iPod Update to Address Volume-Level Concerns 264
aardwolf64 writes "In an apparent response to the hearing loss lawsuit against Apple, the company has released an update to the iPod nano and 5th generation iPod that allows the user to set the maximum volume level. Parents can even set a lock code that prevents the volume from going above a certain amount." Apple also has instructions at their site on how to implement the changes
what about those of us who are hard-of-hearing? (Score:5, Funny)
What??? (Score:5, Funny)
Obligatory ST quote (Score:5, Funny)
This iPod can go up to 11.
I must be getting old (Score:5, Funny)
Plus theres the fact that if you play you ipod at full blast near me while I am trying to sleep on the train in the morning you are liable to be smacked in the face and your ipod will be fucked out the window.
Patent (Score:5, Funny)
Should this be patented that would be true inovation!
Re:Wasted effort, stupid feature (Score:3, Funny)
Re:what about those of us who are hard-of-hearing? (Score:5, Funny)
Guess I chose B.
Re:Obligatory ST quote (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Good thing for parents (Score:3, Funny)
YOU WILL NOT USE LOGIC AND COMMON SENSE WHILE LIVING UNDER MY ROOF
(or is that posting under slashdot's moderators?)
The problem isn't that kids are going deaf (Score:1, Funny)
not all of us are as tech savvy as you (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Wasted effort, stupid feature (Score:3, Funny)
Re:What??? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:what about those of us who are hard-of-hearing? (Score:3, Funny)
I like Ballmer's method [slashdot.org] better.
Sosumi.wav (Score:2, Funny)
First I'll sue Ginsu for that time I cut the tip of my thumb while stabbing into a can of beans, and lost sensation in part of my finger. It's Ginsu's fault that I was being a dumb alpha male, of course!
Then I'll sue Microsoft for that time I smacked my laptop onto my forehead in frustration. It's their fault my hacked custom theme DLL crashed the UI, of course!
And then I'll sue Sony for selling me a TV that lets me watch reality shows. It's their fault I don't like reality shows, of course!
But I certainly won't sue Apple for making me hard of hearing. That's nobody's fault, I'm proud to be a music-loving stereophile!
Re:How about an update that checks the user's IQ (Score:3, Funny)
So do they still go up to 10???? (Score:5, Funny)
apple fanboi: Oh, I see. And most mp3 players go up to ten?
Steve Jobs: Exactly.
apple fanboi: Does that mean it's quieter? Is it any quieter?
Steve Jobs: Well, it's one quieter, isn't it? It's not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at ten. You're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your guitar. Where can you go from there? Where?
apple fanboi: I don't know.
Steve Jobs: Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do?
apple fanboi: Put it up to nine.
Steve Jobs: Nine. Exactly. One quieter.
apple fanboi: Why don't you just make ten quieter and make ten be the top number and make that a little quieter?
Steve Jobs: [pause] These go to nine.