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[Hankey]

I bought a Ipod shuffle on Tatooine, for training, and it seem that the controle have a moisture probleme. Sweat seem to make the controle unstable, losing sound, and controle.

after some time, so far, it dry and work again. Is there any way to fix the probleme?, because i look at apple online, and their custome service seem very limtied when u want to send them a email to complain about the poor quality controle of their produce. it seem there no way to send them email for support for istuff...

As shuffle need controle on the headphone, guess what? have to use other headphone instead so no controle at all, it is really a shuffle now.

Piss me off since i cant get new headphone except if i bought new ipod.

[Prep H]

Haha, Hankey, why don't you buy a case for the damn thing, so it doesn't get wet? Also, they make headphones with the volume controls integrated into the cord. If you're running, then I would totally invest in a pair of those earbuds.

Like these:
Newegg.com - SONY Fontopia MDR-E829V 3.5mm Connector Earbud Headphone with Winding Case

[fireknight43]

I think he has the shuffle that has the controls on the headphone cord.

[Angry_Squirrel]

hahahaha

that's what you get for buying not only iPod, but a shuffle as well

hahahahaha

(Just buy any NORMAL player, listen to all music and set it to shuffle. Not that hard.)

Still going strong with my Creative Zen X-Fi even a year after buying it, and even after dropping it on the ground so hard that the screen cracked. Nothing was damaged, all it has is some cosmetic scarring. <3

[Hankey]

Yes it is a shuffle and yea the control are on the earphone. The moisture come from me, when u run your wet.... so. Some people on internet have also this probleme.

So far i use another pair of earphone, but no control at all, so i use it as a real shuffle....

Not lot of mp3 player choice on tatooine, only apple produce.

I will adapt and use no controle earphone until they fix the probleme, even if a get a new pair it will get the same moisture probleme.

[CPLS]

i bought some zen thing for like $100. i dont think it works anymore. i used it for like 2 months

[clockw3rk]

i bought a psp on launch a few years ago because i thought i could use it as an mp3 player in addition to its other uses. shame the battery life is less than 6 hours or so.

[bananahammock]

Belkin and a few other manufacturers make a dongle (yes, it's a real word) for around $20. You're on Tatooine, so availability may be an issue. Ask a Tusken Raider or venture in Mos Eisley and check the local shops. Don't forget to hit the Cantina for a cocktail and a few of their great wings.

[Hankey]

Who is that banana?



Well, what a wireless thing can do to fix my Ipod earphone probleme?

Cant got mos esley it is very dangerous there, and anyway... no cocktail policy there

[Hankey]

iPod & iPhone Accessories iPod shuffle (Gen 3) tapSTICK - Polycarbonate case with integrated controls

i found this, that should fix the problem, and no more dependency on Apple earphone for the shuffle.

I will order it towmarow with a universal adaptor for the car (ipod, cellphone, USB stuff etc)

50$ of bought and shiping free. The only question is when it could reach Tatooine

[bananahammock]

This is what I was talking about, a little different but it would function just the same.

[Hankey]

tanks however you are banana, it seem the produce i want cant be shipped in canada... still on chat with an operator, and as most US citizen he must try to find Canada in a US map.

Well i will keep the Belkin option open, tanks again. cheaper and less big.

[Hankey]

well, they cant ship in canada. i will maybe find their stuff in a canada shop online, the mysterious mr banana option is good too.

Apple quality control= shitty

dont buy the first generation of IPad

[fireknight43]

Don't buy apple products period. Just ask cool, the blackberry destroys the iphone.

[Hankey]

Well, i have a Ipod classic 80 gig and i have no major problem with. The shuffle work fine, except that the controle on the earphone... bad idea. I bought the Belkin one, should recieve them within a month. Since Belkin can send to Canada. Tanks to you Mr Banana, i eated one this morning, but i miss the banana with milk and coco in the blender.

[bananahammock]

Hankey, here's a link with Canadian vendors of the Belkin adapter. You can also score it through the Apple store.

I just 'procured' a Powerbook G4 from work and I love it. All my MIDI shit plugged it and worked without a hitch. I also have an iPhone and iPod Touch for jogging. Never had an issue with any apple shit myself. Blackberries are for cock jockies and pilots with homosexual tendencies.

[Jelly]

Motorola's Droid kicks the shit out of the iPhone and any Blackberry and that's a fact.

[Hankey]

Tanks banana, i order it yesterday, so i dont know how much time it will take since i am on tatooine. This was a good option since that i can use any earphone with that thing, and let the shuffle small as it is, for training it is good. it will fit in my I1010 pelican case for ipod. Pelican™*Products*i1010*Case

good stuff for protecting it., around 32$can. use it for my classic 80gig, and my shuffle can go in too.

[bananahammock]

No problem Hankey. Glad you got something that'll work.

