“The iPod Photo has opened the door for gismos such as Belkin’s Digital Camera Link and Apple’s iPod Camera Connector
, which allow you to download photos to it,” Dave Bullard writes for The Herald Sun. “As a journo, this got me pretty excited: I take quite a few photos to accompany my articles, and have always wanted to be able to free up space on my digital camera by moving the pics to an iPod.”
“The battery-powered Link, which is slightly bigger than the iPod itself, has a cord that plugs into the lower data port on the iPod. The camera lead then plugs into the Link’s USB port, and two presses of a button begins the speedy picture download. A big disappointment is the fact these pictures can’t be displayed on the iPod screen. The Link doesn’t generate thumbnail pictures to display, so you have to transfer the images to a computer using Apple’s iPhoto or PC equivalent,” Bullard writes.
“From there, you can always reimport the low-resolution thumbnails to the iPod. After this, looking at the iPod Camera Connector gave me another ‘Apple moment’ — when you realise why Apple is a market leader in form and function,” Bullard writes. “The iPod Camera Connector is tiny — just 3cm square and 1cm thick — and doesn’t need batteries. Just attach one end to the iPod and the other to your camera’s USB lead, and the iPod displays an Import menu. Press the centre button on the iPod’s scroll wheel, and Bob’s your uncle. The screen shows thumbnails of the pictures as they’re imported. Yes, that’s right. You can view the pictures imported using the Apple iPod Camera Connector — an essential feature of a device like this, I would have thought. The Apple is a clear winner over the Belkin on all counts, including price [US$29.00].”
Bullard also looks at options for recording conversations or voice notes on Apple iPods in the full article here.
“After this, looking at the iPod Camera Connector gave me another ‘Apple moment’ — when you realise why Apple is a market leader in form and function,”
I think he’s got it!
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xbox360 to be iPod Compatible???
http://www.forbes.com/markets/2005/05/17/0517automarketscan03.html?partner=theregister
what are these analysts thinking??? MS will probably have another iPod killer attached to it. The mention a removable HD.
I got the Apple connector because of size and price, but now I wonder if the battery operated Belkin might be better. Using the Apple connector to download a 1gig CF card really drains the battery on the iPod. If you don’t start with a full charge, you might be in trouble… and with the connector going into the power port, there’s no downloading using the A/C adapter. The iPod Photo is nice for the occasional field download, but for serious photography there are better solutions.
Before a bunch of you Yanks start asking the stupid question, here’s the answer…
“Bob’s your uncle” is a way of saying “you’re all set” or “you’ve got it made.” It’s a catch phrase dating back to 1887, when British Prime Minister Robert Cecil (a.k.a. Lord Salisbury) decided to appoint a certain Arthur Balfour to the prestigious and sensitive post of Chief Secretary for Ireland. Not lost on the British public was the fact that Lord Salisbury just happened to be better known to Arthur Balfour as “Uncle Bob.” In the resulting furor over what was seen as an act of blatant nepotism, “Bob’s your uncle” became a popular sarcastic comment applied to any situation where the outcome was preordained by favoritism. As the scandal faded in public memory, the phrase lost its edge and became just a synonym for “no problem.”
Walt Mossberg reviewed this a week ago
http://ptech.wsj.com/solution.html
Liked it too.
Bob’s not my uncle -and I’m not from Australia.
Popeye’s MY uncle
Fritz The Cat is my spiritual guide and mentor.
Bob’s not my uncle -and I’m not from Australia.
That would be Ned Kelly if you were an Ozzie
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