Re: Cutting Edge

>It may also be the case that the new connector provides additional
>sense lines which could not be simulated using the firewire connector
>on older iPods.
[...]
>(And though I have not yet seen one of
>the new iPods in person, the new connector seems to have an awful lot 
of
>lines for something which only supports usb/firewire connectivity.)

It appears they have mic or line in on that connector.

http://www.ipoding.com/modules.php?
op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1132&mode=thread&order=0

"This close-up of the dock port is the most interesting. We can't tell you 
why just yet, but trust us... Oh, and do the math; FireWire = 6 pins; USB = 
4 pins; Line out = 3 pins. 6 + 4 + 3 = 13 pins; there are way more than 13 
pins in that connector..."

http://www.ipoding.com/modules.php?
op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1135&mode=thread&order=0

"but we first ran Diagnostic Mode on it. It has a recording feature! There is 
also a test for LINEIN that does recording too. We don't have a mic to test 
with it at the moment but after "recording" when we listen to the 
headphones we hear the sound of nothing recorded (you know what we 
mean right?)"

>I'm just hoping that they have designed
>the new connector to support future growth so that it does not need to 
be
>changed with each new iPod model allowing investment in accessories 
to
>be carried forward.

Future growth upto a year or so. Then it'll become obsolete for the new 
ideas they'll have. ;-)  They won't be able to inject video in there, or output  
dolby 5.1, or whatever they'll imagine.

Still, the dock should have standard FW & USB connectors, plus a small 
adapter custom/standard (like the 4-to-6) if you don't want to use/carry the 
dock. There shouldn't be a need for custom cables.

iPod!, uPod?

Eduardo Delgado
[email protected]



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