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U2 iPod, Photo iPod and Additional iTMS Localizations Released
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nagromme said:
Yah, that's the other nice thing with this ability - the video out functionality, built-in - Apple just makes it all too easy!
Nspace said:I wish they were not bringing this itunes crap to canada
I'll say it again,
Why on Earth would you not want iTMS in Canada? Why is iTunes crap? If that's the way you feel, there is nothing wrong with that of course, but some substantiation to your claim along with explanation and reasoning would be appreciated...
JGowan said:
Pollution is by no means inevitable from using energy and it depends on where you are. Some countries generate electricity from hydro-electric plants which don't burn fossil fuels so no pollution or greenhouse gases are produced. Many areas also have windfarms which is also non polluting.
More controversially, nuclear plants, as long as they don't spill, are quite clean in what they put into the atmosphere (steam).
And even for the traditionally coal/oil burning electricity plants, they are typically outside cities so their pollution doesn't contribute directly to smog like a gas guzzling SUV does...
Jovian9 said:I read through those 7 pages.......that was great! The only MacRumors member I recognized though was Arn....and he was kind of defending the iPod while most were bashing it. Maybe their shame led to them no longer posting on MacRumors after the iPod exploded in popularity
I'd probably arrive at the same conclusion - I only recognize jefhatfield and maybe one other member. That was back before I even knew about MacRumors and before I owned my first Mac! <shudder> Geez, how far I've come since I was a Windows user...
Hey guys, just ordered the U2 ipod for my wife. She was going nuts when she found out about it today, so I bought it as a gift for her. It's her favorite band, I wasn't surprised to see her so excited surfing Apple's site.
Can't wait for the store up here next month. I know I need to put a limit on the card she is going to use to buy music ! Hopefully this all wins me some brownie points !
Can't wait for the store up here next month. I know I need to put a limit on the card she is going to use to buy music ! Hopefully this all wins me some brownie points !
JediL1 said:
iPod Photo will give Apple a perfect opportunity to renig on its statements about video by coming back a year from now and saying, "Our customers love iPod Photo and told us how much they were using it and how much they wanted to be able to display video, so today we're announcing iPod Video." Portable video is a moving target; I'm going to assume Apple is watching this market very closely.
Can you imagine having a Billionaire father who FORBIDS you of getting an iPod (or heaven forbid, an Apple Computer)! Can imagine the potential headline:AmigoMac said:... Ballmer don't be fool, you know your son wants an U2 iPod...
"Microsoft CEO's son uses a Mac!"
~Shard~ said:
I'll say it again,
Why on Earth would you not want iTMS in Canada? Why is iTunes crap? If that's the way you feel, there is nothing wrong with that of course, but some substantiation to your claim along with explanation and reasoning would be appreciated...
The whole pay for music downloading in general I am against. I like to buy my music when I can in CD format, mainly because I love to get the package. I like having something physical and as a designer I appretiate great package design, especially when its really innovative with some awesome printing. The package and the content/booklet inside is great incentive for me.
Since less people are buying cds and either stealing music or downloading it, either way a large number of people have stopped buying the actual cd's and it is really a shame because record companies are not willing to spend the extra on cool packaging and stuff.
This is just one view of course...
A good example: I saw a lecture from an amazing designer whom you may be familiar with (hes done lots of cd packaging for musicians, pink floyd, rolling stones, aerosmith), Stefan Sagmeister. He was designing an album cover for a band, cant remember the name, but its all multi coloured and theres an 84 volvo on the front. The concept was to print it on a special material that enabled the user to draw on the front or apply pressure to the front or something and the band members would appear doing crazy things inside the car on the cover. I think stuff like that is really cool and what ended up happening is that it never ended up being printed that way cause it would have costed an additional 2 cents per cd...
Obsiouly there are some benefits to buying online but it just seems like there is less room for creative cd packging, less work for designers in that feild (Sagmeister even said you could never survive doing that now, you need other type of design for a stable income), and less incentive to buy a disc.
Ahh well.
That's one hot iPod!
Someone said it already, but remember when Steve was bragging up h.264, how it could scale from HDTV to cell phone (read: iPod) size? Yeah, baby. Movie Store, here we come.
Think about it: why download a crappy quality DIVX rip off LimeWire when you could get a great quality video from Apple, one that will scale great from your iPod screen, to your TV, to your 30" Cinema display?
Where do I sign up?
Someone said it already, but remember when Steve was bragging up h.264, how it could scale from HDTV to cell phone (read: iPod) size? Yeah, baby. Movie Store, here we come.
Think about it: why download a crappy quality DIVX rip off LimeWire when you could get a great quality video from Apple, one that will scale great from your iPod screen, to your TV, to your 30" Cinema display?
Where do I sign up?
Duff-Man says....of course....Nspace doesn't like iTunes so the other 30 million Canadians shouldn't either. If *you* don't like it, don't shop there....simple solution. Those that do like it will....oh yeah!Nspace said:I wish they were not bringing this itunes crap to canada
Nspace said:
Fair enough, I can appreciate that. I enjoy having a physical copy of my favorite albums as well, and never really thought about the "less effort/money for artwork" possibility before. But, I love my iPod, and I love the portability, and I love the abilities/options iTMS will provide me with, so to each his own. No matter what happens in the future though and how popular iTMS gets, I will still be buying my absolute favorite CDs in the store I'm sure - like I said, there's just something about having a physical copy in your hands that you can't beat....
Nspace said:
I remember similar things said when the CD replaced the LP, and the artwork became those tinsy little CD inserts instead of the glorious large vinyl covers.
(Come to think of it, most web pages have more space than a CD cover!)
But you do know that album art is supported by iTunes don't you? I don't think video is killing the radio star.
I believe video will come around when it is possible. Like Steve said, there's copyright issues to deal with at the moment. We all own our own photos and people carry that around in wallets or in their Palm or PocketPC's now. To have album art showing now is great. Video in those bulky Media Players are stupid, I would never carry that around and watch video at work or on a bus.
In regards to the issue off album art, it is sad, but the times are a changing and I think there is a new creative way on the horizon. Someone will solve that too.
In regards to the issue off album art, it is sad, but the times are a changing and I think there is a new creative way on the horizon. Someone will solve that too.
serpico said:
Yeah, instead of the album art being static, it could also be dynamic! Imagine the possibilities!
Heck, with a touch-screen, you could even have band members appear in an 84 Volvo when pressed.
michaelb said:
Good point about vinyl - some of the old LPs that I have kicking around have some pretty amazing album art on them. Perhaps the same thing was said when CDs came out, that it would really degrade the artwork and so forth... guess it's all relative...
