09-05-2007, 09:39 PM
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Apple Unveils New Generation of iPods
If you're an iPod fan, today is a great day for you - Apple has released a wave of new iPods that are every bit as impressive as I was afraid they'd be. ;-)  As I followed Engadget's excellent coverage, I was blown away by what I was seeing. Here are the very brief highlights of where the iPod lineup now stands and what I find most significant about each one: iPod Shuffle: not much changd here other than new colours. Same design, which works really well for the target market, and the price point is $79 USD.
iPod Nano: a two inch display running 320 x 240 resolution. The pixel density is off the charts here, which means amazingly smooth and crisp text, images, and video. It can now play games like the bigger iPods can, and is available in five colours. Coverflow support has been added, and it will give you 24 hours of audio and 5 hours of video on a single charge. The price? 4 GB for $149 USD, and 8 GB for $199. [engadget hands on]
iPod Classic: The new iPod 80 GB Classic boats 30 hours of audio playback, 6 hours of video. They have a 160 GB version that boosts that number to 40 hours of audio and 7 house of video playback. The price? $249 USD for the 80 GB version and $349 for the 160 GB version. The body of the iPod Classic is described as having a "full metal design", and they're even thinner than before. [engadget hands on]
iPod Touch: This is an iPhone without the phone. 3.5" wide screen display, 480 x 320 resolution, 8mm thick, full multi-touch interface, 802.11 b/g WiFi, and most of the apps from the iPhone: calendar, clock, calculator, contacts, YouTube, Safari web browser, etc. No mention of an email client. 22 hours of audio, 5 hours of video. And the cherry on top? iTunes WiFi Music Store - that's right, full mobile browsing and purchasing of iTunes music. It downloads the song to the iPod Touch, then when you sync it pushes them onto the desktop. [engadget hands on]
Apple has certainly raised the bar yet again - can any other digital media player catch up? Every day I doubt it more and more... |
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09-05-2007, 09:53 PM
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The 160GB is impressive. However, I was really hoping for a 16GB Nano.
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09-05-2007, 10:12 PM
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The 160GB is impressive. However, I was really hoping for a 16GB Nano.
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Yeah, I'm a little surprised there's no 16 GB Nano - the Creative Zen has a leg up it seems, especially with the SD card expansion... |
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09-05-2007, 10:24 PM
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09-05-2007, 10:27 PM
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Did I miss something? There's a 16gb touch.
Nice products, but other than the Touch it's starting to look very plain.
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09-05-2007, 10:36 PM
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Did I miss something? There's a 16gb touch.
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Yeah, I just edited my message - I didn't realize there was a 16gb touch. Information overload. :? |
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09-06-2007, 01:41 AM
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iPod nano phatty
I was pretty underwhelmed with the iPod nano "phatty". 1 year later and the nano still tops out at 8 GB when others are releasing cheaper 16 GB flash players. It's also wider and heavier (albeit slighly shorter). True it has video and a price drop, but I just think they're missing their core user audience here. I think most nano users are people who want something really small and simple - especially for use in the gym or out exercising. Adding a bigger screen for video and games adds nothing to that and making it heavier is a no-no. And they already have other iPods that do video. I also prefer the aesthetics of the previous nano (iPod mini-like curves).
I might have to get myself an 8 GB black 2G refurbished nano on the cheap while they're still available as I feel that was the superior portable platform. (I still think it's the sexiest looking of the small flash-based color screen players). The nano "phatty" look just doesn't do it for me.
If I want video I'll get an iPod classic or Touch. Or a Creative Zen Vision. I think a 2.5" screen is borderline too small for video anyway, so 2" would really be straining the old eyes.
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09-06-2007, 02:08 AM
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Re: iPod nano phatty
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I might have to get myself an 8 GB black 2G refurbished nano on the cheap while they're still available as I feel that was the superior portable platform. (I still think it's the sexiest looking of the small flash-based color screen players). The nano "phatty" look just doesn't do it for me.
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I feel the same way. However, the 2G 8GB Nanos are still $300CAD, whereas the 3G 8GB Nanos are $220, a 25% + difference.
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09-06-2007, 02:46 AM
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as much as i hate apple...they're making it reeeeeeally hard to look the other way this time. the touch is reeeeally really interesting! i love my zune marketplace...but damn that thing is pretty!
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09-06-2007, 09:07 AM
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I like the Touch, but there is no Bluetooth.
It would be really nice to be able to listen to the music without wires...
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