Rumors of Mini iPods

TheKidWho writes "According to Thinksecret: 'Reliable sources inside and outside of Apple have confirmed Apple will announce the new pocket-size iPods in a number of capacities and in various colors, including stripes. Capacities will be 2 and 4GB -- meaning users could store some 400 and 800 songs, respectively. Prices will start at around $100US, Think Secret has learned. It is not known if the new product line will be available immediately after introduction. It is also expected that current iPod models will be revamped to add body colors as well.' With the $99 price tag, it seems these rumored iPods could make big headway in the low end mp3 player market."

Finally!

[Anonymous Coward]

iCan afford one!

Cat got my tounge!~~

[Leffe]

Apple realized that you'll have to hide your iPod when you want to be with your 'cool' Windows using friends.

If they would see the iPod you'd instantly be removed from their hardcore powergaming group!

Color iPods?

[TheKidWho]

I want mine in Vomit!

smaller == cheaper??

[Lord Bitman]

what? Don't these people know how electronics work?! Gah.. well I for one refuse to buy one until they make it cost three times as much as a normal-sized one.

Pocket-Sized??

[Th0th]

Thank god, it's about time! The current Ipods are so bulky and unwieldly, I can't believe apple even introduced them!

but

[Anonymous Coward]

will the headphones still be white? otherwise, how could i identify with other pods?

Why buy an ipod

[Anonymous Coward]

When you can get a cheap PII 100, install bsd on it, spend a week setting up a web interface and uploading all your songs, buying a cheap sound card, getting a car battery, put it all in a backpack and viola: Open Source MP3 player!

Pocket size!

[Otter]

Well, damnit, I expect it to be half the size of the current iPod *AND* powered by a standard 9V battery! Otherwise, I'll throw it out when the battery dies and sue Apple!

Re:How about a PDA?

[kurosawdust]

You know that Apple-fanatics will think it will be the greatest thing even if its 10 lbs and has pointy barbs sticking out of it...

The iPoke?

Re:How about a PDA?

[Laplace]

even if its 10 lbs and has pointy barbs sticking out of it,

Apple is going to release a 10# PDA that has pointy barbs sticking out if it? Sweet!

Karaoke Recorder

[AtariAmarok]

want an mp3 player that can record with an internal microphone

4 gigs full of karaoke. Yeecchhh! :)

Not to mention an accumulation of embarassing bathroom sounds because you forgot to turn it off at some point during the day.

Re:Hello all!

[Anonymous Coward]

sorry, you must have meant to visit this site [kuro5hin.org].

Re:Cat got my tongue!~~

[Anonymous Coward]

These might even be small enough to internally smuggle music into prison. This will become much more important when all of the illegal file sharing music lovers are locked away and tunes have more barter value than cigarettes.

Re:Pocket-Sized??

[scrod]

Damn right. I need an iPod so freakin' small that it can get lodged in my ear canal!

Re:Batteries?

[Anonymous Coward]

mac FS

That's odd, I could have sworn apple dropped MFS in favor of HFS back in the '80s....

interview

[mabu]

Consumer: Sounds cool. What about the battery? Have you all thought about having a user-replaceable battery?

Steve Jobs: STRIPES! The new iPod will come in STRIPES! Who cares about the battery when you have STRIPES!

Re:Why buy an ipod

[MyHair]

Tsk, tsk. Setting up the web interface for any self respecting geek takes just a few minutes. The rest of the week is getting the PHP, PNG, SVG and--in some cases--Flash to look just right and self-adjusting to every mp3 you have.

And you left out the time for decorative case modding.

please...

[Anonymous Coward]

my open source luggable MP3 player runs Gentoo .. it's far superior to BSD. Does BSD have portage? No .. in fact /usr/portage doesn't even exist. Clearly an inferior design.

Re:Pocket-size?

[Performaman]

Tall, Venti, and Grande, of couse!

Re:Roll on iTunes music store

[switcha]

Filling a 40 GB I-Pod may be a challenge but will cost thousands of dollars if done the ITMS way.

And will be, what, free if done by buying cd's? You just said that cd's are more $. Good closing argument.

I'll believe it..

[Lars T.]

when it's leaked on Apple's web pages.

