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Bluetooth iPods Soon?

I reckon that the 30gb should retail @ £189...... They would sell millions. If the new video full screen thing then retails @ £219 which is the price of the 30gb at present appple will sell even more millions. The nano's are just too overpriced... £139 for 2gb, 2GB for that price is too much.. sorry for talking in £'s...... I can get 2gb usb dongle for no more than £50.... as much as i love apple I do hate the nano..... Bring back the mini you people who are trying to overhcarge us..
 
morespce54 said:
Ok about the earphones but it would be really cool tu update my iPod directly in my living room while my computer is in an other room :rolleyes:
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LOL - you'd probably drain your iPod battery in no time.. since BT is still Dog slow!
 
jcoffman78 said:
You know I may cry if Apple doesn't do something soon. I am waiting to see what the new Intel iBooks(AKA Macbooks) will be like and cost. I dropped my ibook and it is busted, so i need a new one, and fast. I am being forced to use a PC and it blows.
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well why are you posting here then?
 
bluetooth is already in there...i can prove it

i think i have stumbled onto strong evidence that the current ipod has bluetooth in it already and that it will be unlocked via a software update from Apple. Here's what happened:

I have a 60g video ipod
I also have a motorola phone using a cingular high speed data connection for internet access. The phone talks to my ibook via bluetooth.

I start the ipod playing a song and then sit it down next to the bluetooth phone that is connected to the net and passing that connection on to my ibook via bluetooth.

I hit "send and receive" on my mail client.

Immediately, my ipod lights up and the volume starts scrolling up and down randomly.

I can repeat this demonstration 100% of the time.

Can anybody explain phenomenon other than bluetooth in the ipod already?
 
If they did have bluetooth built in already surley someone would have noticed a bluetooth module during dissection????? How small can bluetooth module things be.... If Apple do launch bluetooth ipods will they be of the same form factor of the 30 and 60gb....
 
neekoriss said:
i think i have stumbled onto strong evidence that the current ipod has bluetooth in it already and that it will be unlocked via a software update from Apple. Here's what happened:

I have a 60g video ipod
I also have a motorola phone using a cingular high speed data connection for internet access. The phone talks to my ibook via bluetooth.

I start the ipod playing a song and then sit it down next to the bluetooth phone that is connected to the net and passing that connection on to my ibook via bluetooth.

I hit "send and receive" on my mail client.

Immediately, my ipod lights up and the volume starts scrolling up and down randomly.

I can repeat this demonstration 100% of the time.

Can anybody explain phenomenon other than bluetooth in the ipod already?
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What you are experiencing is electromagnetic interference, when i put my cell phone near my speaker it makes a buzzing noise, does that mean my speakers have gsm recievers in them?
 
amac4me said:
We all know what happens when Jobs denies a product. Case in point ... the Video capable iPod
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Yeah, and he said they won't make iTunes for Windows. I wish it was still that way (our small community).

Spock said:
I agree, the wires are not bad at all, I think I would lose Wireless headphones anyway! This would be a bad move I think Steve has said in the past You cant take away a feature once its in place I dont like the idea
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Yeah, and Steve never Lies about things like that.
 
Stella said:
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Originally Posted by morespce54
Ok about the earphones but it would be really cool tu update my iPod directly in my living room while my computer is in an other room

LOL - you'd probably drain your iPod battery in no time.. since BT is still Dog slow!
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The pesimist SEEMs VERY reasonable NOW but in a bit LONGER RUN who is almost always RIGHT :confused:


http://www.technewsworld.com/story/49650.html
"Backers of Bluetooth wireless technology this week announced their selection of the WiMedia Alliance ultra-wideband specification, which promises to increase the speed and capability of the close-in wireless solution.

The move will not only extend Bluetooth capabilities for current low-power uses such as in mice, keyboards and headsets, said the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), but also take the wireless technology to the next step: supporting high-speed synchronization and transfer of audio and even video." :eek:

"The target for availability of Bluetooth UWB chipsets is the second quarter of 2007." :eek: :eek:


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So when are these things coming out? I want a new ipod, and theres no way i'm buying the current 60gb when an update is so soon.
 
Surprised nobody has mentioned one obvious application.

You are pottering along the street listening to your iPod. Your bluetooth mobile phone rings. Your iPod cuts out and you answer your call on you iPod headphones (with a mike built in), and when you finish your call, your iPod resumes at the point it cut out at.

Then you have an...



...iPod with phone functionality!!

Now that is something I would run out to buy. I could leave my phone in my pocket and receive calls while lstening to the iPod - I could even listen to the radio in the phone through the iPod. Sounds like a killer app to me - no more need to take off you headphones and shuffle about in your pocket to stop the iPod if there is a call, and the better sound quality of the iPod will kill off most of the Phone/MP3 Player combos.
(the ability to call contacts using the iPod rather than the phone would also be a great feature)
 
Amazon UK now has all ipods apart from 60gb in stock. Shipping time for all nanos and 30gb are 24hours while shipping for 60gb is 1-2weeks. 60GB=1-2WEEKS.
60GB=1-2WEEKS...
Does this mean anything...
I hope it means Tuesday=New ipods.....


this had been like this for ages but i thought id bring it up... www.apple.com/movies when you click it why does what come up, come up...
 
tny said:
There aren't any *solidly confirmed* health risks for cell phone exposure, let alone bluetooth use. There are only a handful of studies that suggest that even low levels of non-ionizing RF may, if they are focused in a small area (i.e., by a cell phone antenna), cause biological effects. The jury is still out.

That said, the bluetooth signal is weaker than the cellphone signal, so I would assume there is less risk (whatever the actual level of risk is).
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weakness has nothing to do with it. the issue is whether it mutates cells which has more to do with the size of the frequency than the strength. Weak radiation is still much worse for you then a strong cigarette.
 
reykjavik said:
weakness has nothing to do with it. the issue is whether it mutates cells which has more to do with the size of the frequency than the strength. Weak radiation is still much worse for you then a strong cigarette.
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It has to do with BOTH the frequency and the strength
 
Chris Bangle said:
When are they coming. Come on its nearly been a week since the article was published...... Come on Apple.
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...They're probably not coming; did you take this article that seriously?
 
Obviously we have to be cautious of sources but Stuff Magazine has been reliable in the past,, we have to remember this is not the Mens Stuff magazine of the USA but a different stuff magazine of the UK. I believe that we can trust the article and hope that bluetooth joins us soon.
 
Chris Bangle said:
Obviously we have to be cautious of sources but Stuff Magazine has been reliable in the past,, we have to remember this is not the Mens Stuff magazine of the USA but a different stuff magazine of the UK. I believe that we can trust the article and hope that bluetooth joins us soon.
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Don't hold your breath. Better to be cautiously realistic than naively optimistic. ;) :p :cool:
 
Apple Store UK is shipping the white 60gb in 3 days. 3 days what does this mean...... Pleeeeeese Apple launch a new ipod today.... Pleeeeeeese..... Come on its been almost 6 months ish and you know interest in ipods has dropped a little.. And you know creative have slashed prices in the UK..... Come on give us a new ipod pleeeeeeeese........


John Lewis is out of 60gb's and has no shuffles left and no 4gb nanos. www.johnlewis.co.uk
They are only ever out of stock after an ipod has been released eg a week after the video was anounced they were ot of stock for weeks but nothing has been launched and there isnt strong demand for them at the moment.
 
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