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Black U2 iPod?

m a y a said:
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 :rolleyes: I want my digital wireless HUB. :D


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. :mad:
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you know how long that would take to transfer 40 gigs worth of songs to your ipod with wifi? it wont be 802.11g it will be 802.11b so you that is like 11/kbs that would take forever!
 
grounds for Apple Corps lawsuit?

If they start distributing music (e.g. U2's new album) on physical media such as the iPod, they might be transgressing their earlier agreement with Apple Corps...
 
how about see through ipods with a neon lights inside that make them look awesome in the dark ;), black ipod sounds pretty cool tho cant wait to see it when its out i know apple will find a way to make it look cool.
 
sounds good to me. :D i'd love to see a black iPod, as long as it wasn't stickered with any third party logo's on it...

and about the iPod coming loaded with U2's new album... won't that erase it when you plug it into your Mac (or PC) and then sync it with your current iTunes library? many people might not know about that, and could get annoyed or confused if that were to happen... :eek:

give me a flat black, military style iPod. :D or perhaps black chrome all over, front and back. :D yeehaw!

damn your Flying Llama! you did make me look! :p
 
jackieonasses said:
you know how long that would take to transfer 40 gigs worth of songs to your ipod with wifi? it wont be 802.11g it will be 802.11b so you that is like 11/kbs that would take forever!
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802.11b is 11/mbs, not 11/kbs. Think about it. Standard home Internet connections run up to 1/mbs, and the wireless connection far surpasses that.

It would be usable.
 
m a y a said:
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?
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Yah, that's it, I'm sure they've been sleeping. :rolleyes: There are actually many features out there that other players have which the iPod doesn't, but guess what - those players still aren't as good as the iPod. WiFi, along with color screens, larger HDs, photo capability, video capability, and all that will make its way onto the iPod. When? When Apple does it, and does it right.

m a y a said:
I don't want video on an iPod however WiFi is needed, digital lifestyle with wires :rolleyes: I want my digital wireless HUB. :D
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Thanks for your individual needs, please e-mail Apple these and I'm sure they will cater to your every desire. :rolleyes: For every person out there with a wish-list like you, there are just as many people who don't want WiFi and do want video, so you can't please everyone. Don't take it out on Apple.

m a y a said:
Even the mini 4Gigs get real they need to update that to 5-8Gigs already.
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"Get real"? :confused: Why do the minis need extra HD capacity? That's the whole point of them, they're iPod minis, designed to cater to those who don't want or require a lot of HD space but still want an iPod. If Apple just blindly upped the capacity of the mini simply because it can, they would make it a 10 GB iPod, and it would cease to be a "mini" anymore. I think a price drop or other upgrades might make more sense for now. And yes, of course the mini will in time receive marginal HD upgrades, (perhaps sooner rather than later), but not simply because they need to "get real" as you put it.

m a y a said:
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. :mad:
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Yah, damn Apple, what have they done for us lately...

Some people are never satisfied and have little appreciation...
 
cb911 said:
and about the iPod coming loaded with U2's new album... won't that erase it when you plug it into your Mac (or PC) and then sync it with your current iTunes library? many people might not know about that, and could get annoyed or confused if that were to happen... :eek:]
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They may do something similar that they do for .Mac members. There's a special folder on your iDisk where you can grab "Member's Only" software. The iPod may have a special folder you access from the Finder (remember, it's a hard drive) that contains the U2 album.
 
~Shard~ said:
Yah, that's it, I'm sure they've been sleeping. :rolleyes: There are actually many features out there that other players have which the iPod doesn't, but guess what - those players still aren't as good as the iPod. WiFi, along with color screens, larger HDs, photo capability, video capability, and all that will make its way onto the iPod. When? When Apple does it, and does it right.



Thanks for your individual needs, please e-mail Apple these and I'm sure they will cater to your every desire. :rolleyes: For every person out there with a wish-list like you, there are just as many people who don't want WiFi and do want video, so you can't please everyone. Don't take it out on Apple.



"Get real"? :confused: Why do the minis need extra HD capacity? That's the whole point of them, they're iPod minis, designed to cater to those who don't want or require a lot of HD space but still want an iPod. If Apple just blindly upped the capacity of the mini simply because it can, they would make it a 10 GB iPod, and it would cease to be a "mini" anymore. I think a price drop or other upgrades might make more sense for now. And yes, of course the mini will in time receive marginal HD upgrades, (perhaps sooner rather than later), but not simply because they need to "get real" as you put it.



Yah, damn Apple, what have they done for us lately...

Some people are never satisfied and have little appreciation...
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They have AirTunes, so I don't see it as a stretch to have a WiFi iPod.

What happened to the who Wireless network that Apple tooted with Panthers, am I to believe that it died with Tiger.

