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Some older relatives bought me a Shuffle for my birthday a couple of years ago. It actually turned out to be a good gift, because I was always afraid of losing my 100GB MP3 player when exercising or travelling.
Yeah I'm surprised the Shuffle doesn't sell well among younger joggers/runners. I can't imagine running with a 6+ strapped to my arm.
The best iPod was discontinued immediately. It's square with a screen on it, this one: http://www.zdnet.com/i/story/61/18/017591/zdnet-ipod-nano-si... Giant clip dominates the back, just large enough of a screen to choose or control music, and just enough space to store way more than I need. I travel a lot, it's great to have a separate music device. I can listen to music and not have to worry where my phone is. I ca…
So what's the problem with filling up most of the space for music? The only reason I needed storage space in the first place was to put music on it. Everything else (contacts, apps, etc) use up less than 5% of the total used space.
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> I also don't understand why anyone wants to use their phone as a music player. The idea of that sounds needlessly awkward and they'll fill their device's HD up with largely useless music. You can't run something like Spotify on it without a cell receiver, at which point you've pretty much got a phone.
Well...wifi. Which is what iPod Touch has.
The best iPod was discontinued immediately. It's square with a screen on it, this one: http://www.zdnet.com/i/story/61/18/017591/zdnet-ipod-nano-si... Giant clip dominates the back, just large enough of a screen to choose or control music, and just enough space to store way more than I need. I travel a lot, it's great to have a separate music device. I can listen to music and not have to worry where my phone is. I ca…
Obv. if you've found something that works for you then great, but if you're wondering about popularity then honestly your position sounds pretty unusual. > I can listen to music and not have to worry where my phone is. If there's ever a time at which my phone isn't in my pocket, I'm worried already. Especially when travelling. > The idea of that sounds needlessly awkward Awkward how? My phone already has a bigger, ni…
This seems to be what everyone has taken away from my post. It's awkward to have a wire connected from my ears to the pocket I keep my phone in, generally far away. I want to take my phone out and look at it without a wire being in the way or an audio player running on the home screen.
I can take a earphone out if I want to talk on the phone, or quickly view a youtube video. Without finagling with the audio player.
I can plug my phone in anywhere I want to in the room while going to sleep with my ipod in my ears.
It's just awkward to me, ok. The same way it was awkward when people started trying to use their ipod as a watch. So they think having a wire jutting all the way down their arm isn't awkward, and I do.
No mention of the iPod classic. I guess not many people bought them. I absolutely love my classic. It has every song instantly accessible wherever I am. I use it every single day. It's a shame there's no standout replacement. Sure, you need to spend longer curating your music collection, but the reward is a far more permanent collection of music and playlists which acts almost as a time capsule for your emotions. Plu…
FiiO X1. It plays FLAC as well as the standard MP3 and .wav files. $100.
I have an iPod touch and its not very good for audio. Often it doesn't remember where you stopped. You have to take it out and look at the screen to pause it. Despite there being a big redundant button on the front. It requires some proprietary software to load audio onto it, which is difficult to figure out and has some strange quirks. I miss my old generic MP3 player.
I was at an entrepreneur meetup group just this week and we got discussing the iPod. Seeing a lot of teenagers with them and couldn't understand why. Guest from Chicago who does a lot of travelling verified that it wasn't just our local area but nationwide. Guess they've become retro hip again.
The best iPod was discontinued immediately. It's square with a screen on it, this one: http://www.zdnet.com/i/story/61/18/017591/zdnet-ipod-nano-si... Giant clip dominates the back, just large enough of a screen to choose or control music, and just enough space to store way more than I need. I travel a lot, it's great to have a separate music device. I can listen to music and not have to worry where my phone is. I ca…
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Obv. if you've found something that works for you then great, but if you're wondering about popularity then honestly your position sounds pretty unusual. > I can listen to music and not have to worry where my phone is. If there's ever a time at which my phone isn't in my pocket, I'm worried already. Especially when travelling. > The idea of that sounds needlessly awkward Awkward how? My phone already has a bigger, ni…
> Awkward how? This seems to be what everyone has taken away from my post. It's awkward to have a wire connected from my ears to the pocket I keep my phone in, generally far away. I want to take my phone out and look at it without a wire being in the way or an audio player running on the home screen. I can take a earphone out if I want to talk on the phone, or quickly view a youtube video. Without finagling with the…
That sounds much more awkward. Pausing music on my phone is at worst pushing one button on the inline control (or on the lock screen), no need to mess with the earphones. And since my phone's playing my music it knows to pause it if I get a call.
> I can plug my phone in anywhere I want to in the room while going to sleep with my ipod in my ears.
But then you'd need to recharge the ipod separately.
> It's just awkward to me, ok.
Sure. But you were saying you didn't understand people preferring their phone.
The best iPod was discontinued immediately. It's square with a screen on it, this one: http://www.zdnet.com/i/story/61/18/017591/zdnet-ipod-nano-si... Giant clip dominates the back, just large enough of a screen to choose or control music, and just enough space to store way more than I need. I travel a lot, it's great to have a separate music device. I can listen to music and not have to worry where my phone is. I ca…
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