Get 200 hours of battery life out of your iPod

They decided to go the firewire route because 4 generations of iPods have been using firewire that and they would still be able to create new buyers from the 5th generation because although it is firewire it can still charge the USB 2 iPod. Like a poster previously noted they still have the same connector/prongs that deliver the power, the only difference is data can't be transferred but of course you wouldn't buy iCel for that.

There's no technical reason why this couldn't be made for USB. Both Firewire and USB use four prong connectors that provide power. Charging through USB is a feature many MP3 players (including the new iPods) have. Not sure why this company chose to go the Firewire route.

Don't know how I feel about supporting a vendor who's web site doesn't even work on Safari or Firefox. The only redeeming thing is that it doesn't work on IE for Windows either. So they seem to have managed to design a website where it doesn't work on any browser. '-)

well the nano is able to charge via firewire either from the computer or a firewire ac adapter. just cant transfer songs

So, it's useless for the new iPods that reject Firewire connections?

You can power the new iPods via a Firewire cable. You just can't connect it to the computer using it. The power comes through the same on the dock connector. I use my old plug with the Firewire cable that came with my 3rd gen iPod to power my new 5th gen one. It works fine.