iPod part 2: overrated gadgets

In my former assault on the sacred iPod I decried the gap inserted between tracks in playback when listening to an iPod and iTunes. The new version of iTunes now features 'gapless playback', heralding it as a major advance, of course, though the gap should never have been there in the first place. The only problem is – and this is typical Apple – the gapless feature is only supported on the latest iPods, i.e. generation 5. So get your wallets out if, like me, you regard the gap as irritating and unmusical.