iPod 'cradle drain'?

[m_gear]

I remember awhile back when I had an original Palm Pilot, there was a problem called 'cradle drain'. It was caused by the palm emptying its batteries thru the serial cable on the dock/cradle, and burning your batteries out extra-fast. I was wondering if the newer iPods suffer the same type of drain? Will my ipod's battery drain if I leave it in the dock while my computer is off, say, overnight, or does it 'know' that power shouldn't be wasted that way, and is ok to leave plugged in?

 

[iPopo]

Your iPod's battery life will decrease (but not that much) if there is no juice flowing in and it being in a considerably cold environment.

 

[m_gear]

hahaha, actually that's kinda funny considering I live in Canada. I have a bad habit of leaving my iPod in my freezing cold car, at which point the screen starts acting wierd (contrast goes off), and the battery displays about 1/4 to 1/2 charge, but then bumps up to full again once it gets warm. I don't think cold is really a problem tho. I was wondering if possibly my computer would suck the charge out of the pod somehow when it's turned off.