Blogarithms: iPod dies at altitude: "I've been using my 15gb iPod to supply music in my unpressurized airplane. Today I decided to fly high, returning to the S.F. Bay Area from Las Vegas. At FL190 (~19,000'), my iPod got weird. I could feel the disk seeking, and the display kept resetting. Upon landing, it started up and worked fine. I checked the iPosd web site and saw that the unit's max altitude is 10,000' (3,000 meters). I wonder what's pressure sensitive. Sealed disk drive?"
# Nov 3, 2003