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6G iPod User Interface Redesign and Videos
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read what the first post says and you'll understand
I'm looking forward to seeing this. I figured these would be gone when I first saw them last night. I'm glad to see them gone! I've got my money ready!
Bah! Imagine a rumour site that bows to the demands of Apple legal.
What is the world coming to?
What is the world coming to?
How Much Memory?
Supposedly this new iPod is coming out soon. How much memory?
30GB 60GB or 80GB
I hoped that Apple will offer 80GB,
if NOT, I will plan on keeping my 80GB iPod. I noticed that the iPhone
is only 8GB. Not Enough Memory there. Could be that the iPod may be
offered the same memory like the iPhone. Hoped Not. We'll See.
Supposedly this new iPod is coming out soon. How much memory?
30GB 60GB or 80GB
I hoped that Apple will offer 80GB,
if NOT, I will plan on keeping my 80GB iPod. I noticed that the iPhone
is only 8GB. Not Enough Memory there. Could be that the iPod may be
offered the same memory like the iPhone. Hoped Not. We'll See.
If this is really the 6 gen iPod it will have a max of at least 80GB maybe 100GB (Have they come out with a 120GB iPod sized drive yet?)
I've posted the videos on YouTube. Click the link below to point you in the right direction: 
http://www.divshare.com/download/1338872-404
http://www.divshare.com/download/1338872-404
Videos are posted elsewhere on YouTube. Gizmodo links to em.
I remember hearing that either Samsung or Toshiba has. I've said for years I'm not buying one until 120GB hits so I'm looking forward to this.
I remember hearing that either Samsung or Toshiba has. I've said for years I'm not buying one until 120GB hits so I'm looking forward to this.
I'm in the same boat. My student discount ends in a few months, and I planned on ordering a MacBook and iPod this week.
I watched the clips again, and they look like mockups, not screen captures. So these things could be in early development and won't come out for months. Or maybe they're close to finishing and more people at Apple are seeing the final product, and someone unrelated to the iPod division found the clips on the Apple internal network and sent them in. I wish we knew the Creation Date of the original files, that would help a lot.
I guess I may wait until August 7 just to see if the rumors have anything to them. Although this stuff is mostly eye candy, it doesn't really affect the usability of the iPod, so it's not too big a deal, because this probably won't add much new functionality (and it's too bad there's not a status bar while the song is playing).
The video from DAPReview is still working.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpYWvKXJgC4
If you want to download it, use Keepvid.
http://keepvid.com/
You need VLC Player or another player that can handle FLV media, as you sure know.
They sure will talk to youtube to remove the vids, get it quickly.
Well, if this is true, it could just be for the iPod Nano only. The big "video iPod" has to be widescreen, in my opinion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpYWvKXJgC4
If you want to download it, use Keepvid.
http://keepvid.com/
You need VLC Player or another player that can handle FLV media, as you sure know.
They sure will talk to youtube to remove the vids, get it quickly.
Well, if this is true, it could just be for the iPod Nano only. The big "video iPod" has to be widescreen, in my opinion.
Despite Apple's request for removal I'm sticking with my original post that these are fakes. At most they were mock-ups, which could partly explain all the errors in them and why the date in them is January. That said, if they were early mock-ups, the final design will be very different, as is the nature of design. Wouldn't worry too much about 6G iPods looking like these videos show.
People who missed the videos, you're not missing much. They were just a few seconds long each and didn't cover much, but were obviously not from a real iPod.
People who missed the videos, you're not missing much. They were just a few seconds long each and didn't cover much, but were obviously not from a real iPod.
If these are even indicative of what the new iPod interface will be like then I'm even happier I got an iPhone now instead of waiting for a iPhone-like iPod.
God, Apple. If the iPod ends up with that interface, count me out. They introduced the iPhone as 'the best iPod we've ever made'. If the 6G can't match or trump the iPhone's interface in some way, then what's the point?
I really hope that the next iPods aren't some widescreen multi-touch ****, or at least they still offer a model like the 5G.
