Apple Announces 16GB iPhone and 32GB iPod Touch

[MacRumors]

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Apple today added new models of the iPhone and iPod touch which have double the memory. The new 16GB iPhone is available for $499, while the 8GB model remains at $399. The 32GB iPod touch comes in at $499 while 16GB and 8GB models are priced at $399 and $299, respectively.
"For some users, there's never enough memory," said Greg Joswiak, Apple's vice president of Worldwide iPod and iPhone Product Marketing. "Now people can enjoy even more of their music, photos and videos on the most revolutionary mobile phone and best Wi-Fi mobile device in the world."
The new iPhone and iPod touch models are available immediately.

Article Link (http://www.macrumors.com/2008/02/05/apple-announces-16gb-iphone-and-32gb-ipod-touch/)

[jazzkids]

no 3g?

[musicpenguy]

Holy crap!!!

This is great!

32GB in Flash !!!! (Makes me want to get a touch as well as my iphone - just kidding but wow - kinda of a big surprise with that one :) ! )

[AquaVita]

499? Ugh. Why not keep the same price with better features?

[kjr39]

499? Ugh. Why not keep the same price with better features?

Yeah, that's what I was thinking...

And, my wait continues...

[happydude]

and i'm getting one in t-minus 9 days!!!! (t-mobile contract dies on the 14th!!!):apple::D:apple::D:apple::D:apple::D:apple::D:apple::D:apple:

[cxny]

Great, now my son's christmas present is perceived as outdated! Still good news, now I can get me a 32G iPod....

[DanBUK]

Great stuff! Will tide us all over until those fancy new processors intel just unveilled work their way through! 32GB- sweet.

[jaison13]

glad they upped the memory, but as a current iphone owner, i'll be waiting for iphone 2. wish i had the 16g, especially with apps on the horizon.

[daddywags214]

"Wahhhh, no 3G"

"Waaahhhh, no MBP"


You people just can't be satisfied.

[tjcampbell]

Whoa, didn't see that coming today. Cool.

[dual64bit]

32Gb is a lot, I'm glad the prices have dropped on flash memory

[Markleshark]

Always good. US only though, strange.

[DoFoT9]

wow 32gb is good. waaay to expensive tho, outa my league.

i want mbp :( maybe on the 12th??

[aLoC]

I have been waiting to replace my 30GB iPod until there was a 32GB Touch. Sweet!

[kjr39]

"Wahhhh, no 3G"

"Waaahhhh, no MBP"


You people just can't be satisfied.

You forgot 'Waaaaahhhh, they should have just replaced the 8gb for the same price.'

that's my Waaahhh.

[noservice2001]

of course... the rumors were true.... and immediately... looks like apple shaping up again after the air incident... but why not 32gb phones?

[bmorris]

so no mbp???

i still want more memory for the iphone.
80gb?

[olternaut]

no 3g?

Just as I thought. This was just the minor upgrade that was supposed to be announced at macworld to hold us over until iphone 2.0 is introduced. That phone is not coming out until later in the year. A lot of stuff in fact didn't get debuted at macworld like they were supposed to.
So you have a choice now. Buy the upgraded capacity version of the iphone 1.0 or touch now or wait til later in year for version 2 of the iphone.

[Kedrik]

Did anyone see this coming today? Were there any hints or leaks? Rumors?

[Surely]

Nice! Just what I was waiting for. Perfect timing too- I was planning on buying an iPhone on Feb 15th regardless of an update or not. The one thing I was hoping for was a larger capacity iPhone. Right on!:D

[DoFoT9]

so no mbp???

i still want more memory for the iphone.
80gb?

hahahaha settle down, that would cost heeeeps

[Dctape]

I got a 16G Touch for Christmas a couple of months ago. I'm happy with it. I probably would not have gotten a 32 Gig one even if they had been out simply because of the price being a little higher than I like to spend on something like that.

[aswitcher]

Mmmm. Nice to see but hardly earth shattering or unexpected.

[koalition]

TRIPLE YAWN! :mad: :apple: sucks

[akadmon]

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Yeah, those $499 iTouches are really going to be flying off the shelves :rolleyes:

Screw the gadgets -- give us the new MBP, Apple!

P.S.

If I sound like a little brat who didn't get the toy he wanted, well, that's because I didn't get the toy I watned :mad:

[JSchwage]

32GB! Now we're talking! I might just have to "accidentally drop" my iPod Photo for that. :D

[shen]

can't wait for the memory prices to drop enough to make a 64G flash based model come in under 300.... :D

i am still holding out for the 5.5 inch screen version with a document editor and new fun from the SDK though! :cool: when i can get that, i can do 70% of what i need a laptop for in a palmtop. bring it Apple!

[sminman]

The upgrade is nice but don't forget about the Apple TV update!!!

Come on Apple!!!

[DoFoT9]

TRIPLE YAWN! :mad: :apple: sucks

oi watch your mouth!!!! :mad:
:p

[sminman]

32GB! Now we're talking! I might just have to "accidentally drop" my iPod Photo for that. :D

Best comment of the day.

[pGr2201]

This sucks. I give up, going to get a pc today

[QCassidy352]

glad they upped the memory, but as a current iphone owner, i'll be waiting for iphone 2. wish i had the 16g, especially with apps on the horizon.

I too will wait for a real update before upgrading my iphone. Sure I'd like more space, but this is just a hold-over update.

looks like apple shaping up again after the air incident

lol seriously? you people crack me up.

[Ish]

No 32GB iPt in the UK store yet. Wonder how much it'll be? Don't need that much memory myself but quite a few people here have been hoping for it so great!!

[shen]

Yeah, those $499 iTouches are really going to be flying off the shelves :rolleyes:

care to place a bet on that? :p

[11thIndian]

Good stuff. I won't be buying in until May (unless Rogers in Canada announces first), so the added memory is a bonus for me. Yes, no 3G, but that's not going to happen with just a Store update. Major revisions will be tied to an event- that should be obvious to anyone. And double the memory for only $100 more. That's pretty good.

[koalition]

oi watch your mouth!!!! :mad:
:p

OK, I didn't mean that...:cool:

[olternaut]

of course... the rumors were true.... and immediately... looks like apple shaping up again after the air incident... but why not 32gb phones?

Cause of the same reason as before.....price man. It would be too much for the 32GB plus the cell phone hardware. I suppose they could give consumers the choice but I don't think a $800.00 or $850.00 iphone would sell very well. And that would still be before the AT&T contract.

On a side note...lol I'm typing this from work right now and I've got a window right on broadway near battery park. The Giants parade is going to start at 11am and its already getting noisy. :D

[danbirchall]

That's more capacity than the 5G iPod (30GB, black) I picked up, what, a year and a half ago? But now, it's in flash...

I'm not at the point where I'm ready to get an iPod Touch or an iPhone just yet, but limited capacity has been my greatest concern about them, and it looks like it won't be an issue any more. :)

[hhaeschen]

it's super tuesday. only quiet, non-world shattering releases today. new MBP, SDK, all that jazz starting next week. apple wants press, and there is no way a single camera (other than their own security cameras) are going to cupertino today with a neck and neck race for obama and hillary in CA.

Valid point! Probably it's just me & myself that have forgotten about Super Tuesday due to the mysterious Apple Store closing... The rest of the western world is discussing politics today.

[dornoforpyros]

32gb? we're getting closer to a reasonable amount of storage. lil pricey though.

[DoFoT9]

OK, I didn't mean that...:cool:

lol im just kidding. im pretty peeved aswell...hmph

[Consultant]

Unfortunately they are of 1.1.3 out of box and cannot be unlocked with software or sim sandwich at this time.

[DoFoT9]

That's more capacity than the 5G iPod (30GB, black) I picked up, what, a year and a half ago? But now, it's in flash...

I'm not at the point where I'm ready to get an iPod Touch or an iPhone just yet, but limited capacity has been my greatest concern about them, and it looks like it won't be an issue any more. :)

and its actually 32gb formatted (not unformatted like the HD based ipods)

[DanBUK]

No store closure yet in the UK or any sign of the new hardware. Is this normal?

Any confirmation of UK pricing yet?

[olternaut]

Also, I think they should have annouced the 16GB iphone and 32GB ipod touch at macworld along with the annoucements about the wiggly icons N such. It would have added some meat to the other announcements. They could have always said availability wouldn't be immediate.

[QCassidy352]

now that the touch has reached the capacity of the smaller ipod 5.5G, the question is, how much longer does the ipod classic last? IMO it will not see another update. They'll keep it around until the big ipod event in the fall at which time we'll see the touch go to 64 GB and the classic disappear. People will complain for a while because the high-end capacity is gone, but 64 GB will be enough for most people, and 128 will follow by '09. I've yet to see a single ipod classic in the wild - I think it's only a matter of time until the touch becomes the only full-sized ipod.

[cheunghy]

2008 is gonna be a year of frequent updates... :)

2nd week of February: 16GB iPhone, 32GB iPod touch
4th week of January: Pink iPod nano
3rd week of January: iPhone and iPod touch update, iTunes Movie Rentals, Apple TV (Take 2), MacBook Air
2nd week of January: 8-core Mac Pro

[abrooks]

no 3g?

You will know about a 3G iPhone a long time before its release because it can't get through the FCC without it being made public.

FCC approvals generally take 6 months so it is at least 6 months away, and I'd personally say a bit more than that.

[11thIndian]

Unfortunately they are of 1.1.3 out of box and cannot be unlocked with software or sim sandwich at this time.

Not yet anyways. The lag time so far has been what... about a month?

[mainstreetmark]

Dear complainers -

This thread is for iPhone. If you're here to insert your comment about the lack of MBP's, believe us, we've heard it. The only source you have that one is even in the pipe is MacRumors, which is hardly Apple's official outlet, so it's difficult to justify getting upset about something that Apple hasn't announced.

