ND, if they do let you transfer, please let us know ASAP.
None of it means a damn thing.
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Betsy HP - Jan 08, 2006 6:32:37 pm PST #6373 of 10003
If I only had a brain...
Jon B. - Jan 08, 2006 7:04:16 pm PST #6374 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
How slow is slow?
At least a second to advance to the next alphabetical band. Which, if you have a full 60GB iPod, and you want to listen to uhhh... Sonic Youth, can take forever. You can plan ahead and create playlists of what you want to listen to, but that requires planning ahead.
I was in a car last night that had an audio-in jack in its stereo which seemed...well, better than nothing.
Get a bracket for the iPod, and it's great.
§ ita § - Jan 09, 2006 3:56:02 am PST #6375 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I usually work by playlist, so that wouldn't be the biggest deal for me--but it is annoying.
They need to have a CD-quality jack, and a nice applicable iPod (or whatever works for each MP3 player) cable. Very civilised.
§ ita § - Jan 09, 2006 5:26:52 am PST #6376 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Huh.
Chrysler and Apple announce iPod integration.
Selfishly I don't mind that people are going iPod (although I'm unlikely to get a Beemer or a Chrysler), but I think it should be about as much integration as possible with as many units.
eta: But I would like an Acura someday...
Jessica - Jan 09, 2006 5:32:32 am PST #6377 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Selfishly I don't mind that people are going iPod (although I'm unlikely to get a Beemer or a Chrysler), but I think it should be about as much integration as possible with as many units.
ITA. (I think all cars should have auxilliary audio-in jacks, and third-party mounting brackets to fit a variety of players, like they have for cell phones.)
Gudanov - Jan 09, 2006 5:55:35 am PST #6378 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping
I'd like a USB port. Actually there is a car radio that has an USB port, but no factory units yet.
What they really need is a short-range wireless standard that is adequate for audio streaming so the car can play any compatible player that is in the cabin. Like phones with bluetooth.
Liese S. - Jan 09, 2006 6:06:30 am PST #6379 of 10003
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Which car stereo has a USB port, Gud? That would be handy for us. And we don't have iPods, but we do have aux players, so it would be nice to be able to plug into an eighth inch jack for the laptop or the player or whatever. And we're Napster, so we're unlikely to go to iPod, even when we replace our current mp3 player. Yeah, a wireless solution would be nice.
Jessica - Jan 09, 2006 6:23:52 am PST #6380 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The Optimus LCD keyboard is supposedly being released in February. The product page says it will cost "less than a mobile phone" which isn't terribly helpful since mobile phones can be awfully expensive.
Gudanov - Jan 09, 2006 6:23:52 am PST #6381 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping
Jon B. - Jan 09, 2006 6:32:46 am PST #6382 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Not well, apparently: [link]