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U2 iPod, Photo iPod and Additional iTMS Localizations Released
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HOORAY! I'm in Portugal and I still can't believe it. Nice move, Apple! 
The iPod Photo looks amazing as well.
The iPod Photo looks amazing as well.
srobert said:
Actually, i will be buying one. The new Gimini400 looks really sweet. Smaller HD, but allows video and compact-flash transfer. And their prices have dropped.
And for the price of the Photo iPod you can get something that records from TV as well.
wildmac said:
iPod gets into the game "just-in-time"... Pardon me, but I'll never buy those ugly bulky bricks...
for 3 generations I used/still using iPod and saw many other faker mp3 players.. even colored screen-photo-showing-mp3 player-owner friends of mine looked VERY jealoused at me.. my 4th iPod will be a photo one, I'm just waiting for bluetooth and a little price-drop...
Hopefully they will release a 60GB music only version. I guess I could buy the Photo version, but I hate paying money for something I have no intention/reason too use
Kimo
Kimo
iPod store good idea?
I'm not sure about the iPod store (a new part of the Apple online store devoted to just iPod and accessories). While I think it is a good idea in principle, it could have an adverse effect on Mac sales. People who come to the iPod pages (e.g. typing in www.ipod.com) may then click BUY NOW and be re-routed and then go to the Apple iPod store. They no longer have to trip up over iMac G5s and PowerBooks on the way to the iPod merchandise and so may not stumble upon a possible Mac purchase. I know most people don't buy Macs and computers on a spur of the moment basis, it's still good exposure time with Apple's products.
I'm not sure about the iPod store (a new part of the Apple online store devoted to just iPod and accessories). While I think it is a good idea in principle, it could have an adverse effect on Mac sales. People who come to the iPod pages (e.g. typing in www.ipod.com) may then click BUY NOW and be re-routed and then go to the Apple iPod store. They no longer have to trip up over iMac G5s and PowerBooks on the way to the iPod merchandise and so may not stumble upon a possible Mac purchase. I know most people don't buy Macs and computers on a spur of the moment basis, it's still good exposure time with Apple's products.
Is it here yet....is it here yet....is it here yet. This is going to be the longest 1-2 weeks of my life. *sighs*
*sighs*
nawlej said:
You're right about MusicMatch and all. However, Apple makes the iPod but doesn't make anything photo-related at all (besides iPhoto and the print service which I don't know anything about since I live in Canada). Unless they're making a pretty penny with their print service and/or they're coming out with the iCamera, I don't see them briging iPhoto to Windows.
Yes, it *would* maker another good point for Apple to windows users, but it's also one less point to buy a Mac (hey, maybe they'll port GarageBand, iMovie, and iDVD next, I won't have to buy a Mac after all!)
toughboy said:
The Gimini400 is a bulky brick?... I don't think so. (Some of the other devices are larger).
http://www.archos.com/products/overview/gmini_400.html
I'm a Mac fan, but I'm not gonna buy a product just because Apple makes it.
Yvan256 said:
Back in the stone age when people would "burn" their music onto CDs which were then played in numerous locations such as car stereos and home stereos, CD-TEXT was a way for certain CD players to display the song name, artist, and album information for the track currently being played.
I had a 5-disk Sony CD changer at home and a 12-disk Panasonic changer in my car, both of which supported CD Text. Especially on "shuffle", this feature was indispensable! FWIW, I was using Ahead's Nero program and before that Adaptec's Easy CD Creator to burn CD-TEXT disks at least since 1999 ...
Of course, now I play music from my Mac at home and from my iPod in the car, and both of those offer significantloy better information than could have been squeezed through the CD spec via CD-TEXT, so I don't miss it. But I certainly feel for those who can't burn CD-TEXT discs from iTunes!
Someone here said CD-TEXT is a Sony spec. That might explain both why it never really caught on (I don't think I've ever seen a pressed CD with CD-Text information, and only a handful of manufacturers make players which read it), and why Apple's not putting it into iTunes ... But still, it was an impressively good idea, and worked really well back in the days when music had to come 72 minutes at a time on thin plastic discs.
dornoforpyros said:
Crossfade and gapless are two totally different things.
and I believe you can have gapless in winamp.
