Neil McCauley
10-08-2017, 16:47
Marigold has a broken iPod and would like to hear about alternative MP3 players, mainly for listening to podcasts and Audible audio books
Apple is abandoning its traditional iPods because most people with smartphones now use them for everything. However, many current smartphones – including Apple’s – don’t have FM, and none has a DAB radio.
Worse, smartphones need regular app updates and sometimes annual operating system upgrades. You also get loads of annoying notifications. It’s not like buying an MP3 player that will work unchanged for a decade or more, until the battery no longer holds a charge.
Buy a Nano?
I usually take the view that .....
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/askjack/2017/aug/10/apple-discontinuing-ipods-alternative-mp3-player-podcasts-audible-audio-books
Apple is abandoning its traditional iPods because most people with smartphones now use them for everything. However, many current smartphones – including Apple’s – don’t have FM, and none has a DAB radio.
Worse, smartphones need regular app updates and sometimes annual operating system upgrades. You also get loads of annoying notifications. It’s not like buying an MP3 player that will work unchanged for a decade or more, until the battery no longer holds a charge.
Buy a Nano?
I usually take the view that .....
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/askjack/2017/aug/10/apple-discontinuing-ipods-alternative-mp3-player-podcasts-audible-audio-books