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OSX Based iPods In August?

If true, I hope the screen is going to be as scratch-resistant as the German one of the iPhone! Otherwise I already can see complains comming :(
 
web browsing - unlikely, that's an iPhone's work and large part of it's appeal
wifi - ditto

iPhone look & feel - oh yeah
plenty of disk space - sure
iPod games - you bet

comming for xmas shopping season..
 
I don't think it's going to have wifi either.

I also think it might have a very different form factor, to differentiate it from the iPhone.
 
This is music to my ears!

I sold my 30gb 5th gen a few months ago in order to beat the drop in value when the 6th gens are released. Didn't think i'd be waiting this long though.

BTW: As a stop-gap music player i got the iRiver Clix2 4gb - I cannot recommend it enough! It has a simply stunning screen for video and a really great flash-based interface which has loads of sexy themes. Not a full-size iPod beater, but certainly a contender for the nano's crown.


:)
 
Remember the iPhone is currently only available in the US, if they release a new iPod it will be available throughout the world thus not cannibalizing the iPhone sales. Plus so many people have been waiting for a new iPod, more than have been waiting for an iPhone.

wifi on it would be a bonus, but it definitely needs to be widescreen.
 
Rojo said:
I don't think it's going to have wifi either.

I also think it might have a very different form factor, to differentiate it from the iPhone.
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the form factor is largely determined by the available display formats and the harddrives.. I think it'll be like the iPhone sans it's 'forehead' and 'chin'.. that would mean no home button - very well possible as it's iPod with a limited functionality and not a networked communicator.. I'd guess the interface will look more iPod-like wherever practical..
 
This will be great. Its about time Apple made some serious changes to the iPod. For a few years now the iPod has remained largely static with minor enhancements.

Watching movies on the iPod will be more bearable - assuming a landscape option.

iPhone interface on the iPod will ensure the iPod remains ahead of the competition.
 
Can we handle all of this

So iPods, iMacs, and MacBooks (ultra little slim.... whatever) are all supposed to be changing by August. This dramatic of a change usually requires Mr. Jobs on stage making an audience scream at his new toys
"... and one more thing, it makes your coffee too."
As far as I know, nothing is planned, have they ever had a sudden presentation for anything like this?
 
OSX iPod

Only downside I can see of running OSX on iPods is that there'd be a "boot time" just like the iPhone has. Or am I wrong and it can be in standby mode all the time just like the current iPods? :)
 
It's not in direct competition to me. I want an iPod to play music, and 8gb for me just does not cut it.

I want a 120 hint hint.:mad:
 
640 x 360 Please. Paris Apple Expo is September 25-29

I sure hope they go all the way to one third HD resolution instead of iPhone res. In any event I will definately be getting the one with the largest capacity as I now have almost 2TB of iPod compatible files sitting on four 500GB USB drives with more than 2TB of original EyeTV recordings still to be ripped down to another TB or so. And here comes the Fall season including the new Bionic Woman... :eek:;)
barcodebawtv said:
So iPods, iMacs, and MacBooks (ultra little slim.... whatever) are all supposed to be changing by August. This dramatic of a change usually requires Mr. Jobs on stage making an audience scream at his new toys
"... and one more thing, it makes your coffee too."
As far as I know, nothing is planned, have they ever had a sudden presentation for anything like this?
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Paris Apple Expo September 25-29. Four years ago Steve introduced the 15" Aluminum PowerBooks there. While that's later than this prediction, it's certainly a time and place for Steve to tell us the date Leopard will ship with "free" upgrades for all who purchase one of these new babies before then.

And don't forget the new 8 core Mac Pros too.
 
iPod cannibalization: Who cares

Do you really think Apple is afraid cannibalizing its own iPhone with a product of equal value. Come on. An iPhone-esque iPod (with HDD to differentiate enough) would allow them not only to reach a broader Int'l market but also to avoid the wait and see attitude of people currently interested in an iPod only.
And yes with Wifi and ... (read iChat) it is also be a "breakthrough Internet Device". This is just basic market segmentation and consumer choice.
 
As much as I'd love it to be earlier since I will be buying one as soon as they come out, i think the update will come a month later, after the Free iPod Nano College deal has finished running its course through the leftover iPod inventory. That seems to the pattern Apple has run, so why release a new product that will get much hype at a large discount time?


Besides, this is a story from Digitimes, 'nuff said :rolleyes:
 
barcodebawtv said:
So iPods, iMacs, and MacBooks (ultra little slim.... whatever) are all supposed to be changing by August. This dramatic of a change usually requires Mr. Jobs on stage making an audience scream at his new toys
"... and one more thing, it makes your coffee too."
As far as I know, nothing is planned, have they ever had a sudden presentation for anything like this?
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Yeah no problem, they can sent out media inventations a week before the event... They did quite some times actually!
 
After Sept 15

You can bet it will be after Sept 15 when the edu ipod promo ends. These promos are there to get rid of the old stock before updating the product line.

I don't think they'll wait until January, it's been too long since they had a major revision of the ipod. They need a new mass market device for the holidays, which the iphone isn't and Jan will be iphone2 right?

I bet it will look much like the iphone, but only with its ipod functions. That will keep it from cannibalizing iphone sales. But since it looks a lot like the iphone, it will seem like everyone you see on the street has an iphone... :rolleyes:

and you will want one too.
 
I think it is most likely that a new 6G iPod will be released right at the end of the back to school sale in mid-Sept. There's no way they can leave the iPod line w/o a refresh for over 15-16mos.

I do, however, fall into the camp of people that think the 6G iPod will not have WiFi/Safari/mail. I think it is likely that it'll only be an A/V player with updated versions of the PIM apps that the iPod has now plus video games. I hope I'm wrong, but lately new Apple products just seem to fall short of perfect. Still very cool products, but they always leave you wanting for just a little bit more.
 
bravedeer said:
Only downside I can see of running OS X on iPods is that there'd be a "boot time" just like the iPhone has. Or am I wrong and it can be in standby mode all the time just like the current iPods? :)
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I don't think that it would have that noticeable of a difference if it is in fact Flash memory based. This is exactly why HD manufacturers are trying to incorporate flash memory into HDs [faster boot times, and less battery usage].


I just don't know how well Video plays from all Flash based systems, hopefully Apple will incorporate these new hybrid drives into these new iPods.
 
My 2.444 yen...

I think we will see a widescreen iPod before te end of August.

No WiFi, no internet, no iPhone like functions. ust the next generation iPod.

Big HD, nice screen, basic multitouch, scratch resistant and a slightly differet form factor to differentiate it from the iPhone

Let7s remember that Apple will be rolling outthe iPhone in other geographies and I am sure they do not want a similarly functional iPod to steal iPhone sales - if Apple gets a percentage of the monthly fees onthe iPhone then that is a revenue stream they will not want to loose.

Anyway, widescreen iPod, nothing more, nothing less - and in August.

I can only hope...

And 2.444 yen is US$0.02 a todays exchange rate
 
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