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iPod Why is the iPod dying?
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Right. I wouldn't know about the iPod Touches... I purchased my first iPod Touch as soon as the first generation was released. I bet I owned one long before most people. But no, I left it out of my argument because I wouldn't consider the iPod Touch to be dying as the thread states, I find this thread more aimed towards the iPod Classic, Nanos, Shuffles and all that. The iPod touch is more of an iPhone derivative rather than iPod, IMO. Although the market may be declining, it is still present, for the iPod Touch.
You know this isn't true, if it were then owning a better car would make people better drivers, owning a better stove would make people better cooks and owning better shoes would make people better athletes.
A person that possesses a creative talent--or any talent for that matter--isn't going to be held back by limited tools. Instead, they learn everything about the tools they have and push them often past their limits to accomplish what they envision.
Don't get me wrong, having better tools makes the job easier--but it's having the lesser quality tools, combined in natural talent or vision that makes you learn how to do the job right in the first place.
As for the iPod question--it isn't dying and never was. It has simply evolved. While some people still prefer a standalone music player, most do not. They'd rather carry one device instead of two. It's as simple as that. The iPod and iPhone are not really different products, they each embody the peak of what a mobile multimedia device could be at the time they were developed.
I have a 160 GB Classic that holds my entire library but for me it's just easier to use my 32GB iPhone 5C. I wish they would update the Classic, but I can see why they don't.
Well said. The decline of the iPod can be directly traced to Apple's premier device, iPhone. It took over the iPod because it's a mixture of a cell phone and iPod all in one. Why have separate devices?
OMG! Izz dat theeng still using a SCSI cable?!
lol j/k
Firewire rocks! at least in comparison to USB-anything.
And being able to mount your iPod as a HDD on the desktop, by default. Priceless. We have lost a lot.
Because there is a better iPod that more people are gravitating toward.
It's called an iPhone...
Your previous iphone makes a good ipod since resale values are insultingly low. And it doubles as an emergency phone that can be reactivated if your current one is lost or damaged.
to use it for the gym, it fits inside your pocket nicely. Plus I don't use the phone a lot.
not all of us are smartphone zombies that need to be on them 24/7 like this current generation of dumbed down people.
Do you guys think that Apple will swap the iPod Classic with an SSD and maybe pixel-double the screen as well so it becomes a retina display in the near future?
I still use my iPod classic in the car because I had my stereo upgraded, and it only works with a 30-pin connector. I also use it at College - I am far from home and it's nice to have most of my music to hand.
I use my iPhone to listen to most of my music on the go because of iTunes in the Cloud, but only where there's Wi-Fi because it eats up my data.
I use my iPhone to listen to most of my music on the go because of iTunes in the Cloud, but only where there's Wi-Fi because it eats up my data.
Whatever
Whatever, my daughter has an iPod Nano 3G (we bought it used but in good condition for her 9th. birthday, in 2012) and she loves it. She has no need for an iPhone (not yet, and not here, where they're a luxury item) and she uses her iPod a lot. She has there all her favourite Rush songs, and quite a lot more. Recently, for her 10th. birthday (we bought her a guitar) we connected some AC-powered speakers to her iPod in shuffle/random mode and her party had lotsa great music.
And that iPod's battery life is just barely an inch short of a miracle. Not only it's a sturdy little metallic warrior, but it also has a very good resolution screen, excellent sound quality (really impressive) and a fully charged battery has juice for so much time that it even feels strange.
Technology will keep on making waves after waves, but I have the feeling that years from now we'll still use that lovely sturdy metallic warrior called iPod Nano 3G.
And sorry for my english (it's not my native tongue)
Whatever, my daughter has an iPod Nano 3G (we bought it used but in good condition for her 9th. birthday, in 2012) and she loves it. She has no need for an iPhone (not yet, and not here, where they're a luxury item) and she uses her iPod a lot. She has there all her favourite Rush songs, and quite a lot more. Recently, for her 10th. birthday (we bought her a guitar) we connected some AC-powered speakers to her iPod in shuffle/random mode and her party had lotsa great music.
And that iPod's battery life is just barely an inch short of a miracle. Not only it's a sturdy little metallic warrior, but it also has a very good resolution screen, excellent sound quality (really impressive) and a fully charged battery has juice for so much time that it even feels strange.
Technology will keep on making waves after waves, but I have the feeling that years from now we'll still use that lovely sturdy metallic warrior called iPod Nano 3G.
And sorry for my english (it's not my native tongue)
I still use my 160GB Classic in the car. I bought a Pioneer touch screen DVD player several years ago for my car just because I could display what is playing on the screen and even play videos from the iPod on the decks screen.
I never liked using my phone as my player in the car plus even the 64GB is too small to carry everything that I want.
I own a 6th generation 16GB Nano that I rarely use and my old 30GB iPod Photo still works and holds a charge but I have rarely used it. It's always been my Classic.
I'll be sad when the iPod is no longer for sale.
I never liked using my phone as my player in the car plus even the 64GB is too small to carry everything that I want.
I own a 6th generation 16GB Nano that I rarely use and my old 30GB iPod Photo still works and holds a charge but I have rarely used it. It's always been my Classic.
I'll be sad when the iPod is no longer for sale.
I have heard this same question asked on many other sites but to those who claim to want the best audio, why are you using an iPod with lossless music?
In a word, capacity. Also convenience. iPods integrate so easily with car stereos and other docking devices. At home, where I can really get the best audio, I don't use an ipod.
Do you have a suggestion?