iPod shuffle & iScrobbler

Is the iPod shuffle compatible w/ the iPod updating features of iScrobbler? The iPod shuffle appears to update play counts in my main library, but not 'last played' dates.

Well, as far as I can tell, the only options are "enable disk use" or not. I turned that off. As to the not updating the played dates, see the second paragraph and the comments here -- from this and what you say, I think probably it just won't work with AS, at least not until they update the firmware to include dates (if that's even possible).

By the way, thanks for all your great work on the plugin.

Truly. I still love my iPod shuffle, but that's a shame.

Here's a web form for submitting feedback particularly about the iPod:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipod.html

Quoth Damaged:
Well, that blows donkey balls. I won't be getting a Shuffle. Not only will it not work with AS, but my whole playlist system is based off of Last Played.

If enough people send intelligent requests for Last Played support to feedback@apple.com, maybe Apple will do something about this huge oversight.

It may not be a disaster with a bit of sleight of hand. Suppose I sync my shuffle, play some songs, and then plug it back in. We know the time now, the time of the first sync, and that a set of songs were played in that window. Could we not just update the "Last Played" time to fit in that window? Either space the tracks out evenly, pack them at the beginning, or at the end. Obviously this is not as accurate as having a clock on the shuffle, but the more often you sync the less error there would be. My playlists don't list anything played in the last month, so a few hours or even a few days of inaccuracy really isn't that important.
What do you think?

Amarok is able to submit tracks played on a shuffle. I suppose it uses a strategy similar to what scudderfish has suggested.

I suppose I'm a bit of a last.fm nut, but I actually connect it to a linux machine with Amarok simply to submit tracks (I have my primary library on a Mac with iTunes).

I got my Shuffle for free (as a pack-in with my shiny new Macbook) and I was hoping to use it with Last.fm.

Well, it's a damn shame.

I am really looking forward for amarok in mac os. I hate itunes, its a pain in the ass!