I commented previously on the lack of the search functionality that Steve demo’d with the launch of the new 5G iPods in firmware 1.2. Well threads on the official Apple forums have confirmed this for me. This has been labeled ‘a disgrace’ by some and although I’m a wee bit disappointed it’s not a show stopper. Only the newly released 5G iPod have the search functionality. Whether Apple will release a 1.3 firmware with it in for the older models, who can tell? I think something should be forthcoming though as two other main issues seem to be present.
Quite a few people want to know whether they can disable or turn off gapless feedback (so the search stats on menori.com tell me) and there’s an issue with audio stuttering.