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iPod Generation 4 Released

Posted by Hemos on from the maybe-i'll-buy-one...and-a-beemer dept.

I_am_Rambi writes "According to MSNBC "The considerably tweaked fourth-generation iPod will roll out this week, and Newsweek got an advance peek. It looks a bit different, operates more efficiently, has a few more features and costs less. Here are the highlights...." Improved battery life, upto 12 hours, a click wheel, more efficient menus, multiple on the go play list, and probably one of the best changes is a lower price. $399 (down from $499) for a 40 gig, $299 (down from $399) for a 20 gig, and there are no 15 gig versions." And you can read Apple's iPod site for the full details.

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  1. here we go again by chegosaurus · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    blah blah no ogg blah blah too expensive blah blah clever marketing blah blah my rio etc etc etc.

    But before we degenerate into that, can somebody kindly explain how the "click wheel" is different from the wheel on the 3G iPod?

  2. Re:Prediction by tehcyder · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    If you can believe it, I still don't have a portable music player other than my six year old cd player
    And I don't even have a portable CD player. Gosh. The world's entire population is not aged under 21 with a need for constant background music.

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  3. Re:OGG Vorbis, what does it take to get the suppor by BasilBrush · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    What's it going to take for you to abandon an obscure format and switch to AAC? After 3 generations it should be pretty obvious mountain isn't going to move to Mohammed. A couple of dozen people requesting OGG support just isn't going to make it happen.

  4. MOD DOWN!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This dickhead obviously doesn't know what the hell he's talking about. iPod is better than everything, end of discussion, I win.