Thursday, June 2, 2005 |
15:30 - Smithers, release the robotic Richard Simmons...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8075298/
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Good news for early-generation iPod owners miffed at their battery lives:
Customers whose older iPods had poor battery life will get $50 coupons and extended service warranties under a tentative settlement in a class-action lawsuit.
Lawyers representing consumers in the case said Thursday that the settlement could affect as many as 2 million people nationwide who bought first-, second- or third-generation versions of the digital music player through May 2004.
I've noticed that even my 3G iPod (the current one is less than four months old, as I got it as a replacement for one whose dock connector came loose under warranty) has problems reporting an accurate battery life—after a two-hour bike ride it says it's about 30% full, then I plug it in and let it charge, and within an hour it says it's 100% charged—but then I unplug it and sync again, and it starts charging again and doesn't stop all night. I realize that battery level reporting technology is more art than science, but clearly there's room for customers to get steamed. I find the problem is mitigated in that I mostly use the iPod in the car these days with a charger, but that's no more a solution than saying "Well then, don't move your arm like that".
The site for the settlement details is http://appleipodsettlement.com/.
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