> The X5 hardware is also Rockbox-compatible (as are older iPods, if I
> understand correctly).
The only ipods that are *not* rockbox-compatible (as of a week ago when
i last had a chance to look) are the 2nd generation nano (encrypted
boot-partition), 80GB video ipod (they didn't know why yet),
Daniel C. wrote:
On 1/11/07, Andrew McNabb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I know one person who bought one. Their only purchasing criterion was
to get something that wasn't an iPod. I could have given them a few
more choices if they had asked me, but oh, well. :)
I'd like something that isn't an
On 1/11/07, Zach Wily <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
You know someone who bought a Zune? I have yet to meet such a person.
zach
There are at least two of them:
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/01/03
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> On 1/11/07, Andrew McNabb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I know one person who bought one. Their only purchasing criterion
was
> > to get something that wasn't an iPod. I could have given them a few
> > more choices if they had asked me, but oh, well. :)
>
> I'd like something that isn't an iP
Daniel C. wrote:
On 1/11/07, Andrew McNabb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Their only purchasing criterion was to get something that wasn't an iPod.
I'd like something that isn't an iPod. Suggestions?
iPhone maybe?
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On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 02:54:46PM -0700, Zach Wily wrote:
You know someone who bought a Zune? I have yet to meet such a person.
A kid in my neighborhood knows another kid who bought one. In his words,
the Zune is "so freaking tight!"
I really don't know what that means, but I think it'
On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 03:02:28PM -0700, Daniel C. wrote:
> On 1/11/07, Andrew McNabb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >I know one person who bought one. Their only purchasing criterion was
> >to get something that wasn't an iPod. I could have given them a few
> >more choices if they had asked me, b
On 1/11/07, Andrew McNabb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I know one person who bought one. Their only purchasing criterion was
to get something that wasn't an iPod. I could have given them a few
more choices if they had asked me, but oh, well. :)
I'd like something that isn't an iPod. Suggestion
On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 02:54:46PM -0700, Zach Wily wrote:
>
> You know someone who bought a Zune? I have yet to meet such a person.
I know one person who bought one. Their only purchasing criterion was
to get something that wasn't an iPod. I could have given them a few
more choices if they had
Microsoft is renowned for failing miserably the first few times but
coming out ahead in the end (whether fairly or not). The same could have
been said about Windows, Internet Explorer, MSN, or Office. Not that
*everything* Microsoft does is doomed to succeed, such as Bob. But you
can't count them
> That's the thing though - itunes *is* the iPod. I cannot connect and
> sync my iPod to anything but iTunes. Therefore, if I want to download
> a song that is DRM'd to work only on Microsoft products, I cannot play
> or sync it on my iPod. If I want to play a song that is DRM'd to work
> with t
On Tue, 9 Jan 2007, Brad Midgley wrote:
I am just glad I held off getting a new iPod, Phone, and PDA.
Unfortunately, I have to wait until June for them to start the release
of the phones. For now I can only drool.
in a subtle way it's a real step forward as it will be the first iPod
with blu
Jonathan
> I am just glad I held off getting a new iPod, Phone, and PDA.
> Unfortunately, I have to wait until June for them to start the release
> of the phones. For now I can only drool.
in a subtle way it's a real step forward as it will be the first iPod
with bluetooth. it remains to be seen
On 1/9/07, Jesse Stay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yes, but you lose quality by ripping CDs after already downloading
them. I'm a sound-quality freak, so as close to the original sound is
very important to me.
Jesse
In that case, you should be concerned about this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
> I'm a sound-quality freak, so as close to the original sound is very
important to me.
My ipod plays lps just fine.
--
Garth
If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and
power, but for the passionate sense of potential - for the eye
which, ever young and ardent, se
On Tue, 2007-01-09 at 14:42 -0800, Hill, Greg wrote:
> > Microsoft is set to launch IP TV, so maybe Zune will eventually do
> > what the iPhone does, with ipTV service to boot. Time will tell...
>
> Zune won't ever do anything well. It'll die a drawn-out and painful
> death.
Microsoft is renown
> Yes, but you lose quality by ripping CDs after already downloading
> them. I'm a sound-quality freak, so as close to the original sound is
> very important to me.
No, you buy the actual CD and rip it. Not burning a CD from downloaded
mp3s and then re-ripping it. Or, eMusic offers non-DRM mp3s
On Tue, 9 Jan 2007, Jesse Stay wrote:
On 1/9/07, Jonathan Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I agree, I have been wanting a good all-in-one device for 5+ years now and
there are some good ones. This one comes closest now. I am sure the
future will hold even more techie goodness, but for now,
On 1/9/07, Hill, Greg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
You rip your own CDs with iTunes or whatever else, or download them from
peer-to-peer or eMusic if you want to stay legal. iTunes does not add
DRM to self-ripped CDs; it only adds them to ones purchased from the
ITMS.
