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iPods in Unreleased Colors Spotted in iTunes 12.2

XTheLancerX said:
Holy crap they really need to update the iPod Touch line. I know too many people who want an iPod to be in the iOS ecosystem, but don't want or can't afford a smartphone. They want a portable "phone like" device like the iPod, and don't want an iPad mini. They are stuck with this really old, aging device that Apple just won't update. It's annoying watchi them suffer through that.
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i cry evrytim :'(
 
"Several observers have pointed to the Calendar icon on the iPod touch screenshot showing a date of Tuesday the 14th, leading to speculation"

clever, we needed you guys to in New York last week to track those escaped convicts!
 
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fzfpff said:
Do people still use iPods?
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Yes. I've used an iPod (both the now-"classic" and Touch varieties) long before I had a smartphone, and I continue to use the iPod touch at the gym because if there's something I'm going to be using near sweat, intense physical activity, and heavy things, I'm going to chose the iPod over my phone. I think of it as a maybe couple-hundred dollar insurance policy for my phone. Plus I can get a higher capacity for less money. All good things in my mind. :)

The iPod touch could really use an update, since it seems quite laggy compared to the newer iPhones. Hopefully they update the insides rather than just giving it a different color. I'd really like it if they kept the screen size the same, but I suppose that with the phones moving in the other direction...
 
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RMo said:
The iPod touch could really use an update, since it seems quite laggy compared to the newer iPhones. Hopefully they update the insides rather than just giving it a different color.
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This, the 5th gen iPod touch is basically an iPhone 4S (with an iPhone 5 screen) that cant make calls, and hasnt been updated since 2012. If Apple aren't dropping the iPod touch range they really need to update the hardware.
 
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starbird said:
Lazy? Or putting their finite resources attention on more important and profitable tasks?



Good catch! Though when they killed the 4th gen and made the one color entry level iPod touch, it didn't have the loop, either.
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No, lazy. Apple is all about attention to detail.
 
I wouldn't be surprised if either of the two happen:

iPod 5 is refreshed once more with color options, nothing else is changed. (iPod Touch could come with free Apple Music trial/membership?)

iPod 5 is succeeded with iPod 6 consisting of new color options, A7 or A8 chip. Improved camera sensor (possibly iPhone 5/5S camera) would be nice, but I think it's unlikely as the camera in the "leaked" photo looks exactly the same. No Touch ID. (May come with trial/membership as mentioned before?)

I think it would be a clever marketing strategy if they sold the iPod Touch with an extended Apple Music trial, possibly even a membership. Maybe they could include beats earbuds of some kind. Most likely not, though. I for some reason just see the iPod touch becoming an Apple Music/Beats marketing tool.
 
ArtOfWarfare said:
Yeah, but if size was your major concern, wouldn't you just go for the shuffle? Have you actually tried using the Nano? It strikes me as having too small of a screen to actually be particularly useful (much like the Apple Watch...)
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A shuffle has nowhere near the functionality of a nano. I want to choose what I listen to out of my 60 GB of music. Shuffle: play random, play all in sequence, or play preconfigured playlist -- no way to choose what I want to listen to now. Shuffle: 2GB storage -- useless for bringing your music library with you.
Yes, I've tried a Nano. I have a 6, which is great but limited to 16GB. I use it all the time because it is so much more convenient to clip on and move around with than a monster iPhone or iPod Touch. I don't want to surf the web with it. I don't want to send texts. I don't want to play games with it. I just want to listen to the music I own.
Have you actually tried using a nano?
 
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The exterior of this new ipod touch looks pretty much like the ipod touch 5, i assume the inside hardware is gonna be updated but maybe not instead they are optimizing the ios.
 
fzfpff said:
Do people still use iPods?
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Every day, both my wife and I.

ArtOfWarfare said:
Shuffle: $50 to play music.
Nano: $100 upgrade to view pictures and videos on crappy screen with crappy storage.
Touch: $50 upgrade to get a much better screen, a web browser, and the entire freaking app store.

I don't understand the point of the Nano existing. Who is buying it? Is it a mistake that they're buying it? (IE, do they think it's just a cheaper iPod Touch?)
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We use the nano to have the screen for navigating songs. Never use it for pictures or video any more. The size is great for things like running and the extra features of the Touch don't appeal to me for the extra money. And for running iOS apps, I feel like it's out of date and Apple does a lousy job of supporting it compared to iPhones and iPads.
 
Hopefully they will add Blue-Tooth to the shuffle. Need me a shuffle sized player with physical buttons that supports bluetooth.
 
ArtOfWarfare said:
Yeah, but if size was your major concern, wouldn't you just go for the shuffle? Have you actually tried using the Nano? It strikes me as having too small of a screen to actually be particularly useful (much like the Apple Watch...)
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The small screen is fine for navigating songs, vastly more useful than the shuffle with no screen at all.
 
richwoodrocket said:
I don't understand any reason for new iPod colors. The iPod is dead. Apple should finally kill it.
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One possible reason for new iPod colors is that it gives Apple an opportunity to field test consumer response to those colors without damaging the reputation of the products they actually care about. iPods are selling in low enough quantities (and don't require the same manufacturing lead-times as iPhones) that they can experiment.
 
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