Was it me or did Jobs sound a bit weird? I thought I heard his voice cracking, as if he was a bit under the weather? 
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I have a very nice setup!
- 4GB iPod mini
- Garmin eTrex Vista for GPS
both are from 2005. they both work great. My quality of life does not hinge on the next bull.sh.it offering from Apple. I don't find myself agonizing over price points that are designed to suck the most money from me. Try it sometime.
8GB Touch for $200, but four times the memory for an additional $100. You gotta be ****ing kidding me. Apple's creative consumer-screwing tactics are so transparent now as to be completely god damn ridiculous. The fact that they STILL don't offer a storage card option is downright insulting.
- 4GB iPod mini
- Garmin eTrex Vista for GPS
both are from 2005. they both work great. My quality of life does not hinge on the next bull.sh.it offering from Apple. I don't find myself agonizing over price points that are designed to suck the most money from me. Try it sometime.
8GB Touch for $200, but four times the memory for an additional $100. You gotta be ****ing kidding me. Apple's creative consumer-screwing tactics are so transparent now as to be completely god damn ridiculous. The fact that they STILL don't offer a storage card option is downright insulting.
Was there really a need for Apple to hold an event for this? I said it before that the iPod events are getting a little old and really do not justify holding a keynote. Oh well, maybe when Steve introduces this magical tablet the keynote will mirror the awesomeness of the original iPhone keynote.
Your upload speed is the same as my best download speed
Yeah since an hour after an Apple software release is a great time to be judging someone's download speed.
I think it's cool to have the keynote, it's really for hype purposes and such. For an event called Rock n Roll I was surprised they hired such a sleeper as Norah Jones to perform.
Was it me or did Jobs sound a bit weird? I thought I heard his voice cracking, as if he was a bit under the weather?
There are some rumors going around that he may have been unwell recently.
was hoping for subscription package
I have the 30gb video classic and even though it was not anticipated, I was hoping for a subscription package offering for itunes. I like so much different music that I can't afford to buy everything that I want. A subscription model would be so nice with itunes. I know a few folks that have the ZUNE with subscription zune pass and absolutely love it. I hate to say it, because I love my ipod and mac products, but I'm thinking about going that direction.
I have the 30gb video classic and even though it was not anticipated, I was hoping for a subscription package offering for itunes. I like so much different music that I can't afford to buy everything that I want. A subscription model would be so nice with itunes. I know a few folks that have the ZUNE with subscription zune pass and absolutely love it. I hate to say it, because I love my ipod and mac products, but I'm thinking about going that direction.
I guess. They never seem to have a ton of them in my local Best Buy (which is where I got my current yellow nano), but who knows. That new green is gorgeous, so that may be the way I end up going this time.
Well I'm happy
Girlfriend was needing a new Nano and this fits the bill almost perfectly (despite statements to the contrary there is no built in nike+, just a built in pedometer, still requires transmitter) and the radio/video is an excellent upgrade for this device.
I'm a touch user and I'm pretty sure they will be updated once the production issues are sorted out, hopefully in time for my next trip over the pond.
New iTunes is ace and many thanks to JKR801 for that.
Realizing my post is a tad non controversial I think I'll end by saying I'm glad the Beatles are not on iTunes, they would cheapen the whole set-up with their mock rock.
Girlfriend was needing a new Nano and this fits the bill almost perfectly (despite statements to the contrary there is no built in nike+, just a built in pedometer, still requires transmitter) and the radio/video is an excellent upgrade for this device.
I'm a touch user and I'm pretty sure they will be updated once the production issues are sorted out, hopefully in time for my next trip over the pond.
New iTunes is ace and many thanks to JKR801 for that.
Realizing my post is a tad non controversial I think I'll end by saying I'm glad the Beatles are not on iTunes, they would cheapen the whole set-up with their mock rock.
I thought the same thing too as it was a real let down for me. Not one thing was a shock or anything interesting enough to get my attention. The lack of any BIG news for the Touch was the worst. I mean it is their flagship model and for them not to offer the camera or even add the FM Radio the cheap models get is mind numbing. If it was due to problems in making them, then they should've known months ago and fixed it for this years production.
Combine this with a so-so feel I have, as do some others, about Snow Leopard and Apple has REALLY not shown me much to cheer about.
it does seem odd that people would "switch" to the Zune after, yes, a disappointing update on the touch. i really think the main selling point to the iPod touch market is the OS and the App store - neither of which you would get with a Zune, camera or not.
Press for Apple is a good thing. Steve Jobs being back is big and will likely boost stock prices to day with him just being up there.
iTunes 9 is cool. Nano and Shuffle updates are cool. But the only thing I was waiting for is...wait for it...New iPod Touch. And...yeah that's all I have to say about that.
Processor boost? A touch shinier? 64GB? Come on Apple, you've got to do better than that. I was at least hoping for a camera... I had the decision between a Zune HD and a new iPod touch to replace my aging 5G 30GB iPod, but alas... it seems like my business is going to other way...
I agree I bought a 16GB Touch at the end of July. I was hoping to give to my wife and get the new Touch with a camera but looks like we have to wait. Damn you Apple!!
Well it's odd given that the iPod Touch is still a better device. The Zune has Tegra and OLED and all that stuff, and seems like a really nice device. But it doesn't have 64 GB or the app store or the community or the mindshare or the momentum that comes with being in the iTunes ecosystem.
Is the camera lens on the iPod nano on the other side of the clickwheel, where you would normally have your fingers? WTF?
No, it's up near the top. Try checking the pics.
I think you're wrong...
The apple site is a little confusing and contradicting http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/features/fitness.html
BUT...
The thing that goes in the shoe is the "Transmitter" and Pedometer. It measures your steps and transmits it to the receiever that you used to plug into your iPod.
Since they said the iPod now has a built in Pedometer, this eliminates the need for there to be any kind of transmitting at all... There's no other product needed.
I expect they'll be either taking off the part about the thing that goes in your shoe or they'll update it to say with earlier models you need to get the shoes and transmitter.
I want to say that this is yet another disappointing event from Apple. But after downloading iTunes 9, it seems like Apple has given some good efforts in the browsing experience. 3.1 for the iPhone was a nice update as well. I really like the genius app feature. Aside from this, I don't really care about new iPods since I already have an iPhone.
I was expecting, however, that there would be some new innovative features introduced in the iPod that can be carried over to the iPhone next year. But I feel that Apple has gotten pretty lazy with their iPod line-up this year. They added a camera to the Nano. They bump the speed and capacity of the Touch. I can see why people are disappointed. I hope that Apple is doing this so that there will be a major revamp of the iPod line next year...
I was expecting, however, that there would be some new innovative features introduced in the iPod that can be carried over to the iPhone next year. But I feel that Apple has gotten pretty lazy with their iPod line-up this year. They added a camera to the Nano. They bump the speed and capacity of the Touch. I can see why people are disappointed. I hope that Apple is doing this so that there will be a major revamp of the iPod line next year...
the more I think about it, the more confuseder I get about this whole ipod touch issue.
Lets go back to the (short-lived) early morning repricing of the iPod lineup. None of those (revised) prices bear resemblance to what actually happened.
Original Price/Morning Price/Keynote price
Nano 8 gb $149 / 129 / $149
Nano 16gb $199 / 149 / 179
Touch 8 gb $229 / 189 / 199
Touch 16 gb 299 / 249 / 299
Touch 32 gb 399 /279(!) / 399
What the heck was that all about??
Lets go back to the (short-lived) early morning repricing of the iPod lineup. None of those (revised) prices bear resemblance to what actually happened.
Original Price/Morning Price/Keynote price
Nano 8 gb $149 / 129 / $149
Nano 16gb $199 / 149 / 179
Touch 8 gb $229 / 189 / 199
Touch 16 gb 299 / 249 / 299
Touch 32 gb 399 /279(!) / 399
What the heck was that all about??