Jelly, I'm really behind Google and their Android efforts but the Motorola Droid isn't enough to get me off my iPhone (yet anyways). They're only offering marginal improvements over products that have been around for two years. So, while it is better, it's too late to bite into the market share and will fizzle as a result.

[Jelly]

IDK about fizzling. It's the best phone available for people who have Verizon, which is no small number. A lot of people (myself included) pick a carrier based on where they cover moreso than how fast they are or what phones they have. Verizon is the only one that covers some of the areas that I visit on a somewhat regular basis. I've also found that even in the population centers around here, Verizon has better coverage than AT&T or Sprint (T-Mobile's is actually nonexistant in some places), which makes them a more attractive option if you actually plan on using your phone.

And Android has huge potential for grabbing marketshare. It's open source, so anyone can use it on any phone they'd like. Being open source means anyone can develop an app for it without someone else's approval. It also runs pretty well on lackluster hardware and seems more scalable (at least, IMO) than the iPhone's OS. There a bunch more Android phones coming out in the near future and I think they'll prove to be pretty popular.

[coolsoundingme]

Google phone ftw. The second the nexus one shows up on verizon, i'm gonna be first in line.

[Hankey]

Cool, must have been hypnotise by google by doing to much searsh.


I never had a cell phone, and dont need one for now. If i get one, will be back home when i will have too many mistress.

[bananahammock]

IDK about fizzling. It's the best phone available for people who have Verizon, which is no small number. A lot of people (myself included) pick a carrier based on where they cover moreso than how fast they are or what phones they have. Verizon is the only one that covers some of the areas that I visit on a somewhat regular basis. I've also found that even in the population centers around here, Verizon has better coverage than AT&T or Sprint (T-Mobile's is actually nonexistant in some places), which makes them a more attractive option if you actually plan on using your phone.

And Android has huge potential for grabbing marketshare. It's open source, so anyone can use it on any phone they'd like. Being open source means anyone can develop an app for it without someone else's approval. It also runs pretty well on lackluster hardware and seems more scalable (at least, IMO) than the iPhone's OS. There a bunch more Android phones coming out in the near future and I think they'll prove to be pretty popular.

You're right with the carriers. I've never really factored in the carrier or coverage because Canadian carriers all work with the same infrastructure. There are issues with coverage in northern Ontario and the cottage crowd really pulls for Bell Mobility but otherwise, it just comes down to price/plan.

As a software dev., I'm definitely rooting for Android, but they need a solid product to drive it home. Android is not that product imo but I'm really hoping the Nexus One is. The trick is, for any phone to succeed now, it has to be enough to get people off their iPhones. I personally believe Motorola tripped over themselves trying to get an Android-based phone out the door and the better parts of the Droid are the OS, not the phone itself. Get Android into a decent phone, it's a win. Really nice multitasking demos with the Droid though, I'll give them that.

[Jelly]

Hardware-wise, I think the Droid is actually pretty good. The screen looks great and the touch screen is one of the best out there (maybe not quite as good as the iPhone, yet, but nothing is IMO). I just wish they had dispensed with the physical keyboard. It doesn't seem necessary, the three people I know with Droids don't use it at all. I think they could have saved some space with that and either made it smaller or added some battery mass to it.

[bananahammock]

Hardware-wise, I think the Droid is actually pretty good. The screen looks great and the touch screen is one of the best out there (maybe not quite as good as the iPhone, yet, but nothing is IMO). I just wish they had dispensed with the physical keyboard. It doesn't seem necessary, the three people I know with Droids don't use it at all. I think they could have saved some space with that and either made it smaller or added some battery mass to it.

The two biggest complaints I've heard; keyboard is useless/poorly built/weird to type on/etc. and the phone itself is heavy and clunky.

I know I look like a yuppy cocksucker with my iPhone, but I like it so far. Biggest selling point for me was the abundance of shit I have that uses that dock connector for the iPhone/iPod. I hate any portable device that doesn't charge via USB and I've had an issue keeping my phone charged between home/work/car.

[Jelly]

I think the next version of the Droid should just drop the keyboard... or you should just get a Droid Eris or something. Cocks.

Also, the Droid does charge via USB, but you have to buy a special branded Motorola cable. You can make one yourself if you have a working knowledge of Google, though.

[kingonly]

So do any of these devices have support for the FLAC codex? I know the Icrap does not. I want to be able to listen to a lossless format without having all that drm crap attached to it.

[Jelly]

From what I've heard, the output quality of nearly every personal media player isn't good enough to make a clear difference between lossless formats and high bitrate .mp3s or .aacs. I would guess that and storage are why most players don't support it.

[yabigchoob]

Sony Ericsson - Products - Mobile phones - Overview - Xperia? X10
Looks good and I might even break my iphone so I can get one