New Ipods revealed

[Josh]

My damn preorder will arrive only between Oct 2-4...bah I want one sooner. And yes, I'm a apple "fanboy" :beer:

 

[dugweb]

Originally posted by: videogames101

Originally posted by: randomlinh

Originally posted by: videogames101
*Simple? does not compute! 10110100 self-destruct!*

i think how you described that is an over-exaggeration, most teens in high school could find a use for some of those features you spefified as not simple or important to the average joe. I guess i may just be judging from myself and my own current freshman friends, but then again I'm posting on anadtech and my friends play WoW all day, so i guess that doesn't really count. :brokenheart:

Anyways, sooner or later the general population will begin to become more tech-savy, and we'll see what happens. oh, and...

+It's bad ass! I get turned heads walking down the hallways with that thing! *cheers* :beer:

Have you ever worked retail.. or specifically, tech retail? Or done desktop support or the equivalent? I don't have any faith in the general public getting tech savy in the near future. Maybe 15, 20 years. Maybe. People want things to just work. And they don't want to do any work (or do the least possible) to use it. Now there's a lot of personal bias for ya

I have not, hence comment of myself being in my high school frshman year, but i hope to work at best buy or something, maybe compusa, so i'll soon find out =)

videogames101, you need to wait until you are older to understand just how lazy and impatient with technology you will become. Tech savvy or not, people want their product to just work.

You underestimate the value of a well designed interface, simple functionality and aesthetics. Also, your argument that people only buy iPods because others have them and they're "ill-informed" is, to put a word on it, juvenile.

No, the reason Apple holds something like 70% of the MP3 player market share is because they made an incredibly well designed intuitive player.


I remember the days when I cared about which company was better, and arguing stats like they mattered. I think I was about your age too, Videogames101. Thankfully, you're just going through a phase, and will grow out of it soon after high school (so long as graduating highschool includes you moving out of your parents basement)

 

[intogamer]

Man can't wait for the next generation Iphone to kick more ass.

Safari browser rocks.... I gotta get it =/

 

[ChaoZ]

I still don't know how the touch thing is going to work. Do we have to keep staring at the screen just to adjust volume and such?

 

[TheNewbie]

Apple is like MS for rich kids. Having said that, I do agree they make kick ass MP3 players. However, I don't care too much for their computers (except for design) and phones (including design)

 

[AznAnarchy99]

Originally posted by: dawks
Damnit, I was going to order one, until I saw they are only 8 and 16gigs.. I'll wait then.

LoL same.. the touch was looking good til that.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
I assume the iPod Touch = iPhone minus the phone part?

essentially, though it is a little thinner than the iPhone.

I'm disappointed. Here I was, thinking the new iPod Touch would draw me to the dark side (even though I just recently bought a Zune), but since its only 8 and 16gb, with the 16gb being $399, I shall stay away for even longer. It's nice seeing the new iPod Classic having a price tag of only $249 for 80gb, considering my 30gb Zune cost about $230. But yea, the whole no HDD thing for the Touch is ridiculous, even if it means it gets to be real thin.

my guess, they dont want to hurt the iphone market yet.
second flash while less capacity deals with the dead drive problem. i don't think anyones making a super rugged drive yet.

Originally posted by: GenHoth
$400 FTL
They need to release some smaller and cheaper ones. No way am I paying that much for something that plays music (I have a $30 mp3 player from 3 years ago)

you were never a customer, someone that only uses a 30 dollar mp3 player from 3 years ago is someone to ignore. just the facts dude. its like griping why bmw doesn't sell a 9 thousand dollar car.




and people complaining about flac support.. please... talk about overkill. never mind waste of battery power and space. there are 3rd party firmwares like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockbox if u must

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: TheNewbie
Apple is like MS for rich kids. Having said that, I do agree they make kick ass MP3 players. However, I don't care too much for their computers (except for design) and phones (including design)

not really anymore, their laptops are decently price competitive these days if u try to match feature for feature.

