The iPod Nano

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Originally Posted by Grave

I referred 3 people for the Gratis iPod shuffle offer and didn't pay a dime. It was about 3 months from the time I started til the time I received my iPod shuffle, and yeah, it was most definitely worth the effort it took, that is, asking a bunch of people to sign up and making a single phone call to cancel my bargains.com free trial. I would recommend doing it if you can, the shuffle is a great device, especially when it's free.

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Wait, one of those schemes actually worked for you? What did you have to do?

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Originally Posted by NApOLm321

Wait, one of those schemes actually worked for you? What did you have to do?

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Referred 3 friends, signed up for one offer myself, and made sure those referrals completed an offer as well. Some offers cost money, but you get a service for them, like a month of Netflix, Blockbuster Online, and what not. I signed up for bargains.com, which was a week-long free trial. I cancelled on the 6th night by phone, and when all the referral offers were completed, I gave Gratis my shipping address, and I had my iPod shuffle pretty shortly at no cost to myself.

Was working on a PSP one, but I caved and bought one. I'll probably complete an offer and see about finishing it sometime, though, I could use to sell one for the cash.

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Originally Posted by Revoltor

The second option. I've yet to come across a podcast that does this. Mind you, I've only dealt with mp3 in iTunes. I'm not about to d/l some third-party application just to do it.

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Well, like I said, I'm not sure the MP3 file format can handle chapter stops. There are podcasts that are in AAC format instead of MP3, but a lot of the ones I've found are stuff that is targeted directly at Mac fans.

A third party app wouldn't do anything anyhow... like I said, it is simple a difference in MP3 vs. AAC.

I don't mean to bump this thread up again, but I just found out that the nano is actually going to replace the iPod mini indefinitely. This is a very gutsy move considering the iPod mini was literally the best selling Apple product ever, and was still the #1 selling product on the Apple store while the nano was announced. Crazy.

Edit: Also, I just checked and found out the nano is the #1 selling product already, replacing the mini.

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Originally Posted by Josh

Because it does exactly what I want it to. My music library is organized as fuck.

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So you don't have to use it, you just are to organize your files?

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Originally Posted by MechDeus

So you don't have to use it, you just are to organize your files?

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Why are you such a bitch, is the real question.

Whats the difference between dragging and dropping within iTunes and dragging and dropping within Windows Explorer?

Oh yea, Windows Explorer sucks hard and iTunes automatically organizes your music, collates it, keeps the structure of your music folder intact, and sends star ratings and other pieces of info into the iPod.

I dont see how anyone would want to use Explorer to drag and drop to a music player, ever, especially when we're talking about thousands of files.

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Originally Posted by FM Nick

I don't mean to bump this thread up again, but I just found out that the nano is actually going to replace the iPod mini indefinitely. This is a very gutsy move considering the iPod mini was literally the best selling Apple product ever, and was still the #1 selling product on the Apple store while the nano was announced. Crazy.

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Crazy indeed.

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Originally Posted by FM Nick

I don't mean to bump this thread up again, but I just found out that the nano is actually going to replace the iPod mini indefinitely. This is a very gutsy move considering the iPod mini was literally the best selling Apple product ever, and was still the #1 selling product on the Apple store while the nano was announced. Crazy.

Edit: Also, I just checked and found out the nano is the #1 selling product already, replacing the mini.

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Why is it a gutsy move? The mini sold because it was cute, affordable, and small.

The Nano is cute, affordable, and smaller.

Its not a gutsy move at all, Nano is just the 2nd gen Mini, just like the iPods we have now are 4th gen. Releasing the Mini in the first place was far gutsier.

I just bought a mini for 179 and now this shazz comes out! Nano is hands down the coolest technology design this year, esp the black version.It makes the mini obselete, cept that varying colors which I am sure are coming for Christmas...

ssb

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Originally Posted by diffusionx

Why is it a gutsy move? The mini sold because it was cute, affordable, and small.

The Nano is cute, affordable, and smaller.

Its not a gutsy move at all, Nano is just the 2nd gen Mini, just like the iPods we have now are 4th gen. Releasing the Mini in the first place was far gutsier.

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I dunno, I just thought it was weird that they literally destroy a whole line of iPods (the most successful line of iPods, at that) for a smaller, longer lasting and ultimately "better" version of the original. Even though this sounds like the logical thing to do, given the circumstances, that hasn't stopped consumers from purchasing the mini over the original. I'm saying this because I know the mini was wildly successful, but we all know that for $50 more you could have purchased four times as much space and also get the ability to view photos and album artwork.


I know a lot of people bought the mini originally because of the variety of colors, so I just think it is weird that they are willing to completely stop producing them in order to promote a new line of nanos.

*shrugs* If anything, I would assume they would have had them compete for the rest of the market share, as it is most certain the nano is going to be *probably* as successful as the mini.