Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Rumors of Mini iPods

Posted by michael on 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."

3 of 621 comments (clear)

  1. Brand Dilution by kiwioddBall · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Can this be true?

    Steve Jobs is well known for keeping a clean image on his products - it seems strange to me that he would allow rainbow iPods. Rumour has it he objected to the coloured backgrounds in the iPod adverts.

    It seems strange that he would dilute the iPod brand at such a critical point in its existence.

    Hmm.

    Small iPods - no hard drives, only RAM based??

  2. Storage device? by John_Booty · · Score: 5, Interesting

    What kind of storage device would these use?

    My first thought was the CompactFlash-sized "microdrive" hard drives developed by IBM (not sure if they belong to Hitachi now). A 1GB microdrive sells for about $200, though. Even with the volume discount Apple would surely get, it's hard to image they could hit that $99 price point at any capacity. And I guess flash memory is ruled out for price reasons too....

    --

    OtakuBooty.com: Smart, funny, sexy nerds.
  3. Roll on iTunes music store by adamwright · · Score: 5, Interesting

    All I want is the iTunes music store in the UK. My new 40G iPod is reading, meerly 2gig full. My credit card is ready, my bank account is ready. I've got enough of a buy list to spend 100 in 30 seconds.

    So where the hell's the store!?