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Apple releases iPod

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the well-thats-not-very-exciting dept.

The BrownFury writes "At an invitation only event Apple has released their new MP3 player called the iPod. iPod is the size of a deck of cards. 2.4" wide by 4" tall by .78" thick 6.5 ounces. 5 GB HDD, 10 hr battery life, charged via FireWire. Works as a firewire drive as well. Works in conjunctions with iTunes 2. Here are Live updates". No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame.

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  1. mediocre by greysky · · Score: 0, Troll

    People need to realize that all apple ever really delivers is mediocre equipment that, while it may look really cool, is less technically advanced/powerfull/whatever than competing products that cost 20-25% less.

  2. Wow how earth shattering by Minter92 · · Score: 0, Troll

    A freaking mp3 player. Wow yeah Job's thinks that changed the world. What a waste of developement dollars.

  3. I'll tell ya who is lame. by AutumnLeaf · · Score: 0, Troll

    The last several posts on Slashdot's main page regarding Apple product announcements have been followed up by trite, critical comments. Comments of the variety that open source advocates often cry foul when they are made regarding their open source operating system. Hypocrits. There's only one complaint about the iPod I agree with - the typical Apple price tag. Other than that, the product shows a lot of promise.

    If this thing was released for Linux and had a makefile that had to be hacked by hand to get it to integrate with some opensource playlist manager that has forked into two products, the main page announcement would have been followed up with something like "Wow! What a great UI! And it supports BOTH hybrids of the playlist manager. And it's GPL'd!"

    set CmdrTaco = Lame

  4. New Slashdot Poll by AutumnLeaf · · Score: 0, Troll


    Who is really lame?

    Apple
    @Home
    Baby Bells
    BeOS Developers
    FreeBSD Developers
    CmdrTaco

  5. You can buy a brand new computer for $399 by titansfreak · · Score: 0, Troll

    A brand new PC or an older mac can easily be purchased for $399. If you're a mac-fanatic, get an ibook instead. If you're a portable mp3 player fanatic, get the Nomad instead. Otherwise just burn a CD and use your CD player.
    For $399 they should have made it a full-blown PDA as well, there is no way I can see this succeeding.