Scott and all,
You said it below, though. You basically have to try to kill the
battery in the newest iPods. My Classic has never gone completely dry
in the year that I've had it, because there's no way to kill before
the next time you're syncing it. Of course, that won't be true for
everyone, but I'd bet my hat it would be true for the overwhelming
majority. I've just never cared to check the battery status on my
Classic, and the new Nano's have very similar battery life. That
being said, the older generations of iPods could be frustrating with
their shorter battery life. I just don't think it is a big deal
nowadays.
Josh de Lioncourt
...my other mail provider is an owl...
On Sep 13, 2008, at 3:41 AM, Scott Chesworth wrote:
Hi Ester,
I'll be surprised and perhaps a little disappointed if there's no way
at all of accessing battery status. My bet is that if it announces
charging and charged, it'll give out announcements at certain points
like "battery level 50%" as the battery wears down. Could you keep an
ear out for that and report back if it's the case? It's not quite as
cool as being able to check it at will, but the battery life on iPods
is so good nowadays that to me it's no big deal if this is how Apple
have worked it, announcements downward from 50% would give you a
couple of reasonable length journeys probably and enough time to
remember to whack it on charge for a bit. Unless of course you make
hideously long journeys and aren't sure whether you need to charge
before you depart, but in that case the power monkey is your friend I
guess hehe.
Anyway, let us know if you hear any battery level indication.
Here's hoping...
Scott
