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Re: Using Google's Sound Search (an alternative to Shazam or Soundhound)
« Reply #15 on: December 29, 2013, 02:52:14 AM »

I think your iPod is running on iOS but since you now have the FiiO, it's probably a moot point. ;D
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Re: Using Google's Sound Search (an alternative to Shazam or Soundhound)
« Reply #16 on: December 29, 2013, 06:47:09 PM »

6.1.3 (10B329) doesn't mean much to me for the iPod touch 4. I take it jelly bean is Google, not Apple? Must have been a comparison with the IOS which mentioned that it was (like) jelly bean then.
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« Reply #17 on: December 29, 2013, 09:21:58 PM »

Yes, Jelly Bean is Android 4.1-4.3 which is from Google.
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Re: Using Google's Sound Search (an alternative to Shazam or Soundhound)
« Reply #18 on: December 29, 2013, 10:56:26 PM »

You might wanna try to check for an update manually to see if the device can upgrade from ICS to Jellybean
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Re: Using Google's Sound Search (an alternative to Shazam or Soundhound)
« Reply #19 on: December 30, 2013, 12:26:01 AM »

I tend to get CCU errors doing stuff like that. (colossal cock up)  ;D If it even remotely involves the use of iTunes, forget it.
Seriously, my main reason for the iPod was twofold. (1) to carry music in a form that I could easily select what to play rather than have to scroll through several hundred tracks as on my old mp3 player) and Park music (recording, using Shazam etc). The other stuff you can use it for I had no interest in. I can't go to the park again as I was carer for my son and my wife (it now says it's one or the other) but they won't let me on without a carer now so we are stuck. None of us can ride. I now have a FiiO X3 player which is superb for my music (including flac files and capable of taking a 64Gb mini SD card. Ipod has been retired  ;) What is in it now will do me for the future.
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Re: Using Google's Sound Search (an alternative to Shazam or Soundhound)
« Reply #20 on: December 30, 2013, 02:42:59 AM »

kkocka was referring to your Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 tablet and not the iPod. ;)
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Re: Using Google's Sound Search (an alternative to Shazam or Soundhound)
« Reply #21 on: December 30, 2013, 02:55:08 AM »

I've hardly used it at all :( I don't take stuff out with me and the PC is close at hand. Good for getting music on though (SD card - no iTunes needed)  ;D The tablet was an expensive mistake, I really have no need of it apart from installing the TrackID which is now on my PC. I really can't find a use for it at the moment. I'm the sort of guy who buys a mobile phone just to make calls on I guess and has no need of all the extra goodies.
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Re: Using Google's Sound Search (an alternative to Shazam or Soundhound)
« Reply #22 on: December 30, 2013, 02:57:13 AM »

Here is a Google Play link for Google Search for Android devices... you can actually install it from the webpage as well if you are sitting in front of your computer.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox
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« Reply #23 on: December 30, 2013, 02:59:35 AM »

Sorry for another post so quickly, but I would also mention that you can also upload 20,000 of your own tracks to Google Play Music to keep in the cloud and listen while you are out and about. Sorry, I love my Google stuff!!
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« Reply #24 on: December 30, 2013, 03:07:35 AM »

That's assuming you have Internet connectivity. ;)
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« Reply #25 on: December 30, 2013, 03:10:30 AM »

Silly smartphone browser double-posted again...  Time to buy that Android tablet and get a better browser.
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« Reply #26 on: December 30, 2013, 03:21:20 AM »

Oh the beauty of Android.. it allows you to "pin" and cache your music to your sd card for those times that you know you will be without service.
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« Reply #27 on: December 30, 2013, 05:39:52 AM »

I see that the FiiO X3 is $200 on Amazon.com, which puts it in the same price range as a tablet.  The audio quality on the FiiO will definitely be superior to most or all current tablets.  But.. I can't surf the web, check email, watch videos, etc on the FiiO while I can buy a USB DAC for the tablet.  Just playing devil's advocate. ;D
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« Reply #28 on: December 30, 2013, 02:15:41 PM »

the lack of internet access was actually a big plus for me. I wanted the equivalent of a Walkman with the ability to select what I played so it's perfect. I tend not to like multi-function stuff anyway and the FiiO X3 is a nice size to put in your pocket (unlike a tablet). Nice to have stuff on an SD card too. Really easy to add and delete stuff without the need for iTunes and you can have multiple cards with your collections on and just swap them around. For me it's pretty well perfect. If I need internet etc, I can always take my iPod with me and two small devices (for me) are better than one tablet. Where do I put a tablet when I'm out without a backpack or briefcase?
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« Reply #29 on: December 30, 2013, 06:37:10 PM »

I already have a small tote to carry my 10.1 inch netbook and its accessories, so a 7 inch tablet will have plenty of space.

For music and Internet foo-foo, I use the netbook when I'm going to be at a fixed location for a while and I use the smartphone for when I'm on the go.  The smartphone has a 16 GB microSDHD card that is full of music. ;D
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