iPod touch – scratchproof?

Watch the video and cringe for yourself.

 

iPod touch – Jailbreak is in beta

 

The programming gods are hard at work…more info on The Unofficial Apple Blog

UPDATE – MacRumors reports that Ryan Block form Engadget has confirmed that the jaibreak beta worked to hack an iPod touch. Read more about it on MacRumors.com

My only concern is that so far all the hacks for the iPod touch are software only. We need some mod chips available to shut Apple out. Any software only hacks can and will be reversed or destroyed by Apple (possibly turning your iPod touch into a useless paperweight – brick). Some people ask why I care so much about the iPod touch, easy no iPhones available in Japan. We want mod chips!!!

 

 

 

Wife got her iFrogz case for iPod Nano (2nd Gen)

Here is the wife’s new case from ifrogz.com for her blue colored iPod Nano (2nd Gen). The cool thing is that ifrogz lets you choose from a ton of colors and mix and match the 2-piece silicon case. Then to top it off you can choose from a ba-zillion covers for the click wheel. Check out ifrogz.com and create your custom iPod/iPhone case. It also comes with a clear shield for screen The big bonus is that ifrogz’s silicon repels lint unlike my iSkinz case that I bought for my original iPod (2nd Gen – first touch wheel). The iSkinz case cleaned out my pockets everytime I put my iPod in there. Needless to say I have been using my original iPod for 4+ years without a case because I was so put off by it. The ifrogz case feels smooth (a little slippery) as the iSkinz case had the same tacky feeling as duct tape. The ifrogz case beats all the cheap-o cases I saw at Yodobashi Camera, and they have a ton of cases (but, all crap).

 

16GB iPod touch at $399 doesn’t look so bad when Dell is charging $920 for a 64GB flash drive option

“Consumers can now buy a notebook from Dell or its Alienware division that contains a 64GB hard drive made from flash memory.
And the upgrade will only cost you $920.” from CNET.com

See the whole article here.

 

Apple – iPod touch

iPod touch – exactly what the world needed.  No phone, no contract.  Hopefully hacks will make it even better.

photo from apple.com

 

Never in wildest dreams, did I ever consider an iPod Shuffle…

But, now I am…why? Well, I am growing tired of carrying my 2nd generation 10GB iPod around everywhere. Yes, after 4+ plus years of heavy use I am still able to get 6+ hours of battery life (so, I never did join the iPod battery class action suit). Does anyone really know what the 2nd gen. iPod looked liked? Well, it was the first application of the touch-wheel! (Everyday, I feel like I am using a piece of history that I should not be touching…the technology is now so old). Not only is my 2nd gen. 10GB “old” iPod heavy, it still causes a lot of distractions on my way to and from work. I have over a 1 hour commute to and from work and recently I have found myself scrolling and listening to Fallout Boy and Linkin Park instead of trying to learn some Japanese with podcasts from JapanesePod101.com. So, I am considering buying one of the three colors shown above to just load JapanesePod1o1.com on it and use it exclusively for learning Japanese to and from work. The 2nd gen. Shuffles only hold 1GB, so I really can’t load a bunch of other songs on it. After owning a real iPod for years, I am kind of pessimistic when it comes to buying a such a small POS without a screen. If I stay committed and keep to J-pod1o1 podcasts than I will be cool…Anyone out there really using a Shuffle everyday??? I see many Japanese sporting iPods with most using iPod Nano’s or regular 5th gen iPods , but for the cost and just studying…is a Nano worth it? Also, the Nano’s have more storage space and a small screen to make more distractions from studying. Stop! No, I won’t fall into the Apple zombie trap. More is not always better. Buy what you need, throw it way (recycle it), and then buy the new latest and greatest Apple product next time. I will have to sleep on it because I am so afraid of an iPod without a screen!