electronics.howstuffworks.com— Did you know that an orange can change the volume on your iPod? The iPod Click Wheel is not heat sensitive like many think. This article explains how it works.
Jul 16, 2006View in Crawl 4
Also, when you're working at a computer, say doing homework, you often are holding a pen to jot things down, then you try to move the cursor by using the pen (to save time, not putting the pen down), and surprise -- it doesn't work. Most people don't think of their bodies as being conductive, but they do know that they are warmer than a pen.Thus, the easiest explanation is that the trackpad must be heat-sensitive.
"Are you seriously that new at this?"He's right. The newest generation iPods do NOT support sync via FireWire, only charging. Also, it's impossible to hack this, because the new iPods lack the FireWire controller chip in order to faciilitate syncing. No software can enable it.
actually how the ipod clickwheel works is that under the plate which is what you use to scroll there are sensitive conductors that search for other conductors to "link with" how it works your body is a conductor there is constant electricity in your body when you touch the wheel the electricity connects with the electricity in the ipod so there is a kind of link so when you move your finger the "link" follows and sensors pick up movement and respond accordingly so there is no heat sensitivity or any thing else this same thing applies with your speakers if there picking up a radio station and you touch it the sound increases its because your body electricity is kind of boosting the electricity in the speakers so its able to pick up the station more clearly
lintmonkeyJul 16, 2006
Also, when you're working at a computer, say doing homework, you often are holding a pen to jot things down, then you try to move the cursor by using the pen (to save time, not putting the pen down), and surprise -- it doesn't work. Most people don't think of their bodies as being conductive, but they do know that they are warmer than a pen.Thus, the easiest explanation is that the trackpad must be heat-sensitive.
mark1372Jul 16, 2006
I know. Any idiot can clearly see it's a series of tubes.
computermattJul 16, 2006
it works with the earbuds when ur playing music, works well when the song playing is really bad.
macattacks10Jul 16, 2006
Since it is most popular, chances are good they have used XP. I'm a Mac user and still have used XP quite a bit.
Closed AccountJul 16, 2006
who the hell thought it was heat sensitive?btw if theres any musicians out there, plectrums work very well using it :-)
zapwizardJul 17, 2006
www.qprox.comThey make inexpensive chips that do touch-sensativity in just about any form, including iPod style wheels.Great for DIY projects.
darkjcJul 17, 2006
"Are you seriously that new at this?"He's right. The newest generation iPods do NOT support sync via FireWire, only charging. Also, it's impossible to hack this, because the new iPods lack the FireWire controller chip in order to faciilitate syncing. No software can enable it.
bojoeFeb 8, 2010
actually how the ipod clickwheel works is that under the plate which is what you use to scroll there are sensitive conductors that search for other conductors to "link with" how it works your body is a conductor there is constant electricity in your body when you touch the wheel the electricity connects with the electricity in the ipod so there is a kind of link so when you move your finger the "link" follows and sensors pick up movement and respond accordingly so there is no heat sensitivity or any thing else this same thing applies with your speakers if there picking up a radio station and you touch it the sound increases its because your body electricity is kind of boosting the electricity in the speakers so its able to pick up the station more clearly