Apple Releases New Touch Screen iPod 866
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."
4GB iPhone on sale for $299 (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Take That (Score:4, Informative)
B.
current round-up (Score:5, Informative)
iPod shuttle
just new colors
1GB, $US79
iPod nano
all new with 320*240 2" screen, can play video, coverflow, brighter display
4GB $149, 8GB $US 199
slighly wider, but much shorter, 20% heavier than previous model
iPod classic
like the old iPod, now with 80GB/160GB instead of 30GB/80GB, coverflow
80GB $249, 160GB $US 349
iPod touch
like the iPhone without the phone
slightly smaller and slimmer: iPhone is 45% thicker
8mm thin
WiFi, Safari
8GB $US 299, 16GB $US 399
iPhone
killed the 4GB version
reduced 8GB version from $US599 to $US 399
11.6mm thin
Re:AAPL down 3.5% (Score:3, Informative)
"The iPhone buzz is wearing off.
"AT&T (T - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr - Rating) shares dropped 2% Wednesday after Apple (AAPL - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr - Rating) made two moves that took a little more sparkle off this summer's heavily hyped smartphone debut. "
Re:meh. (Score:3, Informative)
The iPod is no longer lame.
Re:Boned and cool (Score:4, Informative)
Don't get fooled: The new nano isn't that much wider: 52mm vs 40mm for the old version, but it's much shorter: 70mm instead of 90mm. Thickness remains the same with 6.5mm, weight goes up to 49g from 40g. So it looks much fatter, but actually it isn't, it's just slightly bigger.
Re:Not impressed with the new Fat Nano (Score:4, Informative)
What good is Skype if you have no microphone?
Re:argh (Score:3, Informative)
reports of the iPhone death are exaggerated (Score:3, Informative)
Not so much cheaper. The iPhone 8Gig is now just $399. The 4Gig is $299 while supplies last.
Re:AAPL down 3.5% (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Have they started with the subsidizing? (Score:2, Informative)
Re:AAPL down 3.5% (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Keyboard display? (Score:4, Informative)
Depends on the control config (Score:3, Informative)
The iPhone headphones also allow you to pause music or skip tracks with a small device attached to the headphone wires, and I'm thinking the iPod touch will probably be able to use the same headphones.
Re:argh (Score:3, Informative)
On the other hand, using the Web page is not always so great, since the gmail interface is all over the place and not exactly well-optimized for the iPhone's smaller display. It did work last I checked but the built-in email client works better for me.
The iPod Touch doesn't seem to have the email client, so you'd be stuck with the Web interface. Maybe Google will come out with a lighter version of the page to make things easier on those people. For all I know they have one already.
Re:AAPL down 3.5% (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Skype that! (Score:1, Informative)
Revenue maximization (Score:3, Informative)
Not for those who have studied business and economics, they may see revenue maximization. To avoid a redundant thread see: http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=289019&cid=20
Re:argh (Score:3, Informative)
Re:current round-up (Score:3, Informative)
Probably not. Apple's universal dock came in one size with adapters for the smaller iPod nano. That adapter is just a piece of plastic, so the actual connector works with any iPod/iPhone. Should be the same with the Audi, you might need that piece of plastic to make it fit tightly, but it should work without.
Re:argh (Score:5, Informative)
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:This is exactly what I've been waiting for. (Score:5, Informative)
I image it won't be long before people get things like Mail.app, google maps, and the other iPhone apps working on the iPhone Touch. I don't know of any reason it can't do everything the iPhone does with the exception of making phone calls and EDGE.
Re:argh (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Okay, on the count of three... (Score:3, Informative)
Whenever Apple announces an iPod with a capacity larger than previously available, Slashdot always gets these "N GB ought to be enough for anybody" posts. This ignores the considerations that A) you can never have too much storage space, and B) not everybody uses their iPod the same way you do.
Suppose someone is into classical music. They take the complete works of Bach and Mozart, make lossless rips of them (compression artifacts are particularly bad for classical), put them on their iPod. That fills up an 80GB iPod right there, just for the works of two guys. Now suppose this user wants to listen to other composers, or have performances of symphonies by multiple orchestras, or have music of other genres on there as well, or have room for some video... they go with a 160GB iPod, not because it's "O-VER-KILL", but because there isn't a Terabyte iPod available.
double click (Score:3, Informative)
Re:4GB iPhone on sale for $299 (Score:3, Informative)
Not true. You can walk into an Apple store, pay, and walk out with an iPhone in under two minutes. No paperwork.
You are presented with the AT&T contract when you first try to sync/activate the phone. The whole point of the hack is that it bypasses the activation process, thus cutting AT&T out of the picture.
Re:Direct competitor to the nokia N800 (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Will it be able to run the same 3rd party apps. (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Slightly better (Score:2, Informative)
Besides, if you want free ringtones from any audio source, you can already install them, without jailbreaking your iPhone:
http://www.cocoadex.com/Ringtones_1.1.dmg [cocoadex.com]
Re:One key feature missing... (Score:2, Informative)
Re:current round-up (Score:2, Informative)
Complaints about iTunes' open OGG, FLAC, and Linux incompatibility are perfectly legitimate. No one is forcing you to buy an iPod. But don't go around parading that it doesn't have features it's had for years. We've got enough FUD blowing around as it is.
Re:Let me get this straight (Score:2, Informative)
http://www.cocoadex.com/Ringtones_1.1.dmg [cocoadex.com]
Re:Take That (Score:3, Informative)
An 8gb iPod Nano is $199.
That's 2 and a half times more expensive.
Re:All I want for Christmas, or any day before tha (Score:3, Informative)
Learn things.
Re:This is exactly what I've been waiting for. (Score:4, Informative)
The only Bluetooth device supported on the iPhone is headsets. Someone might make keyboards work in the future, but it doesn't today.
Re:One key feature missing... (Score:4, Informative)