As the unveiling has passed for another year from Apple and as we all knew and expected another year of new iPods. Now obviously I’m all for new technology and gadgets(hence why i write on a blog about them) but I’m getting to a stage of frustration where every year Apple bring out a new set of iPods that aren’t really much better than the last generation. Well this year they haven’t disappointed with only slight changes, but the nano seems to get the major upgrade. Click on for all the info
Continuing on iPods
On September - 10 - 2009
iPod classic gets 160GB capacity boost
On September - 10 - 2009
Many people though that the iPod Classic may get discontinued however Apple have announced that the Classic is getting an upgrade to 160GB.
According to Apple, that’s enough room for 40,000 songs. Aside from that, it’s the same deal. Same size, same shape, same software.
Pricing will remain the same.
iPod touch 64GB announced
On September - 10 - 2009
Apple have announced an update to its iPod Touch line, this includes the new 64GB model which will set you back £299.
Prices of the 32GB and 8GB models have dropped in the states to $299 and $199 respectively so expect the UK to follow.
Apart from that there has not been much of a change but it appears that the new models use the same CPU as the iPhone 3GS, since they can run OpenGL 2.0
Apple confirms authentication chip in iPod Shuffle earphones
On March - 17 - 2009
We previously blogged about how the new iPod Shuffle may have a special hardware authentication chip which is required to control the shuffle.
It has now been confirmed by 3rd parties that the new shuffle earphones do require a authentication chip and Apple will require companies to pay a licence fee to be part of the Made for iPod program.
However apparently the chip isn't encrypted or otherwise locked down in any way, so it's easily cloned by companies who'd rather not pay but this will mean the earphones will not be able to carry the “Made for iPod certification” logo which will probably lead to a loss in sales.
via Engadget
Apple Builds Authentication into iPod Shuffle Earphones
On March - 16 - 2009
It is believed that Apple is going to try and squeeze some extra money out of companies planning to produce earphones for the new iPod Shuffle. iLounge is reporting that the new iPod shuffle can only be controlled by headphones with a special hardware authentication chip. That means that third parties will have to pay Apple for the privilege of making shuffle-compatible accessories.
Considering the earphones supplied by Apple tend to be pretty crap I am pretty sure I would never consider buying this anymore.
Apple releases 2.2.1 software for the iPhone and iPod Touch
On January - 28 - 2009
Apple has just pushed out its latest OS, version 2.2.1.
This update contains bug fixes and improvements, including the following:
- Improved general stability of Safari
- Fixed issue where some images saved from Mail do not display correctly in the Camera Roll
- Fixed issue that caused some Apple Lossless (ALAC) audio files to skip during playback [iPod Touch]
Unfortunately the update doesn't bring some of the updates a lot of people are waiting for including push notifications
