Ipod Touch / Iphone

[darkless]

Originally Posted by Dusty Chalk

Well, here's the thing. I mentioned this to someone, and they couldn't believe that it was an actual Apple iPhone, and suggested that it was most probably a knock-off.

I think the website is a scam, since neither "about" or "contact" pages return any information at all.

[n_maher]

So the Touch is doing everything I hoped it would. I was downstairs in my workshop doing some casework on a sigma11 when I realized that I'd lost my notes regarding the panel placement of a jack. Normally this would mean running up stairs to the computer to look at pictures, not anymore. Popped open safari, browsed to my pbase site and found the picture I needed and was able to zoom enough that I could see everything I need. Heck, I was even able to pop over to amb's site and look for a part number that I needed at the same time. Find me another mp3 player that can do that.

[ojnihs]

nice, i'm really glad you're enjoying the hell out of the iPod touch there Nate!

[philodox]

Shit, I didn't even know that the Touch could do wireless internet... cool!

[ojnihs]

Originally Posted by philodox

Shit, I didn't even know that the Touch could do wireless internet... cool!

i think its one of its, if not its biggest, selling point

[n_maher]

Originally Posted by philodox

Shit, I didn't even know that the Touch could do wireless internet... cool!

Yeah, that was what really pushed me over the edge with it. It really is just a tiny computer and the display is big enough that I can watch things pretty comfortably. I even watched BSG the other day at the gym while running on the treadmill and it worked very well.

[postjack]

Originally Posted by n_maher

Yeah, that was what really pushed me over the edge with it. It really is just a tiny computer and the display is big enough that I can watch things pretty comfortably. I even watched BSG the other day at the gym while running on the treadmill and it worked very well.

i watch Meet The Press and Real Time with Bill Maher every week on my iPhone.

[Salt Peanuts]

Nate, what capacity did you end up getting? I've been thinking of selling my iPod & Palm but that $500 tag for 32gb is still bit high.

[ojnihs]

Originally Posted by Salt Peanuts

Nate, what capacity did you end up getting? I've been thinking of selling my iPod & Palm but that $500 tag for 32gb is still bit high.

IMO, 16gbs is still a pretty good size

[Salt Peanuts]

Originally Posted by ojnihs

IMO, 16gbs is still a pretty good size

Not when you're close to filling up 80gb iPod with lossy files.

[ojnihs]

Originally Posted by Salt Peanuts

Not when you're close to filling up 80gb iPod with lossy files.

i find that i never get around to listening to even all the music that i put on my 8gb iPhone, and i really have no problem switching songs on it since I dock it every night. if you're one who likes to carry everything around, then i'd wait till they release a 64gb and the 32gb price drops.

[n_maher]

Originally Posted by Salt Peanuts

Nate, what capacity did you end up getting? I've been thinking of selling my iPod & Palm but that $500 tag for 32gb is still bit high.

Haj, I ended up getting what I think was a great deal on a used 16GB ($280 shipped w/ a case). I made the decision beforehand that I would have to deal with periodically changing out music do to the size but that's as much a function of leaving adequate space for vids as anything. But really, the more I thought about that, it wasn't a big deal at all. My portable rig is never going to be my primary source so who care if I can't fit my whole library on there. If I can't find something good to listen to among the 2000 or so songs on there I've got bigger problems (metal issues). And I'll be hooking it up to the host computer often enough to change out the video content, update podcasts, etc. that I ended up not caring one bit. And like oj I'm convinced that before the year is over Apple will have upped the capacity/dropped the price enough that I can think about moving up with a lot less penalty. Heck, half of me is hoping they up the capacity so the sheep will dump used 32GB versions for less.

[EdipisReks]

Originally Posted by n_maher

It really is just a tiny computer

yep, and once the real development starts it's going to kick fucking ass as a platform.

[Salt Peanuts]

Those with Touch and .Mac account, can you sync the calendar and address book on Touch with your .Mac account?

[GPH]

Damn, I lost my cell phone last week and need a replacement and now I'm getting into this whole iPhone hype.

The thing has enough space to satisfy my MP3 and video needs on the go, it connects to wireless networks, it works great as an agenda and it's goddamn pretty. But the price tag is very high and I bet Apple will release a new version the second after I buy it. On the other hand, it could replace the Nano I'm using at the moment, so price tag would be more like 350$ which is a little bit better. I fucking hate Apple for making good, but pricey products.

[aardvark baguette]

just fucking get it, dude

[GPH]

aardvark sandwich, you're out of your element

My fucking wallet can't fucking take it right now.

[ojnihs]

Originally Posted by aardvark sandwich

just fucking get it, dude

x2

[bhd812]

Originally Posted by Salt Peanuts

Not when you're close to filling up 80gb iPod with lossy files.

what i did was create a playlist with a "sample" of whats on my classic. seriously there are songs you listen to alot more often then others so its not like you really need the entire library on your phone at any point (esp when you will most likely have the real ipod with you). i have 339 songs taking up 7.43gb of music on my iphone, most are loss less and some are lower bit rates. i still have 7 plus gb's for movies or itunes downloads i do on the fly with the phone (customers ask me for a song at the bar so i will download it if they give me the dollar).

[EdipisReks]

Originally Posted by Salt Peanuts

Those with Touch and .Mac account, can you sync the calendar and address book on Touch with your .Mac account?

you don't even need to use .mac, syncing calenders is an option in iTunes.