JoeyN Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 Apple hasnt announced it yet, but its available for download at Itunes download page 4.9 Includes Podcast support Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 There's a matching iPod update, as well, though I've not tried either yet. 4.8 messed up my CD reading so it would only work with error-correction unticked, so I hope they've fixed that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimeyYankee Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 Thanks for the update, I'm downloading now :tu Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris F Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 Don't forget to mention the new color 20GB and 60GB iPods. Every iPod is now a photo iPod it looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 Every full-size one, yes. Minis still get a mono screen. ?10/$20 off the price of 1Gb Shuffles is the other noteworthy update. Blimey, the 30Gb Photo didn't last long, did it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foogledricks Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 My wife just got me an Ipod Shuffle. Huge upgrade for me. 256Mb==>1000MB AA Battery==>Rechargeable Lightest Music Player Ever Itunes is so much better than every other software I've used for synching with my music players I can synch the Itunes songs my wife has purchased over the last year, finally I truely value the small/lightness of this player. It is probably the most important factor for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 Any comments on the built-in podcasting stuff? I won't be able to install 4.9 until tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reeldeal Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 Any comments on the built-in podcasting stuff? I won't be able to install 4.9 until tonight. well it seems kind of useless to me so far. it seems as if they have a directory of podcasts, of which it is very easy to subscribe and have it automatically download the latest episodes. or you can manually download the episodes you want from an itunes store-like front. there's also a new option on podcasts that allows you to delete them as soon as they've been marked as read. you can right click on any podcast to mark it as read or unread as you need, this is a nice feature and an easy way to keep your podcasts organized. i have never listened to the same podcast twice so i appreciate that. that's all fine and dandy, the problem is that there's a number of podcasts I want that they don't have listed. and so far there doesnt' seem to be a way to add them, maybe they need to publish their podcasts to apple but as of now i see no way of adding them. personally i might use itunes to browse for new podcasts, but i'll still use ipodder or a software like that until I can manually add feeds to itunes. oh i just discovered a new interesting feature in itunes. if your'e listening to a podcast and get half way through it you can pause, listen to anything else, then come back to your podcast at the same place. that is convenient. unfortunately the feature doesnt' seem to occur on the ipod, which is where the majority of my pocast listening occurs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 unfortunately the feature doesnt' seem to occur on the ipod, which is where the majority of my pocast listening occurs. Did you update the iPod software as well? I wonder if this feature is only available if you update the iPod itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 I'm reading on other forums that iPods do support the bookmarking feature for podcasts, so maybe you do need to update the iPod's software. I've also read that buried in iTunes 4.9 are menu items and options for syncing to an iTunes-enabled phone, indicating that rumors of the phone's imminent release are probably true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 I've also read that you can, in fact, add your own podcasts by selecting "Subscribe to Podcast..." item in the "Advanced" menu and adding your own URL. Again, i haven't been able to try this myself yet, but it comes form a good source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reeldeal Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 i just updated but it doesn't seem to have made a difference, same issue with resuming podcasts...odd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 There are options to download new episodes when available, to check for new episodes daily, weekly, monthly or manually. There is a 'Subscribe to podcast' option in the menu too, yes. Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reeldeal Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 ahh... i never saw that in advanced, but it's definitely there and definitely works well it should also be noted that i have a 3rd gen ipod, not sure if that would have any effect on the "bookmarking" function working with podcasts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogieman Posted June 29, 2005 Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 I've also read that you can, in fact, add your own podcasts by selecting "Subscribe to Podcast..." item in the "Advanced" menu and adding your own URL. Again, i haven't been able to try this myself yet, but it comes form a good source. Cool. Guess I don't really need Ipodder now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted June 29, 2005 Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 it should also be noted that i have a 3rd gen ipod, not sure if that would have any effect on the "bookmarking" function working with podcasts So far, the bookmarking update is only for 4th gens, Minis and Photos. I wouldn't be surprised if they back-port the change to 3rd gen as well; it isn't a particularly complex one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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