Apple Moment

Almost everyone who uses an Apple product has had an Apple Moment. It’s that little burst of joy when you discover a particularly clever bit of engineering. For example: if you accidentally pull the headphone cord out of your iPod while listening to it, it automatically pauses your music for you.

I had one of these this week. I bought a few Audible subscriptions to NPR programs to listen to while jogging. I was listening to Car Talk, but didn’t finish the episode. When I came back home, I threw the iPod into its cradle to charge and then forgot about it. The next day, I decided I’d finish listening to the Car Talk episode at my desk.

I fired up iTunes, found the Car Talk I’d been listening to and hit play. Much to my surprise, it started up exactly where I’d stopped listening on the iPod. Apparently, each time you sync up your iPod, it automatically synchronizes your bookmarks in any audio books you’re listening to. Since all Audible content is flagged as an audio book, this works for my radio programs too.

Small, smart touches that make it clear that someone over at One Infinite Loop was thinking. Brilliant stuff.