Maybe it just analyzes the songs, I do not know. It shouldn't be a problem to analyze a song and find out where the sound actually ends.
jocknerd said:
The reason you're paying $499 is because it includes the iPod Photo Dock (obviously the regular one is no compatible) and the AV cable. In fact, it includes everything the 40GB did when it was $499 (minus the remote), except it has better battery life and a colour screen. Not too shabby in my position.
iTunes 4.7
Quick question:
The website lists "Artist Alerts" as a new feature in iTunes, but I cannot find it anywhere. Has anybody else?
Quick question:
The website lists "Artist Alerts" as a new feature in iTunes, but I cannot find it anywhere. Has anybody else?
wildmac said:the_mole1314 said:
The "only" advantage is that it's smaller? And when was the last time you actually wanted your music player to be huge? Why do you think people pay 249$US for a 4GB player when for only 50$US they can get a 20GB that's just a bit bigger?
Size *is everything* with portable electronics.
As for the iPod photo being able to read the memory card directly, yeah, I wish Apple had gone this way. Then again, I'm happy with my 3g 10GB iPod, so I don't really care.
johnnyjibbs said:
Okay, I give up. What's the difference between this "iPod store" and what's always been there? Just the fact that the "Buy Now" link on the info page jumps directly to the order page for the particular type of iPod you were looking at?
I don't get it. Is this really new? The order pages themselves certainly aren't new. So is it the link into the store that's giving you fits?
Just don't get it ...
[edit:] Scratch that. Now I see the "iPod Store" link on the front page of the main store. But going to www.ipod.com and clicking "buy now" puts you in the normal Apple Store, not the "iPod store" ... To get to the iPod store you still have to trip all over Macs and such in the main Apple Store front page first.
Allright!
What a day for "rest of Europe"!!!
Already bougt 2 albums.... seeking more....
So glad it finally made it to mainland Europe. Now hunting for rest of world.... go Apple!!!!!
What a day for "rest of Europe"!!!
Already bougt 2 albums.... seeking more....
So glad it finally made it to mainland Europe. Now hunting for rest of world.... go Apple!!!!!
iPhoto for Windows will not happen. It is a major incentive to get a Mac.
The iPod pages clearly state that all the photo transfer trickery is done inside iTunes. This is good anyway. iTunes is the iPod interface on both PC and Mac. iPods are mainly about music, after all.
I still think that the photo feature is a bit of a novelty. Nothing more. However, if you can afford the price, it's nice to have a colour screen, album art. Again it's all novelty. At least the only cost was price and size. It's not that much bigger. But the increase in battery life is the star here. (Let's face it, it's probably bigger because it needs a bigger battery.)
The iPod pages clearly state that all the photo transfer trickery is done inside iTunes. This is good anyway. iTunes is the iPod interface on both PC and Mac. iPods are mainly about music, after all.
I still think that the photo feature is a bit of a novelty. Nothing more. However, if you can afford the price, it's nice to have a colour screen, album art. Again it's all novelty. At least the only cost was price and size. It's not that much bigger. But the increase in battery life is the star here. (Let's face it, it's probably bigger because it needs a bigger battery.)
OK,
More Euro iTMS-as Apple's Eddie Cue stated earlier this month.
U2/Color photo iPod-yes 20/40/60gb-varies by model
Japan and AU iTMS-no, perhaps say next year (good comp. here from Destra based/nineMSN music,etc. Japan-legal issues), but they did expand the EU stores (as confirmed by a reportn I read here).
More Euro iTMS-as Apple's Eddie Cue stated earlier this month.
U2/Color photo iPod-yes 20/40/60gb-varies by model
Japan and AU iTMS-no, perhaps say next year (good comp. here from Destra based/nineMSN music,etc. Japan-legal issues), but they did expand the EU stores (as confirmed by a reportn I read here).
itsa said:Just when I thought my B-day was going to be another dead Tuesday!
This is great!!! I can't wait to talk someone into getting me one.
Haha, today is my b-day as well...and I know like 3 other people who also have my birthday as well...weird.
I am going to have to settle for Myst IV: Revelation instead of a new Photo iPod as a present...my 5 gigger is doing just fine. But that aqua interface...*drools*
I've been dying for an iTunes feature that shows duplicate tracks. I tried it and it works great, I trimmed out about 400 MB worth of files. Now I actually have room to install Myst IV.