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Monday, August 4, 2008
Brand New Mp3 Players on Unbeliable Price
Connecting your iPod to a computer
By default, iPod imports songs automatically when connected to a computer.
For windows and mac
- Plug the cable into the FireWire or high-powered USB 2.0 port on your computer.
- Then connect the other end to iPod.
The USB and Firewire ports looks like this,
iPod Generations
The design of iPod's has changed over the years, while the hardware and capabilities have pretty much stayed the same. The batteries in early iPods have been known to fail after a time (300 to 500 charge/discharge cycle / two to three years). People have sued over this problem www.appleipodsettlement.com. Currently there are 4 main generations,
1G - mechanical scroll wheel and four buttons. There was no remote control and games available for it, except for breakout.
2G - touch-sensitive wheel, 10GB and 20GB hard drives.
3G - touch-sensitive buttons and USB connectivity. For third-generation iPod you're eligible for a free battery replacement or a replacement iPod at Apple's discretion. But you need a proof of purchase and to file a claim by September 30, 2005.
4G - click-wheel and only two hard disk version, 20GB and 40GB. The fourth generation of the Apple iPod doesn't sound any better than the third, but it's still the mp3 player to beat. Other improvements are the control wheel adopted from iPod mini and improved battery life. The dimensions are 4.1 x 2.4 x 0.6 inches and weight: 5.6 oz.
5G - Now comes in a 60 GB version. The new 5G 60 GB fifth-generation iPod now had 64 MiB of RAM, this will also extend the battery life as well. The more ram the less work is required of the battery. Comes with iTunes 4.7.1 also so it autosyncs album cover art. The cover art downloaded when you purchase music from the iTunes Music Store is transferred to iPod photo along with the music. So while iPod photo plays your tunes, you can enjoy the album art in colour. The fifth-generation iPod now incorporate all the original iPod buttons into the scroll wheel.
Video iPod - The latest iPod now has video playback. The iPod video is capable of decoding (or playing back) videos encoded in either of two codecs, MPEG-4 or H.264. It seems presently that the MPEG-4 format is likely to be your format of choice if you want to play high-quality converted widescreen DVD videos on your iPod.You’ll want to pick a resolution of around 480 or 720 pixels and encode. Apple have stated publicly that the iPod has the following video limitations:
- H.264 MPEG-4
- Maximum Resolution 320x240 480x480
- Maximum Bitrate 768 kbps 2500 kbps
- Maximum Framerate 30 fps 30 fps
iPod Functions
Above is an image detailing all the basic functions of the fourth generation iPod.
As the above images shows, the iPod has five main buttons,
- Play / Pause.
- Menu.
- Previous which skips back a track.
- Next which skips forward to the next track.
- Select button which is in the center of the scroll wheel.
Note: With the itroduction of the fifth-generation iPod, Mini, and Nano, these models now incorporate the above buttons into the scroll wheel.
On the first generations of the iPod screen navigation included standard features such as Playlists, Browse, Extras, Settings and Backlight.
As the iPod advanced and came with a colour screen so did the features, such as photo browsing and the ability to shuffle songs.
iTunes Software
The iTunes software that uploads music and photos is included when you buy any iPod. The software is called iTunes, and has often been likened to a jukebox. It will play, store and organise all the digital music and video files on your iPod. Another feature of iTunes is it can connect to the iTunes Music Store, where you can purchase music files to play on your iPod. Even though iTunes has been developed by Apple it's not only compatible with the Mac OS X operating system. iTunes will work with Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 operating systems. Since version 3 iTunes will no longer work with Mac OS 9, or Windows 98 or ME. iTunes is also freely downloadable on the web. When you get your iPod, you’ll want to start transferring songs to your iPod. This starts with your computer and iTunes. You will need to install iTunes on your computer, you can do this be using the CD that came with your iPod, or the url link below. Then, you can buy songs from the iTunes music store, or import CDs to your iTunes music library. Then all you need to do is connect your iPod to your computer. The iTunes software will then automatically transfer the music to your iPod. iTunes is setup to automatically update your iPod with the new songs you have downloaded. After you’ve transferred the music from iTunes to your iPod, you can then use the Click Wheel to browse through your music by playlist, song, artist, album, or genre. With iTunes you can also create playlists, where you group songs from different albums and artists into a mix tape. It's fairly easy to create playlists with common themes or moods, and you can use these for any occasion, like at a party. It's become common for celebs like Leonardo DiCaprio to DJ at LA clubs from the playlists on their iPod.
