Love the idea of the iPod but don't have one of those newfangled computers around? The new
iLoad from
Wingspan Partners might just be your ticket to getting your tunes onto the hottest MP3 player in town. In theory, the device lets you rip music straight from a CD to your iPod, complete with album information, all at the touch of a button.
In its review, however, iLounge found that the $300 device
didn't quite live up to expectations. Problems ranged from the minor, like 10-20 minute rip times per album and a lack of album art, to some far more serious issues. The most problematic of the big issues was the device's complete incompatibility with some of the current crop of iPod models. While some pre-fifth-generation iPods seemed to work without a hitch, the current video iPod and the newest Nano were not recognized by the device, rendering it useless.
With no comprehensive list of which iPod models work and which won't, there's a little more risk involved in buying this than you may be looking for in a new $300 toy. Software updates will likely fix the compatibility problems in the near future, but the other complaints, along with the high price tag, make the iLoad a big load of #*%^&!.
From
iLounge 
