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New iPod Nano, iPod Touch, iTunes 8.0, and Blu-Ray in 10.5.6?

elppa said:
Apple has shown in the past they are not afraid to change leading products to replace them with even better products.

iTunes is facing increasing competition on many fronts now.

If Apple think they can provide better a better experience by separating the Movies and Tunes and running a separate Sync application then they will.

One day, Apple will also have to rewrite iTunes on the Mac side quite a bit anyway.

Re architecting their media software architecture is exactly the sort of thing Apple would do if they believed it would provide tangible benefits for all their customers.

On Mac OS X — Mail, iCal and Address Book work really well together and you can use as much or as little as each application as you want. A similar approach for media wouldn't be wrong in my opinion.
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iTunes: I agree that iTunes needs rewriting, especially on the Mac, which would be awesome (I love Cocoa apps on Mac & WPF apps on Windows! :p), but I highly doubt Apple will split up iTunes anytime soon. This is because, no offence, the vast majority of iTunes / iPod / iPhone users use Windows. As such, they have iTunes because of their iPods, and iTunes from both Apple's and the user's perspective is a 'media hub'. For users, it means that iTunes deals with music / devices (which are almost certainly Apple) / possibly movies, which is easier because it's a single application to open / update etc. For Apple it is easier because they can roll out an iTunes update, and boom! everyone who uses an Apple media device has the latest version. Multiple applications would only complicate this. (Sorry if I repeated myself there!)

on iPod Touch: Personally, I hope they don't add GPS or any crappy new feature if it means the price stays the same / goes up. I would far prefer exactly the same product (though it would obviously have the plastic back, which I don't mind) but at $250 or (PLEASE?!) $200. If so, I will definately buy one at Christmas when in the US of A (bloody british prices). Then again, I wouldn't mind GPS AND lower prices :p

Simon
 
it is ridiculous that Apple isn't supporting Blu-Ray yet. i want to be able to use my blu-ray movies on my laptop when traveling.

and i want to be able to playback on my computer desktop.

but... apple doesn't have it. and they do not seem to be in a hurry to start supporting it.
 
Admonitor said:
There's not really much to rip off...tall, screen above, buttons below..that "look" has being going for years in various devices.
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Exactly. Look at the ill-fated Dell MP3 player of then. Now, it's all about a clickwheel design. Dell's new re-entry will look like all the other MP3 players out there.

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AppliedMicro said:
Why not play with sounds via earphones?

Just curious... :confused:
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Because after a while, that will get annoying. Also, what if I am with a group of friends? Only two will be able to hear the game sounds, and it is always fun swapping ear wax with friends :p

I know people say that iPod touch shouldn't have speakers because ipods don't have speakers, but the iPod touch is more that an iPod. It is an internet device and a gaming platform. The DS and PSP has speakers, so the the iPod touch should also.
 
JAYGEE said:
Because after a while, that will get annoying. Also, what if I am with a group of friends? Only two will be able to hear the game sounds, and it is always fun swapping ear wax with friends :p

I know people say that iPod touch shouldn't have speakers because ipods don't have speakers, but the iPod touch is more that an iPod. It is an internet device and a gaming platform. The DS and PSP has speakers, so the the iPod touch should also.
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thank you for clarifying that
 
JAYGEE said:
Because after a while, that will get annoying. Also, what if I am with a group of friends? Only two will be able to hear the game sounds, and it is always fun swapping ear wax with friends :p

I know people say that iPod touch shouldn't have speakers because ipods don't have speakers, but the iPod touch is more that an iPod. It is an internet device and a gaming platform. The DS and PSP has speakers, so the the iPod touch should also.
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You have a point. But it's a weird concept -- not unrealistic, just foreign -- to picture one w/ built-in speakers.

I suppose people just buy third-party mini speakers and plug them in.
 
I'm gonna go out on a limb a call BS, only reason being why would they completely overhaul the entire range in 2007, only to do it again a year later? I think we're just going to see 16GB Nano, and POSSIBLY higher capacity Touch or price drop.
 
about that curved iPod nano... that display would be pretty bad because
a) you cant slightly turn it if light is reflected in it because it is a curved surface.
b) thing will break very easily. Curved gives you stability, but it's more fragile when you apply mechanical force to the wrong spots.
c) you're wasting space! the actual display under the cover is flat and you're putting like a dome with lots of air in between.

I think/hope "curved" here means curved like th iPhone 3G. Round edges, curved back to make it more ergonomical.
 
Curved screen.. uh oh

Curved screen not a good idea. Imagine having to turn the screen every 3 seconds to see the whole picture. Watching something outside? Forget it.
 
iRondo said:
I'm gonna go out on a limb a call BS, only reason being why would they completely overhaul the entire range in 2007, only to do it again a year later? I think we're just going to see 16GB Nano, and POSSIBLY higher capacity Touch or price drop.
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that usually how it is with tech, it really isnt THAT strange
 
macshill said:
You have a point. But it's a weird concept -- not unrealistic, just foreign -- to picture one w/ built-in speakers.

