Apple iPod Update Increases Battery Life 110
hhoor writes "Apple has released iPod Software 1.2.6. According to Apple, 'After updating the iPod, customers can expect at least 10 days of standby battery life on a full charge.' So maybe now it's really time to buy one."
FP! (Score:3, Interesting)
hmmm...... (Score:1, Interesting)
Out of stock (Score:3, Interesting)
That is for the 5Gb PC iPod (for a friend of mine), of course I have had my own Mac iPod for more than a year now.
Re:Annoying Lock-ups (Score:3, Interesting)
As for unreplaceable, the casing can be opened and the battery can be disconnected from the iPod. Of course, finding one could be tough. Perhaps Apple will offer in-store replacement of the battery. That still wouldn't help me when mine finally does die.
Clock and firmware (Score:5, Interesting)
Does anyone know if the new firmware removes the clock feature? Personally I have no real desire to upgrade: I don't need any more functions from the device - I only need it to play tunes and that's it.
My pet iPod-peeves: (Score:5, Interesting)
- Said remote-controls connection is finnicky. I have to press it into place a bit too often if I have it in my pocket.
- The clock is some archaic system with letters instead of the standard 24-hour clock used in most parts of the world.
None of these are deal-breakers though. I just love my 20 GB iPod. Bring on AAC already Apple!
What happened to the missing versions (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Clock and firmware (Score:3, Interesting)
Could this be a power-saving feature? Disabling the clock until the user actually decides to start using it? (I know I never do, so it wouldn't be a big loss and the extra run time would be great)
mechanical scrollwheel (Score:2, Interesting)
* Longer stand-by time for all iPods
Since battery life has improved for the mechanical scroll wheel iPods, as well as for all around standby time for all iPods, does that mean iPods with the mechanical scroll wheel now have better battery life than the new ones? Or were they behind before and now they are caught up?
In any case, I like the mechanical scroll wheel better. It feels more precise to me. Except that it gets craps stuck under it on the sides.
About Software Update (Score:2, Interesting)
There are good reasons not doing so:
Beautiful would be an automatic Internet Check performed through iTunes whenever an iPod is connect and an internet link is active. Then only required data should be loaded, because I don't nead French and so on... (native German speaker)
Re:Out of stock (Score:2, Interesting)
If the 5GB is discontinued, then perhaps that means that a 40GB version is imminent. I'm hoping that this coinincides with the announcement of the music service that has been talked about recently.
Would also love an FM receiver, but maybe that's asking too much...
Anybody have any G2 on the above?
Re:Holy Crap (Score:3, Interesting)
Now just give us other formats (Score:3, Interesting)
iTunes LAME plug-in (and those presets), Accerator (for mp4/aac experimenting) and Audion (mp3pro for spoken word/audio books) all help, but iPods restrictions keep me from fully taking the sound to the next level.
Please Apple live up to the openness you're stating with OS X. Have your music device be as agnostic with sound as your OS is with fonts, etc.
Re:Clock and firmware (Score:3, Interesting)
How about creating and editing playlists or at least minimally being able to queue up the next N song(s)? Ever try to be a dj for some friends or pass your pod around the car and let others pick tracks? I find myself watching the remaining time constantly and having to get the timing just right when switching tracks so as not to cut the current track short or allow the logical next track in the list to start playing before you click to play your chosen track.
How about that delay between tracks? Surely it's possible to make an album played on the pod sound just like the original album...
Or what about showing the "All Songs" list for an Artist in alphabetical order (it could be an option, but I consider the current behavior a bug). I have 230 Zappa tracks on my pod right now and finding a particular one in the list is quite difficult. Note that I need to do this to listen to Zappa (or King Crimson, etc) on random, usually by album. Even worse is trying to find a song in the "All Songs" list for a Genre.
Surely there are many improvements in the software that could/should be made.
Anyone want ogg support?
Why does the iPod have no off switch? (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Why does the iPod have no off switch? (Score:3, Interesting)
Buyer Beware (Score:3, Interesting)