Re:but

[ruiner13]

"will the headphones still be white? otherwise, how could i identify with other pods?"

you can still spot users by their uncontrollable, spastic dancing [apple.com] wherever they go.

Re:How about a PDA?

[Scrameustache]

You know that Apple-fanatics will think it will be the greatest thing even if its 10 lbs and has pointy barbs sticking out of it

Yes, it will come with a handy carrying chain and will be called the iMace.
I will swing it mercilessly at anyone using Microsoft crap who dares call me an Apple fanatic...

Re:Roll on iTunes music store

[switcha]

Good for you for having cd's. The parent, however, said I've got enough of a buy list to spend 100 in 30 seconds.

I think it's safe to assume he doesn't already have those songs/albums on cd.

I've filled 25 Gigs of my I-Pod without spending any money. I already have CD's...

So your music collection is worth nothing? It figures.

Part Price List

[morelife]

Mini iPod 99.
Battery 99.
Song .99

Damn You Apple!!

[ckuske]

Just purchased a 10GB iPod for my fiancee for Christmas.

She'll never fill it up, and I knew that, but she wanted an iPod.

Now there are smaller ones that are $200 cheaper, and in colors as well, after I shelled out another $50 and got a custom paint job on it at ColorWare [colorwarepc.com].

Apple, damn you!

Re:Batteries?

[anagama]

Sure - it will cost $99 and you will be responsible for shipping and handling charges both ways.

Only So they Can Really Say

[Bruha]

"Sir it would be cheaper to buy a new model than replace the battery"

Or

"Would you like to buy the battery replacement plan for 99 dollars sir?"

Re:Cat got my tongue!~~

[Anonymous Coward]

Five long years, he wore this iPod up his ass. Then he died of dysentery, he gave me the iPod. I hid this uncomfortable hunk of music up my ass two years. Then after seven years, I was sent home on parole. And now, little man, I give this iPod to you.

what we really need ...

[BigGar']

is a mega-Ipod that will store a billion songs and be worn in a backpack like case and the battery worn around the waist like Batman's utility belt. At least that's what I think :-P

Re:i don't get it

[zpok]

You're absolutely right. On the same note, I still can't understand why people were so critical of the Citroen 2CV. A wonderful car, wonderful!

How I got a FREE iPod

[Anonymous Coward]

This is a true story, but I DO NOT advocate that anyone else try this themselves because it depends on refined artistic ability to pull off:

I wanted an iPod very badly after getting a chance to hold one at BestBuy a couple months back, but decided against it because of the high sticker price. Then, a few weeks back, a friend of mine gets an iPod, and I got to handle it a bit more, and my lust grew and grew, but my wallet did not. And so, I hatched a plan then and there to get myself a "free" iPod.

I'm a product designer by trade, and often work with clay when fleshing out prototypes, and so one day I borrowed my friend's iPod and made a detailed mold. You can probably see where I'm going with this, so I'll skip some of the finer HOWTO details.

To make a long story short, I made a dummy iPod that looked just like the real thing with a great paintjob, weighing just as much with the fishing lead-weights I embedded inside. I then returned to BestBuy and asked to see the 40GB iPod demo unit again. Those guys tend to watch you like a hawk, though, so I casually said to the salesperson, "Let me see how well this fits in my pocket for walks through the park and such," and I proceeded to slip it into in my pocket where I immediately swapped it for the dummy unit. I continued to pretend to play with the dummy unit, then handed it back. Now the moment of truth: my heart skipped a beep, but the salesman was nonethewiser as he put my dummy unit back on the display shelf.

I walked out with a brand new iPod that day I am in LOVE with it! I do feel a little guilty about the whole "stealing thing" - I have never ever done something like this before - so I have resolved to buy a new overpriced Macintosh next year as payback.

Re:Preposterous

[burns210]

don't forget, you don't just get an mp3 player with the ipod, you can play games like breakout...and stuff on there...

remember breakout? ya, good times.

Re:Why buy an ipod

[Moofie]

Because it would be the size of a small dog?

Re:perfect gift

[denisonbigred]

More like you'll put him in debt for 10 lifetimes (if the RIAA has anything to say about it).