Twice the memory costs (about) twice as much. There has to be a price increase, as the price of this type of memory hasn't really gone down much in the last year. Hense, the price increase.

The reason for no 32GB iPhone yet is, if I recall, the radio for the cellphone takes up physical space, so there's not room for a second set of chips.

These are only my opinions.

[aLoC]

Why did he call it "WiFi Mobile Device" instead of iPod?

Silly little monkey! People want iPods not "WiFi Mobile Devices," if you try to rebrand it like that you'll kill it.

[aristobrat]

now that the touch has reached the capacity of the smaller ipod 5.5G, the question is, how much longer does the ipod classic last? IMO it will not see another update. They'll keep it around until the big ipod event in the fall at which time we'll see the touch go to 64 GB and the classic disappear. People will complain for a while because the high-end capacity is gone, but 64 GB will be enough for most people, and 128 will follow by '09. I've yet to see a single ipod classic in the wild - I think it's only a matter of time until the touch becomes the only full-sized ipod.
Maybe? Remember that the big iPod Touch costs 2x more than the Classic, so the Classic still fills a niche at its price-point (IMO). :)

[akadmon]

care to place a bet on that? :p

What, you think just because you'll buy one it will be a instant hit? Dream on.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but there hasn't been a 500 dollar iPod ever, or at least in a long while. It's a bit much to pay for an mp3 player and a browser that works at Starbucs and while your sitting on the toilet in your own house.

[Grimace]

let's hope AT&T doesn't restart the 2 year contract if you upgrade your iPhone to 16GB... :rolleyes:

[olternaut]

Did anyone see this coming today? Were there any hints or leaks? Rumors?

No not really. I think this is something they were going to announce at macworld but for some reason didn't. It doesn't matter. This annoucement today was expected for early in the year. And the iphone 2.0 most likely will be later in the year.

[saschke]

TRIPLE YAWN! :mad: :apple: sucks

yes indeed. triple yawn... apple is teh doomed :D

:apple::apple::apple:

:rolleyes::D

[yogi477]

No store closure yet in the UK or any sign of the new hardware. Is this normal?

Any confirmation of UK pricing yet?

According to Apple, its not happening in the UK yet. This seems strange, but they said the Touch and the iPhone had not yet been confirmed for the UK.

[QCassidy352]

Unfortunately they are of 1.1.3 out of box and cannot be unlocked with software or sim sandwich at this time.

I can't understand why people still care about this. The SDK is coming out this month. Honestly, what 3rd party app do you need so badly that dealing with the current firmware for a few weeks is so horrible?

[Grimace]

What, you think just because you'll buy one it will be a instant hit? Dream on.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but there hasn't been a 500 dollar iPod ever, or at least in a long while. It's a bit much to pay for an mp3 player and a browser that works at Starbucs and while your sitting on the toilet in your own house.

There have been multiple $499 iPods...but you're right, not for a while.

I have definitely browsed on my iPhone while on the toilet. 'Not sure what that says, but it's the truth! :p

[theotherguy]

Is now officially vintage. (it's just fine for me though)

[DanBUK]

Frankly, you dont care. there are so many people that wanted the MBP update.

we cannot wait, seeing as tho my gf needs a computer for uni...


the old mantra applies... If you need one now, get one now, if you can wait, wait.

The current machine is phenomenal with all bugs ironed out. Will be ahead of the curve for 4 years at least.

(I know what you mean though, I want the updates NOW)

[JonasLondon]

This sucks. I give up, going to get a pc today

ROFL!

How do you like your MacBook Air? I was thinking of getting a MBP instead, but decided to go all out with a Mac Pro for home/office and then most likely an "Air" for doing the low-intensity stuff on/travel laptop. Seems ideal.

Oh, sweet on the 32 GB iPod Touch! Well done. Next year 64 SSD iPhone 2 :-)

[DisturbedLen]

let's hope AT&T doesn't restart the 2 year contract if you upgrade your iPhone to 16GB... :rolleyes:

This would be a very bad precedent for an unsubsidized phone... It's bad enough that they lock you in for 2 yrs initially. Anyone have any info on this yet??

[Krafty]

Knew I was going to get screwed.

[maehara]

Sod's Law strikes again. I'd just bought a 16GB touch... :(
Ah well, I'll cope...

[Surely]

You will know about a 3G iPhone a long time before its release because it can't get through the FCC without it being made public.

FCC approvals generally take 6 months so it is at least 6 months away, and I'd personally say a bit more than that.

Not accurate. FCC approval can take as little as 60 days.

[Marx55]

Hopefully the new iPhone and iPod touch along this year will have Intel Silverthorne inside and a full Mac OS X 10.5.1. With Firewire as well. In other words, the full Mac computer in your pocket. Great for Keynote and PowerPoint presentations.

[DisturbedLen]

From the iPhone page on the Apple Store:

"Charges for international messages sent from the U.S. are 20¢ for Text Messages and 50¢ for Picture/Video Messages. Additional charges for premium messages and content apply. Messages over 300KB billed at additional 50¢ per message."

Since when does the iPhone send picture or video messages?? Could this be something new that's planning to be released with the SDK???

[DoFoT9]

the old mantra applies... If you need one now, get one now, if you can wait, wait.

The current machine is phenomenal with all bugs ironed out. Will be ahead of the curve for 4 years at least.

(I know what you mean though, I want the updates NOW)

hhmm yea i wish i could buy it now, but its her decision and she wants to wait....i want it now, she doesnt :(

[omikjam]

499? Ugh. Why not keep the same price with better features?

Hi, europe didn't even get the 32GB version. The 16GB version sells for $560. Don't complain ;(

[angelodmhl]

$299 32GB & $399 64GB iPod touch in september update, pleeeeaase!!!!!

[DoFoT9]

Hi, europe didn't even get the 32GB version. The 16GB version sells for $560. Don't complain ;(

costs that much converted into american??? wow... jipped

[JonasLondon]

I can't understand why people still care about this. The SDK is coming out this month. Honestly, what 3rd party app do you need so badly that dealing with the current firmware for a few weeks is so horrible?

I am SOO with you on this! :-)

And a very happy (unbroken) iPhone 8GB owner. This thing rocks, best phone ever for me. The SDK will make this thing fly, just watch the explosion of cool Widgets and Automator actions and what not on Apple's site, it's "insane" how fast the talented developers come out with cool apps. You'll have a few hundred games, applications, remote-control this-that-and-then-some apps etc. pp. at the end of the year. Or sooner. :-) :apple: rocks

[n00b-1]

Apple doesn't even list the new iPod/iPhone on their front page.

[olternaut]

Why did he call it "WiFi Mobile Device" instead of iPod?

Silly little monkey! People want iPods not "WiFi Mobile Devices," if you try to rebrand it like that you'll kill it.

Cause your the silly monkey....or at least naive. He is positioning the ipod touch as a wifi mobile device for the future. Because that is where the future is going. So he is making sure that is where is product line is migrating. Read up on the market trends man.

[Stella]

A 32gig iPod touch is very nice.

However, BOOOOOOO No new MBP!! :)

[Matteh117]

Hi, europe didn't even get the 32GB version. The 16GB version sells for $560. Don't complain ;(

..Yet. ;)

[Project]

499? Ugh. Why not keep the same price with better features?

Because the morons will flock to Mac Rumors to moan about JUST buying a 8GB model for that price.

[Surely]

Apple doesn't even list the new iPod/iPhone on their front page.

The MacBook Air is more important to them than a capacity upgrade to existing products.

[drhkocher]

I was waiting for a 32gGB touch. However, I was hoping they keep the price and simply double the capacity. Now, i might have to wait for a 64 GB model, to get 32GB at a reasonable price :rolleyes:

[Schtumple]

Knew I was going to get screwed.

No, technology moves forward... If you didn't get "screwed over" you'd be complaining that they haven't upped the memory...

[DoFoT9]

Hi, europe didn't even get the 32GB version. The 16GB version sells for $560. Don't complain ;(

yup aust doesnt either...

[TC2COOL]

You know... I think my 4Gb iPhone will become a collectable... It's so unique.

I keep telling myself that since it's so tiny.

[lazyrighteye]

no 3g?

We all knew storage bumps were coming before an actual revision to the device. They have always done that & always will. It's just a typical, mid-cycle storage bump that ensures a bit more revenue before they break out a full fledged v2 - which will = even more revenue.
It's business.
Trickle.

iPhone v2 end of summer = 3G, 32 GB (if they haven't already bumped storage again, by then), slight tweak on the physical device (I am predicting bye bye chrome ring, hello touch-like bevel) with additional tweaks to the OS (in the form of more out-of-the-box apps).

Side note: it is interesting the iPhone went 16 GB whilst the touch went 32 GB. Then again, see my "trickle" comment.

[evandy]

Personally, I wonder if Apple might not have pulled a fast one on us and included a 3G chip in the new 16GB iPhone, but it's still deactivated since it hasn't gone through the FCC yet. Here's hoping that engadget will take one apart and let us know.

[omikjam]

..Yet. ;)

Guess I'll start saving up for the $750 32GB version then...

Edit: yes, I made that number up.

[lazyrighteye]

and i'm getting one in t-minus 9 days!!!! (t-mobile contract dies on the 14th!!!):apple::D:apple::D:apple::D:apple::D:apple::D:apple::D:apple:

Congrats!!

You can't imagine how much better a user experience you are about to experience. I'm sincerely excited for you.
Have fun!

[illitrate23]

Did anyone see this coming today? Were there any hints or leaks? Rumors?
well these guys had the rumour earlier today
although i only got told about it as the annoucement came out officially
seems they got their "UK" and "US" mixed up though

http://www.trustedreviews.com/apple/news/2008/02/05/EXCLUSIVE-16GB-iPhone-WILL-Sell-1-30pm/p1

[DanBUK]

And a very happy (unbroken) iPhone 8GB owner. This thing rocks, best phone ever for me. The SDK will make this thing fly, just watch the explosion of cool Widgets and Automator actions and what not on Apple's site, it's "insane" how fast the talented developers come out with cool apps. You'll have a few hundred games, applications, remote-control this-that-and-then-some apps etc. pp. at the end of the year. Or sooner. :-) :apple: rocks

Consider someone (lets call him Dan) who is locked into a Vodafone UK contract but wants and iPhone. Or maybe someone who doesn't want o2 (or AtandT) sucky tarriffs.

