I would not be surprised if that is what it is going to be. That's pretty much what rumors indicate and what most people want. Kind of pricey though.
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The Beat Goes On: Nano, Touch, Beatles, Wireless?
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I would not be surprised if that is what it is going to be. That's pretty much what rumors indicate and what most people want. Kind of pricey though.
Don Bagles is officially full of ****. On thinksecret.com he admits that all of his talk is pure speculation. What a little punk. Well, at least we know for sure that the iPods are not DEFINITELY super-expensive.
link to thinksecret: http://forums.applenova.com/showthread.php?t=25538&page=7
That is where you'll see him admit it.
link to thinksecret: http://forums.applenova.com/showthread.php?t=25538&page=7
That is where you'll see him admit it.
wow...im not gonna lie...i believed Don for a while...he really got my hopes up....how he was saying this event was gonna be huge and all....
...oh well. i still cant wait till wed! 
...oh well. i still cant wait till wed! 
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I am, strangely, also looking forward to this new product announcement. I have in the last year-and-a-half gotten my money's worth out of both my original 1GB iPod Shuffle, and my 1st Gen iPod Nano 1GB. I've never really futzed with video or anything, but I also have a lot of video acquired from multiple sources that might be pretty cool to have on a portable device.
As far as the purchase price, well... that's what credit cards are for, man!!!
As far as the purchase price, well... that's what credit cards are for, man!!!
I agree, plus another point:
4) Chose between two interfaces? That is not Apple at all. As someone already said in this thread "Apple has always been about making your choices for you." When Apple invents a new UI (that is Multitouch) and think it's superior to the old one (they do! remember Macworld 07 "the best iPod we ever created", "you can touch your music" etc) they would never leave the decision to the customer which one to choose. You can't even set a real wallpaper or custom menu-points in the iPhone, so: no, Apple doesn't like user customization at all.
Well, not really. BT has speed of 3Mbit/sec, so that would be 375KB/sec. If your average song is 4MB in size, BT would transmit that in about 10 seconds. Now, keep in mind that you do not sync your entire collection all the time, you do incremental syncs. Suppose that you had added 5 songs to your library between synch, those songs would be transmitted in about 50 seconds over BT. And all it would take is for you to have you iPod somewhere near your computer. The sync would be 100% transparent with zero user-intervention.
Everybody keep talking "do you have any idea how long it would take to sync X gigs of music over BT?" when in reality we do not do that today. We do initial sync over USB that transfer the library to the iPod, and after that we do incremental syncs that are few megs in size. And BT would handle those just fine.
WiFi would be more complicated to implement and it would consume more power.
I still believe that an iPod with Wi-Fi is a must, so I thought I'd post my predictions (just that) to look back on after tomorrow.
1. Keep Shuffle. Very popular. Increased storage and new colours? (new ones are popular though, product(Red) one sounds feasible.
2. Nano. Different proportions as shown in leaked image/ engadget mockup. The increased screen size, but 4:3 ratio will allow it to inherit the content currently on the iPod video. I think this is the most obvious solution. Plus if it is as thin as the current nano and has the same clickwheel size it hardly deserves to be called fat (slightly podgy or big boned maybe).
3. iPod. The flagship model. Touchscreen (Widescreen) and Wi-Fi. Not sure on storage could be HDD or Nand based (But emphasis on video could mean HDD), if Nand I suspect it would use the Wi-Fi for streaming.
With the inclusion of Wi-Fi iChat is released for iPhone and iPod. Safari on iPod drastically increases its usage and web design will take account of it more. FiTunesp) the mobile iTunes Store is released. Accessed from Apple TV aswell. Internet radio app released for iPod, iPhone and Apple TV.
Finally with the crossover between iPod and iPhone, great oppuurtunity to release an SDK. Applications will work on both devices.
That is my slightly exaggerated prediction.
What do you think?
1. Keep Shuffle. Very popular. Increased storage and new colours? (new ones are popular though, product(Red) one sounds feasible.
2. Nano. Different proportions as shown in leaked image/ engadget mockup. The increased screen size, but 4:3 ratio will allow it to inherit the content currently on the iPod video. I think this is the most obvious solution. Plus if it is as thin as the current nano and has the same clickwheel size it hardly deserves to be called fat (slightly podgy or big boned maybe
). 3. iPod. The flagship model. Touchscreen (Widescreen) and Wi-Fi. Not sure on storage could be HDD or Nand based (But emphasis on video could mean HDD), if Nand I suspect it would use the Wi-Fi for streaming.
