The Unofficial Apple Weblog is reporting on the Hitch iPod2iPod USB Transfer Device available through ThinkGeek.
The Hitch, which is based off a Linux operating system, allows the user to hook two USB storage devices such as a pair of ipods and select which data to transfer between them via categorizations such as songs, albums and videos without the need of a computer.
Unfortunately, there is a downside. Music purchased through the iTunes Store and encoded with Apple’s FairPlay DRM will not be able to play after a sync, although unprotected files will play immediately and the two iPods need to be configured under Windows’ FAT32 drive format.
The Hitch iPod2iPod features a scroll wheel, USB 2.0 interface, backlit LCD screen and rechargable battery and retails for US$89.99.
If anyone’s gotten their hands on one of these and played with it, let us know what your experience was like.
The Unofficial Apple Weblog is reporting on the Hitch iPod2iPod USB Transfer Device available through ThinkGeek.
The Hitch, which is based off a Linux operating system, allows the user to hook two USB storage devices such as a pair of ipods and select which data to transfer between them via categorizations such as songs, albums and videos without the need of a computer.
Unfortunately, there is a downside. Music purchased through the iTunes Store and encoded with Apple’s FairPlay DRM will not be able to play after a sync, although unprotected files will play immediately and the two iPods need to be configured under Windows’ FAT32 drive format.
The Hitch iPod2iPod features a scroll wheel, USB 2.0 interface, backlit LCD screen and rechargable battery and retails for US$89.99.
If anyone’s gotten their hands on one of these and played with it, let us know what your experience was like.