OK, I bought the wrong cable

[skyring]

I thought they were all the same. iPods are all the same aren't they?

Seems like the iPod Touch has a different spec for the interface. A power cable for a Nano won't recharge it. Or something.

Oh well, another trip to the techo shop and I got a new AC adaptor. Ripped it open, plugged it in, hooked it up.

Woo-hoo! I have power! I have recharge!

My iPod will last the whole night long.

And I downloaded some podcasts, bought a few music videos. I'll be looking for a bigger iPod soon.

And an iPhone. I want an iPhone.

Comments

[holmesfan.livejournal.com]

You are beginning to sound like some folk in my family -
"See it! Want it! Buy it!" Then before long -
"Buy a bigger one!"
If I could work out exactly what Ipods are I'd probably want one too.

But you really do need to be comfortable for the long hours that you are doing, so "Go man! Buy it!"

[teotakuu.livejournal.com]

Now if you had asked my opinion pre-purchase, I would have said buy the biggest that you can afford and buy a Toshiba Gigabeat but as it is too late for that, enjoy!

[thebiblioholic.livejournal.com]

The largest Gigabeat appears to be 80 Gb, compared to the largest iPod Classic which is 160 Gb.

[teotakuu.livejournal.com]

Wow, I haven't seen one of those!!

I prefer the Gigabeat to the I-Pod as do quite a few of my friends who don't have access to i-Tunes.

[madame-urushiol.livejournal.com]

iPods are all the same aren't they?

Silly man. Why would the pieces all be interchangeable when you can buy a new everything every time you upgrade the thing? ;) American business sense at work...

[kayjay-haitch.livejournal.com]

Normally the dock interfaces on all the ipods are the same (apart from the shuffles of course), but on the touch the contacts are just buried a little further inside the machine. If the plug is a bit shorter than usual, it may not reach - but the touch does usually work on the same speakers and docks that the other models fit.

[thebiblioholic.livejournal.com]

Really? I thought an iTouch would be the same as an iPhone, and my wife's iPhone charges with the same cable as my iPod 3rd gen (ancient) and iPod Nano (latest gen).

[kayjay-haitch.livejournal.com]

p.s. You don't want an iphone yet. Wait until the next generation (might take that long to arrive in Aus anyway).

[islandmomma.livejournal.com]

And there was I, getting quite carried away by your enthusiasm and thinking about getting one, particularly since my car's tape deck gave up and I don't want to buy a new one for an old car. But now I don't know if I could cope with all this, and the words of wisdom you have received here just make me more confused than ever :=(

I agree

[newkaligula.livejournal.com]

mine sits in a drawer from one year to the next. Sadly I just found it sooooooooo troublesome

[tqd.livejournal.com]

Mmm, iPhone.

I almost impulse-bought a video iPod the other day, but it was on sale, so they'd sold out. I could have paid, and picked it up later, but that wasn't really an impulse buy, was it?

I've got an old clunky iPod, and, while I don't listen to it all the time, it is excellent for when I'm commuting and someone is having an inane conversation behind me on their mobile phone. *sigh*

[wombles.livejournal.com]

Welcome to your new addiction!

I played with my sisters ipodnano video in the car today on the way back from woopwoop and now I want one! Hers is 8gig I think and she had 200 songs and about 12 movies! Whole movies, like Brokeback mountain.
I love my ipod but it is an old one (a mini 6 gig)

[skyring.livejournal.com]

Even as we speak, I'm taking a break from cabbing and trying to put Taxi Driver on my iPod.

[woosang.livejournal.com]

No You want a classic, 160gb Ipod NOT the cute adorable nano. Go the whole hog and get the best of the ipods.

The iphone is slated for End of June 2008 early July 2008, with Telstra on a $80pm or more plan

Need Ipod Info I am the person who owns all of them so far except the touch. I saw it and thought what is the point of buying an iphone without the phone part?? I am waiting for the real thing. (Picton's household has three nanos, two shuffles (1 and 2) and 2 ipods we sold one :) NOT that we are obsessed or anything......)

ALso you can get (Not for the cab unless the owner allows you), and depending on the radio) an ipod cable attachment. After using a cable directly to the radio, you will never be happy with the quality from the transmitters. Trust me. My car has one I paid a lot of money to have factory fitted and I will never use the poorer quality radio thingys again. Maybe an idea for your car for drives to Sydney???

Genuine Ford Ipod part $146 only :) Any car radio installer could do it (Assuming your radio has a AUX jack on the back/front)

[awaywithfairy1.livejournal.com]

I hear the iTouch has WiFi capability. I've been looking around for a cheap, lightweight way of connecting to the internet while I'm travelling. Yes, I know, cheap and lightweight don't always go together when talking about technology!

You'll have to let me know what you think of it internet-wise...

[skyring.livejournal.com]

Well, it works. But it's fiddly on the screen. You get the whole page, but it's real small. Of course you can blow up bits. Text entry isn't too bad - a nice little keyboard pops up on screen, but I'd hate to write a novel on it.

However, it is pocket internet, and in a pinch, it works. For those occasions where you don't want to take the laptop, but you want to check email or LJ on the go, say at a Strarbucks.

[skyring.livejournal.com]

Not sure about the cab attachment. I'm leaving for a two month holiday next month, and I might get a different car on my return.

On thing you can help me with, and that's DVD ripping.

[woosang.livejournal.com]

1. www.slysoft.com

2. buy any dvd and clonedvd

they will rip any dvd (they you own as doing others is illegal) Even does Blueray of you have the hardware, Only DVD program worth its money.