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I think everybody knows what I'm waiting for:





Oh yeah. By the way. There is one more thing... :eek:
 
Daveway said:
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itunes5

That looks slick. Wonder if it's cocoa..
 
RELAX

The store wouldn't be down if no new hardware to announce.
 
m-dogg said:
of course. I assume you are a fellow 3G owner?
i think i will be for a very long time. it is really convenient to have the touch (rather than click) controls in the car - just slide my finger by it and it does it's thing. if i do get another one, i'd still keep this as the carPod.

getting back on topic, i wonder how this is going to affect verizon - i.e. what will they counter with. apple geeks aren't that common, but ipod culture....
 
iTunes 5 would be good enough for me. I went ahead and took a screen shot of iTunes 4.9 just to compare the cosmetic changes. I am a Mac nerd, yes.
 
MattG said:
Ditto...Apple hasn't "wowed" me in a while.

Very true. And they likely won't "wow" any of us until the new Macintels start showing up in the market.

Hickman
 
clayj said:
And if they took the Store down as a smokescreen, I'm gonna be REALLY annoyed. :mad:

If they used Yo Yo Ma as a a smokescreen, I'm gonna be REALLY annoyed! :mad:
 
Digipimp said:
Umm the Harry Potter iPod is the new hardware.

Steve usually saves the best for last. But I dunno about this time.. what else he could pull out of his hat. The flash deal with Samsung was too recent for Apple to put together new iPod minis for today.. This is probably it.
 
1000 songs in your pocket changed everything. Here we go again. We took away 900 songs, uglied up the interface, and added phone functionality.
 
I really hope the Harry Potter iPod isn't the new "hardware" that caused apple to close the store.
 
Hey it's like being a mac user and getting excited to find out eMachines is preinstalling iTunes on their computers!



yay it's party time!!!!!!
 
iPod nano

After summarizing the existing iPod product line, Jobs explained that the iPod mini is what all of Apple's competitors are aiming for. Apple is "going to do something pretty bold," he said. Apple is "replacing it with something new."

Jobs calls the iPod nano "an entirely new ground-up design, that also has 1000 songs in your pocket." The white device features a color display and can support photos, grey click wheel, and is 80 percent smaller in volume than the original iPod -- thinner than a number two pencil, said Jobs.

Compared to the iPod mini, the iPod nano is half the thickness and 62 percent smaller by volume. It uses a 30-pin dock connector, so the iPod nano plugs in to existing iPod accessories.
 
The iPod

Following the introduction of the Motorola ROKR, Jobs offered attendees a status update on the iPod. Apple has 74 percent market share for all MP3 players as of July, he said. AT the end of their last quarter, Apple had sold almost 22 million iPods, with 6.2 million sold in the June quarter alone.

"Let me compare it to another successful product, the Sony PSP," said Jobs, referring to Sony's handheld gaming system that can also play music. Last quarter the iPod sold 6 million, while the Sony PSP sold 2 million units."

Four new automotive brands announced iPod connectivity today, according to Jobs: Honda, Honda's upscale Acura brand, as well as European car makers Audi and Volkswagen.

In 2006, 30 percent of all cars sold in the U.S. are going to offer iPod connectivity as an option, said Jobs.

iPod nano

After summarizing the existing iPod product line, Jobs explained that the iPod mini is what all of Apple's competitors are aiming for. Apple is "going to do something pretty bold," he said. Apple is "replacing it with something new."

Jobs calls the iPod nano "an entirely new ground-up design, that also has 1000 songs in your pocket." The white device features a color display, grey click wheel, and is 80 percent smaller in volume than the orriginal iPod -- thinner than a number two pencil, said Jobs.
 
IPOD NANO OUT NOW

After summarizing the existing iPod product line, Jobs explained that the iPod mini is what all of Apple's competitors are aiming for. Apple is "going to do something pretty bold," he said. Apple is "replacing it with something new."

Jobs calls the iPod nano "an entirely new ground-up design, that also has 1000 songs in your pocket." The white device features a color display and can support photos, uses a grey click wheel to navigate, and is 80 percent smaller in volume than the original iPod -- thinner than a number two pencil, said Jobs.

Compared to the iPod mini, the iPod nano is half the thickness and 62 percent smaller by volume. It uses a 30-pin dock connector, so the iPod nano plugs in to existing iPod accessories.
 
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