Battery power on the iPod, if you are telling me this is a complex request you must be living in a dream world, it is always great to have a decent amount of battery life and no 4-6h (1-3G iPods) and 5-10h (4G iPod) is not going to cut it. It is obvious that Apple iPod DEV sees the problem and what do they do ship the 1-3G iPods with the same 4-6h battery life. I have no problems paying the price however a decent battery life is welcome. Even with all the firmware, and software updated on my PB and iPod 3G 20Gig, after an outlet charge it still gives me half battery indicator WTF is that. :confused: Is that what you call doing a product right. :rolleyes:

Are you telling me that people will pay $249 USD for 4 gigs when Apple can upgrade the mini to a 5 or even a 8gig HD for the same price. Again you must think people are morons. Granted that they have a 4 gig however does Apple truly feel that its on the top of the list any longer its been 9-10 months already since introduction. Where is that update already? If they are having problems with shipping, supply, I believe they need to fire whoever is in charge and hire someone else. This is poor business with a bad image, people will only accept it for so long. :rolleyes:

Yes, I do feel they are sleeping when they intro a product its top of the line. However when they start shipping it its already slipped it ranking. And if you think this is false then again your must be in a dream world. :rolleyes:

Wake up Apple, when you introduce a product have something to ship already this is getting old and quite annoying :mad:
 
coolfactor said:
802.11b is 11/mbs, not 11/kbs. Think about it. Standard home Internet connections run up to 1/mbs, and the wireless connection far surpasses that.

It would be usable.
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dangit! i meant 11mbs. None the less firewire gives off 400 mbs, and it take 6 or 7 minutes for a 40 gig ipod to transfer.. it would take 45 minutes for a "wifi" ipod to do that.

the only thing i could see that is feasible to the idea of a "wifi" ipod is, a remote to stream to airtunes. Keep the firewire for transferring mass amounts of songs. But that is definitely a luxury. (the remote streamer thingy)
 
Hmm... Macrumours could have had this last week

... since I tipped them about the rumoured black iPod and U2.

Oh well.. the momentum is growing!
 
cb911 said:
and about the iPod coming loaded with U2's new album... won't that erase it when you plug it into your Mac (or PC) and then sync it with your current iTunes library? many people might not know about that, and could get annoyed or confused if that were to happen... :eek:
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Do people not read threads anymore? Don't people at least read the first page of a thread, or at least the first half of the first page? :confused:
 
I can only assume that it will come on a CD with the iPod. When you format an iPod for Windows machines when you first connect it, it would destroy all the music.
 
Mechcozmo said:
Well, I won't be buying it but this sounds really cool.

A side note for other special edition things: Apple has made clear-cased Netwons and Macs for the VIPs...are there are see-through iPods?
And why would U2/Apple go with black for the iPod, they could go with a see through iPod. That would be very neat.
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The only things that are made see-through anymore are glass, saran wrap, and those $5 telephones that use pulse dialing at the dollar store.
 
thinking the same thing

Corrupted said:
It states that in might come loaded with U2's newest album. If i'm not mistaken unless you use third party software to pull the music off, won't the ablum be deletted once you sync the iPod?
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yah really how would retrieve it off "legally", I mean we all know where to go and how to do it. maybe you'll get a promo code to download from itms.
 
Black iPod

Maybe the black ipod will look like this one.

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U2 is so old. Why should they get an iPod? Give it to up and coming talent or current talent....Not U2! Jeez, it's like just as bad as having an Aerosmith iPod...Old folks are not Apple's market.
 
pascalpp said:
If they start distributing music (e.g. U2's new album) on physical media such as the iPod, they might be transgressing their earlier agreement with Apple Corps...
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Um...yeah...I'm pretty sure that's already happened...Oh well..
 
jet3004 said:
U2 is so old. Why should they get an iPod? Give it to up and coming talent or current talent....Not U2! Jeez, it's like just as bad as having an Aerosmith iPod...Old folks are not Apple's market.
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Once I decide whether or not you were being serious, I'll decide whether you're clever or an idiot. Not looking very favorable at the moment.
 
Has anyone mentioned the idea of black on the back/chrome areas? We all know that the chrome is where you see the fingerprints and marks because it's reflective. Black & White is a nice motif and wouldn't be overly disruptive to manufacturing as the chrome section is 1 piece of the system, whereas you would 3 new pieces for the white section, grey scroll, and center button.

Also when Apple did the signature marketing (Tony Hawk, Madonna etc.) a while ago it was on the back where the laser engraving is normally.

Seems to me normal brand protection strategy would be to customise any area except the white face and scroll wheel. That's the iconic silhouette.
 
swissmann said:
I wonder who is benefitting more from this marketing U2 or Apple? I don't care what color the iPod is because it is usually hidden in my pocket.
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well if this happens this will be a win-win game.. U2 is a great rock band and they will be promoted with this campaign and Apple is going to take the attention of U2-lover-PC-users..

But the question is will it happen??? if Apple is going to start releasing different colored iPods to different artists then they'll need a mass amount of colors.. :)

and well.. if Bono has got the black, what will Marilyn Manson (I hope I spelled his name right :rolleyes: ) get? I want my Guns iPod too :p
 
WiFi?

That's an idea, but how much bigger/heavier would that make an iPod?

I plug mine in whenever I am home to recharge it. So WiFi would make no difference unless it could recharge without wires as well, I would be plugging it into something. I think it is a great idea that it charges and recieves data from one connection, you still have to plug in the MP3 players with WiFi right?

I am sure that other companies are going to throw in all sorts of extras and goodies to differentiate themselves.

What I want is a click wheel that is incredibly dirt resistant. My pod goes everywhere with me and I hate having to clean the wheel all the time.

The Dell equivalent of the iPod looks similar to the stupid robot from Lost in Space. All it needs is arms and an internal speaker.
 
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