… ok I guess. They’re nifty and all, but I didn’t see anything that makes me want to upgrade. Getting the search and letter display feature on existing iPods via a software update would be nice, but I understand that Apple needs to differentiate new products with new features and that older models may not see such changes. In any case, I’ve had my iPod nano 4GB for almost a year now (With no scratches! C’mon people, take care of your shit and stop complaining.) and it suits me just fine. As far as the iPod goes, could Apple’s biggest competitor be itself? Obviously the market isn’t infinite, and how many iPod owners are happy with what they have? It seems like a Microsoft-ish sort of problem.
As for the new nanos, well, they seem to me more like the iPod mini 2.0. I’m not all that into colors. In fact, I prefer the white iPods and Apple accessories because I wash the freakin’ chicken grease off my hands before I use my stuff. My wireless keyboard is as lilly white as the day I bought it, and I use it something like 40 hours a week. So there. And I am not a hyper clean germophobe!
The announcement that movies will be available in 640×480 format left me with a few questions. I bought the first six episodes of The Revolution 
, the excellent series from The History Channel about the American Revolution. Those episodes are all that’s available at the moment, and I assume iTunes and THC will eventually make the remaining seven episodes available as well. Will the new episodes be 320×240, or 640×480? Would they have half of the series at each res? Will existing videos be upgraded to 640×480 for future purchasers? In the case of The Revolution, if they do upgrade the resolution, will those of us who purchased an unfinished series be able to get the existing episodes at 640×480? I think I know the (pessimistic) answer to these questions, but maybe I’ll be surprised.
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September 13th, 2006 at 9:16 am
I updated my 5G iPod last night and I got the letter overlay when I scroll quickly. It is very handy. I didn’t get the search function. That would be cool.
September 13th, 2006 at 10:18 am
As of right now, there are no updates available for the nano.
September 16th, 2006 at 11:13 am
My 30 Gb iPod photo is still going strong and I see no reason to upgrade.
But, despite that, I caved in and ordered the new iPod Shuffle: wow that is just so cool.
This is a must have possession, even though I do not actually need one. This is not about upgrading, it is just about possessing beautifully designed electronic gadgets for no reason aside from lust for possessing beautifully designed electronic gadgets.
September 17th, 2006 at 8:19 pm
I tried to update today to the 80GB at the Nashville store, but was told that they won’t have any until next week at the earliest. Nice lady offered to take my name and call me when they came in. Since I live in Indy I turned that down and told her I would keep trying at stores around the country as I see them.
For those of us who drive a *LOT* any bump in capacity is welcome. True story - two weeks ago I pulled into a terminal in Oka City, OK in time for my dock appointment and was told at the security shack that 4 otr rigs had just got there (i.e., drivers not capable of hitting a dock lock with their trailers and using a pallet jack after lockdown) and I should just park it and someone from security would just come get me in 4 hours when they were done with the otrs. So all of a sudden I had four hours to kill and was not allowed to leave the terminal once signed in. Needless to say, I watch *A LOT* of video in the cab on that little ipod.