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Time for an iPod spring-clean button, Apple

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

The last of our latest iPod reviews is up, and very nice the 4th generation touch looks, but like all iPods, it’s still missing a button that would make so much sense. Just why can’t Apple put a simple “delete song” button on its MP3 players?

When I’ve mentioned this to friends of a fruitier computing ilk than myself, they suggest quite correctly that you can delete songs via iTunes when it’s connected to a computer. But that’s not the point of a portable music device.

Organising a large music collection – sifting through files, tweaking ID3 tags and searching for files that you want to delete – while sitting in front of a computer feels like work. The joy of MP3 players is the freedom of music anywhere, listening to a large collection wherever the mood and Shuffle takes you.

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Tags: iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle, iPod Touch, Sansa Fuze

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iPod nano (sixth generation) review: first look

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

Apple refreshed almost its entire range of iPods last night, with the iPod nano given the most radical overhaul.

I have a vested interest here: the fourth-generation nano remains one of my favourite ever tech purchases. It’s unobtrusively lightweight, boasts enough storage to hold almost my entire music collection, and the battery lasts an entire commuting week.

After a brief play with it at last night’s Apple launch, I’m not sure its sixth-generation successor is going to prise my wallet open once more. The new nano dispenses with the familiar iPod click-wheel, and replaces it with a square, 1.54in, 220 x 220 multitouch display. The only hardware buttons on the device are the power button and the volume controls.

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Tags: apple, iPod Nano

Posted in: Hardware, Just in

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Over-charging the iPod Nano?

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

I treated myself to a new 16GB iPod Nano over Christmas and have to say I’m overjoyed with the little blighter, except for one standout irritation: no dedicated charger.

The device truly is magnificent. It’s so light you genuinely don’t notice it’s in your pocket, and the tiny 5.5in screen packs such a high resolution that I’ve found myself downloading free videos (Lily Allen for Christ’s Sake) for the sheer novelty factor. Not to mention the fact that my 4-year-old daughter is ridiculously amused by the video automatically flipping its orientation depending on which way up you hold the device, thanks to the built in accelerometer.

But the lack of a dedicated charger is really quite irksome. I’ve perfected an overnight charging regime over the years: laptop gets charged once a night, iPod every other night, mobile phone every three days. Using the Collins Formula, I can’t remember the last time I ran out of juice.

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Tags: chargers, iPod Nano

Posted in: Hardware

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