http://events.apple.com.edgesu...tml?internal=g4h5jl83a
streaming video of steve jobs ipod announcement event
watch the vid, steve always puts on a good show

 

[eits]

160gb ipod for $350... that's a lot of gigs... i guess it's like a portable mp3/video/spare hard drive... emergency spare hard drive, i guess. you could throw windows on there and connect the drive to a computer with a usb cable and boot off of it.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: UNCjigga

Originally posted by: Linux23
Why oh Why didn't Apple include Bluetooth on this?:|

Actually, that's a good point. I gotta look at the iPhone dissection article on Anandtech again, because I don't remember if Apple used a single chip wifi+bluetooth solution or if they are separate. If single-chip, than there's no excuse really.

whats so great about blutooth? the only widely accepted use is earset for cellphones. wifi is ubiquitous and has the range and speed. bluetooth is mostly redundant. cordless headphones are mostly a horrible joke anyways.

anyways the super high density pixel screen for the new nano is interesting. super sharp! as for the thinner ipod touch, its not insignificant, as small as ipods are, the bigger models still are kind of clunky because of the thickness.

i don't get people that b*tch about apple drm then buy a zune. apple atleast stands up to the music/media companies and keeps prices low and restrictions to a minimum and keeps pushing them. microsoft bent over on day one and paid preemptive royalties on its zune thats just sad..

 

[EvilYoda]

I don't need one, but I want to buy a new Nano this weekend just because it's so damn thin...and as much as I love the iPhone, I still won't buy one just due to the fact that it won't fit comfortably in my pocket especially when wearing more fashionable jeans. Samsung U600 for now, until the next generation of touchscreen phones hits market from Samsung, LG, et al.

 

[Delta6Echo]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Wow that iPhone price drop is huge.

Viper GTS

lol@people who bought an iPhone when it came out

I really like the new Touch ipods. I might actually get one now!

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: lokiju

Originally posted by: ZeroEffect
they should have put the camera into the 16GB ipod touch.

They need to make a MEDIA iPod Touch that's a little fatter, but has 160GB of storage. for $350.

I'd buy that in a heart beat, though I don't care if it has a camera.

I don't care if it's bigger, I just want to have 100GB's or more dammit!

yea camera is pointless. who's cell doesn't already have that? it would be redundant. if it were a nice sensor and lense it would jack the price into hell along with the form factor, if it werent than it would be a pos and pointless again.

as for cowon, i wonder how much lead paint that device contains

 

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo

Originally posted by: lokiju

Originally posted by: ZeroEffect
they should have put the camera into the 16GB ipod touch.

They need to make a MEDIA iPod Touch that's a little fatter, but has 160GB of storage. for $350.

I'd buy that in a heart beat, though I don't care if it has a camera.

I don't care if it's bigger, I just want to have 100GB's or more dammit!

yea camera is pointless. who's cell doesn't already have that? it would be redundant. if it were a nice sensor and lense it would jack the price into hell along with the form factor, if it werent than it would be a pos and pointless again.

as for cowon, i wonder how much lead paint that device contains

Forget a camera, these manufacturers really need to stop putting them in all of the cell phones too. Where is my iPhone option without a damn camera?!?! I can't take cameras into work so I'm stuck with some old/massive phone that completely sucks. But hey, it does work well as a phone I guess.

 

[Deeko]

I can't take a phone, camera, mp3 player, pda, or any electronic device other than a one-way beeper or read-only portable cd player, into my office.

Count your blessings mr fingolfin.

 

[bignateyk]

Originally posted by: Deeko
I can't take a phone, camera, mp3 player, pda, or any electronic device other than a one-way beeper or read-only portable cd player, into my office.

Count your blessings mr fingolfin.

Neither can I. No devices or media capable of storage can enter or leave my office. (CD's have to be checked and scanned before entering, none can leave)

 

[jiggahertz]

Originally posted by: bignateyk

Originally posted by: Deeko
I can't take a phone, camera, mp3 player, pda, or any electronic device other than a one-way beeper or read-only portable cd player, into my office.

