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'It's Only Rock And Roll' Banner and Last Minute iPod Production Problems?

teleromeo said:
There are some songs missing since I only bought the original CD's, no compilations. I would like to complete my collection with a few songs that were only released as a single.
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More than a few... the PAST MASTERS I and II have a total of 33 singles, I believe, with the vast majority not appearing on studio albums. Some did, but songs like HEY JUDE, LADY MADONNA and many other big songs didn't. But they've been available for about 20 years or more. Sad you've been missing them for so long.
 
how about an ipod with bulletproof glass. or one that isn't so easy to break... like an ipod rugged. that would sell to people like me....

....i drop things a lot.
 
bennetsaysargh said:
If The Beatles were to be the focus, then why not put a Beatles lyric as the title? The song "It's Only Rock and Roll" is the Rolling Stones. Perhaps they wanted to not be blatant with it, but you can't be sure. I wouldn't be surprised either way.
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"...,but we like it" is from a Beatles interview
 
MattInOz said:
"...,but we like it" is from a Beatles interview
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I think that's a bit farfetched, Apple wouldn't use some abstract quote that next to no one's heard of - they'd use an actual Beatles song title or well-known Beatles lyrics. And as other posters have said, the entire line, even the "we like it" part, is from the Rolling Stones song.
 
Here are my guesses for Wednesday's event:

1.) No Beatles on iTunes. Unfortunately, the "It's Only Rock And Roll" tagline pretty much excludes any kind of Beatles deal for iTunes. Using a Rolling Stones lyric over a Beatles event would be a complete slap in the face to the Beatles and I don't think anyone at Apple could be that stupid.

2.) The 40GB Apple TV is discontinued and replaced by the 160GB model. The Apple TV's USB port is enabled for use with externally connected storage (okay, the latter may not happen, but I'm still hoping and hoping).

3.) The new iPod Touch and the iPhone 3GS get HD video playback and output support via a firmware update (v3.1). Both units thus become capable of substituting for the discontinued 40GB Apple TV (although with limited storage capacities and with a somewhat restricted onscreen GUI).

4.) Apple introduces a new and richer iTunes-based format for albums (no surprise here).

5.) New iPod Touch and nano with cameras (no surprise here).

6.) No appearance by Steve Jobs. Sadly, I think the stories about his preoccupation with the rumored tablet product are just a cover story for his continued health problems. However, if he does appear and if he looks health and delivers most of the presentation then you can expect Apple's stock to reach $200 before the end of the year.
 
Rock Band Beatles Edition for Mac OS X

I posted this earlier (somewhere else), but I could see Rock Band Beatles being released for Mac OS X in addition to a bunch of other stuff. It would line up with the release for PS3, Wii, and XBox 360. However, it doesn't change the fact that they used a slightly altered Rolling Stones song title to advertise this event.

I just hope it is more than a few iPods.
 
Beric said:
Well, I'll be waiting for a place to sell it out of state (CA sales tax is painful) and preferably with some amenity, like a rock bottom price, or a free case like MacMall does (which is unfortunately in CA).
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Come on over to Chicago.... I feel your pain! we're at 10.25% Highest in the country..... For no good reason either....

Thanks Mayor Daley.... Fat son of a... mother f..... ahem ahem... I digress.
 
Last night I was riding the train back from Tokyo and saw a person with an original iPod in a nice leather case. Looked cool. :)

Curious to see how the line up will change -- especially the Shuffle and Classic models.
 
OLED & Daylight

From what I've read, OLED isn't so great outside for use. Washes out and difficult to see the display. Unless that problem has been solved??
 
am i the only person that is very unexcited for this event? i'm even thinking about not following a live feed during it. i've never uttered those words before, but since about '99, i've always held my breath during them with anticipation. i feel nothing but blah for this one.
 
nemaslov said:
240 or 320 Classic please.
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You know, that 120GB drive in the current iPod Classic? That's the current max size for its physical size. I don't think Apple will bring back the thicker Classic just to put in a higher capacity drive.
 
rwilliams said:
I'm speaking of the people I know personally who are huge Beatles fans. They laugh at the thought of people going to iTunes to buy Beatles records.
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Then they are only getting half the picture. Sure, THEY wouldn't buy from there as they are already huge fans and own all the albums, both from the UK and the Album versions from the US, including Yesterday & Today with the infamous Butcher Cover photo art!

