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Black U2 iPod?
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Hope it's better than the Ad
That new U2 ad on the store just doesn't work. U2 looks stupid. The dancers aren't able to bust a groove to the U2 style of music. It's really un-hip - suprising from Apple & U2. Plus the cords are white, not black.
That new U2 ad on the store just doesn't work. U2 looks stupid. The dancers aren't able to bust a groove to the U2 style of music. It's really un-hip - suprising from Apple & U2. Plus the cords are white, not black.
sounds cool, but id have to see it in person to see if it looks cool. and to think, my iPod is starting to act up, i hope it last though, (its a 1st generation)
dongmin said:actually black and silver is a popular, classic combo:
Silver was a bad word Chrome would be better. Still doesn't sound apple like.
Black iPod?? Cool!
Can't wait to see one of those!
I really hope they come up with something amazing.
Can't wait to see one of those!
I really hope they come up with something amazing.
The white cords are distinctive. Kinda the point, I think.
The white cords are starting to become the tell-tale sign that what you are seeing is an iPod. The use of them in the U2 ad is surely deliberate. Wouldn't surprise me at all if the cords weren't actually there, and were comped in during post.
I really haven't liked the iPod silouette ads very much, up until now. There seems to be some real coherent advertising logic in play here (melding the band into the silouette theme but keeping them recognizable).
Pretty clever, if you ask me (but I know you didn't).
ClimbingTheLog said:
The white cords are starting to become the tell-tale sign that what you are seeing is an iPod. The use of them in the U2 ad is surely deliberate. Wouldn't surprise me at all if the cords weren't actually there, and were comped in during post.
I really haven't liked the iPod silouette ads very much, up until now. There seems to be some real coherent advertising logic in play here (melding the band into the silouette theme but keeping them recognizable).
Pretty clever, if you ask me (but I know you didn't).
Porchland said:
Couldn't they just as easily include a CD-ROM that contains protected tunes and a special installer that gets 'em onto your machine and authorized?
They have got to have a way to let people have copies of these, or they will go nuts with tech support restoring these 'lost tunes that were included in the price of the iPod'.
Apple will have figured out a way.
I suppose another way to do it is issue a special coupon that hooks you up to the music store and downloads a special playlist of U2 songs for free. Sort of like a gift certificate.
I'm sure that Apple would include the songs on CD and the iPod itself. Maybe they'll write a quick script that moves the song off the iPod into your music library.
Chase
Chase
whw5 said:
Exactly what I was thinking about, black mini, I just don't know why apple would sully the original white image with a black version.
Jovian9 said:Anything post-1990 U2 would definitely need to be erased
My thoughts exactly - U2 are getting a bit on now and past their prime, and have been for quite some time. Ah well, I'm not a fan, but many people are, so to each their own!
meh
As much fun as it would be to own a black iPod, I will still wait till Jan for sales or a new version of the iPod. If the black iPod is a huge hit, they will just end up selling it along with the white anyway.
As much fun as it would be to own a black iPod, I will still wait till Jan for sales or a new version of the iPod. If the black iPod is a huge hit, they will just end up selling it along with the white anyway.
Why black?
Apart from being in stark contrast to white, it's much more of a rock and roll shade compared to white. I am sure that Apple thought about what would happen when you sync it, I doubt the entire U2 catalogue would disappear.
As far as naming it after a plane, I am not sure that it was intended for the 1% of the population who get aroused by such things.
Apart from being in stark contrast to white, it's much more of a rock and roll shade compared to white. I am sure that Apple thought about what would happen when you sync it, I doubt the entire U2 catalogue would disappear.
As far as naming it after a plane, I am not sure that it was intended for the 1% of the population who get aroused by such things.
Porchland said:
I'd take comments on this forum with a grain of salt regarding hip/cool factor. The Mini was bombshelled as worthless and overpriced.
U2 is cool, and their new song rocks. Certain people don't like them, but then there are also people whose favorite band is Styx. So what?
Avicdar said:
I think the Apple Computer/Apple Corps settlement specifically precludes Apple Computer from releasing Music on CD. It would have to be direct from the label I guess, in order to get around this.
I think the best way would be simply to issue a gift certificate allowing only the download of the specific tracks.
Black and chrome sounds nice. The wheel would still be light-colored, I'd guess--making that visible is kind of an iPod trademark ever since the Mini.
As for the U2 thing... it's all just marketing, I don't much care.
And as for Forbes getting into Apple rumors now... who's next, CNN? Oh, wait...
As for the U2 thing... it's all just marketing, I don't much care.
And as for Forbes getting into Apple rumors now... who's next, CNN? Oh, wait...
hulugu said:
Me three,
about the vertigo ad, it is my favourite, and I like the white chords. I remember saying to myself, white chords, nice touch. You can tell they were added in post, as there is a shot where the chord snakes off into the distance, and fades out.
I didn't much like any of the shillouhet (sp?) ads up until the last two. I have to say that the movie they played at WWDC was REALLY amazing, all that text, really a post nightmare, or they probably just pasted it into motion set up a few behaviours. I'll bet the editors just threw that ad together in like half an hour
(JOKE)
Counterfit said:
To each his own - I don't think I would buy this and I really like the click wheel! (Even though I own a 3G iPod)
BTW where is the WiFi integrated into the iPod, some other mp3 HDD players already have this. Why is Apple's iPod team doing sleeping?
I don't want video on an iPod however WiFi is needed, digital lifestyle with wires I want my digital wireless HUB.
Even the mini 4Gigs get real they need to update that to 5-8Gigs already.
Apple seems to have a lag on every corners, supply and shipping. Product Announcement(s). Granted that they depends on IBM and Moto(FreeScale) for the G4 however come on already, it seems they are sitting on they hands.
I don't want video on an iPod however WiFi is needed, digital lifestyle with wires
I want my digital wireless HUB. Even the mini 4Gigs get real they need to update that to 5-8Gigs already.
Apple seems to have a lag on every corners, supply and shipping. Product Announcement(s). Granted that they depends on IBM and Moto(FreeScale) for the G4 however come on already, it seems they are sitting on they hands.