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

Posted by timothy on Wednesday October 20, 2004 @08:09AM from the fascists dept.

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.

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Any color you want by mikeylebeau · 2004-10-20 08:13 · Score: 4, Informative

You could also get your iPod colored however you want from ColorWare.. or buy one pre-colored from them direct. Looks pretty cool.
Re:Black now, full spectrum next by mikeylebeau · 2004-10-20 08:24 · Score: 4, Informative

If you want a shiny black iBook now, just check out ColorWare, they'll do it for you.
Re:Another marketing tactic by RazzleFrog · 2004-10-20 08:52 · Score: 3, Informative

Michael Jackson owns the publishing rights to most of the Beatles' library not the actual recordings. He can control (or 50% control with Sony now) who covers the songs and who uses them in ads but he can't control the recordings. For those who don't know there are two copyrights on songs - the recording and the music itself.
Re:Damn thats sexy... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-10-20 10:39 · Score: 3, Informative

Sexy? You want sexy with an iPod?? Here ya go!! (warning: nsfw)

Hehe. :)