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Apple Updates iPod
TheRaven64 writes "Apple seems to have quietly updated the iPod Photo and iPod Mini lines. The Mini now comes in 4GB and 6GB flavours, priced at $199 and $249 respectively. The iPod Photo now comes in a 30GB flavour for $349 - only $50 more than the 20GB iPod with a mono screen and shorter battery life."
They dropped the 40GB mono model... and the new 30gb photo is slimmer than the older 40gb photo... :)
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You mean with a press release?
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The Slashdot blurb missed one of the significant upgrades: the battery life in both iPod mini is now a lot better. The original iPod mini only lasted about 8 hours (according to Apple), the new one supposedly lasts 18. And if that turns out to be exaggerated, even 15 hours would be a very good battery lifetime for that kind of device. I wonder how they've done that - the weight hasn't increased, so it's probably not simply a battery twice as big.
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Ahh but apple also introduced this
Photo Accesory
For people into digital photography, a 60gb iPod Photo + a digital camera is perfect when you are on the go and need to store all your pictures.
Ohh and before you ask, whats so different about this one then the other accessories. Well this one lets you check out the pictures on the iPod itself while the other accessories don't.
I think it's just to have, really. The color screen does look a LOT better under different light situations than the normal LCD, plus, at a higher resolution it's even more readable. You could say that they decided to put photos on it as a result of going to a more readable screen instead of the other way around. PLUS, if you're giving a presentation and you're having problems with your other equipment, you can always fall back on your iPod photo.
It will not be released until March.
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this makes the iPod Photo even more useful. i know the one card adapter exists, but it was expensive........
"The new iPod Camera Connector is an optional accessory that enables customers to connect their digital camera to iPod photo and import their photos into the iPod. By simply connecting the iPod Camera Connector and a digital camera, customers can easily transfer digital images to their iPod photo, providing tremendous storage space so they can take more pictures. Imported photos are immediately viewable on iPod photo's crisp color screen, and can also be brought back to iPhoto(R) on the Mac or various photo applications on the PC. The iPod Camera Connector is expected to be available in late March for $29."
The 60 GB iPod photo is only $449 now ($419 if you're a student), so for $50 more you get 50% more space, a color screen and better battery life. Seems like a good deal to me. Of course you won't get a firewire cable or a dock, but still...
Just an FYI in case anyone missed it: this latest iPod update delivers some of the small things that owners of the 3G iPods (the ones with the four buttons between the display and the touchwheel) have been waiting for.
Specifically, the 3G iPods now have "Shuffle Songs" on the top-level menu, and the "Browse" and "Playlists" menu items have been consolidated under a "Music" menu.
Lots of people were mad at Apple for not giving 3G owners these small touches that the 4Gs had; it looks like Apple listened to their complaints.
Updated.
http://www.apple.com/ipod/download/
42 MB download.
What's New in iPod Updater 2005-02-22
iPod shuffle Software 1.1 for iPod shuffle
* Support for iPod shuffle Battery Pack
* Increased software stability
iPod mini Software 1.3 for iPod mini
* Support for second-generation iPod mini
* Support for charging and syncing over USB with Mac OS X v10.2.8 or 10.3.4 or later
iPod Software 2.3 for iPod with dock connector
* Shuffle Songs selection in Main Menu
* Music menu item in Main Menu
* Support for iTunes 4.7 and later
iPod Software 1.5 for iPod with touch wheel or scroll wheel
* Shuffle Songs selection in Main Menu
* Music menu item in Main Menu
* Support for iTunes 4.7 and later
Except the iPod hasn't used a Firewire-to-Firewire cable since the second generation. Since the 3G iPod, they have used a Firewire-to-Dock-connector cable. I don't expect most users who don't already own an iPod to have one just lying around in a drawer.
It does represent a $20 discount to someone who's upgrading their iPod, though.
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These new options would have been nice to have during the holidays. Looking at the new price range, I'm sure I would have gone with the iPod photo....
Apple needs to speed things up when it comes to holidays.....
there's a good article over at o'reilly's macdevcenter about getting album art for all your collection.
a lbumart.htmlhttp://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/ 2005/02/22/albumart.html
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/02/22/
According to Reuters, there is going to be a $29 accessory next month to connect to your USB camera, in order to download pics directly.
If it is the same as the equivalent feature on the iRiver H3x0 series, you can also plug in a CF (or in my case Memory Stick) reader.
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Creative uses the same kind of battery, except Apple http//apple.com/support/ipod/service/battery.html has a program to replace the battery for $99. Or you can go out and buy your own high-capacity version for $29.99: http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Page.cfm?Parent= 1225&Title=iPod%20Batteries&Template=1
How much does a new Creative battery cost?
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