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darkhaven63 on 17 March 2009

Third-party iPod shuffle headphones will require Apple-licensed authentication chip

Sigh, it looks like Apple's habit of squeezing iPod accessory manufacturers for license fees has now extended to freaking headphones -- iLounge is reporting that the new iPod shuffle can only be controlled by headphones with a special hardware authentication chip. That means that third parties will have to pay Apple for the privilege of making shuffle-compatible accessories, and you can bet they'll just pass that cost right on to consumers -- we wouldn't expect any cheap headphone adapters or inexpensive replacement headphones for the littlest iPod. iLounge calls this a "nightmare scenario" for iPod fans, and we're inclined to agree -- it's one thing for Apple to require the Made For iPod certification for accessories that interface with the dock connector, but trying to lock down headphones is a sad new low, and it makes the lack of physical controls on the shuffle seem even more ridiculous. Anyone still planning on buying this thing?

Me: Who the hell buys a freaking Ipod Shuffle let alone this thing!?



   

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darkhaven63 on 17 March 2009

Btw, if these earphones stop working, YOUR SHUFFLE IS DEAD

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akuma587 on 17 March 2009

What the hell. They are acting like Microsoft now. Fucking Zune. I'm still bitter about that piece of shit and how ridden with unnecessary software and driver barriers it is.



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darkhaven63 on 17 March 2009

It gets worse(sort of)

But seriously stick with Nano



   

darkhaven63 on 17 March 2009
akuma587 said:
What the hell. They are acting like Microsoft now. Fucking Zune. I'm still bitter about that piece of shit and how ridden with unnecessary software and driver barriers it is.

 

I heard zunes are better than Ipods. But still, this is a travesty to the Apple cooperation. Does anyone own an archo(s) or a Cowon for that matter?



   

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SnesTea on 22 March 2009

That's sad.



Onyxmeth on 22 March 2009
darkhaven63 said:
akuma587 said:
What the hell. They are acting like Microsoft now. Fucking Zune. I'm still bitter about that piece of shit and how ridden with unnecessary software and driver barriers it is.

 

I heard zunes are better than Ipods. But still, this is a travesty to the Apple cooperation. Does anyone own an archo(s) or a Cowon for that matter?

I have a Zune. the program is a lot more flexible and a lot less invasive than iTunes is. Plus it reformats all my videos to be Zune compatible. I don't know if iTunes does that now because I stopped using it a year ago.

 



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SnesTea on 22 March 2009
Onyxmeth said:
darkhaven63 said:
akuma587 said:
What the hell. They are acting like Microsoft now. Fucking Zune. I'm still bitter about that piece of shit and how ridden with unnecessary software and driver barriers it is.

 

I heard zunes are better than Ipods. But still, this is a travesty to the Apple cooperation. Does anyone own an archo(s) or a Cowon for that matter?

I have a Zune. the program is a lot more flexible and a lot less invasive than iTunes is. Plus it reformats all my videos to be Zune compatible. I don't know if iTunes does that now because I stopped using it a year ago.

 

 

iTunes has always sucked and always will. I am not sure about the video part, I have a shuffle. I prefer my old SanDisk though.