FireWire connector problems Several readers are expressing discontent with the new proprietary data/power port on the new iPod models. As Gary Robinson writes: "The new connector to the iPod itself is ...

Music transfer Using the iPod to transfer music from one Mac to another, while apparently possible, will be inconvenient. Apple clearly does not want to encourage doing this. When you first connect ...

For a moment in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the future looked uncertain for the Universal Serial Bus (USB). At the time, it was IEEE 1394 (better known by the Apple trademark FireWire) that ...

[](https://www.wired.com/wp-content/uploads/images_blogs/photos/uncategorized/firewire.jpg) These days, the iPod is so entrenched in the market that most of us tell ...

connected to my external FW HD) Sigh. I can’t say I disagree. It’s disappointing that some of the versatility of the iPod had been removed, although not entirely surprising. Firewire support was ...

Recognizing that available FireWire 400 ports are sometimes a scarcity, Griffin Technology has introduced the Dock800, a FireWire 800 cable that works with Apple Computer Inc.’s iPods and iPod mini.

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If you’ve ever traveled with your iPod and your laptop, you know that if you want to charge and sync your player, you need to pack yet another cable. MacAlly’s new Link360 line of adapters aims to fix ...

A first-generation iPod user who read my column on What Jobs Didn't Say emailed me a link to a discussion on Apple's support boards about Firewire support for the iPod. Apparently, Apple has ...

Apple has a storied history of being the first company to introduce an array of new technologies in its computers, or among the very first, at least. It all started with color graphics in 1977’s Apple ...

FireWire is still Apple Computer's baby, but the proud parent is cutting the cord. With the latest crop of iPods, Apple is no longer including a FireWire cable in the box. The music players will still ...