New Ipods today!

[nfotiu]

Lots of speculation on what Apple is going to announce today. New ipods? New nano? Movie service looks very likely.

http://www.macrumors.com/

[Dirty Mr. Clean]

I would guess high capasity nanos are on the menu. 8 and 16 GB.

[Bobblehead]

I'm not all that pleased with the battery life in my Nano. My wife has a Zen Vision:m, and while I usually try to stay away from Creative, this is a quality product.

I've heard the new iPod is supposed to have a 16x9 display.

[Frank the Tank]

Originally Posted by Bobblehead

I'm not all that pleased with the battery life in my Nano. My wife has a Zen Vision:m, and while I usually try to stay away from Creative, this is a quality product.

I've heard the new iPod is supposed to have a 16x9 display.

Thats what our supplier for our work computers was telling us as well. The whole thing is a screen. Click wheel is on a touch-sensitive screen and everything. Pretty cool. Bet it'll be cheap....

[arsenal]

Apple is going to announce a Movie Service through iTunes, and IIRC the major partner is Disney, at least at launch. I haven't heard much of the new iPod though.

[Fuzzy McGillicuddy]

Originally Posted by Bobblehead

I'm not all that pleased with the battery life in my Nano. My wife has a Zen Vision:m, and while I usually try to stay away from Creative, this is a quality product.

I've heard the new iPod is supposed to have a 16x9 display.

I love my Zen. No complaints about battery life. I bought the Vision:m because it is compatible with Napster. For about $15 a month, I can dump tunes into the player without having to purchase the music.

The early rumor on Apple's movie service is that only Disney flicks will be available for now. I can only watch Son of Flubber so many times.

[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Wow, apple is anouncing a new iPod.
Has it been 3 weeks already?

[kermitology]

How bad is the screen going to scratch on this one?

[Bobblehead]

Originally Posted by Fuzzy McGillicuddy

I love my Zen. No complaints about battery life. I bought the Vision:m because it is compatible with Napster. For about $15 a month, I can dump tunes into the player without having to purchase the music.

The early rumor on Apple's movie service is that only Disney flicks will be available for now. I can only watch Son of Flubber so many times.

I bought the Zen when it was on sale through a Dell Days promotion. I ripped a few of our DVDs and the video looks really good. I chose it over the iPod Video because it will play more types of video natively (XVID, DIVX, and so on). Just drag and drop.

[tussery]

I wish I could use a Creative MP3 player but being an Apple user I am pretty much stuck with an iPod, and the Creative players can't play half my music.

[bluejays]

Originally Posted by nfotiu

Lots of speculation on what Apple is going to announce today. New ipods? New nano? Movie service looks very likely.

http://www.macrumors.com/

I also read a few months ago that Microsoft would be unveiling their own "Ipod" which would be WIFI compatible, and be able to share files with fellow "Ipods" wirelessly, when they come within a certain distance of others (I don't know why you'd do that). Also, there was speculation that the WIFI would enable you to download music and video from the MS "Ipod". There was speculation that Apple would try and match these abilities. Pretty cool now though.

[Table 5]

according to macrumors, who is there live:

iPod is getting enhanced today. 60% brighter with brighness control, 3.5 hours video playback (up from 2 hrs... big version goes to 6.5 hours), new headphones, gapless playback. $249 and $349 with 60GB and 80GB capacity

also new smaller/better nano and shuffle.

[nfotiu]

Originally Posted by Table 5

according to macrumors, who is there live:

iPod is getting enhanced today. 60% brighter with brighness control, 3.5 hours video playback (up from 2 hrs... big version goes to 6.5 hours), new headphones, gapless playback. $249 and $349 with 60GB and 80GB capacity

also new smaller/better nano and shuffle.

from ilounge


iTunes 7 - 1:20 PT

Source list now includes Library with separate libraries for all forms of media.
Store now has own section, devices have own section.
Album art view - Apple will provide art for any music in your library.
Cover flow view - Find music by album flipping.
NFL 2006 season coming to iTMS.
New 640x480 video resolution (was 320x240).
Gapless playback in iTunes 7.
Can now sync iPod content to second computer.

Updated iPods - 1:05 PT

5G iPod:
60% brighter screen.
3.5 hours of video playback.
Gapless playback.
New earphones.
New quick scrolling feature using letters.
Games added - Bejewled, Cubis 2, Mahjong, Mini golf, Pac Man, Tetris, Texas Hold Em, Vortex and Zuma.
Games will work on all 5G iPods, will cost $4.99 each from iTMS.
White and black available.
30GB - $249
80GB - $349

Second-generation iPod nano:
Aluminum, thinner - looks like thin iPod mini.
Green, silver, black, blue, pink available.
24 hour battery life.
New charger, armband, lanyard headphones.
Available today.
2GB - $149
4GB - $199
8GB - $249

iPod shuffle:
10 million shuffles sold.
Second-generation today.
Metal body with white click wheel.
12-hour battery
Size of iPod radio remote.
World's smallest mp3 player.
Available October.
1GB - $79

[Hack&Lube]

Ipods - white plastic menace to society. Honestly, there are more capable and reliable and practical players out there. Ipods are just too ubiquitous to be cool anymore (not that they ever were). I wouldn't be caught dead with one.

[Table 5]

man, lots of bitterness around here. it's just a fricking mp3 player. if you dont like it, move along and let it go. let the rest of us have our fun.

[nfotiu]

The rest is this. The streamer sounds intriguing. I've been looking for something like this, I wonder if it will have everything I'm looking for. Good D/A conversion for music. HD capable, etc

One last thing - 1:50 PT

Q1 2007 completes the story.
Apple will release a wireless box for the TV.
Box is like Mac mini.
USB, ethernet, 802.11 wireless, component video, optical audio, HDMI ports.

Movies - 1:35 PT

Adding movies to iTunes Music Store.
Today, films from Disney, Pixar, Touchstone, Miramax - over 75 movies.
New releases - $12.99 preorders and first week, after that - $14.99.
Most library titles $9.99 every day.
Near DVD quality - 640x480 resolution.
Can watch movie as it downloads.
Can download multiple movies at once.
Dolby surround audio in videos.
Movies on iTMS going international in 2007.
Usage rights are just like TV shows on iTMS.
Robert Iger of Disney takes stage.

[Jayems]

link up:

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...&nclm=iPodnano

[Reaper]

Originally Posted by Bobblehead

My wife has a Zen Vision:m, and while I usually try to stay away from Creative, this is a quality product.

That's the player I'm currently pining for. Good to know that other people like it, too.

[Reggie Dunlop]

I'm interested in finding out exactly what this iTV thingy does.

Just downloaded ITunes 7 and about to install. Anxious to use the new Ipod copying feature.

[kdogg]

Anyone know when these new iPods going to hit stores? I was going to buy one this week, but now will probably wait.
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