I unlocked and the only thing I regret is the divide it has caused and the rift in the international brotherhood of apple love. Oh, wait- who cares. Let people play with their own toys how they please. You're only jealous because I can play with my Balls on the train!

(BTW, for those unfamiliar with the the unofficial 3rd party apps, Balls is a game a bit like connect4 except its friggin unbeatable!)

[d_and_n5000]

Damn!

I was hoping they'd have dropped the 8 GB from the Touch. I may have to replace my 5.5G 30 GB, and I'm leery about getting an 8GB Touch, because it wouldn't hold all my stuff for long. I can't afford the higher-capacity models...

Quite a conundrum.

[lamina]

I just picked up a 16GB touch about a month ago. Boourns. I would have dropped the extra $100 on the 32.

This was the first thing I read when I woke up this morning. I'm glad to see they haven't just put the 16 in the 8GB's spot and price, and added the 32 at the 16's spot and price. In this way, I am content.

16GB iPhone though... that's pretty sweet. But, being in Canada, I'd have to jailbreak it, which apparently has proven to be a royal pain with the new 1.1.3 firmware that ships with the new phones.

[John Purple]

Cause your the silly monkey....or at least naive. He is positioning the ipod touch as a wifi mobile device for the future. Because that is where the future is going. So he is making sure that is where is product line is migrating. Read up on the market trends man.

Don't understand what's the point with wifi. Maybe it's for free in U.S.??
In Europe you have to pay as for normal mobile phones.

[aLoC]

Cause your the silly monkey....or at least naive. He is positioning the ipod touch as a wifi mobile device for the future. Because that is where the future is going. So he is making sure that is where is product line is migrating. Read up on the market trends man.

Yes I know all that, but if you try to make it explicit to consumers that you're selling them a "WiFi mobile device" their eyes will glaze over and they'll walk away. Far better to keep referring to it as an iPod and quietly add more and more features (which is what they have been doing until now).

[mikeinternet]

i am loving flash and it's doubling increases. no more little bumps from here on out.

[lofight]

Nice, I didn't expect the 32GB ipod Touch

[Scarpad]

Oops bought the Touch at Xmas did'nt think it would be so soon, oh well, $499 is abit more than I wanted to spend.

[chicagostars]

This sucks. I give up, going to get a pc today

Goodbye.

[DanBUK]

No doubt the future will be a true cross-over device as a recent analyst noted (see AppleInsider) a bit bigger than Touch with more connectivity running on the spanking new intel chips.

I read somewhere this week that the use of the iPhone has cut into the occasions when people take their laptop with them. I personally know this to be true in my experience.

[Zoowatch]

I just bought an iPhone last Wednesday from an Apple Retail Store and activated it on Friday 1st February... can i return the 8GB iPhone and pay the difference for the 16GB model instead?

How about the contract with O2? will the my 18-month contract be extended another 18 months (36 months / 3 years!) ?

[lazyrighteye]

it's super tuesday. only quiet, non-world shattering releases today. new MBP, SDK, all that jazz starting next week. apple wants press, and there is no way a single camera (other than their own security cameras) are going to cupertino today with a neck and neck race for obama and hillary in CA.

That's actually a great observation, making the quiet storage bumps seem even more well-timed/executed (aka: slide something in before the day is engulfed in more important news).
Go vote people! <cough>Obama</cough>

:D

[SmokyD]

Awwww little baby go waaaaa, isn't that cute. ;)

Honestly how old old are some people here? An extra 16 GB for 100 bucks sounds pretty fair to me. Apple's prices are a little high but still pretty fair. Where else can you get 32GB flash in such a great piece of electronics?

Here's a smattering of 32GB devices, and you'll see that this much memory is still quite expensive, even in usb drive format.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/102-3472142-5599345?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=32gb+flash&x=0&y=0

You could always go for the Sansa. It's cheaper, and I'm sure it would make a nice pacifier...

[cmcconkey]

Don't understand what's the point with wifi. Maybe it's for free in U.S.??
In Europe you have to pay as for normal mobile phones.

There are many stores/restaurants that have unprotected wifi networks for their customers. Also I know of MANY residential areas that have wifi signal from the home owners network that I could leach off of in a pinch.

But there are also some cities that has made the whole city a wifi hot spot.



Christopher

[Le Big Mac]

Great, now my son's christmas present is perceived as outdated! Still good news, now I can get me a 32G iPod....

Why? For the same price he can get the exact same product.

[JasO]

So where the hell were all the rumors? This was kept under wraps pretty well... oh well 8GB does me fine, i've only filled about 4GB. I wouldn't mind a 16GB Nano though! Now that would be ideal :-)

[mrkramer]

and its actually 32gb formatted (not unformatted like the HD based ipods)

No storage is what it is advertised at after it i formatted including this one.

[ortuno2k]

What a bunch of whiners some of you people are.

This update is fine. Although my current iPhone is plenty of capacity for me, the upgrade on both the iPhone and the iTouch is nice.
Be patient folks, Apple will bring out more goodies.

[djellison]

Nice, I didn't expect the 32GB ipod Touch

It's entirely logical. The touch has two memory chips to the iphones one. The touch has more room for the extra chip as it doesn't have the phone elements inside.

If they swopped the 128 Gbit chip on the iPhone for a 256 one (and that's all today was - a simple chip swop) - then they can do the same, twice, on the Touch.

Doug

[Smaugg]

now that the touch has reached the capacity of the smaller ipod 5.5G, the question is, how much longer does the ipod classic last? IMO it will not see another update. They'll keep it around until the big ipod event in the fall at which time we'll see the touch go to 64 GB and the classic disappear. People will complain for a while because the high-end capacity is gone, but 64 GB will be enough for most people, and 128 will follow by '09. I've yet to see a single ipod classic in the wild - I think it's only a matter of time until the touch becomes the only full-sized ipod.

I hope you're wrong, although I don't think your prediction is implausible. I not only hope the Classic stays, I'm hoping the Touch will get a hard drive. The main reason I don't have a Touch is that going from the 60GB of my 5G iPod to 16GB would feel like a big downgrade (the other reasons being: I have an iPhone and I'm short of cash). I for one love having ****loads of podcasts, films, photos, audio books and tv shows in my iPod--16 or 32GB just won't cut it.

I am surpised you haven't seen any Classics in the wild--I see them everywhere, although they seem to be less common than nanos and shuffles.

[badcrumble]

I'm hoping that by Christmas we'll have a 32GB 3G iPhone and that there'll be an official Apple iChat client that lets you use the data connection (either wifi or 3G) to connect to AIM instead of having to use text messages. Those are my requirements for getting an iPhone and I can't wait for it to happen.

[krye]

Well, we all thought the 3G version was coming in June. That would have been the perfect time to increase the capacity to 16G.

Looks like Apple is trying to keep the sales momentum going. If they spin a new rev now, I think it is doubtful that we'll see a new iPhone in June.

Looks like the 3G will be coming much later than we think. If it does come in June, that wil piss off a lot of people that run out and buy a 16Gigger now.

I don't think Apple will make the same mistake twice!

[chicagostars]

From the iPhone page on the Apple Store:

"Charges for international messages sent from the U.S. are 20¢ for Text Messages and 50¢ for Picture/Video Messages. Additional charges for premium messages and content apply. Messages over 300KB billed at additional 50¢ per message."

Since when does the iPhone send picture or video messages?? Could this be something new that's planning to be released with the SDK???

Looks like someone may have done a cut and paste from a recent blurb by AT&T covering messaging in general.

[clayj]

16 GB in the iPhone rocks... I can still sell my 8 GB iPhone to make up part of the cost. I'll get the 3G iPhone when it comes out, but in the meantime it'll be nice to be able to carry around more music or, more likely, more videos.

[kcmac]

I just bought my iPhone on January 19. Anyone know the policy Apple has for returning and upgrading?

I have found however that I am only using about half of my 8 gigs. I keep 2 movies on it at a time for plane flights. A couple hundred songs. Half a dozen podcasts and then my calendar and contacts.

16 gigs is what I was waiting for and then finally said the heck with it. I will be happy either way. The iPhone is the best gadget I have ever owned.

[Island Dog]

I'm glad they are updating the memory, but I am happy with my iPhone now.

:)

[iPhelim]

They say 'immediately' and 'worldwide' but its only in the US so far, lots of people are saying O2 will start selling 16GB iPhone for £329/349 tomorrow.

The people on the 'Chat now' thing on the UK Apple Store are completely oblivious to the updates, one woman on there vehemently denied the existence of a 32GB touch!

[Lito]

I'm in Apple Store Trafford Centre Manchester typing on my 8gb & just had 16gb iPhones £329 & 32gb Touches dangled before me

M - u - s - t r - e - s - i - s - t

:^/

[DanBUK]

That's actually a great observation, making the quiet storage bumps seem even more well-timed/executed (aka: slide something in before the day is engulfed in more important news).
Go vote people! <cough>Obama</cough>

:D

I wish I could vote in your election! It seems to as vital to the rest of the world as it does to the US. From over the pond, Obama is an inspirational speaker and could be a great leader and Hilary has quality ideas on healthcare and a track record of standing up to industry, especially BigPharma.

Super Tuesday sounds super confusing to me though- do they really need to win equal votes? I don't get it!

Sorry for the tangent! But voting is like, er, well important, yeah?

[~Shard~]

Once that 32GB iPod touch comes down in price I may just have to buy one!

