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"What's Missing From the iPod?"

You guys all seem to be assuming that it would be easy for Apple to retrofit 2.0 features onto older iPods; I don’t think anyone knows that’s true.

AIUI, although they wrote the 2.0 firmware themselves, 1.x versions were written by a separate software company, so it may be legally impossible for Apple to do this.  Even if not, it sounds like it would involve completely rewriting those features for the older firmware, rather than just cutting and pasting them, which would be quite an investment of time and people.

Yes, of course it would be nice for Apple to do the retrofit, but I suspect that if it was easy, they’d have done it already.  Please don’t assume bad faith from them, when the real story may be very different.

Posted by Gidds in UK on July 16, 2003 at 1:45 PM (PDT)

Booq releases PodPaq case for 3G iPods

I agree with everybody else, this is a sharp looking case. Just placed my order and can’t wait to get it.

Posted by Jester on July 16, 2003 at 1:32 PM (PDT)

"What's Missing From the iPod?"

Sraphim,
although i agree with about 90% of your post, your analogy about microsoft OS’s is just plain wrong.

There’s about 10000 times more work that goes into developing a new OS than it does a new firmware. the OS has to be compatible with hundreds of thousands of hardware configurations while the firmware is just for one. anyway, microsoft releases updates that fix problems, add features etc, just about every week.

i’m not a microsoft fan boy, but they do have a right to charge money for their OS’s upgrade as they takes them years to develop unlike firmware which shouldn’t take more than a month or so.

Posted by torchedlh on July 16, 2003 at 1:28 PM (PDT)

Booq releases PodPaq case for 3G iPods

i wish they made one like that for the old iPods, i might have to go buy a new iPod just to get that case!, lol

Posted by jason on July 16, 2003 at 1:26 PM (PDT)

Booq releases PodPaq case for 3G iPods

Neat…..........

Posted by MadPict in UK on July 16, 2003 at 1:20 PM (PDT)

Booq releases PodPaq case for 3G iPods

wow, that really looks like a high quality case. i like how the flip cover can be removed. the opening for the 4 buttons are nice. however, there’s no way to dock the ipod with the case on. that’s too bad….

Posted by torchedlh on July 16, 2003 at 1:14 PM (PDT)

Booq releases PodPaq case for 3G iPods

Yes, it does… look at “more images” on their web page.

Posted by ntljr in Woodland Hills, CA on July 16, 2003 at 12:53 PM (PDT)

Booq releases PodPaq case for 3G iPods

That is a sweet looking case! Wow. I wonder if the bottom has a opening for the synch port?

Posted by rainman on July 16, 2003 at 12:49 PM (PDT)

Booq releases PodPaq case for 3G iPods

This is by far the best looking case yet. This is the one I’ll order, I waited over a month for that Zip Clear case, and it still was on back order. The quality of this one looks great. I’ll reply back with comments if i get it.

Posted by ntljr in Woodland Hills, CA on July 16, 2003 at 12:27 PM (PDT)

Booq releases PodPaq case for 3G iPods

Wow!  An iPod case that actually looks good!  Could be a bit big though.  And I’d worry about the nylon scratching the iPod.

Posted by Albert on July 16, 2003 at 11:53 AM (PDT)

"What's Missing From the iPod?"

Such is life? What a wonderful display of apathy.

Posted by Adam Carrington on July 16, 2003 at 11:01 AM (PDT)

BusinessWeek: The Chili Peppers' Sour Grapes Over iTunes

No,they don’t release CD singles,but then again, most artists don’t.This is something that the records companies have elected to do across the board,claiming,that by releasing the single “it cannibalized the sales of the album”. The only reason that you see videos of certain songs or hear them on the radio is because the companies have determined that this is a viable “promotional tool”.In short,it’s about ensuring that they will be able to sell the higher priced full length CD. Or if you prefer,it’s about GREED!!!
  I don’t think Lars Ullrich holds Q-Prime or it’s entire artists roster hostage,but I find it really interesting that these comments are coming from the same people (RHCP’s included)who owe a signifigant portion of the success that they currently enjoy to the release of commercial singles for “Enter Sandman,and “Under the Bridge”,as do most of the other artists who are adopting a similar stance with i-Tunes. Madonna is also someone who is taking the same stance,but the difference here is that she regularly releases singles. I just can’t quite comprehend her logic in not going the i-Tunes route.
  It would seem to me that for all the complaining that the RIAA and others do about having a “whole generation of people who believe that it’s okay to d/l songs and not pay for them…”,take a look at the part they played in this whole mess.It is one of the main reasons that P2P file sharing is so rampant. I could go on and on… .
In short,if you make your bed,lie in it and quit ########.

Posted by Christianicononev.2 on July 16, 2003 at 9:48 AM (PDT)

BusinessWeek: The Chili Peppers' Sour Grapes Over iTunes

The difference is Lars Ulrich being managed by the same company. That’s the difference.

Posted by zync on July 16, 2003 at 7:54 AM (PDT)

Griffin Announces RadioSHARK and iFire

Holy crap! $50?!  When you can buy an FM card from Amazon for $8?

