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Happy Birthday: The iPod Turns 10

Discussion in 'Articles and Reviews Comments' started by Julio Franco, Oct 23, 2011.

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  1. Burty117 TechSpot Chancellor

    In agreement with both! :) why is it Sony and creative can make at least slightly decent headphones with there portable music players but Apple can't?
    Burty117, Oct 24, 2011
    #21

  2. Jos TechSpot Staff

    I bought a 10GB third-gen iPod back in 2003. I had tried out a few mp3 players at the time but their limitations sucked big time (limited storage, ugly interfaces, etc.), so instead I was using a MiniDisc player from Sony which I really loved.

    I hadn't paid much attention to Apple's portable music player and didn't have any expectations. I remember being completely blown away by the all-touch controls and simple UI. I've owned a couple more iPods throughout the years but now I've replaced it with an iPhone. My wife has a nano that died after three years of use and a second-gen iPod touch which she inherited from me.
    Jos, Oct 24, 2011
    #22

  3. Burty117 TechSpot Chancellor

    Same! I loved my MiniDisc player! the battery life was awesome! the quality of sound was also over-whelming and the player itself was made of metal and was very rugged in my eyes.

    I really wish I had never got rid of mine now :(
    Burty117, Oct 24, 2011
    #23

  4. mctommy Newcomer, in training

    I've owned many players over the year. iTunes still s*ck big time even to this day.

    Sensa clip - great but so limited, 1gig, AAA battery which was convenient when you were traveling and not needing a powersource to recharge.

    Ipod 3rd G - that was utter crap, battery started to die to 5hrs after 6month and 3.5hrs after 1 year.

    Sony mp3 player - it was big, had a cool touch interface, terrible software from sony but a decent 3rd party software. The only problem was it was just too freaking big. It's sitting somewhere... other downside, the docking was terrible.

    Ipod Nano 3rd G - great player, battery time was excellent, form factor was great for snowboarding the entire day.

    Blackberry Pearl (2007) - love the mail push of blackberry but the web browser was terrible.

    Blackberry Curve - replaced the pearl, same as pearl...

    Iphone 3G - great at the beginning, painfully slow at year 2.

    Iphone 4 - the phone is what it should be, decent battery, fast processor for what I need. Yes it's restrictive compare to Android devices but the ease of use and it does what i need it to get done. I could definitely do without iTunes... but c'est la vie.
    mctommy, Oct 24, 2011
    #24

  5. MilwaukeeMike TechSpot Enthusiast

    Same for me. Although I bought mine for the included radio. No radio always seemed like a blatent oversight for the iPod. I guess I can understand it though. Why would allow your users to listen to the radio for free when you can sell them music on iTunes?
    MilwaukeeMike, Oct 24, 2011
    #25

  6. Zecias TechSpot Enthusiast

    yeah, itunes loves to piss me off too.
    Zecias, Oct 24, 2011
    #26

  7. Benny26 TechSpot Paladin

    Don't use an iPod...never really wanted to.

    Like some other people I have a phone what does the same job already. Plus having seen what my brother has to put up with regarding iTunes, I'll take my phone any day.
    Benny26, Oct 24, 2011
    #27

  8. mctommy Newcomer, in training

    yes but up until 4-5 years ago, your phone didn't have the ability/capacity to play and store your mp3s.

    Now I need to go dust off my Sony VAIO VGF-AP1L for old time sake.
    mctommy, Oct 24, 2011
    #28

  9. Guest

    It's the size of a deck of cards!!! It's the size of a deck of cards!!! WOW! And it fits in my pocket!!!
    Guest, Oct 24, 2011
    #29

  10. mario TechSpot Developer

    If I remember correctly I've owned 6 iPods: 2G iPod classic, 3G iPod classic (which was stolen), 2G iPod shuffle, the Fatty iPod Nano and 2 iPods Touch (3G and 4G).

    And I maybe buying the latest nano with a wristband for jogging.
    mario, Oct 24, 2011
    #30

  11. learninmypc TechSpot Enthusiast

    I didn't read every post, but can someone tell me what,if anything the "ipod" stands for? Is it an acronym? TIA:blush::confused:
    learninmypc, Oct 24, 2011
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  12. Guest

    Not only were the earphones terrible in design, they had wires! Why does Apple still use wires between the Ipod and your ears?
    Guest, Oct 24, 2011
    #32

  13. Guest

    @ learninmypc
    It seems that a pod is a detachable device that carries storage. Apple grabbed that concept and made it sync with their company, similar to iMac, and in the future, iPhone, iPad, and et cetera.
    Guest, Oct 25, 2011
    #33

  14. Guest

    This might also help. I haven't read through it.
    http://www.what-does-ipod-stand-for.com/
    Guest, Oct 25, 2011
    #34

  15. learninmypc TechSpot Enthusiast

    ????:)
    learninmypc, Oct 25, 2011
    #35

  16. Matthew TechSpot Editor, Community Manager

    Pulled from Wikipedia:

    Matthew, Oct 25, 2011
    #36

  17. learninmypc TechSpot Enthusiast

    Thanks. I kinda thought it might be an acronym for Individual Personal Operating Device or something like that.:)
    learninmypc, Oct 25, 2011
    #37

  18. Guest

    Man the writer of this article asks for some iPod reminiscing and he gets a bunch people blasting iPod.
    Guest, Oct 25, 2011
    #38

  19. Matthew TechSpot Editor, Community Manager

    Welcome to the Internet. Really though, I think people have been pretty on track so far. Everyone's welcome to their opinion :).
    Matthew, Oct 25, 2011
    #39

  20. NTAPRO TechSpot Enthusiast

    I've neverhad a reason to fuss about the prices of the ipods but I read "It served as an entry-level model with only 512MB or 1GB of storage and no display. Pricing was originally set at $99-$149. "
    I lol'd...
    NTAPRO, Oct 28, 2011
    #40
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