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5G iPods won’t play video, Apple helps

by Alec Feld on Apr 24, 2008 at 07:51 AM

Something went wrong in the Apple iTunes/iPod world, which has created havoc among the 5G iPod user community. Well, not really. However, the old but still loved media player is having some issues. Videos purchased from iTunes simply will not play, which includes any and all type video purchased from… Continue Reading »

iPod 5G gets an update to 1.3

by Stephen Chinnadorai on Mar 14, 2008 at 03:47 PM

It’s been a while since anyone has talked about the 5G iPod. But today, the 5G iPod gets a new firmware update: 1.3.  Of course, this update contains the usual “bug fixes” - that’s about all we know about the update so far - no new features have been discovered.… Continue Reading »

Movie rentals won’t work on a 5G iPod

by Stephen Chinnadorai on Jan 17, 2008 at 09:03 AM

I suspected this a long time ago when we first heard rumors of iTunes movie rentals. Although thousands of people are now thrilled that Apple has introduced iTunes movie rentals - they may not know that only the current iPods are supported by it. That means the iPod Touch, iPod… Continue Reading »

Turn your iPod video into an iPod Touch sans the touch

by Michael Mistretta on Dec 26, 2007 at 12:24 PM

So you really want an iPod Touch. You want one really badly. But you don’t have the money. What do you do? Why hack it of course. The guys over at iPodHacking have come up with a hack, that will turn your iPod video (5G or 5.5G) into an iPod… Continue Reading »

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