With the inclusion of Wi-Fi iChat is released for iPhone and iPod. Safari on iPod drastically increases its usage and web design will take account of it more. FiTunes
p) the mobile iTunes Store is released. Accessed from Apple TV aswell. Internet radio app released for iPod, iPhone and Apple TV.Finally with the crossover between iPod and iPhone, great oppuurtunity to release an SDK. Applications will work on both devices.
That is my slightly exaggerated prediction.
What do you think?
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Anyway, one day before the event and all the iPods are still shipping within 24hours on the online Apple store, could all of our dreams be shattered? New iPod Hi-Fi anyone?
Anyway, one day before the event and all the iPods are still shipping within 24hours on the online Apple store, could all of our dreams be shattered? New iPod Hi-Fi anyone?
I would imagine just because they still have some stock left of current iPods doesn't impact the event tomorrow... they just haven't run out yet. Furthermore to that, I've seen that shipping estimate be wrong so many times in the past... there could be a delay currently that just isn't updated yet...
Who knows
But I can tell ya... it's possible I'd shed a tear or two if there was a huge disappointment tomorrow
Unlikely, apple likes to keep it secret until Steve takes the stage at the conference
3. iPod. The flagship model. Touchscreen (Widescreen) and Wi-Fi. Not sure on storage could be HDD or Nand based (But emphasis on video could mean HDD), if Nand I suspect it would use the Wi-Fi for streaming.
With the inclusion of Wi-Fi iChat is released for iPhone and iPod. Safari on iPod drastically increases its usage and web design will take account of it more. FiTunes
What do you think?
I dig the idea of Wifi Chat. Maybe they could toss in an iSight camera and Photobooth. Rad city.
I'm not sure that this has been brought up before, but what about playing from your wifiPod (airPod!) to AirTunes on your Airport Express. It could be done so easily, it seems like they might have to do it. I'd love to see that feature, but maybe I'm just dreaming.
Is it just me or usually with Apple Events don't the liveblogging sites start blabbing about when and where they'll be doing the updates? It's like 24 hours away and I haven't heard a peep from Engadget or Gizmodo or any place. It just seems strange.
By the way, does any one know when the event starts?
By the way, does any one know when the event starts?
I have been using the live chat feature on Apples web site a lot lately. I am trying to harass all of the employees trying to get them to spill.
Needless to say, it's not working.
Although one person did say, I can't talk about any upcoming products. So there will be a new iPod. Thats good to hear.
I was gone from macrumors for a while? can anyone catch me up to on this Don Beagles guy and what he did?
Needless to say, it's not working.
Although one person did say, I can't talk about any upcoming products. So there will be a new iPod. Thats good to hear.
I was gone from macrumors for a while? can anyone catch me up to on this Don Beagles guy and what he did?
That design is actually pretty close to my speculation it would look like a cross between the current 5.5G iPod video and the iPhone, with the case size not much different than the 5.5G iPod video.
By the way, if Apple is willing to cut its profit margin on the 6G iPod video they could price the new touchscreen/full screen model at US$249 for the 80 GB and US$299 for the 120 GB if they cut out the Wi-Fi functionality, which would add quite a bit to the cost of the player. Bluetooth or Kleer wireless functionality could be a possibility, though, for use with the rumored iTunes music kiosks.
I have to disagree for this reason: the vast majority of users of iPods have never tried using an iPhone, and the leap to the iPhone-type touchscreen interface could be a daunting one. The current Click Wheel interface is familiar to iPod users for at least three years, and keeping the Click Wheel as an option could make it easier for new users of the 6G iPod video to eventually transition to the new interface style.
Yeah but iPhone interface is better. Nobody used it before either but i don't think anybody has a problem with it now. I played with iPhone and it was pretty easy to use.
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I remember seeing a movie of a baby using the iphone interface, I don't think anyone will have a problem making the switch
I remember seeing a movie of a baby using the iphone interface, I don't think anyone will have a problem making the switch
haha i totally agree with you on that.
Another thing that points to the actual physical look of the iPod being like the iPhone is the iMac. I was just watching the press event for when they revealed the new iMac and Steve was saying that they slowly want to integrate their whole line of products into Aluminum and Glass, which means the new iPod will most likely look like the iPhone. Because why would they release the iPhone, the SR MBP, the G5, and the iMac with aluminum and glass, (MBP could have changed its look but they stayed with the "Aluminum and glass" look) if they werent going to release the ipod that way? Now, most of their line will look the same and have a "signature look".
Remember this time last year..... rumours of touch screen iPod's with click wheels... mock-ups with HD video of Jurassic Park....... what did we get ? A brighter screen....... keep the expectations in check
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