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Holy #$%!^. Thank you so much! I went on to their 'What fits my car" section and got just what I needed! Many thanks!! Now maybe that new VW GTI I just bought will be even more "pimpin'"!
have your iPod connect to your phone
For the iPod user that want a lots of tunes plus his cell phone bluetooth would be great.
Apple just needs to add a mic to the earbuds and present a bluetooth headset profile to the phone.
You listen to your tunes then when a call comes in the iPod mutes when you press the button on the earbuds. When you end the call the tunes starts back up.
Nice thing about doing it this way is that you can use it with any carrier where an iTunes phone only works with one carrier.
In addition the iPod could connect to the Internet using the modem profile. With a connection to .Mac you could sync information with your Mac when your on the road.
For the iPod user that want a lots of tunes plus his cell phone bluetooth would be great.
Apple just needs to add a mic to the earbuds and present a bluetooth headset profile to the phone.
You listen to your tunes then when a call comes in the iPod mutes when you press the button on the earbuds. When you end the call the tunes starts back up.
Nice thing about doing it this way is that you can use it with any carrier where an iTunes phone only works with one carrier.
In addition the iPod could connect to the Internet using the modem profile. With a connection to .Mac you could sync information with your Mac when your on the road.
I am very interested in built-in wireless for cars. That will not necessarily be THE must have feature, but it's definitely up there. Not only is in cool and convenient, but it's safer with less wires for drivers. 
BT headphones are a waste, and i highly doubt Apple would use that technology in headphones. If it ain't broke, don't fix it right? People like wired headphones and not needing to charge them or replace batteries, so why make things more expensive and more of a hassle?
In terms of the syncing, it was mentioned before about how difficult is it to break out a cable. While i agree with this philosophy for syncing to a computer, what about syncing to a stereo? I mean it's the same function basically as to a car. What if now you didn't need a wire to connect your iPod to a stereo system, but maybe just a little adapter to go in the stereo. Your iPod is now transformed into a remote control of sorts. You can change the volume, songs, whatever from your hand and have the data transfer to the stereo say 20 feet away. That would be worth upgrading to.
BT headphones are a waste, and i highly doubt Apple would use that technology in headphones. If it ain't broke, don't fix it right? People like wired headphones and not needing to charge them or replace batteries, so why make things more expensive and more of a hassle?
In terms of the syncing, it was mentioned before about how difficult is it to break out a cable. While i agree with this philosophy for syncing to a computer, what about syncing to a stereo? I mean it's the same function basically as to a car. What if now you didn't need a wire to connect your iPod to a stereo system, but maybe just a little adapter to go in the stereo. Your iPod is now transformed into a remote control of sorts. You can change the volume, songs, whatever from your hand and have the data transfer to the stereo say 20 feet away. That would be worth upgrading to.
Stridder44 said:
If you get the bluetooth interface please let me know how it works. I might be interested if the music sounds good. Minimally you can get that aux-in box and put it in your glovebox...
Also, I think Crutchfield should return it no problem if it doesn't work for you...
about bluetooth-
Jobs is right about it for headphones. for earbuds: where's the battery, how do you not lose them? and big headphones.... they're already way bigger than an ipod (and hence not that popluar for use with an ipod) so wires aren't as big a deal. Then you've got batteries hanging on your head, and also, with headphones that big, there are already bluetooth add ons that don't add much size to the ipod.
But the car market-that makes more sense. Better than an FM thingy by far, very elegant, and everybody knows how awful wires are in a crowded car from when we used CDs and the tape deck thing and a cd charger. only two problems: 1) cars dont' have bluetooth 2)bluetooth is a standard not controled by apple. Read: not closed system. your nifty steering wheel control on your new beamer suddenly just needs new software to work with other players, and hence other music stores, and hence....
Jobs is right about it for headphones. for earbuds: where's the battery, how do you not lose them? and big headphones.... they're already way bigger than an ipod (and hence not that popluar for use with an ipod) so wires aren't as big a deal. Then you've got batteries hanging on your head, and also, with headphones that big, there are already bluetooth add ons that don't add much size to the ipod.
But the car market-that makes more sense. Better than an FM thingy by far, very elegant, and everybody knows how awful wires are in a crowded car from when we used CDs and the tape deck thing and a cd charger. only two problems: 1) cars dont' have bluetooth 2)bluetooth is a standard not controled by apple. Read: not closed system. your nifty steering wheel control on your new beamer suddenly just needs new software to work with other players, and hence other music stores, and hence....
Meh, still not cool enough to make me want to ditch my 3G 20GB iPod just yet. Give me a full screen, true video iPod with higher res and I might think about it.
And furthermore, does bluetooth come in any other colors?
And furthermore, does bluetooth come in any other colors?
qtip919 said:
i agree with you that the remote would be very hot, and i think that's a really cool feature that some have looked past. it's a remote dock...w/out the dock.
h/o, i disagree, and would say that the in car bluetooth would be really sexy. fm sucks, cables are cumbersome...bluetooth w/ good bandwidth would be awesome.
Headphones
You guys are all missing the point. They're not going to exclusively offer bluetooth headphones. They're going to still have a headphone port. If they only allowed bluetooth headphones, people would be in an uproar, like you.
This is the single product I want them to release. I have cash to burn and want an iMac, but I don't have that much. This would be perfect.
You guys are all missing the point. They're not going to exclusively offer bluetooth headphones. They're going to still have a headphone port. If they only allowed bluetooth headphones, people would be in an uproar, like you.
This is the single product I want them to release. I have cash to burn and want an iMac, but I don't have that much. This would be perfect.
ddcrandall said:
NONONONO the new iBook (macBook) would be perfect, save your money kid, get that iMac.................bluetooth, whatever......
the video iPod - now that is something to talk about, but this bluetooth stuff isnt worthwhile news, to me anyway.......the new iBook is where apple should be looking, the current ones are paper weights
amac4me said:
The iPod with video is not a "dedicated video playback device". Therefore it's release did not nullify his previous statement.
And even if they did, he said no one has been successful with it yet. Doesn't mean that Apple couldn't release one and be successful with it in the future.
I, for one, am very excited about the possibility (and eventual inevitability) of bluetooth technology in upcoming iPod models. I think Apple would only release bluetooth headphones if the quality was there. As seen with the release of the Hi-Fi, they're keeping audiophiles in mind. Rock on Apple, let's see what you've got for us!!
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Spock said:
iPod firewire synching?
firewire800 from the PowerBook? (and don't give me, because it is not called the PowerBook no more)
iMeowbot said:
they could expand this idea so much.
imagine good quality bluetooth studio headphones with a shuffle inside of it.
and then a "powerglove" like control system for you. that would be cool.
The Ultimate Presentation Tool
This is the ultimate presentation tool:
1 - Make presentation on Mac or PC with Keynote or PowerPoint.
2 - Save it to the wireless iPod.
3 - Carry the wireless iPod to the presentation tool, boot Mac OS X from it and use it as a wireless remote to perform the videopresentation using a wireless videoprojector.
No cables involved. No computer involved.
Apple will sell millions of these to the corporate, education and domestic markets. The halo effect will be tremendous for the Mac market share!
This is the ultimate presentation tool:
1 - Make presentation on Mac or PC with Keynote or PowerPoint.
2 - Save it to the wireless iPod.
3 - Carry the wireless iPod to the presentation tool, boot Mac OS X from it and use it as a wireless remote to perform the videopresentation using a wireless videoprojector.
No cables involved. No computer involved.
Apple will sell millions of these to the corporate, education and domestic markets. The halo effect will be tremendous for the Mac market share!