Jun
5
Ipod touch
Filed Under ipods | Leave a Comment
iPod touch – Pocketwatch MP3 player from Apple Inc.. essentially multifunctional palmtop operating system iPhone OS, presented on September 5, 2007. It is the first iPod with built-in Wi-Fi, with direct access (wireless only) to the Internet, including through the network browser, as well as a special browser YouTube without the help of Adobe Flash plug-and shop online iTunes Store.
It is available in 3 versions: 8, 16 and 32 GB (32 GB added 5 February 2008), all measuring 110 x 61.8 mm x 8 and 3.5-inch LCD touchscreen resolution of 480 x 320 pixels (163 ppi).
This recalls the appearance of iPod and similar iPhone is operated with a touchscreen interface Multi-Touch. The player is based on the same iPhone OS operating system, now in version 1.1.4, and includes a browser, Safari.
iPod has a touch interface located in the following languages: English, Polish, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Danish, French, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, German, Swedish and Italian, as well as keyboards for English (in U.S. or British version), Polish, Danish, Finnish, French, Spanish, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, German, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish and Italian. In addition all versions are equipped with the keyboard in addition to the Japanese in the letter whether the Turkish Icelandic, with the disregard of ð and þ.
The device differs from iPhone’a in lack of a built-in GSM phone, Bluetooth, speaker (for that is able to emit sounds as simple navigational aids or notifications), a microphone, a mechanical control with volume, and the camera. Also, a set of applications supplied by the manufacturer was poorer in a set of applications delivered from iPhone remunerated until the installation of additional applications (E-mail, maps, notes and weather Stock Exchange), after a possible upgrade the firmware version for at least 1.1.3. It is much thinner than iPhone’a and its structure is simplified newer and at the same time, and unlike iPhone, has a standard audio output.
iPod touch has only two mechanical switches – in principle, the programmable home (back to the main menu; and sleep / wake (standby return to work). Both pressed and held simultaneously for 10 seconds causes disabling the device and return to base without losing files and data (deep reset). iPod touch also has two connectors – a standard iPod connector, linking it through cable attached to the PC in a USB 2.0 or other device such as power supply, car, a set of speakers with amplifier, a microphone (or all at once), and mini audio output jack 3.5 mm.
Regardless of the official iPod touch and its equipment and the original destination, there are already available unofficial modifications and adaptations in order to use it to carry out telephone conversations on the Internet or use software no released by Apple, including, for example, OpenSSH or some widgets available so far only on iPhonie. The situation with software touch the iPod is now in flux, as it has already been made available from 6 March 2008, version 2.0 beta 1, a joint iPhone OS & iPhone SDK for iPod and iPhone’a touch, allowing the provision of software by anyone, although only through a repository maintained in Apple Inc. responsibility. For example, Sun Microsystems has already announced the possibility of making available the use of software in Java for iPhone’a and touch through the SDK, and Electronic Arts has revealed the proposals games using a built-in accelerometer, originally built-in automatic change to the vertical image depending on whether the orientation of the iPod touch iPhone’a terms of the land (or other local acceleration).
Due to technical changes introduced by Apple Inc.., There is incompatibility between the iPod touch the 2005 model of Apple’s Universal dock (stand / adapter with video output). While the iPod touch inserted into the 2005 Universal dock Apple will continue to effectively powered, plug into a separate video screen requires a special cable now and 2007, Apple’s Universal dock. The situation was caused by the introduction of a special integrated circuit in iPod touch.
Jun
1
2nd generation ipod shuffle
Filed Under ipods | Leave a Comment
Second-generation iPod shuffle was presented on September 12, 2006. It is about half from the previous model (41.2 x 27.3 x 10.5 mm) and weighs only 15.5 g, so that it can be carried on, or built-in to clothes. There is an integral USB plug, and must be combined with a computer cable (included doc). It is available in versions with 1 GB of memory and 2GB. With the entry of second-generation iPod shuffle was first withdrawn from sale.
The second generation iPod Shuffle can be divided into 3 versions – 2.0G, 2.1G and 2.2G.
2.0G was introduced in September 2006 and was only a silver in color with 1 GB of memory. Its serial number starts with the letters MA.