As for all the complainers out there, stop complaining, you sound like a bunch of whining children. :p If the greatest injustice in your life is that Apple isn't catering to your every whim consider yourself among the fortunate. Many people could only dream of having $300, $400, $1200 or whatever amount to spend on such toys. Or worse yet, just have their mommy or daddy buy it for them so they don't even have to spend any of their own money. Keep things in perspective people. :cool:

... And there's my rant for the day... :D

[soosy]

What's the component cost difference between 8 and 16GB flash? 10 bucks?

[latestmonkey]

"Wahhhh, no 3G"

"Waaahhhh, no MBP"


You people just can't be satisfied.

Seriously. And how dare apple not give them the 16GB iphone for $299!!!!

[kornyboy]

Wirelessly posted (iPhone: Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU like Mac OS X; en) AppleWebKit/420.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.0 Mobile/4A93 Safari/419.3)

Apple doesn't even list the new iPod/iPhone on their front page.

See the bottom left. It's not the most prominent thing on the home page but it is there. They are still pushing the MBA.

[SheriffParker]

Well, we all thought the 3G version was coming in June. That would have been the perfect time to increase the capacity to 16G.

Looks like Apple is trying to keep the sales momentum going. If they spin a new rev now, I think it is doubtful that we'll see a new iPhone in June.


I would hardly call an additional identical model with more capacity a "rev".

[iPhelim]

... And there's my rant for the day... :D

What time can we expect it tomorrow? I want to put it in iCal.... :D

[andrewdale]

Personally, these updates are pretty snazzy. Double the capacity for $100? Sounds good to me.

True, I'm waiting for the MBP update, but I'm not gonna kill anyone over waiting another week or two. As far as I'm concerned, longer time just means better update.

I know I've always wanted an iPhone. This just further justifies it!

[quantumbits]

$499? Ouch. That's out of my price range. :(

I may have been swayed if it came with 802.1x support. In any case, I like how they're developing the Touch, so I'll likely get my dirty, little hands on one within the next year.

[davidjearly]

What's the component cost difference between 8 and 16GB flash? 10 bucks?

No, it's double the price of what they pay for the 8GB, since the 16GB iPod touch uses two 8GB chips, not one 16GB chip.

[iAurel]

i think now i start to hate 2 years contract with t-mobile. What if I already wanna upgrade my 8gb iPhone, so I in fact miss this opportunity.

With iPods you can buy all the existent models if you want( which i did), but know i can only buy hacked iphone??? i don't need hacked one. So apple, you may wanna re-think your selling model? do you ? :)

[drchipinski]

A very ho-hum release if you ask me....

[tMac85]

wow this came out of no where.

and $500 bucks for the ipod? they should have just dropped the 8gb and shifted down on the prices. cool apple. reallllll cool.

[MarcelV]

"Wahhhh, no 3G"

"Waaahhhh, no MBP"


You people just can't be satisfied.
No Powerbook G5 either..... :mad:

Seriously, 16GB is nice, 1 and a half times the capacity of my 3Gen iPod that I still use and that is still working after all those years. Not even a battery update, however it's now losing some of the battery capacity. The memory upgrade was where I was waiting for.... Will get one, soon!

[aurala]

I have postponed iPod Touch purchase for a long time because where I live there are not too many public WI-FI hotspots that I could use. Today I coincidentally discovered this great piece of software today: http://www.joikuspot.com/. It turns my Nokia S60 phone to a WI-FI hotspot that iPod Touch could then use to connect to Internet!

Great, now I have to go and run to the nearest iPod store! :)

--
Markus
http://www.aurala.com

[dudeman123]

if there's never enough, why do we have to wait and wait and wait....

[guzhogi]

Meh. I already have an 8 GB iPhone so I think I'll wait until it comes w/ 3G & built-in radio or something.

As for the election, I'm torn between Obama & Monica Lewinski's ex-boyfriend's wife.

[notsofatjames]

Just as I thought. This was just the minor upgrade that was supposed to be announced at macworld to hold us over until iphone 2.0 is introduced. That phone is not coming out until later in the year. A lot of stuff in fact didn't get debuted at macworld like they were supposed to.
So you have a choice now. Buy the upgraded capacity version of the iphone 1.0 or touch now or wait til later in year for version 2 of the iphone.

On what basis can you say that Apple were "supposed to" debut things at macworld. There is absolutely no reason that apple could not introduce new products at macworld...

Always good. US only though, strange.
I also spotted that. How odd.

No MacBook Pro. What gives! This is insane. I have been waiting for months. This is insane!!

If you've been waiting for months, you should have got one months ago. Or now, if you need it so badly your going insane.

According to Apple, its not happening in the UK yet. This seems strange, but they said the Touch and the iPhone had not yet been confirmed for the UK.

On engadget i read that they had a source in O2 who knew the 16GB iPhone was coming out today, and the price. Seems odd that it just hasnt. Maybe it wont be until 6.02pm...

[Mal]

i think now i start to hate 2 years contract with t-mobile. What if I already wanna upgrade my 8gb iPhone, so I in fact miss this opportunity.

With iPods you can buy all the existent models if you want( which i did), but know i can only buy hacked iphone??? i don't need hacked one. So apple, you may wanna re-think your selling model? do you ? :)

WTF???

First off, it makes no difference in you're under contract, the iPhone is not subsidized so it costs the same regardless.

Secondly, Apple has zero obligation to make this process easy for you, who is hacking their phones to work in a way they did not intend. They amazingly enough are making them reasonably easy to do that to, but they certainly don't need to rethink their selling model, it's working out more than perfectly now.

jW

[Evangelion]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but there hasn't been a 500 dollar iPod ever, or at least in a long while.

Original 10GB iPod ws $499. iPod photo was $599. And if you adjust the price for inflation, it makes those model significantly more expensive than 32GB touch is. And the touch is the top-of-the-line iPod at the moment.

It's a bit much to pay for an mp3 player and a browser that works at Starbucs and while your sitting on the toilet in your own house.

Is it? The touch is a videoplayer. A musicplayer. Web-terminal. Email-client. Application-platform. Mapping-tool.... And there's free WiFi in lots of places. The price they are asking is more than reasonable.

But hey, if you feel it's overpriced, then don't buy it.

[bigandy]

The 16Gb iPhone may push me over to the O2 contract now. With the contract improvements, it's a good deal.


I just bought an iPhone last Wednesday from an Apple Retail Store and activated it on Friday 1st February... can i return the 8GB iPhone and pay the difference for the 16GB model instead?

How about the contract with O2? will the my 18-month contract be extended another 18 months (36 months / 3 years!) ?

um yeah, there's a 14 day return policy on any contract in teh uk :p

[Dagless]

I actually just said "faaaark!" out loud! What a completely surprising update! I mean we knew it was coming but I imagined it being a long time off!

16gb iPhone! HOT DOG. Soon as I get paid I'm getting one :D this and the o2 minutes increase is exactly what I've been after.

Edit: Oh, US only. My money stays with me.

[jonny]

Nice. Now please release a version of iPhone unlocked to canadian gsm carriers. Stop being so greedy apple. Bad Apple! We promise we won't use Rogers/Fidos crappy, overpriced EDGE network. :D

< sarcasm >
Oh, pretty soon I have 16gb iBricks for my iWall.
</ sarcasm >

[King James]

happy to see the iphone at 16 gigs but still will wait to get one until they are 3g. Sucks because I really want one

[wildmilne]

"Wahhhh, no 3G"

"Waaahhhh, no MBP"


You people just can't be satisfied.

well...no 3G makes a phone designed to browse the web nearly worthless. Can't reel me in yet.

[TheSpecialist]

First, the thing that noticed me is that Apple now markets it as the "Wi-Fi Mobile Device", cleary from the earnings call.

Second, on www.apple.com the word "Touch" is in a light font now, don't know if that has been before, but it may hint to the "Air" (Wireless) stuff. Light font is now the font for wireless I think!

Third, don't think it will go any further then 32GB for a while, and that in the iPhone there is no 32GB because of space (radio hardware).
OR maybe Apple doesn't want so much in their inventory, too many products they must keep track of and have to sell, when it doesn't sell they keep the stock which means loss!

Fourth, I think the 3G iPhone will come later this year when Europe's full area has iPhones, or maybe earlier when the 3G chips come down in price, or earlier with the announcement of Italy, Spain and Switzerland.

Think it will also come with 3.2MP camera because of the new Broadcom chip.

Will definatly get a 3G version this year as the AT&T excecutive said.

[Scarpad]

32gb? we're getting closer to a reasonable amount of storage. lil pricey though.

I'm find I can carry a pretty good amount of Music, TV shows and Movies in 16gb, more than I could ever watch in a stiing or on a flight. I don't need to carry my whole library so its all good. Now if I found out the new 32gb touch's had more vivid, less washed out screens, then I'd be pissed

[soosy]

No, it's double the price of what they pay for the 8GB, since the 16GB iPod touch uses two 8GB chips, not one 16GB chip.

Really? that seems odd. I did a brief search and perhaps 16GB is significantly more expensive. I wasn't sure what exact type of memory to search for... anyone with hard data?

[surfsofa]

OK, technology never stands still and whatever you buy this week will be improved next.... Fair enough.

However, I think it's a bit mean of Apple to announce this so soon after Macworld. Like many, I see Macworld as an indicator of what's happening in the Apple product lineup, and purchasing decisions are often made around that time. In my case, I waited for Macworld before ordering my Touch to see if they'd bump the memory to 32GB. They didn't, I purchased, now they have.

I'll bet there are many others like me. Of course I'm still delighted with my Touch which still does the same today as yesterday, but this just serves as a reminder that Apple is a business first and foremost, and not one that rewards loyalty.

[dual64bit]

Original 10GB iPod ws $499. iPod photo was $599. And if you adjust the price for inflation, it makes those model significantly more expensive than 32GB touch is. And the touch is the top-of-the-line iPod at the moment.



