How do podcasts work on 1-3G iPods now?

#1 Tue, 28 Jun 2005 - 10:41 MacNN

I'm at work and haven't been able to install iTunes 4.9. Since the iPod update is only for 4G, I'm wondering what the setup is going to be to get podcasts onto 1-3G iPods.

#2 Tue, 28 Jun 2005 - 11:56 MacNN

Well, you can still use podcasts with older iPods, but the Apple interface for them won't be available to you - which is slightly bumtastic.

#3 Tue, 28 Jun 2005 - 15:38 MacNN

Can anyone think of a way to automatically conglomerate new podcasts for those of us with 3G ipods? Downloaded through the iTunes/Store interface the podcasts don't seem to make it into the main library and therefore Smart Playlists don't seem them. Otherwise a smart playlist with "Genre: Podcast" would do the trick.

#4 Tue, 28 Jun 2005 - 19:32 MacNN

So far, here's what I'm doing. I have a 2G iPod. You can set your Podcasts to update automatically with your iPod under the preferences now without having to turn on Autosync for your music. Basically, the Podcast section operates like a separate library with separate settings. So, I have my Podcasts set to check for new episodes every hour and to auto-update new stuff with my iPod. Since there's no Podcast menu option on the iPod (which, as an aside, seems odd. How hard could that have been to add?) I just go to Music: Genre: Podcast and then everything I need is there.