New iPods’ Problems

With the latest software update, I really hope there will be less iPhone 3G problems left for iPhone users to deal with, especially since tech experts all over the world have already started to talk about problems with the new iPods. What kind of problems? Well, that's exactly what we should discover in today's article, but I can tell you one thing for sure - for now, we're talking more about speculations, since real new iPod problems will start appearing in a few weeks, at least, as more and more people start using them.

Let's start with the new iPod Touch, pictured above. It's shaped like the iPhone 3G, it has most of its functions, apart from the phone-related ones, and features extended battery life, as well as a bunch of other goodies. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people still considering it a bit too expensive, especially since the subsidized $199 iPhone is a very attractive alternative.

For example, American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu told clients that "We think [the] refresh of the iPod line is the necessary and appropriate strategy to maintain the firm’s dominant market share. We expect the lower pricing to drive demand elasticity, and while the cost reductions could raise concerns about gross margins, we believe it will stimulate demand and benefit profits."

Next, we have the new and colorful iPod Nano. Described by Apple as having "nine amazing colors and a new design," this 4th generation is the first I really can say I like a lot. Any problems I can imagine? Too light, if you ask me, but at least it's larger than the shuffle, but very light gadgets are also easier to loose, and the video playback time announced by Apple, only 4 hours, doesn't seem enough at all.

Since competition in the iPod Nano's price range is very tough, I think Apple will lose a few percent of its market share in the media players field, but most problems will appear in the coming weeks/months, if there's something wrong with the design and manufacture, and I am thinking about the battery, first of all.

At last, iTunes 8, the application that will be used with all these new iPods, fails to behave as expected, since I heard that the new "genius" features aren't living up to the expectations, in some situations. Anyway, since we're talking about suggestions made based on your previous choices, so a pattern matching AI algorithm, they can't be perfect. One can only hope these features will start working good for himself, sooner or later, since some may get lucky, while others won't get lucky at all.

This is it for now, and I wouldn't be amazed to see some supply problems in the coming days, especially with the iPod Nano. The reason is obvious - no matter what some may say, Apple still rocks!