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Apple Releases New Touch Screen iPod
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on Wed Sep 05, 2007 02:31 PM
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from the apple-loans-to-afford-all-the-new-toys-coming-soon dept.
JSM writes to tell us that Apple released a new version of their popular iPod music player today that boasts, among other things, an iPhone-like touch screen and Wi-Fi capabilities. "The iPod Touch will feature the Safari Internet browser and, like the iPhone, play YouTube videos. Apple also announced a new version of its iTunes music store that will allow users to buy songs wirelessly. iTunes will also sell customizable 99-cent ringtones for the iPhone."
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Take That (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Take That (Score:5, Funny)
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(Sorry, sorry)
Re:Take That (Score:4, Informative)
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B.
Re:Take That (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Take That (Score:5, Insightful)
Skype that! (Score:5, Interesting)
(http://slashdot.org/~EccentricAnomaly/journal | Last Journal: Wednesday May 03 2006, @10:12AM)
One key feature missing... (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:One key feature missing... (Score:5, Insightful)
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Re:One key feature missing... (Score:4, Informative)
(Last Journal: Monday December 22 2003, @01:52PM)
Re:No, it's genious. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:One key feature missing... (Score:5, Funny)
(http://zulupad.gersic.com/)
You could record your side of the conversation on your computer before calling somebody, put it on your iPod as an MP3, and then play it back for your friend via VOIP! Just leave a lot of pauses, they'll never know the difference...
It looks like an iPhone. (Score:5, Funny)
Great. - I've always said something like this: one day they'll build cell phones that can do nearly everything except making a phone call, and now they did it. I'm speechless.
Re:It looks like an iPhone. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Take That (Score:5, Insightful)
(Last Journal: Monday November 20 2006, @03:07PM)
Apart from the price differences on these, there's also the size and power consumption to consider.
Re:Take That (Score:5, Insightful)
(http://technorants.blogspot.com/ | Last Journal: Tuesday July 15 2003, @03:51PM)
Re:Take That (Score:4, Insightful)
(http://www.isights.org/)
Re:argh (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:argh (Score:5, Informative)
(http://groups.google...UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en)
Yes, there are shortcomings using either the Safari or POP version of GMail, but (and maybe I'm fanboi rationalizing), POP works for me for my mobile email needs...
One more thing. I think the iPod Touch is very cool, but I'm not complaining about shelling out more for the iPhone--email (yeah, yeah, they could put the email client on the Touch), camera, sms, and...phone make it worth the extra bucks...
Re:argh (Score:5, Informative)
Re:argh (Score:5, Funny)
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-jcr
Re:argh (Score:4, Funny)
(Last Journal: Sunday November 05 2006, @05:31AM)
-jcr
Re:All I want for Christmas, or any day before tha (Score:5, Funny)
(http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/)
In other words -- get over it already. You're not unique or interesting because you developed a filing system in your head that's less intuitive for 99.9% of the rest of the world.
Here's an idea! (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Here's an idea! (Score:4, Funny)
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Re:Here's an idea! (Score:5, Funny)
(Last Journal: Sunday October 22 2006, @10:27PM)
AND A PORTABLE INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE! OMG!!!!!!!1111 lim(x->0,sin(x)/x)
(Someone link the Maddox piece)
Re:Here's an idea! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Why not update the official ipod site? (Score:5, Funny)
(http://outintheblack.blogspot.com/)
Re:Why not update the official ipod site? (Score:5, Funny)
4GB iPhone on sale for $299 (Score:5, Informative)
Re:4GB iPhone on sale for $299 (Score:5, Funny)
(Last Journal: Tuesday August 08 2006, @03:45PM)
Re:4GB iPhone on sale for $299 (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:4GB iPhone on sale for $299 (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:4GB iPhone on sale for $299 (Score:4, Insightful)
Remember, they aren't really taking anything away from you by lowering the price of their current/future products, they are simply giving everybody more value for their money.
Re:4GB iPhone on sale for $299 (Score:5, Insightful)
(http://slashdot.org/)
At any rate, I'd bet that if you're persistent enough, you can probably get a refund for the difference and/or make an exchange for the next model up. It's in Apple's best interest to keep happy customers, so they'll probably do what they can to make you happy.
Re:4GB iPhone on sale for $299 (Score:5, Funny)
(http://www.spamgourmet.com/)
Yeah, and after years, Cmdr Taco finally has to eat his words about the iPod being lame because it doesn't have wifi.
so close.. needs more GB (Score:5, Insightful)
(http://www.plocp.com/)
Otherwise it looks nice.
Re:so close.. needs more GB (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:so close.. needs more GB (Score:4, Funny)
No camera, either. That's a heck of a loss.
Guess Apple has to leave people some reason to buy an iPhone instead.
Re:so close.. needs more GB (Score:5, Insightful)
(http://www.quiscalus.com/)
Supply, demand, repeat (Score:5, Insightful)
Yes, they could jam a hard drive in there.
BUT
Yes, you might not have the capacity you want now
Wasn't long ago the idea of a flash-based iPod was seriously scoffed at on
The bigger story of the day.. (Score:5, Insightful)
(Last Journal: Sunday November 05 2006, @05:31AM)
At that pricing, they could sell 5M units by the end of the year. That's a very aggressive move for market share.
-jcr
Have they started with the subsidizing? (Score:5, Interesting)
(http://www.klasser.net/)
Of course, it's also possible that they inflated the initial sale price a little to allow for the steep drop. This would seem like a good way to make a little extra money and reinforce the exclusivity of iPhone ownership, but dropping the price now has to piss off existing customers, who must feel like they've been had.