iPod stuff

Here’s something everyone should know about in case it’s true.

New critical flaw in the 5G iPod — destroys earbuds!

When my right earbud started making an annoying crackling sound I thought it was just the earbuds fault. But recently on iLounge it appears that a bunch of other iPod users have also had the problem, and with third party headphones as well! So, if you’re using an expensive pair of earbuds with your 5G — watch out!

via digg

If you follow the forums, there’s a considerable amount of people with similar problems, but again, not all are experiencing this.

I’m glad that this was posted nonetheless, I wouldn’t want to wreck a 300 dollar pair of headphones because Apple made sloppy work of the terminals. I hope that it’s just in the iPod though (like the terminals themselves get damaged, and not the earphones connected to them). In any case, here’s a heads-up for anyone.

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iPod photo

Ipod Photo

I finally got my iPod photo a while ago. Initial transfer was a pain even if it was via FireWire.

Some new stuff (aside from photo support of course) that wasn’t present in my 4th-gen. The colored screen is great. It’s like the first time I switched to color with the Nokia phones: at first you don’t think its a big deal, and continue to do so… until you start using a B/W again.

The package was pretty good as it had lots of stuff:

  • Charge/sync dock
  • AC charger
  • FireWire cable
  • USB cable
  • Belt case
  • Case for the belt case (well at least that’s what I call it)
  • iPod sock
  • Video cable
  • Earphones, software CD, etc. Read More