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Rumors of Mini iPods
TheKidWho writes "According to Thinksecret: 'Reliable sources inside and outside of Apple have confirmed Apple will announce the new pocket-size iPods in a number of capacities and in various colors, including stripes. Capacities will be 2 and 4GB -- meaning users could store some 400 and 800 songs, respectively. Prices will start at around $100US, Think Secret has learned. It is not known if the new product line will be available immediately after introduction. It is also expected that current iPod models will be revamped to add body colors as well.' With the $99 price tag, it seems these rumored iPods could make big headway in the low end mp3 player market."
iCan afford one!
Apple realized that you'll have to hide your iPod when you want to be with your 'cool' Windows using friends.
If they would see the iPod you'd instantly be removed from their hardcore powergaming group!
I want mine in Vomit!
what? Don't these people know how electronics work?! Gah.. well I for one refuse to buy one until they make it cost three times as much as a normal-sized one.
-- 'The' Lord and Master Bitman On High, Master Of All
Thank god, it's about time! The current Ipods are so bulky and unwieldly, I can't believe apple even introduced them!
"BadTimes will make you fall in love with a penguin" - Laika
will the headphones still be white? otherwise, how could i identify with other pods?
When you can get a cheap PII 100, install bsd on it, spend a week setting up a web interface and uploading all your songs, buying a cheap sound card, getting a car battery, put it all in a backpack and viola: Open Source MP3 player!
Well, damnit, I expect it to be half the size of the current iPod *AND* powered by a standard 9V battery! Otherwise, I'll throw it out when the battery dies and sue Apple!
What I'm listening to now on Pandora...
The iPoke?
even if its 10 lbs and has pointy barbs sticking out of it,
Apple is going to release a 10# PDA that has pointy barbs sticking out if it? Sweet!
The middle mind speaks!
want an mp3 player that can record with an internal microphone
:)
4 gigs full of karaoke. Yeecchhh!
Not to mention an accumulation of embarassing bathroom sounds because you forgot to turn it off at some point during the day.
Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
sorry, you must have meant to visit this site.
These might even be small enough to internally smuggle music into prison. This will become much more important when all of the illegal file sharing music lovers are locked away and tunes have more barter value than cigarettes.
mac FS
That's odd, I could have sworn apple dropped MFS in favor of HFS back in the '80s....
Consumer: Sounds cool. What about the battery? Have you all thought about having a user-replaceable battery?
Steve Jobs: STRIPES! The new iPod will come in STRIPES! Who cares about the battery when you have STRIPES!
my open source luggable MP3 player runs Gentoo .. it's far superior to BSD. Does BSD have portage? No .. in fact /usr/portage doesn't even exist. Clearly an inferior design.
Tall, Venti, and Grande, of couse!
I have gas, but my car uses petrol.
And will be, what, free if done by buying cd's? You just said that cd's are more $. Good closing argument.
You know what?
when it's leaked on Apple's web pages.
Lars T.
To the guy who modded me down from perfect to terrible Karma - Apple haters still suck
You know that Apple-fanatics will think it will be the greatest thing even if its 10 lbs and has pointy barbs sticking out of it
Yes, it will come with a handy carrying chain and will be called the iMace.
I will swing it mercilessly at anyone using Microsoft crap who dares call me an Apple fanatic...
You can't take the sky from me...
I think it's safe to assume he doesn't already have those songs/albums on cd.
I've filled 25 Gigs of my I-Pod without spending any money. I already have CD's...
So your music collection is worth nothing? It figures.
You know what?
Mini iPod 99. .99
Battery 99.
Song
Just purchased a 10GB iPod for my fiancee for Christmas.
She'll never fill it up, and I knew that, but she wanted an iPod.
Now there are smaller ones that are $200 cheaper, and in colors as well, after I shelled out another $50 and got a custom paint job on it at ColorWare.
Apple, damn you!
Sure - it will cost $99 and you will be responsible for shipping and handling charges both ways.
What changed under Obama? Nothing Good
"Sir it would be cheaper to buy a new model than replace the battery"
Or
"Would you like to buy the battery replacement plan for 99 dollars sir?"
Five long years, he wore this iPod up his ass. Then he died of dysentery, he gave me the iPod. I hid this uncomfortable hunk of music up my ass two years. Then after seven years, I was sent home on parole. And now, little man, I give this iPod to you.
is a mega-Ipod that will store a billion songs and be worn in a backpack like case and the battery worn around the waist like Batman's utility belt. At least that's what I think :-P
Shop smart, Shop S-Mart.
You're absolutely right. On the same note, I still can't understand why people were so critical of the Citroen 2CV. A wonderful car, wonderful!
I think, therefore I am...I think.
I wanted an iPod very badly after getting a chance to hold one at BestBuy a couple months back, but decided against it because of the high sticker price. Then, a few weeks back, a friend of mine gets an iPod, and I got to handle it a bit more, and my lust grew and grew, but my wallet did not. And so, I hatched a plan then and there to get myself a "free" iPod.
I'm a product designer by trade, and often work with clay when fleshing out prototypes, and so one day I borrowed my friend's iPod and made a detailed mold. You can probably see where I'm going with this, so I'll skip some of the finer HOWTO details.
To make a long story short, I made a dummy iPod that looked just like the real thing with a great paintjob, weighing just as much with the fishing lead-weights I embedded inside. I then returned to BestBuy and asked to see the 40GB iPod demo unit again. Those guys tend to watch you like a hawk, though, so I casually said to the salesperson, "Let me see how well this fits in my pocket for walks through the park and such," and I proceeded to slip it into in my pocket where I immediately swapped it for the dummy unit. I continued to pretend to play with the dummy unit, then handed it back. Now the moment of truth: my heart skipped a beep, but the salesman was nonethewiser as he put my dummy unit back on the display shelf.
I walked out with a brand new iPod that day I am in LOVE with it! I do feel a little guilty about the whole "stealing thing" - I have never ever done something like this before - so I have resolved to buy a new overpriced Macintosh next year as payback.
don't forget, you don't just get an mp3 player with the ipod, you can play games like breakout...and stuff on there...
remember breakout? ya, good times.
More like you'll put him in debt for 10 lifetimes (if the RIAA has anything to say about it).
"There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals."