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'The Beat Goes On' Rumor Roundup

This is good news:
The new iPod will feature similar dimensions to Apple's iPhone with which it will share the same display, but sources except the iPod to continue to sport a hard drive in place of Flash memory. Solid state media commands a roughly 15-fold price premium per gigabyte over a 1.8-inch hard drive, which is now available in substantial quantities at capacities up to 120GB.
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I would be refreshing as hell on the apple store for it to open if this is true
 
yiswitched said:
I didn't know until today that this was being held at the Moscone Center, I thought it was located at Apple like the last one 0_o

Does anyone else think that the announcement is going to be more then just the ipod? I'm thinking new os as well as a new version of Logic Pro (God knows that software needs work). I'm so excited!
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0% chance the words "Logic Pro" will be uttered by Steve Job's lips, but I think there is a 50/50 chance he will use the occasion to show off Leopard and announce and official ship date. Seems like a no brainer w/ all eyes on the even.

The world expects new iPods. Whatever new iPod announces it will sell like hotcakes, even if 99.1% of MacRumors members moan after it's revealed b/c it doesn't do something or other. But other than the Mac faithful few would give .02 for Leopard news so this is a great time to force feed non-Mac heads Leopard and get them talking about it.
 
Guess at Price Points and Capacity

Anyone wish to take a shot at the price points and capacity? Assuming they are revamping their entire line (crosses fingers)

Shuffle...

Nano (Fatpod)...

Widescreen Touch screen ipod
Assuming its HDD, how many gigs at what price?
Assuming its Flash, how many gigs at what price?
 
I'm convinced the touch screen iPod will be flash based - similar spec to the iPhone. It makes no sense otherwise.

Maybe the hardrives will only be available for non touch versions? Whatever the case, it’s going to be interesting to see exactly which route Apple will take on this.
 
Chupa Chupa said:
0% chance the words "Logic Pro" will be uttered by Steve Job's lips, but I think there is a 50/50 chance he will use the occasion to show off Leopard and announce and official ship date. Seems like a no brainer w/ all eyes on the even.

The world expects new iPods. Whatever new iPod announces it will sell like hotcakes, even if 99.1% of MacRumors members moan after it's revealed b/c it doesn't do something or other. But other than the Mac faithful few would give .02 for Leopard news so this is a great time to force feed non-Mac heads Leopard and get them talking about it.
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Stick with your second argument, the world wants to see iPods, not Leopard.

I personally believe we'll have a Leopard related event somewhere towards the end of October.
 
Ovs said:
I'm convinced the touch screen iPod will be flash based - similar spec to the iPhone. It makes no sense otherwise.
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i just dont think the whole thing is going to be flash based, i think its going to be hd based with a large flash buffer.
 
I hope:

The new iPod 6g

just like the iPhone less the phone and 120gig storage. $399 or $499. I am sold. bring it on!:D
 
So, I'll toss my hat into the ring.

Only three versions of the iPod available...

Shuffle (1GB and 2GB) - Same price points.
iPod Nano (4GB, 8GB, 16GB) - Same price points. - No Video. Just music.
iPod 6G (60GB, 120GB) - $299, $399 - Wi-Fi strictly to access iTMS and for software updates. No SMS, No Camera, No Safari, No Mail. It's a music device, not a connectivity device. It will have touchscreen.

And the fourth part of the "media" suite rumored will be the Apple TV.

Everyone thinking that the bottom priced iPod will be more than $300 is a complete fool. Apple has too much competition at that price point. It would not make sense to go up to $350/400 for that iPod.
 
HD Content for iTMS

I'm surprised there hasn't been more speculation regarding HD content being added to the iTunes store. It would be just in time for the new Fall TV lineups, it would mesh well with the recent NBC dispute, and Steve's comment about upcoming news for the Apple TV.
 
havenhamilton said:
you keep on saying this but every single apple product is much more expensive than its non-apple counterpart. do you have any examples of this not happening?
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Uhh, okay. Let's start with computers.
Look at the iMac, many more features than PC counterparts, faster, webcam, so on. Priced at $1199. I know for a FACT that many PCs are either this price or much more expensive, but have less features. For example, the Compaq I am working on right now was at least $1500, but it is slow and has many less features.

iPods: priced very competitive. Look at the crappy Zune. It's reccomended price for 30GB is $249. Wait just a darn minute, you know what other product is priced at $249 for 30 GB? The iPOD!! Now, you tell me which is the better player? Zune or iPod?

And as much as people want to whine about the iPhone because it is "expensive", there is a crucial point missing: it isn't just a smartphone. A 4GB nano costs about $200. A good smartphone costs about $300? How much is the iPhone? $500! That's right! As long as you can do math havenhamilton, you see that the iPhone is priced PERFECTLY!!

What I'm trying to say is that pricing helps Apple. You need to look at the big picture. Apple isn't going to put a high price tag on something just because it is "good." They're going to make it competitvely priced. It's basic economics.

As I said in my previous post, step back an stop using bad judgement to create your theories. There's a fine line between smart speculation and stupid thinking.
 
thespazz said:
Wi-Fi strictly to access iTMS and for software updates. No SMS, No Safari, No Mail. It's a music device, not a connectivity device.
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Uh yeah...right. If it has WiFi and they try and cripple it, it will get hacked and Apple's "regime" will get overruled. Firefox and a mail client will get loaded. Why try and fight it? Why try and cripple a device when you know it will get hacked. A better strategy is to give your customer everything they wanted and more - not less. Less makes you look like an idiot. If they put Wifi on it, they may as well go the Full Monty and put Safari and a mail client on it. I would think Steve would rather you use Safari, than hack it and load Firefox.
 
thespazz said:
Everyone thinking that the bottom priced iPod will be more than $300 is a complete fool. Apple has too much competition at that price point. It would not make sense to go up to $350/400 for that iPod.
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Other than the unnecessary "complete fool" comment, I agree with your prediction. I can buy a refurbished iPhone for $400 (or $500 for the 8Gb version), so there's no way I'd pay the same dollar amount for a touchscreen iPod (even granting the additional storage on the iPod).
 
My guess:

Shuffle (1GB and 2GB) - Same price points.

iPod Nano (4GB, 8GB, 16GB) - Similar price points. - with video

iPod 6G (60GB, 120GB) - $249, $299 - Same interface as Nano, perhaps Wi-Fi with access limited to iTMS and for software updates. No SMS, No Camera, No Safari, No Mail. (less confident about this than the others)

iPod Touch (8GB, 16GB, and perhaps, but unlikely 32GB) Wi-Fi with access limited to iTMS and for software updates. No SMS, No Camera, No Safari, No Mail. $349, $399, $499.

Apple TV software updates and movie rentals.

Possible, but unlikely, new iPhone Nano
 
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