digital843 wrote:

[B]The Nano noted 1 of each could not be downloaded which I put down to corrupted files.

Could be. Also, iTunes can play some files that an iPod can’t. For example, iTunes can play midi files, but an iPod can’t. If you have video podcasts (vodcasts), those also won’t transfer. (In my experience, vodcasts can cause iTunes to crash.)

Audio book and Podcast fans will be happy to learn that bookmarking now syncs back and forth with your computer.

That has been true for quite some time with Audible’s audiobooks. It worked with iTunes 4.9 and my 3G iPod–and I think it worked OK with iTunes 4.7. There is also a way on a Mac to enable bookmarking on any AAC file.

OTOH, my 3G iPod doesn’t support bookmarking podcasts unless they are AAC format and have bookmarking enabled. (There are scripts for the Mac that will turn bookmarking on and off on AAC files. It changes the file type in Mac OS X. That probably wouldn’t do anything in iTunes for Windows, though.) iTunes 5 supports bookmarks on Podcasts that it gets through its Podcast function, but not those that are loaded like songs.

Julie wrote:

reidme:

That was realllllly bad

Guilty.

That was realllllly bad

Mine is 5 days old

SQLDba wrote:

Just an FYI – some users are posting complaints about how fragile the screens are on the nano. Apple hasn’t yet identified this as a design flaw (and they may never) but there is some concern over how easily the nano’s screen cracks…

http://www.ipodnn.com/news/05/09/23/ipod.flaw/

They have now.

From Yahoo news…………

[b]Apple Reportedly Offers to Fix iPod Nanos

Wed Sep 28,11:10 AM ET

NEW YORK – Three weeks after introducing the pencil-thin iPod Nano portable music player, Apple Computer is reportedly ready to respond to complaints about defective screens.
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The Wall Street Journal reports Apple will offer to replace the screens that cracked too easily. Users have been posting complaints on the Internet about cracked screens and scratched cases.

Apple has high hopes for the Nano music player designed to replace the iPod mini and the product, which sells for about $200 and up. It has received largely favorable reviews.

A spokesman for Apple tells the Journal that the problem has affected less than 0.1 percent of the devices shipped.

Last quarter, Apple sold more than six million iPods, the market’s leading portable music player.[/b]

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John

Excellent analogy!

Any day now probably

John

http://www.ipodnn.com/news/05/09/23/ipod.flaw/

So far, mine is already scratched (yes, 1 day old ), but it definately is beautiful. Out of the white and black I had to choose black. Just liked it better. Not surprised it is selling better than white. You should see this sitting next to my PSP :wow: :wow: They were made for each other.

Works great, just like a fullsize iPod!!

flamaest wrote:

Very cool product, Apple knows how to make a damn sexy product.

I almost divorced my PSP, but I love the PSP screen too much. Sorry Apple, my 1 GIG Sandisk Duo is working just fine on my PSP.

F.

I divorced my PSP after having screen issues, such as dead pixels, dust under the screen and that. To top it off, Sony even states dead pixels within small numbers are tolerable and to be expected in the PSP’s manual. Inexcusable.

I enjoyed the PSP, but I didn’t see it very practical for a true handheld gaming system. Don’t get me wrong, I thought the design was awesome, but it was a bit heavy (for extended play & use) and the battery life was less then impressive. MP3 playback on it was less then stellar and cumbersome to say the least to manage. I expect Sony to redesign the PSP a bit by the time the PS3 comes out. In fact, with some of the problems I’ve had with Sony products in general (game systems, TVs, electronics, PDAs) I’m not as big of a fan as I used to be. I had either hit-or-miss type experiences with Sony PDAs.

For my current PDA, I use a Tapwave Zodiac 2 and I couldn’t be happier. It works great and performs great. I love its screen, and its gobs of internal RAM. I wish it had FLASH RAM, which would help to improve its already great battery life. Also, its two SD slots are invaluable and I usually have 512MB combined in there. I tried using it as a MP3 player, but it was too large to be easily pocketable and portable.

As for the Nano, and back on topic, I need at least a 4GB player. My Zen Micro (5GB) works great but I’d still like something smaller. I want something even more portable. Ben S, thanks for the WriteRight suggestion. I think I may have some spares around somewhere from my old Sony PDA days. Clear vinyl may also work but probably won’t look as good. I definitely want to protect my Nano as much as I can.

AZSideroad wrote:

I’m not much of an Apple person (especially with their restrictive DRM issues)

The DRM was an issue for me too since I use Linux on my desktop. I didn’t want to buy music from iTMS that I wouldn’t be able to play on all my computers. Luckily I found JHymn which allows me to exercise my fair-use rights without all that tedious burning to CD and re-importing. The converted files sound just as good as the originals and have no DRM.

Still, I wish Apple would support Ogg/Vorbis!

I almost divorced my PSP, but I love the PSP screen too much. Sorry Apple, my 1 GIG Sandisk Duo is working just fine on my PSP.

F.

As for the screen scratching so easily I’m not surprised by this. Seeing the design and reading early reviews I knew it would be a scratch magnet. It is, design wise, too much like the first gen iPods. My Zen Micro, despite living most of its sheltered life in a leather case, is covered in small scratches. For the Nano, I think I’ll get one of my spare Tapwave Zodiac screen covers, cut it down and apply it. I also want to get those rubber skins/condoms, but they aren’t out yet.