Is it? The touch is a videoplayer. A musicplayer. Web-terminal. Email-client. Application-platform. Mapping-tool.... And there's free WiFi in lots of places. The price they are asking is more than reasonable.

But hey, if you feel it's overpriced, then don't buy it.

You are exactly right Evangelion, it's a wonderful device and worth the price, especially for 32Gb, that's a lot of flash storage!

[Macinva]

Goodbye.

Exactly what I was thinking... :rolleyes:

[Scarpad]

I just picked up a 16GB touch about a month ago. Boourns. I would have dropped the extra $100 on the 32.

This was the first thing I read when I woke up this morning. I'm glad to see they haven't just put the 16 in the 8GB's spot and price, and added the 32 at the 16's spot and price. In this way, I am content.

16GB iPhone though... that's pretty sweet. But, being in Canada, I'd have to jailbreak it, which apparently has proven to be a royal pain with the new 1.1.3 firmware that ships with the new phones.

I think they realize that if they offered the higher size at the same price point immediately they'd have a riot on their hands. My guess is that it won't take long to get to those points thou.

[igazza]

awesome now the touch can replace the ipod video. :apple:

mbp might be next tuesday

[Apple Architect]

Valid point! Probably it's just me & myself that have forgotten about Super Tuesday due to the mysterious Apple Store closing... The rest of the western world is discussing politics today.


I think that you will find that only one country is discussing politics, and to be fair that discussion is "who has the most money to buy the top job".

The new motto of the US government.

Think Local. Act Global.

[akadmon]

No, it's double the price of what they pay for the 8GB, since the 16GB iPod touch uses two 8GB chips, not one 16GB chip.

Ever heard of volume discounting?

[ant_s]

Now I'm beginning to see what Steve meant in his keynote when he mentioned that they were 2 weeks in and 50 to go.

Not a Tuesday has gone by without an announcement this year so far. Good times indeed.

[Digital Skunk]

At first I thought they just bumped up the storage but after reading I see that they just gave us a new model for the iPod Touch. Still makes we want to get one though, 32GB of flash storage is sweet.

I like the current Zunes and the other music stores but with movie rentals and a 32GB touch screen music player Apple's stuff is still on top IMHO. Now if they only did this kinda thing with their other hardware.... like the MacBook Pro and iMac. How about that mini tower Apple?

[ShiggyMiyamoto]

Okay.. several things...

1. I got my iPhone 8GB in September after the price drop, and I'm loving it. I'm sorta mad now that the 16 GB came out, but it's awesome at the same time. For a video of my iPhone unboxing go to YouTube and search up ShiggityShigg and you should see my iPhone unboxing video. I can't post a link because I'm on a Staples computer and they've retardedly blocked youtube.com

2. The iPod Touch 32 GB is a welcome addition to the iPod/iPhone family. I too agree that $100 extra for twice the storage is sorta steep, but fair at the same time. Also, why would you want a physical, moving parts HDD in the iTouch? I mean, I know HDD based devices have more storage, but they're much more breakable with constant use.

3. To those of you whining about no new displays or no new MacBook Pros, give it a break. There's a time for everything. They'll be released when they're ready. I'm not in the market for an MBP since I got an MB White a few months ago, but even if I was I'd wait it out, especially since I only make $8/hr.

With all that said, I should get across the shopping center to work to see if the assistant manager has arrived yet to open shop.

C ya later!

[Quillz]

glad they upped the memory, but as a current iphone owner, i'll be waiting for iphone 2. wish i had the 16g, especially with apps on the horizon.
Agreed. I bought my iPhone months ago, in the hopes that a 16 GB iPhone would have been released long ago. So, like you, I'll just upgrade once the second generation comes out. By then, I'm sure 32 GB will be standard, with options up to 64 or even 128 GB.

[Quillz]

Now I'm beginning to see what Steve meant in his keynote when he mentioned that they were 2 weeks in and 50 to go.

Not a Tuesday has gone by without an announcement this year so far. Good times indeed.
What was released and/or announced on January 22 and 29?

[akadmon]

Original 10GB iPod ws $499. iPod photo was $599. And if you adjust the price for inflation, it makes those model significantly more expensive than 32GB touch is. And the touch is the top-of-the-line iPod at the moment.



Is it? The touch is a videoplayer. A musicplayer. Web-terminal. Email-client. Application-platform. Mapping-tool.... And there's free WiFi in lots of places. The price they are asking is more than reasonable.

But hey, if you feel it's overpriced, then don't buy it.

Um, I've been able to do all these things on my PDA for years. And don't get me started about "mapping tools"! I don't mean to be rude, but get lost! Get lost in a place that doesn't have three Starbucks within a quarter mile radius of where you just got lost, that is :D

[Orng]

This covers off one of the two things I was going to buy in february. the other is a MacBook Pro. Don't hurt me.

Always good. US only though, strange.

Canada too, $519 for the iPod Touch. The $20 "not-american" tax is not high enough to justify a drive to Buffalo or Detroit for me. An iPhone, however, still involves smuggling and unlocking, or paying big bucks to shady guys on eBay.

I have definitely browsed on my iPhone while on the toilet. 'Not sure what that says, but it's the truth! :p

It says that Apple is missing the boat on marketing to the lucrative Craptop market. But then of course, they'd have to deal with complaints like "The new Craptop Pro is too heavy, and now my legs are asleep and I can't get down the stairs!"

[bytethese]

Cause of the same reason as before.....price man. It would be too much for the 32GB plus the cell phone hardware. I suppose they could give consumers the choice but I don't think a $800.00 or $850.00 iphone would sell very well. And that would still be before the AT&T contract.

On a side note...lol I'm typing this from work right now and I've got a window right on broadway near battery park. The Giants parade is going to start at 11am and its already getting noisy. :D

I'm at Liberty Plaza and I'm going to head down about 10:30ish! Go Giants!

I'm also going to wait for newer features before buying another iPhone. 16GB is cool, but I can live with 8GB for now. :)

[Digital Skunk]

Agreed. I bought my iPhone months ago, in the hopes that a 16 GB iPhone would have been released long ago. So, like you, I'll just upgrade once the second generation comes out. By then, I'm sure 32 GB will be standard, with options up to 64 or even 128 GB.

I doubt that they will make it to 128 or 64 by the time the iPhone 2 comes out, unless you expect it to come by some time in mid 2009. I hope that the iPhone gets unleashed from the AT&T network by the time they make a 32GB version, or a new phone all together that isn't tied down to such a bad network.

Right now my HTC Touch has been far more capable than the iPhones I have used, but of course, as is typical for Windows software, it's plagued by random freezes.

And for those whining about MBP users whining... stop it! We have cash for it, and the need for it, so if you don't have the cash, or the need, why are you commenting on our complaining? Just be happy with whatever book you're using and let us keep whining.

WHERE'S MY MBP AND NEW CINEMA DISPLAYS APPLE? :mad:

p.s. AND WHERE'S APERTURE 2.0! :mad:

[MacGeek7]

Oh, sweet on the 32 GB iPod Touch! Well done. Next year 64 SSD iPhone 2 :-)
It would be really nice to see that this year...:rolleyes:
I'm still holding out for iPhone 2.0 although it's even more tempting now

[ShiggyMiyamoto]

Okay, well I sorta cheated their systems and I found a link to my unboxing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0qDwgdN1GM

ENJOY~~~

[chicagostars]

499? Ugh. Why not keep the same price with better features?

Because the morons will flock to Mac Rumors to moan about JUST buying a 8GB model for that price.

Cue the sound of a nail being hit squarely on the head. :D Let's be honest, is this upping of the capacity absolutely necessary? It's heavily desired by some for sure, however not a necessity. (Nor is my iPhone, but that's a whole other thread.) Criticism is going to come, no matter what decision Apple makes; this path is as safe as any.

The extra capacity for the iPhone is great to see as an option, but "only" having the availability of 8GB prior to today shouldn't have been a deal breaker for prospective iPhone owners. Sure, it would be great to have more of my iTunes library on my iPhone (8GB), but this limitation hasn't detracted from my experience. Perhaps the SDK will bring us some USEFUL apps to fill the capacity; only time will tell

[Consultant]

Some pages, such as iPod touch specs page, has not been updated yet as of 9:49 EST.

http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/specs.html
(will probably be updated soon)

[raybo]

now that the touch has reached the capacity of the smaller ipod 5.5G, the question is, how much longer does the ipod classic last? IMO it will not see another update. They'll keep it around until the big ipod event in the fall at which time we'll see the touch go to 64 GB and the classic disappear. People will complain for a while because the high-end capacity is gone, but 64 GB will be enough for most people, and 128 will follow by '09. I've yet to see a single ipod classic in the wild - I think it's only a matter of time until the touch becomes the only full-sized ipod.

I just got a classic 160 and I'll need all the room for lossless music. I hope to get 5000-6000 tracks on there.

Ray

[chicagostars]

I doubt that they will make it to 128 or 64 by the time the iPhone 2 comes out, unless you expect it to come by some time in mid 2009. I hope that the iPhone gets unleashed from the AT&T network by the time they make a 32GB version, or a new phone all together that isn't tied down to such a bad network.

Right now my HTC Touch has been far more capable than the iPhones I have used, but of course, as is typical for Windows software, it's plagued by random freezes.

And for those whining about MBP users whining... stop it! We have cash for it, and the need for it, so if you don't have the cash, or the need, why are you commenting on our complaining? Just be happy with whatever book you're using and let us keep whining.

WHERE'S MY MBP AND NEW CINEMA DISPLAYS APPLE? :mad:

p.s. AND WHERE'S APERTURE 2.0! :mad:

Your new MBP and Cinema Displays? Dangling from a stick like a cat toy, bobbing just out of reach to torment us. :)

[DocStone]

TRIPLE YAWN! :mad: :apple: sucks

Then go buy your microsoft crap and be happy.

[mrrory]

The upgrade is nice but don't forget about the Apple TV update!!!

