Apple releases iTunes 4.7, iPod updater
updated 02:45 pm EDT, Tue October 26, 2004
iTunes 4.7, iPod updater
Apple today released , which includes iPod Photo Software 1.0 for use with iPod Photo as well as the same iPod software included in iPod Updater 2004-08-06 for all other iPod models.
New Updates for iPod Photo
- High-resolution, backlit color LCD display
- Browse and view photos in a 5 x 5 thumbnail view or full screen view
- Browse photo collections or view photo slideshows with music
- Improved battery life for up to 15 hours of music playback
- Up to 5 hours of photo slideshow viewing with music
- Scrolling titles during music navigation for songs, albums, and artists
Updates for Click Wheel iPods
- Improved connectivity with some FireWire cards using the VIA chipset
- Improved connectivity with FireWire hubs, and with 4-pin FireWire ports
- Improved power management
- Improved performance with the optional external battery pack
- Removing headphones while the hold switch is on no longer wakes iPod
Updates for iPod with a Dock connector and iPod mini
- Compatibility with iTunes 4.5 or later and the iTunes Music Store
- Improved playback performance
- Support for the Apple Lossless Encoder, to enable compressed music encoding at high quality
Updates for iPod without a Dock connector
- Compatibility with iTunes 4.5 or later and the iTunes Music Store
- Improved playback performance