Even better, just hook up a regular tuner to your line in on your PC and record using tons of pre-existing software. You’d need to use a scheduler to regularly record broadcasts and leave the radio on.

I mean, it’s nice to have the scheduler, recorder, and tuner all wrapped into one. But for $50 and Mac-only support? Sheesh.

Posted by Greg on July 16, 2003 at 6:48 AM (PDT)

BusinessWeek: The Chili Peppers' Sour Grapes Over iTunes

Do these bands not release cd singles with crappy b-side like almost every other band in the world?

What is the difference?

Posted by martin on July 16, 2003 at 6:34 AM (PDT)

Griffin Announces RadioSHARK and iFire

i’m sure that direct AAC or mp3 encoding will be forthcoming….

but i pre-ordered this the moment i saw it.  I have been waiting for this for almost 10 years… i work in a vault, and there is basically no radio in there.  I’ll finally get to hear Jim Rome and Michael Savage on my iPod while working out… this is the best invention EVER!!!

and honestly… could you tell me a less useful ability than timshifting FM radio? (other than for howard stern?)

Posted by luke on July 16, 2003 at 5:21 AM (PDT)

Griffin Announces RadioSHARK and iFire

ALMOST great. It doesn’t make sense to me that the thing can output only an AIFF; not only does this take up more room than an MP3 or AAC, but those compressed formats can have all sorts of useful info in the tags, like recording date, station, etc. Maybe next software update?

Posted by Adrian on July 16, 2003 at 4:19 AM (PDT)

BusinessWeek: The Chili Peppers' Sour Grapes Over iTunes

I think somone said this in a previous thread, if these bands aren’t willing to give those consumers who only want to buy singualr tracks the optiion to do so, they will end up being the most pirated on kazaa and the like.  These bands are forgetting supply and demand.  Why make a stance like this? Artists sign recording contracts, and labels make money off album sales, so why do they care where the money comes from singles or albums, why bite the hand that wants to feed them?

Mike

Posted by mike on July 16, 2003 at 3:20 AM (PDT)

BusinessWeek: The Chili Peppers' Sour Grapes Over iTunes

My wife had an interesting point about the chili peppers & others taking this stand: if they really believe that everyone needs to buy the whole album and not individual songs, how come they release singles and allow individual songs to be played on the radio.  Do they mean once we start playing the album, we can’t turn it off and go on to other tasks until it’s completed?

Posted by domarch on July 16, 2003 at 3:13 AM (PDT)

BusinessWeek: The Chili Peppers' Sour Grapes Over iTunes

My wife had an interesting point about the chili peppers & others taking this stand: if they really believe that everyone needs to buy the whole album and not individual songs, how come they release singles and allow individual songs to be played on the radio.  Do they mean once we start playing the album, we can’t turn it off and go on to other tasks until it’s completed?

Posted by domarch on July 16, 2003 at 3:12 AM (PDT)

'Pods Unite' : VW & Apple Team Up in New Beetle

Just as a followup: the TV ad campaign started during the All Star Game last night.  It shows a white Beetle close up from odd angles along with a 3G Ipod in the same manner, so that you can’t immediately figure out what it is you’re looking at. (As an Ipod Idiot Savant, I immediately recognized the image of the control buttons with the backlight on and then realized I was seeing the new promo.)  They do a shot late in the ad thru the sunroof sowing the Ipod in some sort of white holder .  That holder certainly didn’t exist in the promotional lit the store I visited had.

Posted by HeadFra in Cheese Country on July 16, 2003 at 2:30 AM (PDT)

Blender 100 names iTMS No. 2

Foo_Foo, the iTunes Music Store is absolutely revolutionary. Let me take a guess - you don’t use a Mac? Here in Australia I was watching a news report on music piracy and the reporter said that the iTunes Music Store was “the only hope for the music industry.” Perhaps an overstatement, but it IS truly fantastic. When it comes to Australia I will be praising it even more highly.

Posted by Cozzie on July 15, 2003 at 11:59 PM (PDT)

BusinessWeek: The Chili Peppers' Sour Grapes Over iTunes

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This guy knows what rock is because he lives the life of a rock star!

He knows that most artists make only 3 or 4 good songs and use filler for the rest.

Posted by tetro on July 15, 2003 at 11:41 PM (PDT)

BusinessWeek: The Chili Peppers' Sour Grapes Over iTunes

Who is this shill of a writer?  Because the Chili Peppers don’t want to give in and follow everyone, they’re not on the cutting edge.  Screw that.

And besides, what kind of artist really thinks “Hey, I’ll make 2 good songs and the rest will be filler.”  That’s a biggest copout people have been giving for way too long.  Just ignore the article

Posted by tetro on July 15, 2003 at 11:37 PM (PDT)

Griffin Announces RadioSHARK and iFire

Now only if PCs had something like this… I don’t want to jump on the Mac bandwagon yet

Posted by Jon in Seattle, WA on July 15, 2003 at 11:29 PM (PDT)