Rumors of Mini iPods

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Posted by michael on Tuesday December 23, 2003 @08:30AM from the vaporware dept.

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."

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Finally! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-12-23 08:31 · Score: 5, Funny

iCan afford one!
smaller == cheaper?? by Lord+Bitman · 2003-12-23 08:34 · Score: 5, Funny

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.

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Pocket-Sized?? by Th0th · 2003-12-23 08:35 · Score: 5, Funny

Thank god, it's about time! The current Ipods are so bulky and unwieldly, I can't believe apple even introduced them!

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but by Anonymous Coward · 2003-12-23 08:36 · Score: 5, Funny

will the headphones still be white? otherwise, how could i identify with other pods?
Why buy an ipod by Anonymous Coward · 2003-12-23 08:36 · Score: 5, Funny

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!
interview by mabu · 2003-12-23 08:58 · Score: 5, Funny

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!
please... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-12-23 09:02 · Score: 5, Funny

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.
Re:Roll on iTunes music store by switcha · 2003-12-23 09:25 · Score: 5, Funny

Filling a 40 GB I-Pod may be a challenge but will cost thousands of dollars if done the ITMS way.
And will be, what, free if done by buying cd's? You just said that cd's are more $. Good closing argument.

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Damn You Apple!! by ckuske · 2003-12-23 10:07 · Score: 5, Funny

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!
Only So they Can Really Say by Bruha · 2003-12-23 10:18 · Score: 5, Funny

"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?"