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Apple Updates Entire iPod Family, Bringing Capacity and Performance Bumps to iPod Touch and Video Camera to iPod Nano
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I am happy with my contract and my phone. It's a relatively basic phone compared to all the smart phones out there. The battery lasts a long time on it, which is nice. I kinda like having my iPod separate from my phone because that means I'm not draining the battery on one device while using it for a bunch of different things.
Ummm, I think it's pretty clear the touch is not an iPhone no matter what -- the iphone has a PHONE. (Not to mention GPS, a huge feature that the itouch doesn't have)
That's fine - but come on, the touch should at least have a built in mic and a camera to make the most of the much touted applications that are available for it.
I don't know if it will take until spring . . . but I bet it will be a silent update, too.
I was waiting for a Touch with camera and video capabilities. I have no immediate need for one, so I'll just keep on waiting. Perhaps if the iPhone comes to Verizon I'll consider that instead, but otherwise I'll keep my money for now.
The stores in my area don't have them until friday or saturday. I am assuming online for now. I wouldn't rush anyways....
Don't bet on that. I'm not surprised the touch didn't get a camera or GPS. it'd take desire away from the iphone SO much... Be happy with it and be quiet. To EVERYONE... It's making me want to barf.
Let's get real !!!
We all need to remember that Apple is a "for profit" corporation... not a "feel good" institution
Plus we need to remind ourselves that the $199 iPhone 3GS price at ATT is a subsidized price that represents close to $600 for Apple... a way higher unit price than any iPod Touch...
Lastly, one has to think in the long run... either we accept that Apple has to be driven by "market research/analysis" or they will only be a niche player attending the needs of the likes of us...heavy users and eternally unsatisfied tech aficionados
Apple decided to revive the iPod NANO and give it their full strength to compete in the major market, music players, as well as new market, 1-5min videos, which was initially developed with FLIP and now attracts Sanyo, Sony, and others... that is probably a VERY SMART move !
Plus, let's keep in mind that the SMALL form factor rules the decision for most devices, particularly music players, as well as easy to use controls (everyone complains that the iPod shuffle does not have buttons) and durability (the iPod Touch screen is nice for videos but does very little for music and is more prone to cracks)
The recession (unemployment reaching 10%) has also affected disposable income, so Apple is making a decision to target the much broader market for holiday gifts than the self-indulgence of early upgraders (most iPod Touches were sold over the last 12 months and do not need to be upgraded)
Hey... I'm frustrated as everyone else in this Forum... but let's not blame Apple of being too savvy for their own good...
And let's pray that the focus on the iPhone (for me a correct one as I want to have only one device and not a phone/touch combination) is justified by the end of ATT exclusivity period in 2010... and we can all choose the carrier to use our iPhones w/o jailbreaking/unlocking such devices
We all need to remember that Apple is a "for profit" corporation... not a "feel good" institution
Plus we need to remind ourselves that the $199 iPhone 3GS price at ATT is a subsidized price that represents close to $600 for Apple... a way higher unit price than any iPod Touch...
Lastly, one has to think in the long run... either we accept that Apple has to be driven by "market research/analysis" or they will only be a niche player attending the needs of the likes of us...heavy users and eternally unsatisfied tech aficionados
Apple decided to revive the iPod NANO and give it their full strength to compete in the major market, music players, as well as new market, 1-5min videos, which was initially developed with FLIP and now attracts Sanyo, Sony, and others... that is probably a VERY SMART move !
Plus, let's keep in mind that the SMALL form factor rules the decision for most devices, particularly music players, as well as easy to use controls (everyone complains that the iPod shuffle does not have buttons) and durability (the iPod Touch screen is nice for videos but does very little for music and is more prone to cracks)
The recession (unemployment reaching 10%) has also affected disposable income, so Apple is making a decision to target the much broader market for holiday gifts than the self-indulgence of early upgraders (most iPod Touches were sold over the last 12 months and do not need to be upgraded)
Hey... I'm frustrated as everyone else in this Forum... but let's not blame Apple of being too savvy for their own good...
And let's pray that the focus on the iPhone (for me a correct one as I want to have only one device and not a phone/touch combination) is justified by the end of ATT exclusivity period in 2010... and we can all choose the carrier to use our iPhones w/o jailbreaking/unlocking such devices
I have been reading a couple pages here. And I have read about people saying the glitch a few days ago was for the ipod touch camera. And thats why the iPod touch doesnt have one. But wait. How could apple possibly have the product ready for shipping? They would have to make all new backs for the ipod because they is a hole in the case. And a few days isnt enough time.
I agree with you there. But just as those that need to run MS Office on their Macs have come to live as second hand citizens those that choose the iPod Touch will have to get used to being a second hand citizen to those that purchase an iPhone. The iPod Touch will always be lacking in features that it should have. Apple has once again followed Microsoft's lead by making iPod Touch Users a second had citizen. Apple knows that the iPhone leads. They are so paranoid that they will not even let the iPod Touch be all that it can be.
