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iPod touch Store a downloaded mp3 on iPod iTouch?

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gbross

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If I'm surfing the web with my ipt and listen to an mp3 that is on a website can I download this mp3 and add it to my ipt?

Or is syncing with Itunes THE ONLY way you can add tunes?
 
There is a plugin floating around that allows Safari to download files, Im not sure if it supports .mp3's, and I have no idea how you would have it be recognized on the Touch without using iTunes.
 
Thanks.

Here's a follow up.

Can I listen to an mp3 that's on a website? I would imagine some form of Quicktime would play the song?
 
gbross said:
Thanks.

Here's a follow up.

Can I listen to an mp3 that's on a website? I would imagine some form of Quicktime would play the song?
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Only if it is in the Quicktime format because that is the only thing the iPod touch currently plays.
 
gbross said:
So if the song on the website is a plain-vanilla mp3 file it won't play?
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I think because I have tried to listen to things on the internet on the iPod touch and the only things that would play were those that were in Quicktime.
 
xXriderXx7 said:
Only if it is a Quicktime files, as stated.

If flash is ever added, a whole lot of new possibilities are going to develop.
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Most things are in Quicktime though. If I remember right, YouTube is converting all of their videos to Quicktime so they work on iPhone/iPod touch/tv.
 
MP3 s on the touch

You just bring an MP3 into itunes and it will import it into your music library for synching with your ipod.....no probs....it just won't recognize windows .wma files....
 
I went to my local Apple Store today and tried the iPod Touch.

I went to a website, clicked on a plain-vanilla mp3 and Quicktime played the song. I know for a fact that this song is stored on the server with no links or code indicating that it is a Quicktime file.

So... it works.

Can't store it on your device though, you can listen only.
 
gbross said:
I went to my local Apple Store today and tried the iPod Touch.

I went to a website, clicked on a plain-vanilla mp3 and Quicktime played the song. I know for a fact that this song is stored on the server with no links or code indicating that it is a Quicktime file.

So... it works.

Can't store it on your device though, you can listen only.
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Yeah.
I think Apple did this for both security and piracy reasons.
 
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