Songs to Ski to

Snapzzz wrote:

[MaccA wrote:]
I've skiied with my iPhone 3G for two seasons now and as long as its in an inside pocket I've never felt it was in any danger.

Agreed. My iPhone (in hard case) felt pretty safe.
You should look at jailbreaking and installing 'Glove Pod' as this allows you to change tracks by clicking the volume up and down buttons. Taking your gloves off to use the touchscreen can be a real PITA.

I have a similar option on my shuffle: there's a small volume control device a few inches below the right headphone. You can press it to skip tracks forward or back. That's if you're confident using one hand to change song instead of controlling your descent... But I suppose the value of having a 250 song shuffle is that I only have songs I want to listen to on there!

I have a pair of Motorola S9's for my iPhone which I cannot recommend enough, although they do make it hard to find a hat that covers your ears.

Last season they allowed me to skip tracks without touching my iPhone, but unfortunately, since they updated to OS 3.0, the fwd/back functions don't work! Hoping (unrealisticly) that this'll be fixed by another update before my 6th March ski trip!

[MaccA wrote:]I have a pair of Motorola S9's for my iPhone which I cannot recommend enough, although they do make it hard to find a hat that covers your ears.

Last season they allowed me to skip tracks without touching my iPhone, but unfortunately, since they updated to OS 3.0, the fwd/back functions don't work! Hoping (unrealisticly) that this'll be fixed by another update before my 6th March ski trip!

I always thought the S9's looked really uncomfortable and to be honest i dont trust the BT to be that reliable for streaming.

Snapzzz wrote:
Agreed. My iPhone (in hard case) felt pretty safe.
You should look at jailbreaking and installing 'Glove Pod' as this allows you to change tracks by clicking the volume up and down buttons. Taking your gloves off to use the touchscreen can be a real PITA.

that's a bit extreme really, all you need is different gloves :)

ise wrote:
that's a bit extreme really, all you need is different gloves :)

Well, i know you can get gloves like the 'e-tip' that will work the iphone but to be honest i didn't want the expense as i already have decent gloves.
I have good playlists set up but sometimes just want to skip or repeat a track and 'Glove Pod' does just that for free. It also means i can do it without taking it out of my pocket and blind.

I would recommend anyone with a iPhone to Jailbreak it. It is so simple and perfectly safe. The additional functionality you can get is great, not mention free apps! But lets not talk about that.

Snapzzz wrote:
Well, i know you can get gloves like the 'e-tip' that will work the iphone but to be honest i didn't want the expense as i already have decent gloves.

They're a bit of a con, a lot of gloves just work anyway without having the price doubled and an "e" or an "i" added to their name :)

ise wrote:

Snapzzz wrote:
Well, i know you can get gloves like the 'e-tip' that will work the iphone but to be honest i didn't want the expense as i already have decent gloves.

They're a bit of a con, a lot of gloves just work anyway without having the price doubled and an "e" or an "i" added to their name :)

Really, i would love to see a guide to what works and what doesn't.

Do a skiing playlist, you dont need to skip any tracks then.