Apple allows volume capping with new iPod updater
Apple gets kudos from FreeiPodGuy for releasing an iPod updater for 5th generation iPods and nanos, which, in addition to fixing various unspecified bugs, allows users to cap the decibel level their iPod produces. Apple has been criticized--and sued--in recent months because misuse of the iPod can cause harm if played at full volume for more than a few seconds.
Even since the 1st generation iPod, I've always thought that iPods played too loudly, not only at the top end of the range, but also at the bottom. In other words, the loudness difference between silence and the lowest audible setting was too great; in very quiet surroundings I sometimes wanted to play the iPod quieter than it would go.
I found that the ideal solution for me was to replace my earbuds with inexpensive headphones--in my case, Sony MDR-G42's. These are larger and provide fair bass, while playing more quietly due to their larger power demands.
So props to Apple. Too bad it took a lawsuit.
Unfortunately the functionality doesn't apply to older iPods (even my 4th generation iPod purchased just 8 months ago). For more about the update and other information about ear-safe listening, read Apple's new Sound and Hearing page.
Even since the 1st generation iPod, I've always thought that iPods played too loudly, not only at the top end of the range, but also at the bottom. In other words, the loudness difference between silence and the lowest audible setting was too great; in very quiet surroundings I sometimes wanted to play the iPod quieter than it would go.
I found that the ideal solution for me was to replace my earbuds with inexpensive headphones--in my case, Sony MDR-G42's. These are larger and provide fair bass, while playing more quietly due to their larger power demands.
So props to Apple. Too bad it took a lawsuit.
Unfortunately the functionality doesn't apply to older iPods (even my 4th generation iPod purchased just 8 months ago). For more about the update and other information about ear-safe listening, read Apple's new Sound and Hearing page.
In a stunning statement to Fortune magazine, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer admitted abusing his children by depriving them of iPods. In his own words: