ipod/iphone

[steptoe]

question,

do all ipods/iphones have the same docking facility?

or is it dependant on what generation they are?

2nd Q, can music be streamed via wifi from a PC to an ipod, or does it have to be loaded onto the ipod first?

thanking you all,

 

[kerching]

Q1] Yes.......No

Q2] No.......Yes

I hope this helps:coat

 

[steptoe]

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You know an iPod/iPad/iAnything isn't Ubuntu but Apple right ?

cant I hack linux onto it? :|

as long as it doesnt have any of Bills carpware on it and it comes cheap enough then Im a sucker for a freebie.!

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Q1] Yes.......NoQ2] No.......Yes

I hope this helps:coat

not at all! :C

I still dont know........

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Maybe :slap Maybe Not :slap

Quite Possibly.......

You can use an iP Thingy to play over anything using an iThingy from apple if your device supports it.....

Deke,

help me out here,

what does the paddler mean?

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right, so I have an iplayer emulator sort of thingie on the PC, and I can save my music into it, can I access it from an iThingie and simply play music straight from my PC on an iThingie the same way I can with my Android?

basically,

I want to keep my music on my PC but play it via wifi on my iThingie when Im at home, is that doable?

Im thinking of buying a DAB with a dock, but dont see the point if I cant play my music through it, and still have to turn on the computer downstairs to do this.

 

[kerching]

Let me expand upon my musings

question,do all ipods/iphones have the same docking facility? YES

or is it dependant on what generation they are?NO

2nd Q, can music be streamed via wifi from a PC to an ipod,NO or does it have to be loaded onto the ipod first?YES

thanking you all,

 

[steptoe]

thanks kerching,

I did, I think, eventually get it sussed what you were saying,

so any iPod/phone will plug into a dock, yes?

but it still wont stream via wifi.

not what I was expecting from the all singing/dancing iFactory.! :|

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The iThingie will sync to itunes wirelessly, just load music up to iTunes and sync once with a cable, select wit sync and iCloud backup - job done....

mmmmmmm,

wont that try and download all my music to iThingie though?

I would need a very, VERY big memory on my iThingie, I have probably about 60-70G of music!

 

[steptoe]

well, thanks for the link to download stuff that only works on APPLE or windoze, that was helpful! :|

I think I can get something sorted that will work though,

I just need to get a cheap iPod now,

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Google Airfoil and see if that helpsor have a look at this

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Buy a Synology Box and use that to stream music and video to all devices

I do wish you wouldnt swear so much when you are talking to me.! :|

 

[steptoe]

I knew you would come up trumps son,

thats the sort of thing Ive been messing about trying to get sorted for ages now.!

yep, I spruce up well in the new pic, dont I ? hardly anyphotoshop needed at all either,

 

[pewter]

its late, and i feel i am missing something. it seems to easy

can the iphone stream wireless......

yes.

i can play music and video saved on my imac wireless to my iphone (using itunes but other programs available)

i can operate my imac wireless with remote desktop and listen/watch media on players or browser (with app and many available)

even my little girls tv can watch/listen to media wireless from the imac with built in features. (samsung smart tv, most new tv's are smart now)

Iphone will stream music/video media wireless to speakers etc

Iphone is same as ipod touch but without the phone facility

i thought iphone/ipod could be hacked with linux.

I thought mac os was unix based (iphone/ipod os). it has a terminal and can be operated with the same commands. The sadistic choice to operate the computer like a 1980s computer nerd is still there but it also has a fantastic gui.

i love macs, windowzzzzzzzzzzzzz suckzzzzzzzzzzz

 

[steptoe]

OK,

just been offered an iPhone 3GS for 150

 

[NozSpark]

What's wrong with this then???

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.audiogalaxy&hl=en

Or does it not do what you want??

 

[steptoe]

I already use something similar Noz, but i have to mess about with.wires etc as no one does an android dock as such as they have no common connection. Mega downfall AFAIAC.

Im looking at getting a cheap DAB for the house but as they dont seem to have dvd on them then ipod seems the way to go.

 

[OnOff]

Very limited on docks for Android phones. This one from Philips? Looks like the connector is adjustable to suit different phones:

Buy Philips AS111 Android Speaker Dock from our Audio Speakers range - Tesco.com

 

[OnOff]

Let's face it the Apple stuff has cornered the market and it is brilliant, easy to use stuff. My only gripe with it is the monopoly it has and the restrictiveness of it - can't add memory cards and until recently you had to dick about converting video. I mean you buy a car now that has an iPhone dock - almost forces you down the Apple route! Surely Samsung could have incorporated docks into their TV's etc? Thankfully seems they (Apple) are becoming aware of competitors and loosening up a bit with apps that'll play all video formats etc. Jury's still out for me on whether to get one.

 

[steptoe]

Onoff

that is exactly how I felt at the beginning, now it seems to have lightened somewhat, as although I use Linux for my PC it seems some stuff was actually harder to use,

Apple still wanted to charge, as they do for some windoze stuff, now almost everything has a port or workaround to Linux,

so Im going to give it a shot,

BTW, Im not wanting a latest iThingie as there are still some issues with independent Devs getting stuff ported over, so thats what is pushing me to a slightly older model, nothing to do with me being tight,

do any of you Apple guys know if an iPhone 3gs will work with this site or this one ?

Im still unsure of flash etc, and does it work.?

 

[husky2013]

If you go down the apple route, i can highly recommend the BOSE Soundock II, streetlighter purchased one for me last year for xmas to go with my IPOD Touch, i used to be anti apple and couldnt stand it but after a year with my ipod touch, im now on an IPHONE4 and an IPAD2 and would love a Macbook (pennies restrict me on this)

alternatively for wireless music play why not see if u can lay ur hands on something like this Sony S-AIR AIR-SA20PK - Wireless speaker system with Apple dock for iPod: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

 

[OnOff]

Discussing the whole Apple/PC thing with a guy at work who's a fan, his take on it:

"Once you've had Mac you don't go back!".

 

[steptoe]

If you go down the apple route, i can highly recommend the BOSE Soundock II, streetlighter purchased one for me last year for xmas to go with my IPOD Touch, i used to be anti apple and couldnt stand it but after a year with my ipod touch, im now on an IPHONE4 and an IPAD2 and would love a Macbook (pennies restrict me on this) alternatively for wireless music play why not see if u can lay ur hands on something like this Sony S-AIR AIR-SA20PK - Wireless speaker system with Apple dock for iPod: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

 

[pewter]

iPhone /pad does not do flash.

I dont know what those tv sites are you mention but tv catchup app is available to watch tv. Also Bbc , c4, itv apps.

You would like the jail brake . Hack the iPhone is and then you can do all the good stuff apple didn't want you to. Possible to download torrents, and all apps for free even ones like tomtom that cost

 

[NozSpark]

cant be any worse than my Android, about 6hrs if I have anything turned on, even just email!!!!!! FFS, I can barely get a full day out of it if nothing is turned on and I just use it as a phone, TF for car chargers!

I've had ro turn off te 3G function on my phone for a long while now, otherwise my batery useage is terrible.

I think that it's due to us moving from area to area, our phones are constantly looking for and tryng to connect to the strongest cell tower. If we went from home to an fixed place of work then it'd last much better

 

[pewter]

My post should have read I UNplugged my iPhone at 6am . Went to work in the city, did email, videos, eBay , read paper online, phoned home a few times .....blah blah blah

Now at 7pm its on 74% battery.

If its a slow day at work and I spend a couple hours listening to podcasts on loud speaker or streaming videos/ tv then it can go down to 50% .