Come on Apple!!!

Yep, this is what iWant :)

[DocStone]

This sucks. I give up, going to get a pc today

Go ahead troll. See how vista works for ya.

[Pukey]

$299 32GB & $399 64GB iPod touch in september update, pleeeeaase!!!!!

can't wait for the memory prices to drop enough to make a 64G flash based model come in under 300.... :D
<snip>


I'll hear that. I could really go for the 32GB, but $499 is a bit much. I'll wait till it goes down to $399 (like 2 months) heh heh, or wait for the 64GB.
Was really hoping for an MBP update though!

[Sweetbike40]

As soon as i sat at my desk, i looked at the TV (i work for a tv station) i saw "Apple introduces memory updates to the iPhone and iPod Touch." I screamed!! HA! I guess because i had NO CLUE it was coming. I'm more than content with my 16G Touch. I'm happy because this is the turning point now where the next iPhone update will be the next version. Then it's time i make my move to the iPhone. :D

[Red-red]

Not ot bothered in all fairness. I have a 8gb iphone and 8GB is more than enough, You can't listen to all your music at once, neither can you watched all the films at once and it's not like it's hard putting and taking off some songs you listen to once a year is it?

BTW I only use about 5gb on my iphone now.

[Mindflux]

of course... the rumors were true.... and immediately... looks like apple shaping up again after the air incident... but why not 32gb phones?

flash footprint for 32gb might be too big with all the additional hardware to make it a phone and not an iPod.

[fowler.]

just bought an iphone this weekend... was all excited when i thought i'd get a free upgrade...

oh well

[Matteh117]

STUPID money for a phone and contract.

Such a shame I have no choice but to buy one though. :)

[Pukey]

Not ot bothered in all fairness. I have a 8gb iphone and 8GB is more than enough, You can't listen to all your music at once, neither can you watched all the films at once and it's not like it's hard putting and taking off some songs you listen to once a year is it?

BTW I only use about 5gb on my iphone now.

I've thought about that too, but don't forget about video which takes up a lot more space, not to mention all the new 3rd party apps that will be coming out soon with the release of the SDK.

[Orng]

Not ot bothered in all fairness. I have a 8gb iphone and 8GB is more than enough, You can't listen to all your music at once, neither can you watched all the films at once and it's not like it's hard putting and taking off some songs you listen to once a year is it?

BTW I only use about 5gb on my iphone now.

Yes, I thought 8gb was way more than I would ever need, but then they announced the SDK and I realized I didn't want an iPod touch to use as an iPod. I have a working iPod. I wanted mobile computing but not a laptop, so now I'm nervous about limiting myself with an 8gb. I'm buying in the next couple weeks by the way. Had to finish paying for xmas before I could justify getting myself a present.

[saxman]

$499 for the 32GB touch is not too bad IMO. I got a 40GB 3G iPod almost 4 years ago for that price and it's still working. And the touch _should_ last as long or longer since no moving parts. I'm not going to buy one, but if my 3G dies, it might be tempting

[kevd00d]

the memory upgrade is great! but it means it might be awhile for 3G...this is just to placate us for awhile...still, i'm going to wait for iphone 2

[redAPPLE]

I've yet to see a single ipod classic in the wild - I think it's only a matter of time until the touch becomes the only full-sized ipod.

i would like to have a click wheel until there are iPods for sale. i love to pause, play, skip, adjust volume without taking the iPod out of my pocket.

[phatspider]

now that the touch has reached the capacity of the smaller ipod 5.5G, the question is, how much longer does the ipod classic last? IMO it will not see another update. They'll keep it around until the big ipod event in the fall at which time we'll see the touch go to 64 GB and the classic disappear. People will complain for a while because the high-end capacity is gone, but 64 GB will be enough for most people, and 128 will follow by '09. I've yet to see a single ipod classic in the wild - I think it's only a matter of time until the touch becomes the only full-sized ipod.

I disagree

I have an iphone and a 160g ipod classic - my music collection is about 120gig so by time have added pics my classic is full

I'm hoping (and think they will) they bring out a 250g or even a 320g classic next

[Zoowatch]

The 16Gb iPhone may push me over to the O2 contract now. With the contract improvements, it's a good deal.




um yeah, there's a 14 day return policy on any contract in teh uk :p


how about the contract with O2? am I obliged to sign up for a 2nd 18-month contract? or can I continue with my existing iPhone contract?

[ant_s]

What was released and/or announced on January 22 and 29?


Jan 22nd - Pink iPod nano
Jan 29th - I'm not sure now, might have been a software update but looking at their PR site, it seems nothing was mentioned. Perhaps I was wrong.


Edit: technically the Air was only released last week, although announced earlier. So they still have done something significant each week this year so far. 46 to go...

[bluefido]

Cue the sound of a nail being hit squarely on the head. :D Let's be honest, is this upping of the capacity absolutely necessary? It's heavily desired by some for sure, however not a necessity. (Nor is my iPhone, but that's a whole other thread.) Criticism is going to come, no matter what decision Apple makes; this path is as safe as any.

The extra capacity for the iPhone is great to see as an option, but "only" having the availability of 8GB prior to today shouldn't have been a deal breaker for prospective iPhone owners. Sure, it would be great to have more of my iTunes library on my iPhone (8GB), but this limitation hasn't detracted from my experience. Perhaps the SDK will bring us some USEFUL apps to fill the capacity; only time will tell

Whine, whine, whine...

If only Apple:

(1) announced MacBook Pros today and not two weeks from now;
(2) added 3G and cut the price of a iPhone by $150;
(3) added a "real" graphics card to the MacBook;
(4) added "X" feature to the MacBook Air;
(5) timed its updates to coincide with my schedule because I am the most important person in the entire universe; and
(6) provided "Y" hardware/software/gadget for "Z" dollars.

How the news of the option of additional hard drive space is considered a negative is beyond me. The gripes are becoming annoying enough (like that Mac guy in the telly ads) that I may have to unswitch to gain back my sanity. Just kidding...I love my MacBook despite not having a "real" graphics card and not costing $300 less.

[xnu]

Why did he call it "WiFi Mobile Device" instead of iPod?

Silly little monkey! People want iPods not "WiFi Mobile Devices," if you try to rebrand it like that you'll kill it.

Yeah especially when you start calling it a WMD.

[aristobrat]

Um, I've been able to do all these things on my PDA for years.
What's a PDA? :confused:

Oh, that's right, another dying piece of technology that never really took off.

But in all seriousness, thanks for helping set the market for things that consumers really like, such as the iPhone. :D

[penter]

THIS IS AMAZING!!!

For those who have been waiting for this since the iPod Touch's release release, gimme a HOORAH!!!

Seriously, though, what was apple thinking??
Now there will be many Touch owners who are going to be very upset at this news. I'm sure many ppl who bought the 16 GB Touch because they just couldn't resist the sexyness and just decided to compromise.
I know apple has amazing marketing stategy and all, but i think that they just lacked consideration for their loyal customers....

[add2mac]

From what I have heard iPoT and iPho SDK is coming this month.
We are already 5 days into Feb. Why aren't we hearing anything about what date this SDK release event will be? or Am I the only one who does not know?

and yeah if new MBP does not come next week... I will probably go for the old one or even XPS

[penter]

(5) timed its updates to coincide with my schedule because I am the most important person in the entire universe; and


lol!

I am totally with you in that one, buddy :cool:

[kevinbal]

Eh, I'm glad the 32 is out there. I personally was holding off for a 32 version, but with no update at Macworld, I decided to jump on the 16 (with some Best Buy gift cards that I had gotten for x-mas). I think without a price drop, I still would have gotten the 16 (500 is a bit much for an ipod) but with luck Apple will move enough of these 32 GB models to increase demand and drive down flash prices even more.

Glad the iPhone went to 16 GB as well. Not bad for a random Tuesday update.

[Dave00]

This is huge. 32GB is really the sweet spot as far as going with a flash-based iPod. Of course, you can always want more storage. But at 32GB there is much less compromise than 16mb - you can get a huge variety in music, carry your vacation photos, and load a movie or two all the while being able to browse the internet over wi-fi. Valentine's gift, anyone? (Hopefully they'll be available by then.)

Dave

[byeehaaw]

danggg i like... but too much for my wallet :(

[sushi]

However, I think it's a bit mean of Apple to announce this so soon after Macworld.
In the old days, the MW events were when Apple would introduce new products.

We had MW San Francisco, Boston, and Tokyo. Plus there were other events during the year that would usher in new products.

However, MW events have been limited to one. And now when a new product is available, Apple will introduce them rather than wait until the new MW event -- which now is one.

Technology changes. You cannot expect Apple to wait to introduce new products -- nor would I think that you would really want them to.

Anyhow, nice memory upgrades for the Touch and iPhone.

[MagicWok]

Seriously, though, what was apple thinking??
Now there will be many Touch owners who are going to be very upset at this news.

I'm not one of them, and I'm pretty sure that there are many many 16gb Touch owners that would agree with me. Very happy with the capacity I have, I don't run into storage problems - I take what I need and will realistically use. I have 10 movies, 1,200 songs (all 192kbit+) and 240 photo's, with Jailbroken apps over 3 pages and I still have just under 5gb spare. :)

However, I am suprised and pleased a 32GB version is out. Will quell the silly arguments I get about the storage being too 'small'. However the price... lol

[corywoolf]

What, you think just because you'll buy one it will be a instant hit? Dream on.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but there hasn't been a 500 dollar iPod ever, or at least in a long while. It's a bit much to pay for an mp3 player and a browser that works at Starbucs and while your sitting on the toilet in your own house.
Actually there was a $599 60 GB iPod Photo.

[aristobrat]

From what I have heard iPoT and iPho SDK is coming this month.
We are already 5 days into Feb. Why aren't we hearing anything about what date this SDK release event will be? or Am I the only one who does not know?
The slide at the keynote said "End of February" I thought.

