Is an ipod only rechargeable by computer?
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yes you can use a wall outlet, infact I purchased a docking station for my ipod, i believe it came with a charger as well (or I might have bought that seperately)\n\nanyway the charger plugs into it and plugs right into the wall, you set your ipod right into it and it charges, you can also play your ipod while in the docking station, there is a port on the dock for speakers.\n\nThis is a really handy feature.
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If you have a video iPod, yes you can. If you have a nano, or a mini, or a regular, no you can't.
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Most computers have a small battery. In many cases, the battery is soldered directly onto the motherboard, but the battery is usually in some sort of holder so it is easy to replace. Computers are not the only things that have a small battery like this -- camcorders and digital cameras often have them, too. Just about any gadget that keeps track of the time will have a battery.\n\nIn your computer (as well as other gadgets), the battery powers a chip called the Real Time Clock (RTC) chip. The RTC is essentially a quartz watch that runs all the time, whether or not the computer has power. The battery powers this clock. When the computer boots up, part of the process is to query the RTC to get the correct time and date. A little quartz clock like this might run for five to seven years off of a small battery. Then it is time to replace the battery.
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No. And Yes. :-)\n\nThis article does a good job outlining your options.\nhttp://jakeludington.com/ask_jake/20050816_sync_ipod_with_windows_media_player_10.html
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if you want to charge, but it can also be plugged when not using. most of the rechargeable batteries today use NiCd or NiMH, so it can automatic stop charging and it can charge the battery even it is half empty. not like batteries before that you must discharge it first before charging it.
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iPod initially was an audio player created by Apple that can play audio files in format such as .wmv, or mp3. Then apple created other versions of it, such as iPod photo (that can shows pictures in format such as .jpg or .gif), and iPod shuffle (the one without a screen). Late last year, Apple retired the original iPod and released 2 new versions: iPod nano (smaller and thiner iPods that is as thin as a credit card), and iPod video (which allows users to play video files in mpeg4 format).\n\nTo make them work you have to download iTune onto your computer, and then it will allow you to categorize your music/video collection, and allow you to transfer them to iPod.
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iPod is an MP3 player (the best) and more. It can play MP3 but it also has the ability to play video(some models- not all ipods can play video). The major difference is most of the other MP3 players come with flash memory(electronic) but iPods have hard drives in them ( and hence have huuuuge storage capacity).\n\nAbove all it is from APPLE
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Don't forget to turn on the hard drive option.  Should be in preferences.  Then, drop items directly into the ipod (not iTunes).
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Its the iPod(any model)
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No. Recharging just re-polarizes the terminals.\n\nThe energy added to the system is used to push the electrons, or holes back to the end where they started when the battery was originally delivered to you.
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The ipod IS an mp3 player.\n\nThey are the same thing. ipod is just one specific brand.
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An iPod is an MP3 player.  All MP3 players are not iPods.
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This is most assuredly not true. Check the link below for some of Apple's most recent product announcements.  You'll notice the are not focused on the ipod.\n\nThe ipod is a fad.  Apple knows this.  Five years from now, nobody will even remember the ipod, and another company will be selling the "latest thing" in personal audio entertainment... perhaps with live wireless streaming from the internet or something.  But five years from now Apple will still be making computers.
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By Lance Ulanoff  \nImagine a world where all your portable devices can be charged and powered simply by placing them on a desktop. Chip manufacturer MobileWise has gone well beyond imagining such a world and this week unveiled "a conductive solution" that it believes can make it all possible.\n\nDuring a mid-day press conference in chilly New York City, MobileWise showed off a handful of functioning prototype powerbases and retrofitted mobile devices that all use the company's new MobileWise chipset and enable "Wire-Free" electric power. One chip, the tiny Adapter Controller, goes inside the mobile device and the other, the Contact Controller, gets built into the power base station. These power bases, which were shown in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and colors, are each covered in an array of gold-plated contacts. The retrofitted mobile devices also have a pair of contracts. With properly configured handheld devices, the bases can, according to company CEO Andy Goren, change any flat surface into a charging/power station.\n\n \n \n \nThe patent-pending technology behind the MobileWise is, on the surface, quite simple. The adapter chip inside the handheld device will, when placed on a base station, receive a very small electrical signal and message from the base controller chip that will power up the adapter chip. The base controller chip will sense for polarity. If there is none (say you place your hand on the base) then it does nothing. If it does find polarity and then a signal from the adapter chip, it will then read information about the voltage level necessary to run the mobile device and begin charging and powering it. Because of the array of contacts—from dozens to hundreds, depending on base size—there's no need to place the device in a special spot or position on the base. In fact, during the demonstration we saw the bases accept multiple devices, charging and powering them all at once.\n\nThe solution is not actually entirely "wire free", however. The base station is plugged into an AC adapter and can deliver up to 30V DC to an individual device. It's also, according to Goren, completely safe, and if any charge were delivered to a person, it would be at the level of a low-voltage battery, virtually imperceptible to humans and certainly not harmful, he added. The final base units will also, he said, be waterproof and protected from electrostatic charges. \n \n \n\n\nDespite calls for MobileWise to manufacture the bases, Goren said the company plans instead on delivering the chipsets to partners who will likely build the adapter chip and proper contacts into their products and OEM the power base manufacturing to another company. MobileWise showed a variety of colors and form factors for the bases.\n\n \n \n \nAcer has already partnered with MobileWise and, according to Goren, may ship a MobileWise-enabled notebook by Q1 of next year. But MobileWise has, it seems, even more intriguing plans on the horizon. The company is already in discussion with a couple of major office furniture manufacturers to build the power array bases and controller chips into furniture. Apparently, these bases are for more than just mobile devices. Properly-equipped televisions, lamps and more could be powered by the bases—Goren even had an HDTV that worked with one of the larger ones. Later next year, MobileWise expects to add data handshake capabilities to the chipset, allowing, once the signal is split, data delivery over the same contacts.\n\nWhile no shipping units currently exist, MobileWise said the adapter chips run roughly $1.25 a piece adding, it said, just a few dollars in manufacturing costs to mobile devices and the base stations could, in units of 100,000 cost roughly $11 to manufacturers. Goren said he expects a mid-sized base (roughly 12 by 18 inches) to sell for $160 street. Not every mobile device will have to be retrofitted, by the way. MobileWise says it expects to see a ha
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Try plugging your iPod into an outlet with your charger first, then  holding down the menu and center button while it's plugged in. That usually works for me.
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I think your Ipod's harddrive may be corrupt. You're going to have to call Apple and have them service it for you. If it's under warranty, they'll do it for free. They might even just give you a brand new Ipod.
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It looks like you're right, your computer doesn't have USB 2.0. But the good news is, you can still attach your iPod to it, it will just transfer data slower. So it'll be one song every 2-3 seconds, whereas if you had USB 2.0 it would be about 40 times faster. If I were you I'd get a firewire connector for the iPod, that's almost as fast as USB 2.0 (and your computer does have firewire ports).