[ale] using ipod touch or iphone with linux

[Jim Kinney]

On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 5:27 PM, Michael Hirsch<mdhirsch at gmail.com> wrote:
> My daughter is starting to lust for an iPod Touch, and she has the Bat
> Mitzvah money to make her dream come true, but I'm hesitant partly
> because I don't have a Mac or Windows machine to talk with it.  Does
> anyone on the list have experience with Linux and iPod Touch (or
> iPhone)?
>
> I do know that I'll have to jailbreak the iPod, and I can probably use
> my work laptop or a friend's mac for that, but after that, how well
> does it work with Linux?  Specifically:
>  1. I believe that amarok should work with the iPod pretty well for
> uploading songs.  right?
>  2. How does she install apps without itunes?
>  3. Is she going to have to re-joilbreak the iPod every time new
> firmware is released?
>
> I'm sure I've missed some issues.
>
> All suggestions welcome.

Unless you are willing to hear her complain everytime Apple does an
update and the jailbreak no longer works and all her music is now gone
-

avoid the apple products.

I got my son this:
http://microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0304430
for a ton less $$ than an apple product (I think the ipod earbuds cost
more than this player!). It works with any music tool I've used. Just
drag-n-drop mp3's onto its music folder.

Dig around for some less expensive to loose products on Microcenter.
They have media players as well (video and mp3) and they don't have
the apple-gotcha-by-the-short-hairs lock in.

Oh. That mp3 player can also record voice messages for playback. ipod
stuff has no microphone.
>
> Michael
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