White Roof Radio #183
No Gabe tonight as he had a business trip, so it was just Todd and myself. Starting off talking about the iPhone price cuts and new iPods, then, into the show, and quite a bit of it for ya! Todd has owned 10 iPods (he thinks) since they have been released. Go ahead and tell us your iPod story below or call it in to the voicemail line at (206) 33-WHITE.
Rainman in full effect! Time to thank all of you for listening and checking us out. We are experiencing 1 download every minute of every hour of every day! FANTASTIC! Keep it up.
AMVIV update for those how didn’t find it on NAM. The reservation group code at Palace Station in Las Vegas is pcimviv. I was told that they have upgraded the tower rooms yet again, which I plan on checking out when I go for SEMA in October. I’ll have a full report then.
Does anyone need a front bumper for an R53? Todd has one, don’t ask why. Use the contact form at WRR, come up with a good reason and Todd will let it it go for the cost of shipping.
Plus, news of the week from Motoringfile.com.
If you are intested in getting your picture on The Street Tuner Challenge car that Fireball Tim and his boys are building, click over to stcmini.com to get all of the information. Time is running out with less than 3 weeks left!
Be sure to come back tomorrow. We have interviews with the guys from Alta MINI Performance PLUS Fireball Tim with full updates. Check back tomorrow for full details.
Woofcast #183: [audio:http://www.whiteroofradio.com/podcasts/woof183.mp3]
I want a touch screen iPod but I will not make the mistake on being the first one on the block to buy one. Apple products tend to get better and cheaper on each release. Give these suckers 6-8 months and version 2.0 of the touch screen iPod will have at least 20GB flash drive capacity and cheaper to boot (Plus all the injitial bus would have been worked out).
Until then, my trusty 1st gen 4GB iPod Nano will continue to fulfill my music/podcast needs.
I have owned every ipod from the 1st through 5th generations including the iPod mini. I stuck with my 3rd generation (touch senstitive buttons) and quickly sold the iPods that I purchased in subsequent releases because I believed (and still do) that the 3rd generation was the most refined version of the ipod ever built. The click wheel just feels too much like the original mechanical ipod to me. Plus, the orange lights looked great in the MINI!
I reluctantly put my 3rd gen iPod up on ebay last night in favor of not another iPod (i still have the same problems with that line) but an iPhone. I was one of the original owners that paid the stupid tax and even at that price it is indeed worth the money! With the recent price drop I have purchased my wife an iPhone as well. They truely are great devices and would recommend them to anyone, especially if you can pick up one of the $299 ones before they disappear!
On the MINI front, I would like to mention that the iPhone does work with my ice:link adapter pretty well. It even fits into the custom dock that I built for the car! My only gripe about the whole thing is that I have to ignore the message that pops up everytime i put it in the MINI dock. Sure that minor hassle could be fixed with buying a newer wiring kit, but it really isn’t that big of a deal.
My first iPod was the 20gb 4th generation featuring the click wheel. However, I recently upgraded with a Prodect (RED) edition 4gb nano.
Two months ago, I bought the 4gb iPhone. This has to be the best technology I have purchased, besides my Powerbook.
Now, Steve Jobs owes me some “mulla”, which will go towards the MINI!
iPods I currently own:
1G 5gb iPod (battery issues, replaced with 2G)
2G 10gb iPod (still going strong)
3G 40gb iPod (battery down to about 2 hours)
4G 20gb iPod (wife’s)
1G 4gb Nano (made obsolete by iPhone)
1G 8gb iPhone
1G 8gb iPhone (wife’s)
And I’ll add that I’m more than happy to pay an extra $200 (or $100 I suppose) extra to have my iPhone two months early. It’s been well worth the money and I would do it again in a heartbeat.
My first MP3 player? A <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_500" rel="nofollow">Rio 500</a> I bought in 1999 – I believe technically the 2nd consumer MP3 player ever released. I still have it and it still works like a charm.
My list is less than impressive, but I’ll post:
2G 20gb iPod – got it as a holiday gift from the office – sold to get the 4G
4G 20gb iPod – got it with my friend’s Apple employee discount
1G 4gb Nano – got it as a holiday gift from the office (two years later) – My wife uses it.
This holiday is 2 years after the last iPod holiday gift. I wouldn’t mind getting one of the new Nanos, but I’ve got my eye on a 16gb iPod Touch. Looks like the kiddos will be getting some hand-me-downs.
My list is less impressive than yours, Dick.
1G 4gb Nano – got the week they came out – now my wife’s
5G 30gb iPod – use it everyday and love it
I’d buy an iPhone, but no AT&T service here. I wish they would buy USCellular because it is here.
It would seem likely that I’ll be putting in an order for the 16gb iPod Touch. Seems like exactly what I need to replace my laptop on trips. Plus it fits in my MINI better.
Ok, here’s my list of iPods:
1G 10gb
2G 10gb for the wife
4G 20gb
4G 20gb for the wife
4G 40gb iPod Photo
5.5G black 80gb
2G 1gb shuffle (green)
1G 8gb iPhone for the wife
1G 8gb iPhone for me (arriving this week)
So that’s nine all together in six years but don’t judge because that’s really between two people.
I’ve only owned one iPod, a 1G 4gb Nano which I bought in October of 2005. I would like to get an iPhone, as it would replace both my current cell phone and the Nano (which has a non-functional play/pause button), but I’m not too keen on the price.
Can I ask what is the point of buying and collecting iPods?
Man some of you really have generous amounts of disposable income to buy gadgets and toys..
<blockquote>Can I ask what is the point of buying and collecting iPods?</blockquote>
I sold most of my iPods as I upgraded. I kept the original 10gb version because I had it painted Chili Red to match my 1st MINI.