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U2 iPod, Photo iPod and Additional iTMS Localizations Released

headhighguy said:
The iPod is a music player, for god's sake and it should stay that way. Adding photos to it is not making it a better music player.
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Does adding photo capabilities make it a worse music player?

headhighguy said:
Also dissappointed is the Photo synching approach. Why can't I sync photos with iPhoto and Music with iTunes. Now, you're telling me to import/export my photos from iPhoto into iTunes and then sync to the iPod? Doesn't make sense to me. It also doesn't make sense to most Apple users, especially iLife target audience.
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This way you interact with your iPod through one interface instead of two, making it simpler.


headhighguy said:
Nobody is gonna pull up with an Ipod to grandma's birthday fiddles around 10 minutes to hook it up to the (possibly outdated) TV set, accidentally changes a bunch of channel presets, and pull out a presentation on-screen... I don't know... seems far fetched. It doesn't sound like the average ipod customer to me.
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I do slideshows on my powerbook all the time, being able to to do it with an iPod is going to be that much more conveniant. Yet again I dont' think I'm what you're thinking as an 'average iPod customer', as it sure as heck wouldn't take me ten minutes to plug a cable into the back of a telly.

headhighguy said:
I'm disappointed. Apple doesn't show consistency in their product strategy. This seems to be indication for indecisiveness as to entering new media. They piggyback on existing products instead of rounding it up and do it "right" from scratch.
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So you're saying they should have a seperate iPhoto device? Or just that the iPod is a hastily put together concept? :rolleyes:
 
kbonnel said:
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 :mad:

Kimo
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Most people who want to buy 60gig music-only iPods are probably in such a "need" to have this big iPod that they'll even pay a $100 extra even though they don't really need the photo-features.

At least I guess this is what Apple was thinking. And it is indeed a smart way of making the photo-pod catch on. All the "must have the latest greatest" will have it and flash its features. And people will be interested.

I like the thought of carrying all my photos with me, but I'll never pay such a price for it.

*waiting for 1GB iPod mini*
 
Its weird, apple says "Instant Gratification" on their web page for both the new ipods, but they aren't shipping for 2+ weeks.
 
Where's the Software Update?

Anyone else notice that QuickTime nor iTunes are showing up in the Software Update???????

What's the deal? Apple is usually on top of this within a couple hours.

We are going past Three Hours now....

What up?
 
U2, but no iTMS for Ireland???

Could someone please explain how you can strike up a partnership with the most famous Irish band in the world(U2) and not even let their fellow country men download their songs to the iPod from iTunes. Thanks for nothing Jobs, oh and Bono, thanks for making representation for your country!!
We may only be an island of ~4mln, but surely the cost of expanding to Ireland would not be enough to squeeze their precious margins!

I just bought an iPod two weeks ago and for what I ask??( :eek: )
 
First it was us only. Then europe turned out to be france, germany and the uk. Now there is not even a rumor to hang on to....

What happened to the consistend Denmark, Sweden, Poland rumors?

The photo thing is fantastic though. Something that i actually often need when showing pictures to friends and family.

BUT I WILL NOT PUT ANY MORE MONEY IN THE SLOT BEFORE I GET iTMS!

I think I will buy a book from a old fashioned bookstore tomorrow for my money - that'll teach them!
 
srobert said:
WOW!!! Beautifull. The 2 inch color screen can't be that crisp right? The font doesn't look pixelated at all.
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In Fact, I've got a cellphone with an estimated ~150dpi display, thats by far better than any tft on a Computer - and it's extremely awesome picture quality.
If Apple uses those, it may well be that it actually is this crisp.
 
To the people who say "iPods should stay only for music"... there are two whole product lines of iPods for you :D

The iPod has NEVER been only for music--Extras has been there right along, with a variety of secondary but useful things that--like photos--do NOT detract from music playback. iPod is for music first--but not only. That's old news.

And photo viewing--unlike calendars and contacts--actually uses your music! You now have a new use for your MUSIC.

Seems pretty natural to me... and nothing out there does what iPod Photo does for my photo-sharing needs. (A laptop? Sure... if you lug one everywhere you go!)
 
dornoforpyros said:
the gaps you speak of are an unfortunate side effect of mp3/acc audio. Apple/iPod has nothing to do with this. It's unfortunalty the nature of the beast.
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Not really. Winamp can do real gap-less playback, and lots of other software players too. A few hardware players too, I assume.

