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Well people, just stopped by my local Apple store and they had 9 of these babies ready for a home. No, 40gb yet, nor did they have the new Click Wheel iPod docks. Also, seems like Apple hasn't updated their retail software though, because they couldn't register my iPod when I bought it, so now I can just register it when I need service on the baby, anyways, here's a pic for now.
The Box1(for those who care)
The Box2(other side)
iPod Upclose
Accessories(firewire cable not pictured)
New Settings
:Audiobooks menu is Audiobooks>Slower/Normal/Faster
:Clicker options are Speaker/Headphones/Both/Off
iPod Backlit
New On-The-Go Playlist
:Save Playlist menu is Save Playlist>Cancel/Save Playlist
Box includes:
-iPod 20gb (DUH)
-Power outlet charger
-Firewire cable
-USB cable (no power cable needed to charge)
-Heaphones
-Manual, CD, etc.
-Big blue sheet that says "Free Music for your iPod" on one side, and then describes the free weekly singles on iTMS on the back (thought maybe they give ya an iTMS certificate.)
Things I've noticed, apart from the rumors:
-Click Wheel is not backlit, but the screen has a white backlight
-Clicker sounds slightly different from my iPod g3
-Click wheel is slightly stiffer than the iPod mini's
-No white plugs are included for the dock port
-Seems my iPod was partially charged when I bought it. Only took me 1 hour and now it says it's fully charged.
-On-The-Go playlist can now be saved, when saved, a new playlist is created (NewPlaylist 1, NewPlaylist 2, etc.) and the songs are moved there, the OTG playlist is then cleared. Saving playlists actually took about 5 seconds, which seemed a bit long for only 2 songs
-Songs can be deleted from the On-The-Go playlist by holding the middle button for about 3 seconds, same as adding a song
-Browse has simply been renamed to Music, it's not necessarily renamed for new content.
-FINAL BATTERY UPDATE: Well, my iPod has finally cut out after about 10 hours and 47 minutes of constant usage, on it's first charge. I had the EQ and Sound Check on, upped the contrast a bit, and the backlight timer was also set to 2 seconds. Every 30 minutes I would skip ahead 10 songs to reload the iPod's cache (and emulate actual usage.) Type of files played were mostly MP3's encoded between 192-256kbps. Final verdict: battery life now kicks butt!
-It seems the saved On-The-Go playlislts don't get added to iTunes when you sync it, they just get deleted
-The 4g iPod works with the 3g docks but does not fit snuggly, so you'll probably wanna wait for the 4g dock
-Given the above, im guessing 3g dock connector accessories should continue to function with this new generation
-NEW! Thanks in part to elmotan, when the iPod is playing and the headphones are unplugged, the iPod pauses itself. Vice versa, when the iPod is sleeping and headphones are plugged in, the iPod wakes itself up
I'll add things as I find em, and email me with any pic requests/questions: mikeds@gmail.com
The Box1(for those who care)
The Box2(other side)
iPod Upclose
Accessories(firewire cable not pictured)
New Settings
:Audiobooks menu is Audiobooks>Slower/Normal/Faster
:Clicker options are Speaker/Headphones/Both/Off
iPod Backlit
New On-The-Go Playlist
:Save Playlist menu is Save Playlist>Cancel/Save Playlist
Box includes:
-iPod 20gb (DUH)
-Power outlet charger
-Firewire cable
-USB cable (no power cable needed to charge)
-Heaphones
-Manual, CD, etc.
-Big blue sheet that says "Free Music for your iPod" on one side, and then describes the free weekly singles on iTMS on the back (thought maybe they give ya an iTMS certificate.)
Things I've noticed, apart from the rumors:
-Click Wheel is not backlit, but the screen has a white backlight
-Clicker sounds slightly different from my iPod g3
-Click wheel is slightly stiffer than the iPod mini's
-No white plugs are included for the dock port
-Seems my iPod was partially charged when I bought it. Only took me 1 hour and now it says it's fully charged.
-On-The-Go playlist can now be saved, when saved, a new playlist is created (NewPlaylist 1, NewPlaylist 2, etc.) and the songs are moved there, the OTG playlist is then cleared. Saving playlists actually took about 5 seconds, which seemed a bit long for only 2 songs
-Songs can be deleted from the On-The-Go playlist by holding the middle button for about 3 seconds, same as adding a song
-Browse has simply been renamed to Music, it's not necessarily renamed for new content.
-FINAL BATTERY UPDATE: Well, my iPod has finally cut out after about 10 hours and 47 minutes of constant usage, on it's first charge. I had the EQ and Sound Check on, upped the contrast a bit, and the backlight timer was also set to 2 seconds. Every 30 minutes I would skip ahead 10 songs to reload the iPod's cache (and emulate actual usage.) Type of files played were mostly MP3's encoded between 192-256kbps. Final verdict: battery life now kicks butt!
-It seems the saved On-The-Go playlislts don't get added to iTunes when you sync it, they just get deleted
-The 4g iPod works with the 3g docks but does not fit snuggly, so you'll probably wanna wait for the 4g dock
-Given the above, im guessing 3g dock connector accessories should continue to function with this new generation
-NEW! Thanks in part to elmotan, when the iPod is playing and the headphones are unplugged, the iPod pauses itself. Vice versa, when the iPod is sleeping and headphones are plugged in, the iPod wakes itself up
I'll add things as I find em, and email me with any pic requests/questions: mikeds@gmail.com
This post has been edited by brn2prgrm: 22 July 2004 - 22:22
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