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Bluetooth iPods Soon?

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shigzeo said:
True. However, some people 'actually care about sound quality' still might not be too miffed with a bluetooth set for portability. It is not as if those shure's will sound that good without an amp anyway, especially though they are sealed, on the underground. It is not as if i really care about quality at the same way at home with my dt-880 coming from all optical connections high-end headphone amp etc, but have no idea how to tell simbiliance from dissonance.
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head-fi.:) :)

ive got the 880's such a good set of 'phones. Dont quite have the money for all optical rig. but that is the next step up for after the summer job,

or the mac tablet with sensing pixels a4 sized so i can easily scan documents and work on them during lectures and such the like.

Anyway back to the point, the bluetooth headphones would have actually saved me the other day. Being completly bored working on my Hysys work i spun around on my chair, compelety ripped the cables out of my koss 75s. Such a shame, good job i have a soldering iron.
 
TS Post Rumor -- Video iPod Tomorrow

Just saw it on digg.com. Supposed to come in 50 and 100GB flavors, bluetooth, 30hr music playback, 15hr video playback. Doubt it's true, though.
 
ccrandall77 said:
Just saw it on digg.com. Supposed to come in 50 and 100GB flavors, bluetooth, 30hr music playback, 15hr video playback. Doubt it's true, though.
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Yeah, I don't know about that. Especially since there aren't 1.8" drives at 100 GB. And a battery at those ratings would have to be much bigger, especially with a bigger screen and wireless audio. So unless they switch to a bigger enclosure to house a huge battery and a standard 2.5" laptop drive, this rumor is bogus.
 
DTphonehome said:
Yeah, I don't know about that. Especially since there aren't 1.8" drives at 100 GB. And a battery at those ratings would have to be much bigger, especially with a bigger screen and wireless audio. So unless they switch to a bigger enclosure to house a huge battery and a standard 2.5" laptop drive, this rumor is bogus.
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Well then someone claiming to know the person who posted those specs basically called him a bullsh*tter and said it won't be released til June with 40 and 80GB flavors and 4hr video playback and 15hr audio playback. That sounds more realistic to me.
 
myshoeshurt said:
AAAACK!!!
I JUST bought a brand new Nano and Logitech's bluetooth headphones. We'll see. Maybe it will be worth it.
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I thought the Logitech headphones only worked with the Mini and not the Nano??
 
Hashmir said:
The new Ipod will be released tommorow April 5th. I cannot release my true identity but i can tell you that im affiliated with Apples website. I have peronally seen the ipod and have done work on the webpage introducing the new ipod. The ipod will have a 3.5 inch display starting at 50GB and going up to 100GB. It will also feature bluetooth technology. The battery on the ipod will playback up to 30 hours of music. And 15 hours of video. This is all i can tell you but rest assure that you will know tommorow.
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And the response...

babar the snake said:
I work with Hashmir. Although he did work for Apple on the website, and he did infact set up the page for the new iPod, the new iPod will be released sometime in June, and content revisions will be added to the web page of the new iPod, since June is a long ways from now. Anyway, face the reality... a new iPod with no press release? Also, Hashmir is making numbers up in his head. It will feature bluetooth, but it will feature 4 hours of video playback, not 15, and there will only be 15 hours of music playback. There will be two sized hard drives, 40GB and 80GB. Eveything else Hashmir said is true, though.
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Source: ThinkSecret (Currently getting hit pretty hard by Digg)
 
That's it?

I come home from work on a Tuesday after Apple's 30th birthday, the day after they release an OS X update and all we get is a rumor about bluetooth enabled iPods? That is worse than slim pickins. Sigh. I need a drink.

Where is the 17" MacBook Pro? (With the built in sub-space internet connection.)
 
ccrandall77 said:
til June with 40 and 80GB flavors and 4hr video playback and 15hr audio playback. That sounds more realistic to me.
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I agree, that is a more realistic number but it would be really nice to see 100GB iPods...I know I will need to buy one.
 
and people consider this great news.

My ipod was stolen a week ago and i being waiting to buy a new one but i would hate to buy one now and two weeks later the new one shows up. I think i will wait, but apple sometimes really gets me.
just my 2 cents:confused :confused: :)
 
DTphonehome said:
Speaking of a "quiet 30th Anniversary weekend", WTF is with Apple? Not even acknowledging it with a graphic on their website? I mean, seriously! Everyone in the media and in the computer biz is giving Apple major kudos on a huge anniversary, and Apple doesn't say boo? Seriously, WTF?
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you kno what, i EFFING second that.

this is so bizzare and im really mad at apple for this.

how can they be so cruel and selfish?
 
Good for the on board broadcast to car speakers... dont really care about ear phones. All though they may be cool think about it. If you had earbuds(not saying this is possible, probably isnt) you would lose them in about 30 seconds flat. Plus quality would be rather poor I would thinkg and they would have to be powered by somthing
 
Obvious

It is obvious!

