Brief Hands-On Report--Apple Released iPod with Video (5G) Software Update v1.2

After updating iTunes to v7.0 and QuickTime 7.1.3, we downloaded one of the new video games, Apple's Texas Hold'em. Then we plugged in our original 5G iPod with Video to update it and received notice of a software update to v1.2 from iTunes 7.0 rather than the Software Update application in Mac OS X 10.4.7. There is a whole new interface for iPods in iTunes 7.0 that is much more informative and organized. Apparently, iPod software updates will be handled by iTunes from now on.

We updated our iPod with video to v1.2 and tried to update it. We got an error message stating that the game Texas Hold'em was not copied to the iPod because the computer, our MacBook Pro, was not authorized to play the game. Interesting--we had just paid for and downloaded the game with that computer. We de-authorized our MacBook Pro and re-authorized it and the game copied to our iPod with video just fine.

Texas Hold'em is a pretty good game. We played the tutorial and then played for nearly an hour. We've found a new way to entertain ourselves on long airline flights! [Bill Fox]