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True Video iPod Soon?

What a shocker. Can this really be considered news anymore?

I saw this on Engadget a couple days ago... it is seriously getting old. Engadget does not have any good sources at apple.
 
mdntcallr said:
At this point, ill believe it when it happens
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Well personally, I'll fervently believe in it, until it happens, at which point I will stop believing in it at all.
 
I'm sure I'll get snarkey comments, but here goes: If I can't check my email on it, I'm not interested.

I've got a couple iPods and a shuffle. They play music, and that's great, but I want something that gets MY information to me. When that happens, they've got me sold.
 
Some_Big_Spoon said:
I'm sure I'll get snarkey comments, but here goes: If I can't check my email on it, I'm not interested.

I've got a couple iPods and a shuffle. They play music, and that's great, but I want something that gets MY information to me. When that happens, they've got me sold.
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That's really funny.. I was just wishing my iPod (3G) could sync my email from outlook for reading on-the-go.
 
I think that would be really great, because now, Zune and iPod are on par, with Zune slightly ahead for consumers that don't think too much (no, it is not widescreen, but try telling that to people)

Now Apple has a chance to realy boost Christmas sales by just blowing Zune out of the water with a cheaper "music" iPod (30 gigs, no video?, $199) and a video iPod (60/120 gigs, widescreen, touch controls $349, $449)

I don't know about the specs or prices, but new and better iPods could kill Zune in it's first season, before m$ completes the lineup with more players and devices.
 
generik said:
Yeah, Apple isn't going to sit back and let Zune steal its lunch!
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I am leaning towards a new iPod product before the end of the year for two reasons:

1) Zune is being release, Apple needs to steal the limelight here.
2) The last iPod update was a huge deal for the Nano and a non-event for the 5G iPod.
 
cover flow is going to look great on the ipod cinema. with cell under the hood the downloading games fom you wii will be easy.
 
First, I'm not sure what kind of wireless is being discussed here. Wireless earphones? wireless docking stationg? wireless internet connectivity? wireless ipod-to-ipod connectivity?

Second, the battery drain on a widescreen video iPod doing some wireless connectivity would be immense. I just can't see how it would last much longer than 1 movie.

Third, I want a wireless earphone setup for running so I don't care about the video!!!!
 
I agree with the idea that this would be an extra product to the line-up rather than a replacement leaving it

iPod Shuffle | iPod Nano | iPod | iPod Video

That's got to work for everybody. I was personally concerned when these stories first emerged (ages ago :rolleyes: ) that the iPod would be replaced as, in it's current incarnation, it's exactly what I want.
 
this is the new wireless protable speaker set from apple. isound. use new wirless ipod cinema, or through dock wireless adapter for 5g ipods and gen 2 nanos , to control the speakers while you move about freely with no wires attatched. isound bringing your music to you with out limits.
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OdduWon said:
this is the new wireless protable speaker set from apple. isound. use new wirless ipod cinema, or through dock wireless adapter for 5g ipods and gen 2 nanos , to control the speakers while you move about freely with no wires attatched. isound bringing your music to you with out limits.
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Cuz the market needs another set of crappy speakers for iPods.

I dig your effort, but try something different.
 
no, it needs crappy WIRELESS speakers. :cool:
a quickly constructed... ultra cheesy.. aqua sort of speaker thing... um yeah.
 
Stridder44 said:
I work at Best Buy and I've messed with it. It's actually pretty cool until you roll out the giant piece of crap that is the speakers.
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Anything with built in speakers should be confiscated and trashed. How I dislike these wanna-be cool guys on the busses playing their Gangsta HipHop through tiny horribly sounding speakiers on full blast. I'm telling one off every week... it works, but why they can't just get headphones is beyond me... :mad:

sorry for the rant, bring on a nice iPod Video with NEF/RAW reading capability for us photographers, I'm a waiting customer. And yes, a smaller MacBook with 10 hour battery life, non-reflective screen and a graphics card to use it with Aperture/RAW would be sooo nice... :)
 
JonasLondon said:
a nice iPod Video with NEF/RAW reading capability for us photographers, I'm a waiting customer. And yes, a smaller MacBook with 10 hour battery life, non-reflective screen and a graphics card to use it with Aperture/RAW would be sooo nice... :)
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the macpod pro could be a notepad device that has the ability to interface with ext hard drives adn icoul be like a wireless ouch screen 3/4 in thin
 
initially i was skeptical of the design as i was wondering how anyone is supposed to hold this thing (while watching video) without blocking the screen. then i realised when i use the ipod to watch video, it's usually resting on a table (at work) or in my palm (on the train). i don't actually watch video while i'm walking down the street for example.

however, i think with a virtual touch screen click wheel, the screen of the ipod is gonna be a mess in no time...fingerprint city. i also have visions of me forgetting to click hold as i wipe the screen to remove the finger prints, then inadvertently blasting my ears off as the volume on the virtual wheel goes up. i dunno. having said that, can't wait to see it!
 
Macnoviz said:
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I don't know about the specs or prices, but new and better iPods could kill Zune in it's first season, before m$ completes the lineup with more players and devices.
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It may kill the first iteration of the Zune, but MS has stated it´s a multiple years effort – they acknowledge it´s going to be hard to beat the iPod bastion, and if at all possible it will take time. But, I suspect Apple have plenty of different prototypes in their labs, ready to be launched to complement new market demands.
 
Belly-laughs said:
It may kill the first iteration of the Zune, but MS has stated it´s a multiple years effort – they acknowledge it´s going to be hard to beat the iPod bastion, and if at all possible it will take time. But, I suspect Apple have plenty of different prototypes in their labs, ready to be launched to complement new market demands.
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I sure hope that Apple will keep Zune and MS will one step behind, they really should be able to.
 
Belly-laughs said:
It may kill the first iteration of the Zune, but MS has stated it´s a multiple years effort – they acknowledge it´s going to be hard to beat the iPod bastion, and if at all possible it will take time. But, I suspect Apple have plenty of different prototypes in their labs, ready to be launched to complement new market demands.
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And of course, multiple years effort is eufemism for pumping billions of dollars into the Zune withouth making profit until the market is flooded, and then abusing the monopoly.


Oh no, there goes the market
 
And the saga continues....
Apples new codec reading giving the ipod twice the play time on a battery charge does give a little backing to the story....

just release the damn thing already.
 
berkleeboy210 said:
I knew it! I just bought an Archos 504
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On behalf of all of us who want a true video iPod/PDA/etc, we thank you for your purchase. You've now pushed the true video iPod ahead of schedule. :D
 
Zune pressure explains this

Makes total sense to me: Microsoft's Zune introduction naturally raised the bar for MP3 players. Some of the press Zune is getting for its larger display, clean design and usability is adding to the pressure for Apple to ship an answer to the Zune.

Macrumors said:
Apple is ready to announce their rumored video/wireless iPod
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