The problem with multi-touch is that you have to always look at the screen to push a button, change a song, change the volume, etc. I can do all of this on my 5G without even looking at it. Additionally, you can't really operate multi-touch with one hand. You need to hold the device in one hand and touch with the other.
I wouldn't mind if they refined the GUI a little bit more. Why couldn't they add coverflow to an iPod that's like the 5G? They could add a bit more eye-candy to the current iPod interface and I would be more than happy. It would be nice if they included a higher resolution screen, so the GUI would be much sharper and nicer looking.
All I want is a 120GB White iPod with a click-wheel interface like the 5.5G. I don't care about watching videos on it. I just want enough room for my music. I'd also love for them to add a radio (FM and AM so I can listen to the game).
The problem with multi-touch is that you have to always look at the screen to push a button, change a song, change the volume, etc. I can do all of this on my 5G without even looking at it. Additionally, you can't really operate multi-touch with one hand. You need to hold the device in one hand and touch with the other.
I wouldn't mind if they refined the GUI a little bit more. Why couldn't they add coverflow to an iPod that's like the 5G? They could add a bit more eye-candy to the current iPod interface and I would be more than happy. It would be nice if they included a higher resolution screen, so the GUI would be much sharper and nicer looking.
All I want is a 120GB White iPod with a click-wheel interface like the 5.5G. I don't care about watching videos on it. I just want enough room for my music. I'd also love for them to add a radio (FM and AM so I can listen to the game).
I think you can still change songs and volume without looking on a touchscreen. I mean, I really like that I can do that with the clickwheel, and always thought it would be a little cumbersome to constantly take a touchscreen iPod out of my pocket just to change the song.
But that can be fixed with gestures that are like the scrollwheel. I've already posted this a couple times, so I'll keep it short. But basically, when the gesture commands are active (let's say the iPod knows when it's in your pocket, or maybe these gesture commands can be permanently turned on/off), you make a circular motion with your finger on the screen to change volume.
The sides of the screen can be hot corners or hot sides, each with a specific command. Tap the right side, and it skips forward. And since there's not lots of room in a pocket to maybe actually tap it, maybe it can also be activated with just doing a tiny slide motion on the corresponding side or corner of the screen.
I think that could work.
This much I can gaurantee: if the new iPods are released during this promotion, the promotion WILL NOT be applicable to the new iPods. Get the 80GB and sell it.
Well, I think there have been rumors that Apple could "split" the iPod line more; have a traditional music-centric iPod which would retain the classic iPod design, and a separate multitouch iPod with the iPhone interface.
-Zadillo
Yeah, hasn't that happened before actually? I don't quite remember the timeframe, but I seem to recall that last year when they were doing the "free iPod nano" deal, and the 2G Nanos came out, they came out before the promotion ended, but they specifically weren't included.
-Zadillo
Sounds like either you haven't really used an iPhone or have hand-eye coordination issues. Although this was a worry of mine when purchasing an iPhone I use all the features regularly with one-hand including typing. Maybe I'm just skilled?
I originally though it would require two hands as well, however, as a proud iPhone owner, I can confirm that I can do every task (except pinching of course) with one hand. You do have to look at it more, which is a shame, AND it is a pain to unlock it when you want to change something about the music (I think they ought to disable unlock during iPod usage personally, or at least make it an option--I never have a problem accidentally hitting the wake button, so I'd love to turn off locking altogether really).
EDIT: Actually you can turn off locking, but then the screen stays on too.
I'm voting fake. The interface just isn't clean enough to be Apple's. And the transitions just don't look right to me.
Something I did notice, and that tipped me off, (don't know if this has been mentioned) is the world clock application in these videos. The seconds hand doesn't 'tick' like in OS X and the iPhone world clock app. i just moves around smoothly.
It's a tiny thing I know, but why would Apple change something when they could simply use existing code?
I reckon they're fake
Something I did notice, and that tipped me off, (don't know if this has been mentioned) is the world clock application in these videos. The seconds hand doesn't 'tick' like in OS X and the iPhone world clock app. i just moves around smoothly.
It's a tiny thing I know, but why would Apple change something when they could simply use existing code?
I reckon they're fake