Apple CEO Steve Jobs has introduced the latest 2010 version of the iPod nano, which is nearly 50% smaller than last year’s model — and fully multitouch-enabled.Removing the click wheel from the previous generations of iPod nano, this year’s editio…
I paid good money a couple of years ago to have an iPod-compatible car stereo installed, but it was worth it. My fifth-gen iPod stays charged all the time, and I don’t have CDs all over my car anymore. But then I got a new iPod nano, and when I connect it to the cable, I can play music, but it won’t charge the iPod. What’s up with that?
The most likely problem is the voltage the iPod is getting. Older iPods (fifth-gen and earlier) can charge on either the FireWire spec (3.5 volts) or the USB spec (5 volts). But new iPods need that 5-volt charge.
Luckily, Scosche sells a handy little widget that can convert the voltage, so both old and new iPods will charge just fine. The IFWA Charging Adapter ($29.99, www.scosche.com) has a pass-through port, so you plug your car’s cable into one end and your iPod nano into the other. If you have any dock-equipped speakers in your house that won’t charge new iPods, Scosche’s IFWAH Charging Adapter for Home Docks ($39.99, pictured below) has a dock-shaped fit that will prop your iPod up better than the rectangular IFWA.
This little gizmo is all that stands between your iPod accessories and your power-hungry iPod.
The new iPod nano redefines the word “redesigned.” An anodized aluminum top and polished stainless steel back. A larger, brighter screen that is the sharpest iPod display ever. Up to 24 hours of battery life. (1) In fact, just about the only thing that hasn’t changed is the name. And now you can enjoy TV [...]
A new report claims that Apple will kick the iPhone’s camera up a notch next year with the inclusion of a 5 megapixel sensor.
That’s the word from Taiwanese tech journal DigiTimes today (via AppleInsider), who claim that OmniVision, the supplier of CMOS image sensors for the current iPhone, expects to see demand skyrocket next year — as high as 45 million! The report also details that OmniVision is already set to supply a 5-megapixel camera for the next-generation iPhone, presumed to arrive around June, 2010 if history is any indication.
OmniVision anticipates that Apple could ship between 40 million and 45 million iPhones in 2010, up from the 20 million thus far estimated in 2009.
In April of this year, rumors pegged OmniVision as the supplier for the 3.2-megapixel sensor that ultimately wound up in the iPhone 3GS, beating out Aptina, who provided the 2-megapixel camera used in the previous iPhone 3G. OmniVision also reportedly provides sensors for the video camera in the new iPod nano, and is expected to ship about 65 million total units to Apple this year alone.
OmniVision was also rumored to be providing a camera for the newest iPod touch, although alleged last-minute hardware issues made that a no-show at the annual September event. A teardown of the iPod touch reveals empty space where an iPod nano-style video camera is presumed to go, and sources say a camera in the iPod touch is still in the cards for the future.
