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iPod Repair Service

I am working on a site where folks can leave me feedback. I have fixed many iPods over the past year for many people looking at this post. I will see if I can get more people to get back on here and leave feedback.

Posted by cy on January 26, 2004 at 8:21 AM (PDT)

Lajo announces exo3 thin case for 3G iPods

I just got the PodPaq014 for my 15gb and it’s too loose. I’m thinking about returning it and getting the exo3 but need clarification on the product.

I want an iShade to protect the screen, and an swvclip but it looks like neither of those products are compatible with the exo3, only the older versions. Is this correct, or have they just not updated the site with this info?

Or, if I want the iShade and the swvclip, do I need to get a different exo - which I don’t want because my iTrip is shipping this week and I want to be able to leave the case and accessories on, while using the iTrip.

If someone has any answers, please advise.

Thanks in advance!

Posted by geekgurl77 on January 26, 2004 at 7:20 AM (PDT)

iPod Repair Service

Has anyone besides “Seth C” had their iPod fixed by this guy?

Posted by Tbone on January 26, 2004 at 7:11 AM (PDT)

iPod vs. high-end audio

(Part 2 of 2) My suggestion to Apple would be for them to sell two versions of each song/album they sell in their store.  One would be the low bit rate versions they already sell, and these would be intended for the portable MP3 player market (i.e, the iPod).  The second version would be an extremely high quality version that is actually _better than_ CD quality.  This version would be destined for the storage device in your entertainment system that provides source material to your premium in-home sound systsem.  Lower the per-song price for the LQ version to 50 cents per song, and $5.99 per album.  For the HQ version, charge the same as what the CD currently sells, whatever that price may be.  I think that would achieve two things:  First, it would reduce file swapping even more than the current scheme by providing an even lower cost alternative to stealing music.  128 kbps is fine for iPods.  Those who purchased the HQ version would be delighted at the prospect of an alternative to CD that is both more convenient to acquire and superior in sound quality to the ubiquitous CD.  CDs would eventually fade into oblivion, just as did the cassette, the LP and the 8-Track tape.  I think this two-tiered approach will eventually become the norm.  Those buying the higher quality version would obviously be able to down-convert their HQ version to a smaller file size for their portable music player, giving them even more ‘value’ for their premium-priced version of the original music.  Everybody wins.  Just a thought.

Posted by macspirit on January 26, 2004 at 6:04 AM (PDT)

iPod vs. high-end audio

Years ago, when I was an ‘audiophile’, I went to listen to a fellow named Mark Levinson expound on his reference system, which consisted of source material played from a studio grade Studer Revox B77 reel to reel tape deck.  Compact Disc had just come out, and Mark said that he wouldn’t be satisfied with CD until they got the sampling rate up somewhere around 500 KHz or higher.  In other words, CDs sucked.  Flash forward a quarter of a century, and now I…er…am uniquely familiar with the iPod.  I’ve listened to CDs versus the iPod, and I’d have to say that CDs sound ‘better’.  But as some of you have pointed out, one has to consider the environment in which the iPod was meant to function.  If you’ve invested some serious coin in a respectable sounding home stereo, you certainly aren’t going to showcase its sound quality by connecting it to your iPod.  As more than a few of you have inferred, “Get real!”  The iPod is, for what it is, an excellent example of what a portable music device should be.  Carnegie Hall it isn’t, but who has the time to commute to NYC every time they want to hear a few of their favorite tunes?  (Part 1 of 2)

Posted by macspirit on January 26, 2004 at 6:03 AM (PDT)

Steve Jobs talks iPod, iTunes and the recent HP deal

Whoever you are, you’ve got to admit, this buy’s vocabulary is pretty advanced. I’m a National Merit Nominee, and I can’t just read through this. By the way, I don’t get your reference either.

Posted by Sam on January 26, 2004 at 2:40 AM (PDT)

Apple past, present, future, Analyst says iPod the leader for only 2 more years?

The problem is the apple has just watched the profits rolling in from the Ipod and hasn’t much done to improve it for too long.

1st->2nd gen was an acceptable improvement, but the 3rd gen and now the minis are IMO more of a dissapointment.

And this stagnation is used by other developers. IRiver, the leader in flash-mp3-sticks, already has a HD-mp3-Player which is the same size as the ipod and has more features.

Posted by Shrike on January 26, 2004 at 1:28 AM (PDT)

Steve Jobs talks iPod, iTunes and the recent HP deal

I’m still confused how this whole HP iPod deal works out…

So why would people want the HP version when they could just have the Apple?  Is it supposed to be part of some package deal, where HP offers a media center desktop that comes with an HPod? 

Posted by Ryan on January 25, 2004 at 10:41 PM (PDT)

First Pepsi iTunes giveaway bottles appear

I’m a Cola-Cola person normally, but I plan on seeing what I can do about switching over to Pepsi during the contest.

Posted by VegasRobb on January 25, 2004 at 10:36 PM (PDT)

Steve Jobs talks iPod, iTunes and the recent HP deal

Why you gotta take a cheap shot at Fox News….  Fox news > all other news channels

Posted by foxnewsLOVER on January 25, 2004 at 10:14 PM (PDT)

Get your iPod mini (cutout)

this gave me an idea for a buisness card holder for an apple salesman. i hope u can figure out hte logistics.

anyone else attach headphones to the back and pretend its real??? no? just me?? oh well :D

Posted by Mike on January 25, 2004 at 9:19 PM (PDT)

Steve Jobs talks iPod, iTunes and the recent HP deal

Hey Sam, is your real name Algernon? Sometimes when you want to play with grown ups you need to learn big words that don’t fit into the crawl banner at the bottom of Fox News.