Count your blessings mr fingolfin.

Neither can I. No devices or media capable of storage can enter or leave my office. (CD's have to be checked and scanned before entering, none can leave)

Get everyone to make a big enough stink about it and policies may SLOWLY change.

 

[ZeroEffect]

How long until the iPod Touch gets a bump in it's storage capacity? (2 months?)

16GB is only 6GB more storage than the 1st generation iPod offered... pathetic!

When i saw the iPhone i decided that my first iPod would be the Touch version
as soon as it was released... bit i can't spend $400 dollars for 16GB.

 

[LS20]

WHERE CAN I GET THE NEW IPOD?

serious quesition. I am leaving the country TOMORROW and i need to copy my music onto it today. my current ipod is BROKEN (thanks MC for delaying the warranty process). called 2 local stores and none have anything larger than a shuffle. bestbuy and CC both are waiting for stock

 

[ric1287]

Originally posted by: ZeroEffect
How long until the iPod Touch gets a bump in it's storage capacity? (2 months?)

16GB is only 6GB more storage than the 1st generation iPod offered... pathetic!

When i saw the iPhone i decided that my first iPod would be the Touch version
as soon as it was released... bit i can't spend $400 dollars for 16GB.

its flash memory genius

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: jiggahertz

Originally posted by: bignateyk

Originally posted by: Deeko
I can't take a phone, camera, mp3 player, pda, or any electronic device other than a one-way beeper or read-only portable cd player, into my office.

Count your blessings mr fingolfin.

Neither can I. No devices or media capable of storage can enter or leave my office. (CD's have to be checked and scanned before entering, none can leave)

Get everyone to make a big enough stink about it and policies may SLOWLY change.

uh...no. It's not about comfort. It's about data security.

 

[Journer]

looks like ill be returning my 5.580gb that crapped on me and getting me a 160 !

 

[Codewiz]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo

Originally posted by: UNCjigga

Originally posted by: Linux23
Why oh Why didn't Apple include Bluetooth on this?:|

Actually, that's a good point. I gotta look at the iPhone dissection article on Anandtech again, because I don't remember if Apple used a single chip wifi+bluetooth solution or if they are separate. If single-chip, than there's no excuse really.

whats so great about blutooth? the only widely accepted use is earset for cellphones. wifi is ubiquitous and has the range and speed. bluetooth is mostly redundant. cordless headphones are mostly a horrible joke anyways.

anyways the super high density pixel screen for the new nano is interesting. super sharp! as for the thinner ipod touch, its not insignificant, as small as ipods are, the bigger models still are kind of clunky because of the thickness.

i don't get people that b*tch about apple drm then buy a zune. apple atleast stands up to the music/media companies and keeps prices low and restrictions to a minimum and keeps pushing them. microsoft bent over on day one and paid preemptive royalties on its zune thats just sad..

BT is important because with BT comes the possibility of a microphone. With a microphone and skype, you now have a cheap VOIP solution. Especially in big cities with WIFI everywhere.

 

[Josh]

Originally posted by: LS20
WHERE CAN I GET THE NEW IPOD?

serious quesition. I am leaving the country TOMORROW and i need to copy my music onto it today. my current ipod is BROKEN (thanks MC for delaying the warranty process). called 2 local stores and none have anything larger than a shuffle. bestbuy and CC both are waiting for stock

Don't think the new ipod is available yet my friend. I ordered directly from Apple yesterday (right after the announcement) and it's indicating that I will recieve it only on Oct 2nd.

 

[Deeko]

Originally posted by: jiggahertz

Originally posted by: bignateyk

Originally posted by: Deeko
I can't take a phone, camera, mp3 player, pda, or any electronic device other than a one-way beeper or read-only portable cd player, into my office.

Count your blessings mr fingolfin.

Neither can I. No devices or media capable of storage can enter or leave my office. (CD's have to be checked and scanned before entering, none can leave)

Get everyone to make a big enough stink about it and policies may SLOWLY change.

not hear it won't. its the law my friend.