In our reorganization, Laurie pulled out a lot of old equipment. This 4th Generation iPod and DLO iBoom are a couple of the gems we’ve had around for awhile because they are now obsolete for our purposes because we have newer computers and iPhones. While the Gen 4 iPod and iBoom are only 10 years old, they might as well be 100. The iPod/iBoom combination produces fine, loud audio, and has a nice retro tech look, but while Gen 5 and newer iPods and iPhones up to the iPhone 5 will plug into the dock on the iBoom, they will not play. I suspect they don’t have enough power to drive the system. The Gen 4 iPod is thick, clunky and power hungry compared to the thin, more elegant iPod touches and iPhones. So these classic pieces are now a retro tech couple, united until death does them part.
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Why is this tagged as “Fashion”?
Tyler
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Unintentional. No longer tagger “Fashion”!
You guys are more technologically advanced than I. Bravo. ^_^
That’s interesting you say that. In some ways we are one step behind the latest tech. But there are times we have been way ahead. Before iPods, I had a system set up to record radio shows that are at odd hours like Coast to Coast AM onto cassette tape for Laurie to listen to while gardening, working around the house and out in the yard. Then I got Laurie one of the first iPods available to replace cassette tapes, but that was before podcasting was common so I had to set up a system to record the radio shows on the computer and then transfer the shows to her iPod. The shows finally caught up, so now we get podcasts, which is a whole lot easier. Now with the iPhone 5 and OS X Mavericks, Laurie dictates almost everything into her iPhone and the computer, even papers, and hardly types anymore. I dictate a little, but I’m still a slave to the keyboard.
Isn’t it amazing how rapidly technology keeps changing? As in, almost exponentially…? My son just gave my mom an iPad so that she could use the voice-to-text features and not have to type so much with her arthritic hands.
That’s great. I think your Mom will love the iPad.
She already does, although she thinks she is a slow learner (she isn’t!).