Yes, but you lose quality b
> Yes, but how do you get the non-DRM'd MP3s and AAC/MP4s? You have to
> get them from some other application (at least if you're to get them
> illegally), which just adds more complexity to it. iTunes is the only
> app that will sync with your iPod unfortunately, so it forces you into
> iTunes f
> That's the thing though - itunes *is* the iPod. I cannot connect and
> sync my iPod to anything but iTunes. Therefore, if I want to download
> a song that is DRM'd to work only on Microsoft products, I cannot play
> or sync it on my iPod. If I want to play a song that is DRM'd to work
> with t
On 1/9/07, Jonathan Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I agree, I have been wanting a good all-in-one device for 5+ years now and
there are some good ones. This one comes closest now. I am sure the
future will hold even more techie goodness, but for now, the iPhone is a
dream come true for me.
On 1/9/07, Roberto Mello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I use gtkpod. Works well for me.
Yes, but see my comments about the Xbox - I still need something that
will sync with the Xbox that settles as my central music repository.
I could probably set up some sort of round-about way to get these from
On Tue, 9 Jan 2007, Jesse Stay wrote:
I've done this before with an iPod Mini. It worked for my needs, but
it still took more time to constantly manage my playlists to contain
what would fit, and what I wanted to listen to at the time. It's nice
now with a 40Gb version that I can decide what
On Tue, Jan 09, 2007 at 03:23:46PM -0700, Jesse Stay wrote:
>
> That's the thing though - itunes *is* the iPod. I cannot connect and
> sync my iPod to anything but iTunes. Therefore, if I want to download
I use gtkpod. Works well for me.
> with the iPod and iTunes, I cannot play or stream it t
On 1/9/07, Jonathan Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The fact that it would take you 3-4 days straight 24/7 of listening to
music to even get through 4gb of your music probably does not matter to
you then. =)
I also would love to have the device hold all my music, just so that I
would not need
On 1/9/07, Gary Thornock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
--- "Hill, Greg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have to admit, I had absolutely no anticipation for the
> iPhone, but man does it look sweet. I might have to switch to
> Cingular when my current contract expires. That would be my
> first Apple
On 1/9/07, Hill, Greg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
It isn't meant to replace the iPod. It can connect to an iPod and play
songs off it if you want. It's mainly meant to be a pocket pc/phone,
but one that works well with all of the other apple products (it says it
also syncs with PCs, which is nic
--- "Hill, Greg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have to admit, I had absolutely no anticipation for the
> iPhone, but man does it look sweet. I might have to switch to
> Cingular when my current contract expires. That would be my
> first Apple product; my wife will never let me live it down
> (sh
On Tue, 9 Jan 2007, Louis Zirkel wrote:
Jesse Stay wrote:
On 1/9/07, Jonathan Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Nah - I'm holding out until they either a) release a 40Gb version like
my ipod, b) release a DRM-free version or version that is compatible
with my Xbox, or c) the Zune comes out
On Tue, 9 Jan 2007, Jesse Stay wrote:
On 1/9/07, Jonathan Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I am just glad I held off getting a new iPod, Phone, and PDA.
Unfortunately, I have to wait until June for them to start the release of
the phones. For now I can only drool.
Nah - I'm holding out unt
Jesse Stay wrote:
> On 1/9/07, Jonathan Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Nah - I'm holding out until they either a) release a 40Gb version like
> my ipod, b) release a DRM-free version or version that is compatible
> with my Xbox, or c) the Zune comes out with a phone version with above
> featu
On Tue, 9 Jan 2007, Bryan Sant wrote:
On 1/9/07, Jonathan Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I am just glad I held off getting a new iPod, Phone, and PDA.
Unfortunately, I have to wait until June for them to start the release of
the phones. For now I can only drool.
Are they going to suppor
be missing something here.
Greg
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On 1/9/07, Jonathan Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Apple Computers, Inc. is no more!
http://bluesun7.com/jonathan/?p=39
Sorry, just had to share.
Jonathan
http://cache.gizmodo.com/gadgets/images/iProduct.gif
Seriously.
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On 1/9/07, Jonathan Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I am just glad I held off getting a new iPod, Phone, and PDA.
Unfortunately, I have to wait until June for them to start the release of
the phones. For now I can only drool.
Nah - I'm holding out until they either a) release a 40Gb version
On 1/9/07, Jonathan Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I am just glad I held off getting a new iPod, Phone, and PDA.
Unfortunately, I have to wait until June for them to start the release of
the phones. For now I can only drool.
Jonathan
Are they going to support other service providers? Cin
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Of
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Apple Computers, Inc. is no more!
http://bluesun7.com/jonathan/?p=39
Sorry, just had to share.
Jonathan
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> Apple Computers, Inc. is no more!
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Apple Computers, Inc. is no more!
http://bluesun7.com/jonathan/?p=39
Sorry, just had to share.
Jonathan
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