{"id":404,"date":"2006-01-23T12:04:23","date_gmt":"2006-01-23T04:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nargalzius.com\/blog2\/http:\/www.nargalzius.com\/blog2\/archives\/2006\/01\/2006_01_23_1204.php"},"modified":"2006-01-23T12:04:23","modified_gmt":"2006-01-23T04:04:23","slug":"ipod-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nargalzius.com\/blog\/archives\/2006\/01\/23\/ipod-stuff","title":{"rendered":"iPod stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s something everyone should know about in case<\/em> it’s true.<\/p>\n

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New critical flaw in the 5G iPod — destroys earbuds!<\/a><\/h2>\n

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!<\/p>\n

via digg<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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

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.<\/p>\n\n

Speaking of iPod, the Nano’s been a blessing on the battery life department. I’ve been listening to it days on end (it’s easy when you have a lot of podcast catching up to do)<\/p>\n

I’ve relegated my iPod Photo to my GF – since I don’t think I’ll be using it anytime soon. Though I do miss having all my songs at my immediate<\/em> disposal. The real problem with small memory is that though granted no one could possibly listen to all songs at any given day – if you’re like me, then you tend to be not focused on a single genre. This means you can’t just dump your “favorite” songs for the month and keep on listening them until you redo your playlist.<\/p>\n

I usually am really moody when it comes to music. One day I’m listening to heavy metal, then 3 hours after I feel the need for some Ennio Morricone, or sometimes some obscure chillout music. So the whole “planning your playlist” doesn’t work well for me.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, I listen to Podcasts more than I listen to music because that’s sure to be “new content” all the time. Hence more than half<\/em> of the 4GB is already dedicated to Podcasting. And which is why I have no problems using the Nano as my everyday “panlaspag” player.<\/p>\n

The portability is divine. I can put it in the pocket, clip it, whatever and it doesn’t bulge at all, the weight too makes it easy to clip it onto shorts with no pockets.<\/p>\n

I particularly like the positioning of the headphone jack too (at the bottom) of course this is just a matter of taste, but the way I see it is like this:<\/p>\n

I like clipping 1 <\/sup><\/a>Thanks to my case, I can configure how the clip is positioned<\/span><\/span>