[diamond.g]

What's a PDA? :confused:

Oh, that's right, another dying piece of technology that never really took off.

But in all seriousness, thanks for helping set the market for things that consumers really like, such as the iPhone. :D

Oh, the PDA market was huge. And Palm practically owned it all. It has only died down due to PDA/Smart Phones. I like to think of the iPhone/Touch as the Newton 2.0 remix.

[AppleManFan]

C'mon Apple! I've been waiting for a solid 3-months now for a new MBP! It had better be out by the 15th, or else..... I'm gonna' have to keep on waiting

[jnc]

I feel sick :( my 16gb engraved iPt developed a scratch last week! Now I can get a 32gb with new software... but who'd want to buy mine??! I guess I'll have a spare.

[mrxak]

Woohoo! I've been waiting for a 32GB iTouch. I most certainly will buy.

[Thomas2006]

now that the touch has reached the capacity of the smaller ipod 5.5G, the question is, how much longer does the ipod classic last? IMO it will not see another update. They'll keep it around until the big ipod event in the fall at which time we'll see the touch go to 64 GB and the classic disappear. People will complain for a while because the high-end capacity is gone, but 64 GB will be enough for most people, and 128 will follow by '09. I've yet to see a single ipod classic in the wild - I think it's only a matter of time until the touch becomes the only full-sized ipod.
It has been 5 months to-the-day since the iPod touch was introduced and I think the iPod touch has been put on the fast track to get its storage up so the iPod classic can be retired ASAP.

iPod touch storage:

current - 8GB, 16GB, 32GB
July '08 - 16GB, 32GB, 64GB
January '09 - 64GB, 96GB (death of 80GB iPod classic)
July '09 - 96GB, 128GB
January '10 - 128GB, 192GB (death of 160GB iPod classic)

[iphonewiz]

I have a feeling this is going to be a great year for the iPhone! 16GB on your phone! WOW! Next stop SDK, then 3G!

-C

[gershwin27]

2008 is gonna be a year of frequent updates... :)

2nd week of February: 16GB iPhone, 32GB iPod touch
4th week of January: Pink iPod nano
3rd week of January: iPhone and iPod touch update, iTunes Movie Rentals, Apple TV (Take 2), MacBook Air
2nd week of January: 8-core Mac Pro

Hello,

Frequent updates is exactly what I thought when I heard Steve Jobs say at the Macworld 2008 Keynote, "All of this in the first two weeks, and we've got 50 more weeks to go."

Look at your list a little differently, instead of noting when things were announced, take a look at when they were released.

1 week in: Mac Pros.
2 weeks in: iPhone and iPod update.
3 weeks in: Pink iPod nano.
4 weeks in: MacBook Air shipping.
5 weeks in: Bigger iPhones and iPod Touch.
6 weeks in: ?????
...

I would not be discouraged if, today, you didn't see the update you wanted. We are only 5 weeks in, we've got 47 more to go. :D

Thanks,

James

[chr1s60]

I don't really care about the 16GB iPhone. I find that the 8GB has plenty of room. This does suck for those who got iphone's or an iPod touch for Christmas that wanted more storage. It seems like Apple purposely waited to avoid a large number of returns too.

This makes the touch more attractive to me, but I would still prefer at least 8GB more storage to make it a clean 40.

I would rather have had the MBP updated today. I've been waiting for that.

[Avatar74]

Why did he call it "WiFi Mobile Device" instead of iPod?

Silly little monkey! People want iPods not "WiFi Mobile Devices," if you try to rebrand it like that you'll kill it.

Incorrect. Market research shows iPod sales maturing and flattening. The repositioning is absolutely necessary to stay competitive with the emergence of so-called "convergence" devices. There's a great Wired magazine article about exactly this conundrum which Steve Jobs saw coming in 2003, which inexorably led to the development of the iPhone.

They still make iPods, but to cover all bases, the Touch has to be positioned differently so as to get people thinking about these devices in different ways... namely that the Touch has wi-fi which enables a degree of interactivity and convergence that all other iPod models are presently lacking. What's silly is to ignore the additional benefits and features the Touch has over the current lineup of iPods.

It's the same reason Apple dropped "Computer" from its name... not because they aren't going to make computers any more but because the nature of what computers do is changing considerably. To call convergence devices "computers" is understating their elegance.

[gotohamish]

Great, now my son's christmas present is perceived as outdated! Still good news, now I can get me a 32G iPod....

How do you figure that? It's still the current model, there's just another option to choose from. Does his iPhone still work and fulfill the reason he wanted one? Then fine. Options never hurt anyone. People should use what they have rather than constantly complain about what could have been.

[pscoble]

Great, now my son's christmas present is perceived as outdated! Still good news, now I can get me a 32G iPod....

Nope no iPods or iPhones became outdated in that bumb just added a high end model. Don't let your son worry. ;)

[lord patton]

I think announcement of the 3G next-gen iPhone will happen at the launch for the SDK. It won't come out till the summer though.

If that's true, the timing of this announcement makes perfect sense. It will be more than two weeks till the SDK, which means iPhones bought this week will not be eligible for return.

Sneaky, Apple. Real sneaky.

[Consultant]

I actually just said "faaaark!" out loud! What a completely surprising update! I mean we knew it was coming but I imagined it being a long time off!

16gb iPhone! HOT DOG. Soon as I get paid I'm getting one :D this and the o2 minutes increase is exactly what I've been after.

Edit: Oh, US only. My money stays with me.

You might want to call the Apple Store close to you. Someone said he picked one up in London Regent Store.

[gotohamish]

THIS IS AMAZING!!!

For those who have been waiting for this since the iPod Touch's release release, gimme a HOORAH!!!

Seriously, though, what was apple thinking??
Now there will be many Touch owners who are going to be very upset at this news. I'm sure many ppl who bought the 16 GB Touch because they just couldn't resist the sexyness and just decided to compromise.
I know apple has amazing marketing stategy and all, but i think that they just lacked consideration for their loyal customers....

On these forums, maybe, but in truth most Touch owners won't even know about this update. Have you been in an Apple store recently? People are buying iPods, and they choose the one they want, be it classic or touch, and I bet on hearing the "it can hold xxx songs," most still think "oh, I'll never fill that."

[abrooks]

It has been 5 months to-the-day since the iPod touch was introduced and I think the iPod touch has been put on the fast track to get its storage up so the iPod classic can be retired ASAP.

iPod touch storage:
current - 8GB, 16GB, 32GB
July '08 - 16GB, 32GB, 64GB
January '09 - 64GB, 96GB (death of 80GB iPod classic)
July '09 - 96GB, 128GB
January '10 - 128GB, 192GB (death of 160GB iPod classic)

Don't think the classic is going anywhere fast, by the time January 2010 swings round 500GB+ drives will easily fit in an iPod and be cheap enough.

[Cloudane]

Oh, hello. My chances of getting myself an iPhone just went up by 10x. iPod Touch, meet eBay :D

[theman]

OMFG!!! I just bought a 16GB last night after 2 months of waiting and reconsidering because of the small size!!!! OMFG I'm so pissed. I don't know what to do.... is it worth $500???? that's kind of ridiculous now that i think about it....

this just came out of nowhere!!!

advice?

[sushi]

Don't think the classic is going anywhere fast, by the time January 2010 swings round 500GB+ drives will easily fit in an iPod and be cheap enough.
I agree.

I don't think HDs are going to cease to be used anytime in the near future. The cost to storage ratio is not there yet. It will be someday, but not for 5-10 years at the earliest.

[MattyP30]

i'm tempted by the 32gb - i'm in the states in april - seems like a great opportunity to take advantage of the awesome pound/dollar exchange rate!!

[peharri]

Is it? The touch is a videoplayer. A musicplayer. Web-terminal. Email-client. Application-platform. Mapping-tool.... And there's free WiFi in lots of places. The price they are asking is more than reasonable.

But hey, if you feel it's overpriced, then don't buy it.

Well, the N800 is about $250 these days, add $100 for 16Gb and you get $350, and the N800 has the added advantage of Bluetooth - meaning you can browse the web via your phone if you're not within Wifi range, and you can hook up a BT keyboard. (There's also an N810 model which has a built-in GPS system, but costs around $500)

And the N800 is all of those things you say, and is open, expandable, has a replaceable battery, in fact pretty much the only downside is the crappier UI.

If Nokia fixed the UI and really started marketing the hell out of it, I think the iPod Touch wouldn't attract the supporters it's getting at the moment.

[Buschmaster]

OMFG!!! I just bought a 16GB last night after 2 months of waiting and reconsidering because of the small size!!!! OMFG I'm so pissed. I don't know what to do.... is it worth $500???? that's kind of ridiculous now that i think about it....

this just came out of nowhere!!!

advice?
If you truly did just buy it last night just return it and buy the larger size.

[ant_s]

Hello,

Frequent updates is exactly what I thought when I heard Steve Jobs say at the Macworld 2008 Keynote, "All of this in the first two weeks, and we've got 50 more weeks to go."

Look at your list a little differently, instead of noting when things were announced, take a look at when they were released.

1 week in: Mac Pros.
2 weeks in: iPhone and iPod update.
3 weeks in: Pink iPod nano.
4 weeks in: MacBook Air shipping.
5 weeks in: Bigger iPhones and iPod Touch.
6 weeks in: ?????
...

I would not be discouraged if, today, you didn't see the update you wanted. We are only 5 weeks in, we've got 47 more to go. :D

Thanks,

James


This is precisely what I was thinking, so here are the possible options:

6 weeks in: Mac OS X 10.5.2
7 weeks in: MacBook Pro updates

or maybe the other way around. Just a thought, either way - it's all looking good.

[akadmon]

What's a PDA? :confused:

Oh, that's right, another dying piece of technology that never really took off.

