A few weeks ago I wrote about how my iPod touch serves the purpose of a laptop in the kitchen. With the advent of the new iPhone 2.0, I was able to upgrade my iPod software (for $10) and get some of the new iPhone Apps. Among the apps are two that I suspect I’ll use a lot: Pandora and Last.fm.
I’ve been hearing good things about the Sonos system, but that seemed like overkill for my needs. I just want to listen to nice music when I’m in the kitchen. Sonos lets you pick any music you have on your computer and listen to it anywhere in the house. But here’s the problem: I can’t be bothered to pick out music, even the music that I own. I get lazy and listen to the same few things over and over. I actually prefer the way Pandora and Last.fm present my musical options. Just pick an artist or a genre and press “go”. That’s about my speed.
This is what convergence looks like for me. I’m happy getting my music streamed to me through my wifi-enabled iPod using these two services. The iPod sits in a little speaker mount next to a big Bose radio/CD player that I never use anymore.
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ned,
your article is a bit confusing to me. I’m searching for a way to add pandora to my ipod touch. your article started out mentioning the touch, but you rolled the subject to your iphone.
“With the advent of the new iPhone 2.0, I was able to upgrade my iPod software (for $10) and get some of the new iPhone Apps. Among the apps are two that I suspect I’ll use a lot: Pandora and Last.fm.”
Is the iphone 2.0 applicable to the ipod touch also? I just received my touch as a christmas gift. so my knowledge is minimum at best.
can you educate me a little on the iphone/touch connection? I understand that the touch has all features except for the phone function.
thanks.
larry
Yes, almost all the software that runs on the iPhone will also run on the iPod touch. I have an iPhone and can verify that Pandora runs on both of them.
I go to a pandora window that says “….just log in” how do I login? there’s no login button.
thanks.
jl