First off, this is cycling related. No, I don't listen/use an iPod when cycling, or even when running. However, I do arrange sets of music for instructing cycling classes (think Spinning). My iPod Nano has been dying pretty quick lately. It started about a month ago, but now after just minutes a full charge goes down to about a 10% of battery life. I think I got it in '05 or '06 so its getting a bit old. I've heard that going thru the process of having a new battery installed is not worth the time or money so buying a new one is the easiest and best route to go. That could be just a underlying marketing plan to sell new iPods, but either way...
That said, I want to upgrade to an iPod Touch. This way I will actually use it for more than just cycling classes. I plan to record training data on it, but need to find the right applicaton. You have web access in free wi-fi areas so you can down load music and do other things that a laptop could do. Anyway, the prices seem a little high right now. I am looking for feedback from anyone who has a Touch and if they recommend it, as well as a good place to pick one up. Best Buy comes to mind, but I wouldn't mind finding an iPod bundle or something like that which includes extra's--we are approaching Black Friday.
Littel help anyone...?
2 comments:
Lots of apps out there to explore but I am unsure of any specific to your needs. I would just browse thru the Apple/iTunes store and read up some reviews.
My very first iPod had the same issue after about 4 years, just would not hold a charge any more. But I still love Apple products. If you do go the Touch route, just pay close attention to the storage capacity. Some of those Touch capacities aren't much better than a Nano.
I've come to like quite a few apps on my Droid phone (Evo). But do I really, really need them? No. They are just a 'cool' factor and are the little shiny object that I need at that moment then quickly forgotten about.
If it were me, I'd get a simple Nano for the music. Then get a little notebook for your other needs. I got a nice little notebook at Costco last year for under $300 and it serves as my daily personal laptop. Yeah, small but so much more than a Touch and just as easily portable.
I havent found an app that I really like to enter training data into. But I guess it depends what you want to track. For strength training at the gym, I like Fitness Log.
I've been able to access TrainingPeaks-mobile version, and works similar to an app. But I still have to sync up the bike computer thru a computer with a usb port. So no benefit there.
garminConnect isn't modified for mobile, and it uses flash for the charts, so you can't see those.
I haven't tried it, but maybe keeping a log in a GoogleDocs spreadsheet would work.
Really, the Touch ends up being a really cool entertainment gadget. Games, music, videos, facebook, netflix and youtube are mostly what I use mine for. You can surf ebay and the web. The new ones have a camera so blogging from it may be easier. But I find, the places where I may live blog from don't have wi-fi.
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