The fact is, Apple has the "join tracks" features of iTunes. However, this really *does* "join tracks", i.e. it makes one big track with many smaller ones. You end up with one big track instead of, say, eight small ones. No way to skip to the "next track" since it's now one big track...

Apple already has the "start/end" parameters for each track, I guess adding stealth "track start" parameters could be possible (so iTunes/iPod still display eight tracks). The only time you'd be aware it's only one track would be a visual cue (so you know they're joined) and when you try to copy a single track on media (HD, CD, etc).

But yeah, as of now, no real "gap-less" feature, only "join tracks" which destroys the actual tracks.
 
cantrdr said:
Could someone please explain how you can strike up a partnership with the most famous Irish band in the world(U2) and not even let their fellow country men download their songs to the iPod from iTunes. Thanks for nothing Jobs, oh and Bono, thanks for making representation for your country!!
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That's a good point - major marketing gaff there. I'm pretty sure Ireland and Denmark and Sweden will have their stores in the next few weeks - probably just some final red tape to cut first. (I'm not going on the non-Euro thing for the other countries - Ireland IS in the Euro and doesn't have it, while the UK ISN'T and does have the store).

So this makes the UK iTMS the most expensive store out there.. :rolleyes:
 
:D :D Very cool, It is going to be hard to resist this temptation. However, It is a little expensive, I was really hoping for $499 60 gb. Also it seems a little thick to me. I'm going to have to see it to know for sure.. But its thicker than my 30 gb, and I know thats alot thicker than most. I'm gonna wait on this one , the second the price on the $60 goes down, count me in. Hopefully it will be thinner by then too.
 
It seems that I am one of the few that isn't so excited.

-The U2 iPod is nice...for fans of U2. I'm not one. So I could care less.

-The Photo iPod....why? Is it really necessary to pay $100-200 more for the ability to carry around a photo album in your pocket?

...I have a hard time justifying paying $399 for just music...$499...no freaking way.
 
Damned you to Hell, APPLE! Australia and New Zealand have reportedly purchased over 300,000 iPods, and they give us nothing with iTMS.
I'm sick of being a second class Apple user.
 
Well its nice to see the iPod Photo and a hike to 60 gig.

Pricing could be better...

No audio in or inbuilt mike is a little disappointing.

No USB connection possibilities directly to camera is something I hope to see in a future rev...

No improved PDA functions is to be expected I guess...

No WiFi / AirTunes option convinces me to wait until the next gen. At some point thats got to happen. I am just suprised Apple aren't capitalising on that aspect now. Maybe its part of the secret feature and come MacWorld in Jan a new Apple attachment will appear to stream AirTunes...
 
I don't understand some of you

macmumma said:
Damned you to Hell, APPLE! Australia and New Zealand have reportedly purchased over 300,000 iPods, and they give us nothing with iTMS.
I'm sick of being a second class Apple user.
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You guys need to cool down and think about it. Why do some countries come first, why others later?? One important reason, record labels and their policies, country policies, etc. If Apple could bring you a store in australia or denmark or poland, they WOULD, they are busy negotiating, trust me, but it isn't that simple you know.

So before you blame Apple, think a little bit further down the line.

I'm not bashing on anyone, I never do that, but please think before you speak..
 
veedubdrew said:
Many music CDs contain songs that blend into each other, and importing them to iTunes may create a small gap between songs that interrupts the flow. If you use the iTunes Join Tracks feature, the program melds two or more songs into one, continuous gap-free track. So now you can enjoy listening to classical music, concept rock albums and extended dance mixes without the silent treatment.
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Am I the only one who sees this as a problem? (the "melds two or more songs into one, continuous gap-free track" part)

I don't want to see "Tracks 1, 2, 9, 10" in my library, and I want to still be able to skip to tracks 3 to 8...

I just sent a feedback to them, and an actual idea for a workaround that would work fine (if they can't directly "fix" it).
 
macmumma said:
Damned you to Hell, APPLE! Australia and New Zealand have reportedly purchased over 300,000 iPods, and they give us nothing with iTMS.
I'm sick of being a second class Apple user.
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Yeah, its pretty disappointing. Canada gets theirs next month (and I can't believe it has taken that long for them) but us and Japan are not looking good for 2004.
 
macmumma said:
Damned you to Hell, APPLE! Australia and New Zealand have reportedly purchased over 300,000 iPods, and they give us nothing with iTMS.
I'm sick of being a second class Apple user.
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I feel your pain in Ireland!!
 
hmm, how does the color screen work? do u have to have the backlight on for it to be functional? Is the backlight always on? I mean if its off, what color if any shows?
 
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