2.1G was introduced in early 2007. No different capacities, only introduced new colors (pink, blue, green and orange, silver retained). The serial number starts with the letters MA.
2.2G introduced in September 2007. In this case, it changes color, left a silver color. Pink and orange have been withdrawn, in their place appeared the colors purple and a special edition iPod Product (RED), which in addition to the color red has also that 10 U.S. dollars from profits from the sale is intended to combat AIDS in Africa. The colours of blue and green changed to a more subdued shades of these colors. From January 2008 were introduced a new version of capacity – 2 GB and is sold alongside the old version of 1GB
May
17
The ipod
Filed Under ipods | Leave a Comment
The newest iPods are equipped with either a hard disk with a capacity of 80 and 160 GB or type of flash memory – 1 GB in the iPod shuffle, 4 GB and 8 GB in the iPod nano and 8 GB, 16 GB or 32 GB in iPod touch.
The battery usually allows continuous work from just outside the 3 hours to as much as 36 hours, depending on the player and performed by him actions. Playing music is a local resource burden on the smallest battery and allows for the longest in the use of battery power, while wireless Internet browsing at the same time enabled the local stock music playing in the case of the iPod touch on the shortest.
The original iPod software allows to read music files in formats: AAC (from 16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 (CBR and VBR 32-320 Kbps), Apple Lossless, WAV, AIFF and audible. In addition, iPod photo viewing and the ability to store image files in formats: JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, and PNG, however, presented October 12, 2005 slightly smaller iPod video, in addition reproduces video formats including MP4, H.264. Software also allows for automatic conversion of WMA files on any of the supported formats.
Initially equipped iPods were monochrome display. Today, versions of iPod, the iPod Nano and iPod touch are equipped with color display, iPod shuffle is not at all equipped with a screen.
The reduced display has iPod nano, which is a screen size of 2 inches. In the largest display, with a 3.5-inch and a resolution of 480 x 320 at 163 ppi equipped iPod touch, playing videos, as well as wireless Internet in PDF files and files in MS Windows. Doc with a web browser Safari. IPod touch screen can display not only because the whole area also has a programmable Multi-Touch interface. iPod touch is equipped with a modified operating system Mac OS X 10.5 and wireless Internet access on a Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g, so it differs from previous iPods as artificially limited by the manufacturer palmtop, rather than simply a music or video player. Currently, the full use of this unofficial capacity requires modification, however, Apple Inc.. provision announced in February 2008 workshop programmer (SDK) to touch the iPod / iPhone, and on yet unspecified conditions.
The iPod offers a variety of accessories, such as docking stations, car kits, remotes or tuners, supplied by Apple as well as cooperating with its suppliers. Very popular are different types of case because of the easy drawing the housings of these players, especially 1-generation iPod nano.
May
11
1st generation ipod shuffle
Filed Under ipods | Leave a Comment
Presented publicly on January 11, 2005, was the first iPod using flash memory type, unlike earlier models that use the hard disk to store data. It has been designed as a cheap, more handy alternative to other iPod models. First-generation iPod shuffle is very small (dimensions of 8.38 x 2.49 x 0.84 cm) and lightweight, weighing only 22 g. Apple advertised its size as the “smaller than a package of chewing gum, but much more entertaining.” The following is added: “iPod is not used for chewing.”
He was available in two versions:
* 512 MB
* 1 GB
First-generation iPod shuffle connects to a computer by a USB plug, which also loads the internal battery. After joining the computer files can be loaded into memory using iTunes. Since there are no internal moving parts, the player is extremely resistant to shock and damage. It can also be used as part of PenDrive if memory will be reserved for that purpose.
May
5
Third generation ipod nano
Filed Under ipods | Leave a Comment
On September 5, 2007 Apple released the completely refreshed version of the iPod nano. Already, Nano has 2-inch screen QVGA (320×240), a completely new design and new colors. However, it is heavier than his predecessors, and often crashes. New is also a completely new menu, the possibility of playing movies and games service available via iTunes. The battery for up to 24h music.
Ipod Nano 3 Generation is sold in 2-capacity versions:
* 4GB
* 8GB
In colors:
* Black
* Silver
* Green
* Red (Product Red)
* Pink (22/01/2008)
keep looking »