U2 iPod: Any Color You Want, As Long As It's Black

dave writes "Forbes is carrying the story that U2 and Apple will be releasing a custom black iPod that comes preloaded with the band's new album as well as portions of the band's 25-year back catalog. The custom iPod will be made available the same week as the new album, which is slated for release in the U.S. November 23rd. The article also talks about the larger deal which included the advertisement for iPod/iTunes and exclusive rights for iTunes to sell the album online for the first few weeks of release." skyshock21 adds a link to this article in Revolution Magazine.

Comments

Black Ipod?

[SoTuA]

Yay! No more white "mug me please" apparel!

It comes with U2 preloaded? uughhhhh...

Re:Black Ipod?

[Trigun]

Is it bigger than the white iPod?
That's what I hear, anyway.

Re:Black Ipod?

[eobanb]

The most expensive U2 album yet.

Re:Black Ipod?

[Anonymous Coward]

more importantly, it's how you use it.

Re:Black Ipod?

[The Clockwork Troll]

It's not if you count the cost of therapy incurred after listening to 1993's Zooropa

Re:Black Ipod?

[Ionizer7]

It is the same size, but just like black desktop computers, it is ALOT faster.

This will be handy

[Anonymous Coward]

For pirating U2's next CD before it's official release!

Colors

[DoorFrame]

I see a red ipod and I want it painted black...

Re:Colors

[Goonie]

But I still haven't found what I'm looking for...

Re:Colors

[Mr. Bad Example]

Threads like this always remind me of my favorite fake letter to the editor in National Lampoon (back when it was still funny):

Dear Sirs:

Where the fuck are we now?

Sincerely,
Bono and The Edge
Where the streets have no name

Re:Colors

[Anonymous Coward]

Who are the rolling stones?

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I refuse to call it black

[whoda]

So, where can I pick up one of these African-American IPods anyway?

Re:I refuse to call it black

[WormholeFiend]

where the streets have no name?

[/sorry]

Re:I refuse to call it black

[Anonymous Coward]

I believe the term is 'ipod of color', you insensitive clod!

Re:I refuse to call it black

[pangloss]

"The Irish are the blacks of Europe; Dubliners are the blacks of Ireland; and Northside Dubliners are the blacks of Dublin...so say it once and say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!"

Re:I refuse to call it black

[commodoresloat]

you mean iRish.

It had to be said...

[afish40]

"It's like, how much more black could this be? and the answer is... none. None more black."

Re:It had to be said...

[JWW]

... but can you turn the volume up to 11?

Re:It had to be said...

[One Louder]

.. but can you turn the volume up to 11?

I don't get it.

U2: Of course it only comes in black...

[Tackhead]

..but the Estate of Francis Gary Powers wants royalties!

This thing is really cool.

[Anonymous Coward]

The black letters on black background display might be a little tough to read, but it might count as one of the first real monochrome (mono = one) displays. I like the black play/FF/etc arrows printed on the black case, too.

Re:This thing is really cool.

[HTH NE1]

Personally, I think the black iPod should come preloaded the complete musical library of Disaster Area instead.

Re:Black now, full spectrum next

[tanguyr]

Something about a shiny black iBook seems cool to me.
paint. not just for sniffing anymore.

A $300 rock

[Anonymous Coward]

"Wow a $300 rock album"

and when the battery dies, it becomes a $300 rock.

Note to p2p users

[dougnaka]

Please note that you are NOT allowed to distribute this file online during its iTunes exclusive rights phase.

Re:Do exclusive marketing things work?

[Waffle Iron]

I think it's a neat kind of promo, but what about the black-loving non-U2 fan? Will the price be higher?

Probably only about $3.49 higher.

Hidden Message in name

[FerretFrottage]

in reverse....dopi2U

Bono's a moron

[goldspider]

Ya'll see that commercial with him pimping the iPod? He counts "Uno... Dos... Tres... Catorce" in Spanish. Now I may not be the most educated man on Earth, but I know sure as shit that fourteen does NOT come after three!!

Re:Bono's a moron

[glenrm]

Maybe he is trying to be cool, I don't know I was never good at cool...

Re:Bono's a moron

[Anonymous Coward]

No, it does.

Re:Bono's a moron

[fr2asbury]

Well it sure as heck doesn't come BEFORE three. ;-)

Re:Bono's a moron

[Lord_Slepnir]

He works for the music industry. Therefore, his count is accurate if he was counting 6gb iPods for the first three, and a 60gb iPod for the fourth.

Re:Bono's a moron

[J. T. MacLeod]

Uh...didja ever think maybe, just maybe, he was taking what's called "artistic licence?"

"It should be revoked!"

U2 References

[Eberlin]

My Karma's bound to take a beating for this but oh well...

This portable mp3 player seems nice and I've been shopping around for a while but I still haven't found what I'm looking for.

Does it have additional GPS functionality in case I get lost where the streets have no name?

They initially went with Rio but with the faulty hard-drives, the "Rio Lemon" just wasn't going to be popular.

They were also pitched a deal with Microsoft but Bono didn't like the idea of Ballmer dancing to Mysterious Ways...and Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me for that matter.

I heard the new black ipod is nature-proof and can be used even in places of high elevation.

Asked if the band actually uses the product, Bono admitted that both he and The Edge owned One...but they're not the same.

An all-U2 iPod?

[The Ultimate Fartkno]

BOY! I sure want ONE of those! I wonder if the headphone WIRE is colored - if not, I'll have to PAINT IT BLACK. If I had a black iPod I'd sure take PRIDE in it. I wonder if it comes in 40 gig? Y'know, I got a white iPod once and it was a LEMON. Now that I think about it, I guess an iPod isn't really what I want. Great... I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR.

(Go ahead. Mod me down. I'll still laugh at it... WITH OR WITHOUT YOU!)

I'm holding out

[WormholeFiend]

for a Type R iPod in green/purple chameleon paint, and a "spinner rim" scroll wheel.

Re:I'm holding out

[Rude Turnip]

I hear the sticker gives you a few extra gigs of storage space!

Re:I'm holding out

[Royoken]

new MTV show, "Pimp my iPod"

Re:Finally!

[Anonymous Coward]

It must be hard for Bono to decide whether he is a corporate rock stooge or an Apple-using rebel. Thank god U2's music hasn't been compromised.

Re:Another marketing tactic

[Anonymous Coward]

There are no Beatle's CDs? Or are they all on analog CDs, like Laserdisc?

Is There A More Ridiculous Sight

[GiveWarAChance]

...Than Bono walking around the poorest parts of Africa in his $800 Gucci shades?

Re:if only..

[antifoidulus]

Obligatory Onion headline: "Starving Africans make desperate plea to Bono"

Obvious

[blackmonday]

I'm still waiting for the black and yellow sriped STRYPER edition. Hello?

The preshipped songs are by U2.

[commodoresloat]

Hopefully, once you reformat, they will be gone forever.

It's the wild colour scheme that freaks me...

[Dixie_Flatline]

Every time you try to operate one of the weird black controls that are labelled in black on a black background, a little black light lights up black to let you know youve done it.

Re:Very slick marketing...

[saintlupus]

Those who don't like the whiteness

I doubt that. Most of the U2 fans I know are incredibly white. Hell, you practically need special glasses to see them.

--saint

Re:Black now, full spectrum next

[poptones]

ColorWare's Business Services are designed for company's that wish to have their products in color.

Maybe if enough people buy these things the proprietors will be able to afford themselves an edumucation...

That is SO true

[GrodinTierce]

I swear it's totally for real! Check this out if you don't believe me.

:)