Posted by Call Me Sam on January 25, 2004 at 8:52 PM (PDT)

Steve Jobs talks iPod, iTunes and the recent HP deal

“There are a number of reasons the historical accuracy has been so bad, and they range from the subtle to the banal. Some writers take a cavalier attitude toward history while others indulge in the crass opportunism that explicitly eschews facts if they would either take an effort to check out or interfere with the attractiveness of the story line in terms of possible movie or TV rights.”

Who wrote this, a Harvard professor? I’ve had to look up like 4 words so far. Sheesh.

Posted by Sam on January 25, 2004 at 8:15 PM (PDT)

Steve Jobs talks iPod, iTunes and the recent HP deal

Hey jef, get over it loser.

Posted by george dubya bush on January 25, 2004 at 7:36 PM (PDT)

Steve Jobs talks iPod, iTunes and the recent HP deal

hmm. are you the real jef raskin? although i don’t like steve jobs for the same reason you outlined, but did he really steal your macintosh?

Posted by kades on January 25, 2004 at 6:33 PM (PDT)

First Pepsi iTunes giveaway bottles appear

Would it be illegal, if, say I owned a gas station store, to have a little bucket that said .25 for iTunes caps, for those who’d just throw them away? 75% off baby!

Posted by Sam on January 25, 2004 at 5:42 PM (PDT)

Steve Jobs talks iPod, iTunes and the recent HP deal

Point taken. Let’s see how well the HPod does.

Posted by Sam on January 25, 2004 at 5:38 PM (PDT)

Steve Jobs talks iPod, iTunes and the recent HP deal

Steve Jobs’ well-deserved sobriquet at Apple (and later at NeXT) was “reality distortion field.” Many times I had seen him baldly tell a lie to suppliers, reporters, employees, investors, and to me; Stross’s book provides many examples of this. When caught, Jobs’s tactic was to apologize profusely and appear contrite; then he’d do it again. His charm and apparent sincerity took in nearly everybody he dealt with, even after they’d been burnt a few times. For those who didn’t know him he seemed utterly credible.

—
Jef “I invented the Macintosh and Steve Jobs stole it from me” Raskin

Posted by jef raskin on January 25, 2004 at 5:37 PM (PDT)

Steve Jobs talks iPod, iTunes and the recent HP deal

It IS the Apple iPod, no matter what color it is or what name is on it, and people will know it.  The people that buy the HPod are going to be people who trust HP’s name more than Apple because they already have an HP computer at home.  Or people who are so anti-Apple that they couldn’t justify owning an Apple product.  An HPod will let them own an iPod, without having to admit it’s an Apple (although deep down they’ll know). 

HP and Apple have everything to gain from this partnership.  People who have never used an Apple product will be impressed with the HPod, and go check out the rest of the Apple line at an Apple Store.  HP will reap the benefits of selling the world’s hottest digital music player, and Apple will also see profit from each one they sell, too.

So no matter how you look at it, HP and Apple both win.

Posted by turbora on January 25, 2004 at 5:33 PM (PDT)

Steve Jobs talks iPod, iTunes and the recent HP deal

Doh! I don’t know why I put your name, azdude, that above message was by me x_x!

Posted by Sam on January 25, 2004 at 5:30 PM (PDT)

Steve Jobs talks iPod, iTunes and the recent HP deal

HP doesn’t have anything to gain by rebranding it, am I wrong? Whey can’t they just sell it as the Apple iPod? I don’t think anyone will care.

Posted by azdude on January 25, 2004 at 5:16 PM (PDT)

Steve Jobs talks iPod, iTunes and the recent HP deal

Ego… I think of it as determinded.

Posted by Kluit on January 25, 2004 at 2:28 PM (PDT)

Members of Parliamant in UK vote on iPod battery issue

WTF is that all about?

1) The lower exchange rate hasn’t caught up and may be temporary. US products always sell ‘dear’ over here.

2) The US market is perceived as being more price sensitive so international retailers price competitively over there.

3) The US market is huge and in serving it, suppliers enjoy economies which aren’t available here.

4) The UK prices include 17.5% VAT.

Have a look at the FAQs - I listed three e-tailers who sell iPod batteries in the UK, one of which is everything iPod.

Posted by Jacko on January 25, 2004 at 2:27 PM (PDT)

iTunes Music Store Europe held up by red tape

well i say we keep ripping them off untill they get it released

Posted by bill on January 25, 2004 at 1:30 PM (PDT)

iPod vs. high-end audio

Just two comments.

1. Using the pre-out on the dock bypasses the internal preamp and will result in better sound than the mini jack on the iPod body.

2.  The reason that there are no RCA’s on the iPod is to keep the size down.  They had to redesign the firewire port into a proprietary flat design to make the 3g ipods that small, and you want support for RCA’s?

One last thing to remember was that they let the author plug an iPod in to a half million dollar system…thats not a small feat in itself!

Posted by Nate Warner on January 25, 2004 at 1:01 PM (PDT)