are good. I will email apple to see if i can get them replaced - but I think I no longer have warranty (so why should they)

[Freesteyelz]

To keep good relations with their customers. You may or may not be able to receive the earbuds from Apple but it won't hurt to try. :)

[Vile]

I use and recommend the Shure E3c. And to be fair, the new Apple earbuds are much better than the old ones.

Agreed...I'm using a set of the Shure E4c Earphones (http://www.shurestore.com/earphones/eseries_e4c.html) and they are excellent, far better than the stock earphones that come with the iPod.
(Yes, even better than the ones that came with the 80 GB iPod Video I just got ;))

[xjuliox]

I went out friday to one of my local stores and they price match the headphones that had them on sale on another store and gave them to me for 39.99 :)

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/61104000/wo/oM6qiCppL2w32wgozZp1V5V5Fet/5.0.21.1.0.8.25.7.11.2.3