Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 10th Oct 2012 16:51 UTC
The Verge reviews the iPod touch, and it's as good as ever. "This year's iPod touch is the best one ever, without question - Apple updated all the right things, and by giving the touch a big screen and good camera has made this mini tablet a more versatile device than ever. As a gateway drug into the iOS ecosystem, it does a great job of showing off all the iOS 6 features and apps, on a really solid piece of hardware. It's also a great way to get into the huge iOS ecosystem without putting an expensive data plan on your account - and thanks to iMessage, FaceTime, and Skype, there's a lot of communicating you can do just over Wi-Fi." The iPod touch rarely gets the spotlight, but I think it's actually one of the best and most clever products in Apple's portfolio. Not only is it simply a fantastic product, it also has zero competition. My best friend is pretty much in love with her iPod touch, and it gives her everything a smartphone has to offer without the burden of expensive contracts. For people like her, who do not want a smartphone and prefer a sturdy Nokia feature phone, the touch is a godsend.
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Member since:2012-01-19
drag and drop
Actually, under Ubuntu (12.04) it's easier to get music on my iPod than it is to get music on my Google Nexus.
Banshee and Rhythmbox see the iPod out of the box and can remove files from the iPod and add them to it.
When I plugged the Nexus in, nothing happened. Apparently it doesn't show up as a standard Flash storage device, it uses MTP and you have to do a bunch of "fun stuff" to get it to connect and automount.
Also, wasn't the latest Galaxy Player actually a downgrade from the older model? If I remember, it had a significantly worse camera.
RE[2]: Galaxy Player, 5.0
by phoenix on Fri 12th Oct 2012 17:28
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Member since:2005-07-11
Install WebSharing on the Nexus, and never use a USB cable again. 
Any browser on any station becomes your "sync agent".
There are others like WifiExplorer that do similar things.
Basically, it turns your Android device into a browsable network share over wifi.
If you have 802.11n, it's not much different in throughput compared to USB2.
Member since:2005-07-06
under Ubuntu (12.04) it's easier to get music on my iPod than it is to get music on my Google Nexus.
Banshee and Rhythmbox see the iPod out of the box [...]
When I plugged the Nexus in, nothing happened. Apparently it doesn't show up as a standard Flash storage device, it uses MTP and you have to do a bunch of "fun stuff" to get it to connect and automount.
Banshee and Rhythmbox see the iPod out of the box [...]
When I plugged the Nexus in, nothing happened. Apparently it doesn't show up as a standard Flash storage device, it uses MTP and you have to do a bunch of "fun stuff" to get it to connect and automount.
That is... unfortunate, considering that iPod support is a reverse-engineered hack, and MTP is an official standard USB device class for half a decade.
MTP should be the proper way for OS and applications by now.
Member since:2012-06-20
Or you can lock yourself into Apple's prison-farm (wallled garden with guard towers and razor wire) closed ecosystem. And that carbonized atrocity called iTunes.
I have an iPod. I haven't turned it on in months.
I have an iPod. I haven't turned it on in months.
Fear Apple!?! Haha. The company you have all been declaring dead since 1986 is now the one to fear? Please. Apple got to their position by delivering tech that millions of people want, will pay for, and then enjoy and feel they were given good value.
Apple has a philosophy when developing a product that goes beyond the bottom line. Only recently has that philosophy inflated their bottom line so handsomely.
Monstrosity? My iPods haven't touched iTunes or been plugged in for about a year now. I buy my music and apps from the store, play music all day, and other than that leave iTunes alone. It's no longer needed for iOS management.
Razor wire? My sound files move wherever I want them with dropbox and soundcloud.
My mac laptops have been consistently better than mainstream PC hardware for over 10 years now. I live a mobile life, I see all kinds of kit, and the macbook pro is still the best for general use computing (including development).
So fear the "prison farm" of Apple all you want. I call it a nice neighborhood in a nice town in a nice country. I can leave whenever I want, if i want inferior products made from plastic with security and usability issues.
What you don't understand is that people who rely on and enjoy Apple products would buy most things with an Apple logo, because the logo generally means quality and design these days. Knockoffs are always knockoffs, 'free and open' or not.
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Bigger - usable screen, TRUE GPS, drag and drop, use micro SD (including SDXC!), wifi transfers, many browsers, things loke Torque to shut off your check engine light. UnDRMed bluetooth. Google maps. Different mp3 players (astro player that pitch corrects from ultra slow to 6x!). Firefox or Chrome with sync...
Still 2.3.5 but works really well. The 5.8 is coming soon.
Or you can lock yourself into Apple's prison-farm (wallled garden with guard towers and razor wire) closed ecosystem. And that carbonized atrocity called iTunes.
I have an iPod. I haven't turned it on in months.