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Reviews of the Fifth-Generation iPod Touch and Seventh-Generation iPod Nano
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i think the iPod touch is great, just needed to be cheaper. i also think the nano would have been a huge hit if it had wifi, where i could sync over wifi without a cable.
Err..... something fundamental missing from the reviews...
OK, call me weird if you must (many people do) but unless I missed something the iPod Nano is a device intended for listening to music first and foremost. It's not intended to be an "all things to all people" device, so I fail to see why people bemoan the lack of support for apps. If that's what you want, buy a bloody iPod touch! (or a phone...)
More importantly though, all versions of the iPod are (or should be) music-focused. So with that in mind, why on earth is there no mention whatsoever in the reviews of sound quality???? Prime requirement. THE most important thing the device can do, even over operability, to be honest, is to sound good. OK, so I appreciate that sound quality is a personal and primarily subjective issue, but it should be quite possible to give a balanced viewpoint on how it performs, how it compares to peers, whether the analogue stages are any good (probably not), if it suffers from major jitter issues on digital output, etc. It's up to the individual to decide if that sounds (no pun intended) like something they will get on with or not, but at least make an effort.
I like the look of the new Nano a lot, but would I buy one without first auditioning it? Not a chance. Come on reviewers, do your job properly!!
OK, call me weird if you must (many people do) but unless I missed something the iPod Nano is a device intended for listening to music first and foremost. It's not intended to be an "all things to all people" device, so I fail to see why people bemoan the lack of support for apps. If that's what you want, buy a bloody iPod touch! (or a phone...)
More importantly though, all versions of the iPod are (or should be) music-focused. So with that in mind, why on earth is there no mention whatsoever in the reviews of sound quality???? Prime requirement. THE most important thing the device can do, even over operability, to be honest, is to sound good. OK, so I appreciate that sound quality is a personal and primarily subjective issue, but it should be quite possible to give a balanced viewpoint on how it performs, how it compares to peers, whether the analogue stages are any good (probably not), if it suffers from major jitter issues on digital output, etc. It's up to the individual to decide if that sounds (no pun intended) like something they will get on with or not, but at least make an effort.
I like the look of the new Nano a lot, but would I buy one without first auditioning it? Not a chance. Come on reviewers, do your job properly!!
Thank you for the sound quality mention. I will be sure to include more details in my review I'm working on (just a personal blog).
Battery life. If I so much as look at my HTC phone or iPhone it goes flat. On a long journey there's definitely a benefit to a music player with a separate power source.
I suppose that's a good argument for traditional music management though - the more features like wifi and cloud syncing are added, the more of a power drain there'll be.
We all are usually near power recharging sources.
For that long journey (which for most of us are the exception) even your 2nd device will eventually run out of battery life.
So, this issue becomes all about planning.
But, I could see a second device for those who have extensive music/movie libraries and need more than 64GB.
I was hoping Apple would be able to increase the iphone to 128 GB with Ip5 and iPad, but I guess prices have not come down enough yet.
An SD slot would be great, but that's not Apple.
That's the kind of assumption that Apple themselves tend to make, and I'm not fond of it
For example tomorrow and Saturday I may well be camping, out in a valley. No power outlets in a tent!
That's the kind of assumption that Apple themselves tend to make, and I'm not fond of it
For example tomorrow and Saturday I may well be camping, out in a valley. No power outlets in a tent!
As I mentioned "usually" we are near power sources. Camping is not something everybody does "usually"
Even then, for under $ 100
http://allthingsd.com/20120614/sun-power-solar-chargers-that-light-up-your-gadgets/
you can get solar chargers which even work when it is cloudy.
Isn't that still "schlepping around 2 devices"? Except now you have to have to wait about a week for it to charge, and the other device can't play music
Posting here is hilarious.
Say that something of Apple's is getting a bit dated, get jumped on.
Say that you CAN see the positive sides of it after all, still get jumped on.
Is it literally not possible to post on this forum without someone raging at you?
Posting here is hilarious.
Say that something of Apple's is getting a bit dated, get jumped on.
Say that you CAN see the positive sides of it after all, still get jumped on.
Is it literally not possible to post on this forum without someone raging at you?