This is the rumored 5x7 touch screen video iPod (aka iPad) that uses bluetooth to control your PVR enabled blue-ray mini. (I think that is an amalgamation of enough rumors into a single sentence) :rolleyes: :D
 
sisyphus said:
It is obvious!

This is the rumored 5x7 touch screen video iPod (aka iPad) that uses bluetooth to control your PVR enabled blue-ray mini. (I think that is an amalgamation of enough rumors into a single sentence) :rolleyes: :D
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And it docks with your PowerBook G5!!
 
Stridder44 said:
Yeah yeah and a video iPod will never exist, blah blah blah...

But really though, I wonder if BlueTooth to car speakers could become a real option for cars without BlueTooth preinstalled in it already, which is...oh, say just about every car. Some form of adaptor? If it could become an easy, cheap option, that would be unbelievably happy!! FM transmitters suck !@#$%!@ (currently using a tape adapter)
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My girlfriend has a Denison icelink in her car which while ok still isn't as elegant as a wireless solution.

It looks like bluetooth wireless playback in the car is already available check out this link from Crutchfield's Digital Drive-Thru site:

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-adzgQeqQxKb/cgi-bin/tools/DigitalDriveThru/Solution.asp?tab=6#TabTop

It looks like the Scosche IPBCK Bluetooth system can interface with an iPod using bluetooth and connects to your car stereo using aux-in or with a USA SPEC Auxiliary Interface which changes a CD changer port on the back of the head unit into an aux in...

Personally, I think that bluetooth is useless for:

1. Wireless Headphones-This is just something to lose, and more batteries to buy or worse another device to charge...
2. Wireless Synching- Is it really that hard to dig out a cable to synch with? Also, the speed will be too slow for my large library...

CD players have been in cars for over ten years. If auto manufacturers start putting bluetooth in their new cars which can interface with an iPod, I think this is the next killer app and many people will want it. However, this is very dependent on the sound quality that bluetooth can deliver.
 
rye9 said:
I don't see a great benefit with these though... I dont mind wired headphones.
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I agree. I have a Bluetooth capable phone and use the wireless headset on occasion and I can only squeeze a few hours out of them, not to mention a HUGE size difference. I mean, I think what makes the iPod earbuds so popular is their size. Everywhere you go you can see people with tiny white dots in their ears. I doubt you can squeeze Bluetooth Technology into one of those puppies.

Not to mention it would look like a hearing aid.

But i wouldnt mind a new iPod...
 
a typical day with BT

wake up in the morning, take a seat at the kitchen table with my cheerios. I remember I didn't sync my new album off of iTunes with my ipod. still munching on my cheerios I click a button. ...<<<<>>>>... done munching I put on my wireless headphones, hit random play button, stuff the ipod into my bag. head to the metro.

I get to work, set my bag down, still listening, start the day. that annoying guy in the cubicle next to me wants to listen. ...<<<<>>>... synced up, now we both listen. day ends, I go home on the metro.

remembering I need to go the store I grab the ipod (from where I put it this morning!) and hop into the car ...<<<>>>... I'm now jamming to the new album I bought.

get home, take a seat on the couch, want to finish that new album. ...<<<>>>... connected to my stereo, its loud and clear now.

want to watch that crappy lost episode from last night. ...<<<>>>... (haven't left the couch its playing on the tv now).

ok so I'm bored. anyway here:
http://www.wimedia.org/en/index.asp
 
My car already has an Audio Aux In for my iPod. I'm hoping with Bluetooth I can then see my playlists on my Nav screen and control the iPod through my steering wheel buttons (just like I can do now with an MP3 CD). I would think the only thing Bluetooth would be used for is the controls and display and playback would go throught the same Audio Aux In port as it does now.
 
Every rumor of wireless iPods seems to think "wireless" means something different.

Is it a Bluetooth iPod with bulkier headphones that require charging and can't be used on airplanes?

Is it an Internet-enabled iPod allowing you to shop on iTunes with a stripped-down search interface and no keyboard to enter queries?

Is it way to synch your iPod while still allowing the battery to drain, unlike the current method that charges and synchs in one?

Is it a bulkier, more power-hungry iPod that broadcasts to external speakers, like you can already get in an add-on that removes when you don't need it?

Is it to keep your mobile phone and iPod contacts in synch without waiting for the next re-charge, which would synch them anyway via your computer? (Useful even though people seldom add/change contacts on their phone and then suddenly discard their phone and run off with their iPod before the next synch.)

Is it a CB radio?

I haven't yet heard of a reason to make iPods wireless that would provide an experience good enough to meet Apple's typical standards. I'm thinking that if a wireless iPod appears, it won't be for any of the above reasons, but for some entirely other purpose.

Or, as an add-on, so it doesn't detract from the iPod itself.
 
I can't believe no one has really mentioned it, but since when is Stuff a great source? I mean come on, their magazine is terrible and yet we're using it to base a rumor on? why isn't it reflected by a more reputable source? seems bogus to me
 
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