Camera connector and iPod classic

How can Apple not have a update in place for using cameraconnector with the iPod classic after all this time? I bought this setup for my travel photos through asia and now i realise it doesn't work. How can apple make their newest ipod not compatible with it's previous ad ons, and when realising their problem not immediately create a solution. I thought this was apples strongpoint. To never have software problems. The iPod classic has been on the market for months and is considered their portable player flagship, and still it has not been fixed. I am mildly put dissapointed and in a **** of a situasion as a photographer, leaving my country in 1 day with no solution for storing photos on the way.