What else can we get to replace the iPhod Touch? Only the iPhone is in its class. Some of us do not want to spend the reported $2,000 to have the extra features. Or maybe Apple is trying to limit the iPod Touch to being a game console. I'm not a game player. I am one that have had a great time using my HP 99, my Apple Newton & several Palm PDAs. I had planned on replacing my last couple of Palms with iPod Touches, but I don't really eant to be a second hand citizen when I purchase an Apple product. Why does Apple have to keep copying Microsoft?
I just took another look at the Nano video camera page. I think it is a bit of an understatement to say that the camera is strangely placed. Why is it behind the clickwheel?
It doesn't matter whether you hold it in portrait or landscape mode there is almost nowhere to put your fingers behind the clickwheel to support it.
The demo video clearly illustrates this.
It doesn't matter whether you hold it in portrait or landscape mode there is almost nowhere to put your fingers behind the clickwheel to support it.
The demo video clearly illustrates this.
I agree about Apple being in a transition here. Another reason to wait for a later, better product unless you REALLY must have one.
Yes, and I think it's rather funny that Apple has put a video camera in the nano with absolutely no on-board app for editing video.
I already ordered the 64gb version! yes I would have liked to see a camera No I am not disappointed with the product. I mean 64gb of space is great it has everything I need right now personally I would have prefered gps or an OLED screen over a camera but I guess I will just have to settle for the 3rd gen touch for now.
Nothing too exciting, the new Nano really doesn't offer me anything over my 4th generation. And that camera looks like a magnet for finger prints where it is!
in one of the apple press shots where three new ipods are stacked together it looks clearly like the camera has been photoshopped out:
http://images.appleinsider.com/ipodtouch-090909-1.png
looks like a very faint circular ring exactly where the camera would have been... might not be visible on some monitors... either that or I am seeing things.
http://images.appleinsider.com/ipodtouch-090909-1.png
looks like a very faint circular ring exactly where the camera would have been... might not be visible on some monitors... either that or I am seeing things.
I switched from Verizon to at&t and my price tag is the same, so I am use to this monthly plan. The signal is also the same and in some areas I finally have signal. No cell phone provider is going to work 100% coast to coast.. ever. These unlimited everything for $45-50.00 a month are crap. I was working with a guy who sets up Crickets towers and they only have 3 antennas per cell tower and at&t/Verizon and others have about 12 per tower. I talk to a friend who has Cricket and it's so horrible and I'm on a land line. It's funny because is she goes 10 miles west of her house, shes in roaming. I like the fact that I can go anyplace in the USA and pay the same price. I camp too much to have a deal like that also.
Well then I guess that Sandisk Clip+ at 8gb with a screen, clip and buttons so you can use any headphones you want might be what your lookin for. And it has sd card slot like my phone.And the shuffle would've been great, had it had buttons.
FM Tuner on more models
I personally would like to have seen an FM tuner in more models than just the nano. I could really care less about the video. I would like an "all-purpose" music solution.
I personally would like to have seen an FM tuner in more models than just the nano. I could really care less about the video. I would like an "all-purpose" music solution.
Go to Wal-Mart. My local one still has the clip Shuffles (the ones with buttons). They sell the new dumb ones now, too. But they seem to keep a longer backstock of inventory than other resellers.
What the hell? They're really made it a very muddy, confused, contradictory product line up now.
for me the biggest disappointment is the shuffle still. the headphones issue. i can't wear the supplied earbuds and no way do i want to buy specific headphones for it and spend more money. it should have been made so you can use any headphones. i guess i have to resort to ebay for the old one.
the least they can do is supply it with the nicer earbuds....the rounder ones with the silicone--in ear, not the crappy flatish ones that fall out and hurt for the 2 minutes they stay on.
the least they can do is supply it with the nicer earbuds....the rounder ones with the silicone--in ear, not the crappy flatish ones that fall out and hurt for the 2 minutes they stay on.
Apples dirtiest marketing effort ever.
I honestly have lost a bit of respect for apple after seeing their video showing the "xray" effect for the ipod nano camera. It shows people acting like zombies and it makes it look like you can see their bones. Anyone who knows technology will know they just have the bones printed on their shirts but to average people they will think that the camera can actually show their bones.
I understand they want money but this is just wrong. My respect for apple just went down.
Check out the ad here http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/features/video-camera.html scroll down to the video effects part of the page and click the "xray" video.
I honestly have lost a bit of respect for apple after seeing their video showing the "xray" effect for the ipod nano camera. It shows people acting like zombies and it makes it look like you can see their bones. Anyone who knows technology will know they just have the bones printed on their shirts but to average people they will think that the camera can actually show their bones.
I understand they want money but this is just wrong. My respect for apple just went down.
Check out the ad here http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/features/video-camera.html scroll down to the video effects part of the page and click the "xray" video.