iPod users, do you know about Apple’s iPod battery settlement? If you bought a first, second or third generation iPod and have battery failure, then you will qualify for a $50 Apple store credit. Or if you want some cash, you can get $25 in exchange. Note that you only have one month left to claim your battery settlement. It’s due on September 30th, 2005. You can download the form here.

What is battery failure?

Battery Failure means that the capacity of an iPod’s battery to hold an electrical charge has dropped to four hours or less of continuous audio playback, with earbuds attached, with respect to the Third Generation iPod, or five hours or less of continuous audio playback, with earbuds attached, with respect to the First Generation iPod and the Second Generation iPod.

So if a Third Generation iPod plays for four hours or less or a First or Second Generation iPod plays for five hours or less, you have a battery failure for purposes of this Settlement.

To find out what generation of iPod you have, here’s a quote from the site:

First Generation iPod: First Generation iPods (iPod) are white and have a mechanical scroll wheel that physically turns and a Firewire port with no cover.

Second Generation iPod: Second Generation iPods (iPod Touchwheel) are white and have a touchwheel that does not physically turn and a Firewire port with a cover.

Third Generation iPod: Third Generation iPods (iPod with Dock Connector) are white and have a touchwheel that does not physically turn, a horizontal row of control buttons, and a dock connector.

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