iPod USB2 Details

Hmm both a Cheap and Innovative solution. Interesting that Apples made it work. This should help the iPod sell even more!

well see in a week

Obviously, USB2 does not support running electricity for powering devices (hence the reason for all of the USB2 periferals have to have an external power supply)

So how are PC owners going to charge their iPod's if not through the traditional firewire port?

why can't we just have USB2?

Originally posted by dethl
Obviously, USB2 does not support running electricity for powering devices (hence the reason for all of the USB2 periferals have to have an external power supply)

So how are PC owners going to charge their iPod's if not through the traditional firewire port?

Theyd have to plug the iPod into the external Power brick to charge it up, but That doesnt seem to deter People from insisting USB is the way to go.

Originally posted by evilfunkgenius
why can't we just have USB2?

Because Firewires better :p:p

Originally posted by vniow
That's rather intresting, you'd think like a USB Firewire cable would've come out awhile ago, but I guess not, heh.

It makes you wonder IF there Is some sort of special Firewire chipset. Is there Like different protocols that the 2 interfaces use? Am I just being dumb? Because that poses the question could older iPods be used with this.

This is a good move by Apple. Let PC users get by with USB 2. DO not fully accommodate them at the risk of hurting FireWire, but by all means, throw 'em a bone.

I've still got my money on a 40 gig model. I think this 30 gig talk is nonsense. Plus, if this is true, it gives creedence to the rumor over at MacWhispers a few months ago about a USB to Firewire cable...which means maybe they're right about the lack of a new enclosure and the fact that current 30 gig toshiba drives are PC Card only. I'm hoping...

Originally posted by Jimong5
It makes you wonder IF there Is some sort of special Firewire chipset. Is there Like different protocols that the 2 interfaces use? Am I just being dumb? Because that poses the question could older iPods be used with this.

I don't know, ever since USB 2.0 came out I've heard a lot of people talk about some sort of converter box or cable or just something that would serve as a bridge between the two, but nothing ever materialized and I know there was demand for it, I always thought that there was some kind of incompatibility preventing something like that from ever materializing, but maybe Apple has gotton around that somehow, who knows?

This is still a rumor....

Originally posted by evilfunkgenius
why can't we just have USB2?

firewire is MCUH faster.
by the way. :) cool they are finally coming out...