If you have an iPod classic and haven’t updated to the recently released v1.1 firmware, you might want to hold off for a bit. Several users of the device are reporting weird problems with it after updating to the latest version, prominent among which are the complaints about the iPod shooting electrical pulses through its headphone and docking ports, which might be enough to damage your insanely expensive pair of headphones.
Along with this newfound power to shock innocent bystanders, some people also report that their classics have developed a strange habit of inserting annoying static at will. Not everyone is affected, but it is quite common and you’re advised to exercise precaution. If your headphones are more important than the joy of watching rented movies on your beloved iPod, you might want to wait for this issue to be resolved.
In the meanwhile, scientists all over the world are trying to figure out what is causing these iPods to manifest the unearthly ability to shock the hell out of anyone who so much as dares to come near these innocent looking devices. They’ve pretty much ruled out alien involvement but you can never be too sure.
[Via Gizmodo]
My shuffle starting doing that. I didn't know if it was picking up interference from something or not, but every now and then I get a lot of weird electrical-static sounding noises in the head phones. It's kind of like the sound you get when you place a cell phone next to some computer speakers.
I hope my iPod doesn't blow the speakers in my truck one day...
Good thing I got APP and warranties on my truck's system.
I haven't had any problems like this yet tho.