But in all seriousness, thanks for helping set the market for things that consumers really like, such as the iPhone. :D

Um, so why are you (and I don't necessarily mean "you" personally) clamoring for the SDK to be released? Oh, that's right -- because you want the iXXXXX to finally get some PDA capabilities. Sheesh. :rolleyes:

[AidenShaw]

OMFG!!! I just bought a 16GB last night after 2 months of waiting and reconsidering because of the small size!!!! OMFG I'm so pissed. I don't know what to do.... is it worth $500???? that's kind of ridiculous now that i think about it....

this just came out of nowhere!!!

advice?

Apple has a return policy that allows returns if there's an upgrade within a certain window.

One day qualifies.

Don't open it if you ordered from Apple.

If you got it from a store, check the store's policies.

[billyripkin]

great and my custom colorware 8gb comes TOMORROW in the mail. :mad:

[GameMusicMaker]

For all of you yelling at Apple and saying you're pissed, because you just bought one, what the heck do you want Apple to do? NEVER update anything? YAY! Now what I bought will ALWAYS be the best thing available from Apple! Should Apple call EVERYONE who bought an iPhone or iPod Touch and ask when it's OK to upgrade the line?

Jeez

[gdprof27]

I'm sorry if this has been asked before but I am so ticked at my stupidity. I should know better than to buy an Apple product on a Monday.

I purchased the 16GB Touch yesterday and now would like to return it for store credit towards the purchase of a 32GB.

The package has been opened, but the protective film is not off yet. I have synced it and put some music on for my morning commute but nothing more.

Can anyone tell me my options? I assume there is a restocking fee and everything else in the packaging is still in near perfect condition. I've owned this Touch for just over twelve hours!

(as I see shortly after posting, the question has been asked already...my bad)

[iPhelim]

OMFG!!! I just bought a 16GB last night after 2 months of waiting and reconsidering because of the small size!!!! OMFG I'm so pissed. I don't know what to do.... is it worth $500???? that's kind of ridiculous now that i think about it....

this just came out of nowhere!!!

advice?

Just return it to where you bought it from with the reciept

[krye]

It always amazes whent the rumor sites are so confident in something and it doesn't show up. And then something huge like this happens without so much as a whisper. Where was the Apple intel this time?

I lose faith in the mac rumor community's ability to keep us one step ahead of Apple's home page.

[gotohamish]

great and my custom colorware 8gb comes TOMORROW in the mail. :mad:

Which will have the same functionality as the (still) current model, at the same price, so... when it arrives you'll likely be :D and not :mad:

[theman]

Apple has a return policy that allows returns if there's an upgrade within a certain window.

One day qualifies.

Don't open it if you ordered from Apple.

If you got it from a store, check the store's policies.

yeah, but now i'm trying to figure out if i want to spend $530 after tax at the apple store, instead of the $360 I bought the 16gb touch for... argh. i mean, i can get away with 16gb, but i could load the 32gb up with movies... it would be amazing. with the 16gb i guess i could just load a couple movies on while i'm home and switch them on an off as i need them... but damn that 32gb is so tempting.... argh.... so much money...

[iPhelim]

It always amazes whent the rumor sites are so confident in something and it doesn't show up. And then something huge like this happens without so much as a whisper. Where was the Apple intel this time?

I lose faith in the mac rumor community's ability to keep us one step ahead of Apple's home page.

I knew all about this hours before it happened, engadget have been raving about it since this morning.

[fastbite]

At the risk of sounding like a moron asking the obvious: can you just get a new 16 iPhone and swap the sim? Is it as easy as that?

[Pandaboots]

I hope the next iPhone is 32GB. Size is the only reason I've held off this long. I'd say 32GB is the minimum to be considered a true iPod today. I don't like the idea of having to add/delete my music all the time. I don't think I'd want to store all my movies/TV shows on an iPhone so adding and deleting them is fine...I just want to be able to store all my music and still have room for a movie or two and have room for the e-mails/voice mails. I keep all my music in 256kbps format and currently am over 22GB. I still have a ways to go before I complete my collection. I anticipate having 3,500 songs and be pushing 32MB in the next few months. Sucks though that the touch will always be ahead of the iPhone in size. Seems the iPhone needs the bigger drive or at least make them the same size and price accordingly for the phone feature :mad:

[BeSublime]

No MacBook Pro. What gives! This is insane. I have been waiting for months. This is insane!!

srsly.

Hope the 10th will be the day.

[TheSpaz]

Well, at least they didn't lower the price of the 16GB model because that would mean that my model still isn't obsolete. WOOHOO!

[Dimwhit]

Sweet! I was waiting for a 32GB iPod Touch. Didn't think it would come out so soon. Though I also didn't think it would cost a hundred bucks more. Still, once I get my tax return, it's mine!

[Victor ch]

Cool. But meh, I still have 2gb free in my iPhone (no vids) and the 16gb-er can't hold my whole library yet (18GB) and ooh well I have mine since September and Im happy with it, if they dropped the price of the 8gb-er now I would be pissed...:p And WOW 32GB touch :eek::eek: I believe this is gonna fly out the shelves even tough is a tad pricey.

-Victor

[krye]

I knew all about this hours before it happened, engadget have been raving about it since this morning.

I like your quote.... What could Microsoft do with a decade? Try Win98 --> Vista. Enough said right?

[D "Mac" daddy]

this was keep hushed,.. you would think a 3G or something would be added to this , but why now ??

[bobbleheadbob]

Nice. But I think I'll wait to update until the expected iPhone 2.0 comes out sometime later this year. Then I'll hand my 8gb iPhone down to my kids and trade up.

[Nick.]

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Yeah, those $499 iTouches are really going to be flying off the shelves :rolleyes:

Screw the gadgets -- give us the new MBP, Apple!

P.S.

If I sound like a little brat who didn't get the toy he wanted, well, that's because I didn't get the toy I watned :mad:


If I'm right that's £250 in the UK? Well, tbh, our 16GB's are £270, which is around $540, and our new, 32GB's are £329, which is around $660. You're lucky :/

No 32GB iPt in the UK store yet. Wonder how much it'll be? Don't need that much memory myself but quite a few people here have been hoping for it so great!!

£329

[chme6583]

There have been multiple $499 iPods...but you're right, not for a while.

I have definitely browsed on my iPhone while on the toilet. 'Not sure what that says, but it's the truth! :p

The iPhone eliminates the need to keep magazines next to the toilet...what a great invention.

[a456]

Cool. But meh, I still have 2gb free in my iPhone (no vids) and the 16gb-er can't hold my whole library yet (18GB) and ooh well I have mine since September and Im happy with it, if they dropped the price of the 8gb-er now I would be pissed...:p And WOW 32GB touch :eek::eek: I believe this is gonna fly out the shelves even tough is a tad pricey.

-Victor

32GB Touch, a tad pricey? It is cheaper than we pay for the 16GB here in the UK. I know, enough moaning, our economy is look pretty good compared to the US.

[drb6]

Exxxsssellent.......this is what I was hoping for. Twas the only thing holding me off an iPhone. Its now quite beyond what I was hoping to spend (after discounts & gift cards - $220) but hey ideally iPhones would all be given out free and there would be peace on earth. :rolleyes: I'll have to come up with some extra dough.

And to those people who are telling others what they do and don't need in terms of capacity, please just don't bother. How do you know what my needs are. Its great that you're okay switching out music etc. to accomodate your 8gb iPhone. But for me, thats an huge inconvenience, I'm not about to plan ahead to what I want to listen to that day or the next. It might be easier with videos but with about 10 gigs of music, I'd rather not spend the time in sifting through it every week or day or whatever. If I was okay with that I would have gotten the 1 gig shuffle ages ago and still be using it.

[rso81]

I have every reason to be bitter. I just got my wife and I, each an iPhone, last weekend! Bitter.....

[gdprof27]

OK,


I have called the local Apple store here (Bethesda Row) and they said I can take back my 16GB that I bought yesterday for store credit and get the 32GB.

They did mention the re-stocking fee...hopefully I can get it waived when I get there.

[macenforcer]

The problem with apple updates is this.

Its not a pleasant surprise when they come out with something because usually people have been pissed off for months that its not been released yet so when it finally does come out everyone is like FINALLY but then the price goes UP and they are pissed off anyways, and rightfully so in my opinion. Apple is VERY slow with updates and when they come they are usually months too late.

[blairwillis]

From the iPhone page on the Apple Store:

"Charges for international messages sent from the U.S. are 20¢ for Text Messages and 50¢ for Picture/Video Messages. Additional charges for premium messages and content apply. Messages over 300KB billed at additional 50¢ per message."

Since when does the iPhone send picture or video messages?? Could this be something new that's planning to be released with the SDK???

Is the current iPhone hardware capable of video (meaning it's just a software limitation at present)?

I was expecting photo messaging to be an imminent upgrade, but video would be fantastic!

[diamond.g]

Is the current iPhone hardware capable of video (meaning it's just a software limitation at present)?

I was expecting photo messaging to be an imminent upgrade, but video would be fantastic!

Yes, see Gizmodo (http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/iphone-video-recording/iphone-video-recording-now-working-with-drunknbass-333346.php) for a video of it.

[Sannekita]

Even though I'm one of those suckers desperately waiting for the new MBP, I think it's pretty cool Apple came up with this update today. Didn't see it coming...

Now that has been said... I hope it's our (the MBPwaiters) turn soon... :D

[iPhelim]

I like your quote.... What could Microsoft do with a decade? Try Win98 --> Vista. Enough said right?

Thanks, I thought of it myself ;)

[jbellanca]

This is precisely what I was thinking, so here are the possible options:

6 weeks in: Mac OS X 10.5.2
7 weeks in: MacBook Pro updates

or maybe the other way around. Just a thought, either way - it's all looking good.

Nah... it will be more like:

6 weeks in: Apple TV Take 2 update (promised on this date already)
7 weeks in: Mac OS X 10.5.2
8 weeks in: iPhone SDK
9 weeks in: MacBook Pro updates