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Poll Question: Which do you prefer?
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or you could just charge it up before you set off....
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^ and to keep the batteries in that charged why not carry around our portable, lightweight solar power cell:
 
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Get a a portable back up charger. I managed to take 300 photos and videos, surf the web and make phone calls for over 12 hours on the go in London yesterday using one.






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Originally posted by TheGazzardian TheGazzardian wrote:

Technically I voted iPod, but the real answer is iPhone. I made the switch when I got into iPhone development last year, had to switch to iTunes too which was a bit of a pain but I'm surviving with it. It's gotten better but still not where Windows Media Player was when I made the switch. I like the touch interface on the iPod app in the iPhone, easy to get around and find your music. And the device does 100 other things thanks to all the apps. So that's where my vote goes.
I've an 8Gb smart phone (not an iPhoney) - the only problem with using it as an MP3 player is once you've flattened the battery listening to your tunes, you don't have a usable phone. Ouch
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Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Who is this Zune of iPod?

The ultimate digital music device of the universe, life, and everything! Tongue


Edited by Slartibartfast - October 16 2010 at 13:41
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Technically I voted iPod, but the real answer is iPhone. I made the switch when I got into iPhone development last year, had to switch to iTunes too which was a bit of a pain but I'm surviving with it. It's gotten better but still not where Windows Media Player was when I made the switch. I like the touch interface on the iPod app in the iPhone, easy to get around and find your music. And the device does 100 other things thanks to all the apps. So that's where my vote goes.
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Who is this Zune of iPod?
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I used to hate iPods...every time I got one, they would break down mysteriously within two months.  However, I've had my current iPod for almost two years, and it has yet to freak out, explode, randomly refuse to play music, or suffer from universal headphone rejection.  Therefore I'll vote iPod, but I mean my iPod in particular.Wink
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Originally posted by JLocke JLocke wrote:

Whoever picked the last option is a tool of some sort.

There. I said it. Tongue
 
maybe it was a wrench or one of those fancy multipurpose Swiss knife...
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Whoever picked the last option is a tool of some sort.

There. I said it. Tongue
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Originally posted by Chris S Chris S wrote:

^ Thank you sir! I looked on Microsoft''s site and could not find it. I think I will buy me one in Texas in a few weeks time, do they have bigger than 160Gb?
 
Chris you can downoad the software now for free and begin to get a feel for how it might handle your music collection.
You can also sign up for a 2 week free trial account on the Zune Pass music subscription service. After that it is USD14.99 per month. Chris I am not sure if you are in the US....if not the software is available in I think 20 different countries.
You can buy music and buy/rent movies...view listen on your PC, Xbox and also buy/rent using an Xbox Live account.
 
Here is the recent press release from Microsoft due to the release of Windows Phone 7, which integrates Zune (http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2010/sep10/09-20ZuneIntlPR.mspx) Gives a decent overview.....but again go to (www.zune.net) to get the software and learn more.
 
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Originally posted by Chris S Chris S wrote:

^ Thank you sir! I looked on Microsoft''s site and could not find it. I think I will buy me one in Texas in a few weeks time, do they have bigger than 160Gb?

No, only up to 120. 
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Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

I'm thinking if you can wait, wait.  The players are likely to get higher capacity and still cheaper and hopefully more reliable. And whatever you do, don't drop it in a toilet. LOL
 
Well the problem I see is the new players are using flashdrive storage and I think anything close to 100GB flash is way too expensive for a mp3. HD can be wishy-washy and I think that's why the iPods die so quickly over 100GB...
 
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Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

I don't see how you people manage to make an iPod stop working, mine has so many dings, scratches, dents, etc. from being dropped, tossed, whatever, and works flawlessly.  Just about 3 years old now, I think
Have you never had a freeze, lock-up or disc failure at all?
 
Never seen one of these?
 
 
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I'm thinking if you can wait, wait.  The players are likely to get higher capacity and still cheaper and hopefully more reliable. And whatever you do, don't drop it in a toilet. LOL


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^ Thank you sir! I looked on Microsoft''s site and could not find it. I think I will buy me one in Texas in a few weeks time, do they have bigger than 160Gb?
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Zunes!
Classic Zunes^


More zunes!!!
Zune HD!!!!!! ^
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I don't believe a Zune MP3 player exists......anybody want to drop an image of a Zune player in this thread to prove I am an idiot? Not a phone either..
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The kids bought me an iPod for Father's Day many years back.  It's the 30GB version.  Good enough that I haven't felt the need to change to something else.  Really, I get tired of the constant upgrading of these consumer devices...player, cell phone, computer.  It's a never ending treadmill.  The computer, yeah, ya gotta eventually upgrade.  The cell phone, yeah, the battery quits holding a charge and it's cheaper to sign a new contract and get a new phone.  MP3 player?  Nah, as long as it's working I'm good with it.
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iPod 160 gig classic for me - you need lots of space for prog!

Got an Archos kicking round the house somewhete too!
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