I suppose people just buy third-party mini speakers and plug them in.
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not really a wierd concept, loads of mp3 players have external speckers
 
swissmad said:
Curved screen not a good idea. Imagine having to turn the screen every 3 seconds to see the whole picture. Watching something outside? Forget it.
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omg just LOOK at the picture, the ipod isnt THAT curved, it's only slight, GEEZ
 
clu10 said:
i think they should lower the price cause they are basically the same product, IN FACT the itouch has less than the iphone, why should i have to pay more. in fact why mor just get a cheaper classic with more memory
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The iPhone is not $199! It's $599. AT&T doesn't even buy it for less than $525. It's *SUBSIDIZED*! I was lucky enough to get a 16GB for $450 with no contract because Im a corporate customer, but if I wasn't, it'd cost me $700.

All I see for the iPod touch is the 8GB discontinued, with 16GB and 32GB models priced at $299/$399.
 
I wouldn't trust some bozo who broadcasts with a friggin staircase behind his back....jesus christ a person lacking the common sense or the space to avoid a staircase behind his back...:(
 
The white streaks are clouding judgement. It's like those mind puzzles the psychology fields use. Now why whoever it was that took that picture decided on "yeah, that's the shot I want", I don't know (?).
 
MrCrowbar said:
about that curved iPod nano... that display would be pretty bad because
a) you cant slightly turn it if light is reflected in it because it is a curved surface.
b) thing will break very easily. Curved gives you stability, but it's more fragile when you apply mechanical force to the wrong spots.
c) you're wasting space! the actual display under the cover is flat and you're putting like a dome with lots of air in between.

I think/hope "curved" here means curved like th iPhone 3G. Round edges, curved back to make it more ergonomical.
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A) people, the curve really inst THAT dramatic, the reason for the glare is that the product is off
B)um, hmmm, that actually depends on what material you use, it looks pretty durable, and to be honest ipods period arent the least breakable products.
c)well to be honest apple probably added more crap on it, and wanted it to appear skinnier than the original
 
jackfrost123 said:
I wouldn't trust some bozo who broadcasts with a friggin staircase behind his back....jesus christ a person lacking the common sense or the space to avoid a staircase behind his back...:(
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um.........hmm, he's stupid cause he made the video in front of a staircase????............ yeah thats stupid:confused: like WHO takes videos in front of staircases, like what wrong with him GEEZ.

that post made you seem soooooo intellegent:eek:
 
Count me in as skeptical. Then again I said the same about the "fat" nano pic last year, so what do I know. Still the curved screen would distort the picture somewhat unless there is no picture in the curved area, and in that case its a poor design b/c it wastes space.

Also the click wheel wouldn't face the viewer or even be in a comfortable position when watching video (assume you have to turn it to get a wide screen). From a design perspective (which is how Steve looks at everything) that is very kludgy and inelegant. It's something you'd expect from a M$ or Dell product, but not Apple.
 
aaquib said:
The iPhone is not $199! It's $599. AT&T doesn't even buy it for less than $525. It's *SUBSIDIZED*! I was lucky enough to get a 16GB for $450 with no contract because Im a corporate customer, but if I wasn't, it'd cost me $700.

All I see for the iPod touch is the 8GB discontinued, with 16GB and 32GB models priced at $299/$399.
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oooooooohhhhh, i think i learned somethin today, well....i guess i might be wrong(even though i hope not) but im adult enough to admit that i MIGHT be wrong
 
The guy could hang a solid colour bedsheet behind him as a backdrop, but it still doesn't change his smarminess. That doesn't change the overall message he's delivering; it just can detour you. But he could also be a completely wrong idiot delivering the message in this way.

We... shall... see.
 
Chupa Chupa said:
Count me in as skeptical. Then again I said the same about the "fat" nano pic last year, so what do I know. Still the curved screen would distort the picture somewhat unless there is no picture in the curved area, and in that case its a poor design b/c it wastes space.

Also the click wheel wouldn't face the viewer or even be in a comfortable position when watching video (assume you have to turn it to get a wide screen). From a design perspective (which is how Steve looks at everything) that is very kludgy and inelegant. It's something you'd expect from a M$ or Dell product, but not Apple.
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ugh, must i repeat myself, the screen would mostly be used vertically and when you play video, move it on it's side(like a zune) and the actuall screen itself isnt curved, but the casing is.

oh c-mon this is sooo sometthing apple would comeup with,

when ever ya'll dont like something apple it's "that looks like something microsoft would come up with or dell or hp"
 
jackfrost123 said:
I wouldn't trust some bozo who broadcasts with a friggin staircase behind his back....jesus christ a person lacking the common sense or the space to avoid a staircase behind his back...:(
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um just to be realistic, most of these websites are ran out of peoples homes, there is not a MACRUMORS office building somewhere, no it ran in Arnold Kim's basement.
okay half these rumors come from everyday normal people, there are no apple angels, in iheaven who bestow sacred leaked photos.

theses leaks arent offically realeased by apple so dont expect a freakin commercial
 
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