They're forgetting the second half of the equation,... creating real fans of the fab four that's not just people who like their #1s. So many people bought "#1" and think they know all of the Beatles really good songs. I want the music to come to iTunes just so people have instant access to 30-second previews of all their music and decide to download the albums because of the awesome, lesser-known tracks.

The Beatles music is so good, you want everyone to experience all of it, not just a relative few songs.
 
sushi said:
Last night I was riding the train back from Tokyo and saw a person with an original iPod in a nice leather case. Looked cool. :)

Curious to see how the line up will change -- especially the Shuffle and Classic models.
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iPod Retro.

It would be great if they went back to the original wheel that actually spun around.
 
Having never lived in a city with an Apple store before, is it standard practice for new iPods to be available the day of an event? (And if so, how does that work with regards to timing? Do they hold stock until the big announcements are made, or what? And are they in stock at all their stores, or just U.S. locations... in Canada here.)

I've been holding out despite the fact that my well-loved second-gen Nano is on its last legs, knowing that the Touch is due for what should be a pretty nice upgrade.
 
CharBroiled20s said:
Come on over to Chicago.... I feel your pain! we're at 10.25% Highest in the country..... For no good reason either....

Thanks Mayor Daley.... Fat son of a... mother f..... ahem ahem... I digress.
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No good reason??

The North shore is expensive, what with the nanny's and all. then there's
the broads and the booze, etc, etc.
 
Im hoping this isn't true!

I've been waiting for this for 6 months, and now i have to wait that much longer! its so hard.
 
JGowan said:
They're forgetting the second half of the equation,... creating real fans of the fab four that's not just people who like their #1s. So many people bought "#1" and think they know all of the Beatles really good songs. I want the music to come to iTunes just so people have instant access to 30-second previews of all their music and decide to download the albums because of the awesome, lesser-known tracks.
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Exactly. I personally think stuff like Tomorrow Never Knows, Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, A Day In The Life, Happiness Is A Warm Gun, Dear Prudence, Here Comes The Sun, I Want You (She's So Heavy), the entire Abbey Road medley, In My Life, I Am The Walrus and Rain blows away most of the stuff on the "#1" compilation - The Beatles were very much an album band, their LPs hold up very, very well and the singles and tracks that most people know are only a tiny sample of their great range of material. Give me Revolver, The White Album or Abbey Road over any of their 'greatest hits' compilations any day.
 
no way!! the chick on the poster is Faye Valentine, from the dancing in the Cowboy Bebop intro:
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does this mean Apple are going to be collaborating with Hajime Yadate to make a new series of the anime, perhaps another movie, and iPhone games? woohoo \o/ !!!!
 
I think she looks good in blue. Wouldnt be the first time we saw a foxy looking blue woman, im sure a lot of us here have played Mass Effect lol :eek::D:eek::p;)
 
fpnc said:
Here are my guesses for Wednesday's event:

3.) The new iPod Touch and the iPhone 3GS get HD video playback and output support via a firmware update (v3.1). Both units thus become capable of substituting for the discontinued 40GB Apple TV (although with limited storage capacities and with a somewhat restricted onscreen GUI).
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If a $200 iPod can have the same functionality as an AppleTV it will completely replace it, there isn't room for both products that do the same. The Mac slideshow on the main site also doesn't show the AppleTV, i think its going to be phased out.

Adding some extra functionality like surfing, email and app-store would eat to much into Mac sales. Apple could sell a AppleTV-on-a-chip to cable-box and television manufacturers, that would explain old rumors of Apple entering the TV business.
 
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