Download iTunes - http://www.apple.com/itunes/
History of the iPod
The Apple Coporation first released the iPod on October 23, 2001. The idea was first brought to the attention of Apple by Tony Fadell. Before this Tony Fadell had shopped the idea to Phillips and RealNetworks . Luckily for Apple they hired him as an independent contractor, and the iPod project began. To begin with the one serious flaw with the iPod, was the price. The machine cost $400 in the US, and many consumers simply couldnt afford this price. Also the lack of PC support wasn't a strong point to begin with. Steve Jobs soon noticed this error and PC support was promisted soon after the launch. The iPod was launched only one month later in Europe. This contributed to Apple selling a massive 125,000 new iPods in 2001. Over the years many software updates have been released to fix several bug fixes from the generation 1 iPod's. One area Apple ran into problems with was Apple Corps, the holders of the Beatles copyrights. They sued Apple for infringement on previous agreements for the iTunes Music Store. Basically Apple Computers were only allowed to use the Apple name in products unrelated to music, the lawsuit was eventually settled out of court. By June of 2003, Apple had shipped one million iPod's worldwide. The iPod has since become the biggest selling portable hard disk player, and has sold around twenty million units from 2001-2005. A big contribution to this has been the maketing of the iPod, with some of the best ads seen in years. All the ads featuring the coolest tunes playing in the background.
The silhouette ads were hugely popular.
Intoduction
The iPod is a brand of pocket-sized ultralight hard-drive based audio players designed and marketed by Apple Computers. Today the iPod comes in a range of models such as the Nano, Shuffle and Mini (discontinued now). All of the models in the iPod family are designed to be user friendly, and can easily be used by young children. Therefore they offer a simple user interface and a central scroll wheel to browse the iPod navigation system. The scroll wheel has been redesigned for the various models, such as with the Nano. The Nano is so small the wheel used on the previous iPod's wouldn't fit. Unlike portable cassette or cd players the iPod stores media on built-in memory. This means you do not need to insert a cassette or a cd. The older models like the iPod 20GB and Mini use a hard drive, while the smaller and more modern iPod Nano and Shuffle use flash memory.
Currently in 2005 Apple are offering these models (subject to change),
- Model - Storage - Songs - Display
- iPod - 20GB disk - 5,000 2" - colour
- iPod - U2* 20GB disk - 5,000 2" - colour
- iPod - 60GB disk - 15,000 2" - colour
- iPod Photo - 60GB disk - 15,000 2" - colour
- iPod Mini - 4GB disk - 1,000 1.7" - mono
- iPod Mini - 6GB disk - 1,500 1.7" - mono
- iPod Nano - 2GB flash - 500 1.5" - colour
- iPod Nano - 4GB flash - 1,000 1.5" - colour
- iPod Shuffle - 512MB flash - 125 - none
- iPod Shuffle - 1GB flash - 250 - none
Additional models since 2005,
- iPod classic 160GB - none
- iPod touch 8GB - colour
- iPod touch 16GB - colour
- iPod nano 8GB - colour
- iPod Classic Silicon Sleeve - 80Gb - colour
2007 was not only about the iPhone. Apple had a total makeover of it's iPod lineup. The iPod Touch featured the iPhone interface, and players like the Nano had an upgrade to be more video friendly. Below are pictures of the new 2007 lineup,
New Nano redesign 2007
Classic 2007
The Touch which features the iPhone interface
The following is a help guide to finding a cheap ipod from the various comparison services and retailers found online.
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