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Apple Releases New Touch Screen iPod
JSM writes to tell us that Apple released a new version of their popular iPod music player today that boasts, among other things, an iPhone-like touch screen and Wi-Fi capabilities. "The iPod Touch will feature the Safari Internet browser and, like the iPhone, play YouTube videos. Apple also announced a new version of its iTunes music store that will allow users to buy songs wirelessly. iTunes will also sell customizable 99-cent ringtones for the iPhone."
Take that Zune!
While they're at it, they should build mobile phone capabilities into the thing as well. Then they'd have something!
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So its got wireless, but still less space than a nomad. lame.
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All those people (you know who you are) who kept saying "I'd buy an iPhone without the phone", you better step up.
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Yes, that's right--a 33% price drop after just two and a half months. Existing iPhone customers can bring their phone to their local Apple retail store and get a white-on-black shirt that says 'Chump' or 'Sucker', your choice.
(I bought a 4 GB refurb model last week for $399. However, that does not qualify me for a shirt.)
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You give it to your wife.
Lindsay Blanton
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That's nothing. Look what they did to the regular iPod. It's as big as Steve Jobs! How am I supposed to take that on the bus?
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I feel sorry for those early adopters who paid $499 or $599. I am going to go now, I have to break the news to one.
You don't have to be smart to use a Mac, you just have to be smart enough to buy one
That would be rather more harsh than the traditional coal in the stocking, I'd have to say.
-jcr
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Great. - I've always said something like this: one day they'll build cell phones that can do nearly everything except making a phone call, and now they did it. I'm speechless.
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Can it Sync with outlook?
Not only can it sync with outlook but it also formats your new iMac and installs Windows XP SP2.
Apple has realized that MS products are so superb in the areas of efficiency and user friendliness and are focusing on integrating their entire product line-up with whatever products Microsoft has to offer.
As far as other apps it can run, it can crash regularly on MS Word, Excel, and garble up its slideshows so they look like powerpoint, so Microsoft noobs can feel right at home with it.
If you don't know what AltaVista is (was), get off my lawn.
Nope, no speaker. No bluetooth, either. And apparently removed some apps that the iPhone has, too.
No camera, either. That's a heck of a loss.
Guess Apple has to leave people some reason to buy an iPhone instead.
Steve Jobs has been waging a personal war against buttons for decades. Blame him.
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Yeah, and after years, Cmdr Taco finally has to eat his words about the iPod being lame because it doesn't have wifi.
Yes. This also comes with Safari.
Actually, that's just a SteveJobsNano standing in front of it. He's only 15mm high, but has nearly the same RDF as the classic!
In other words -- get over it already. You're not unique or interesting because you developed a filing system in your head that's less intuitive for 99.9% of the rest of the world.
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Steve Jobs invented a phone for calling my mother.
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When you post anonymously, it's OK to say that you work for Microsoft. ;-)
-jcr
The only title of honor that a tyrant can grant is "Enemy of the State."
A microphone. VOIP with WIFI is kinda useless without a mic...
You could record your side of the conversation on your computer before calling somebody, put it on your iPod as an MP3, and then play it back for your friend via VOIP! Just leave a lot of pauses, they'll never know the difference...
ZuluPad, the wiki notepad on crack
Sorry, iPod doesn't do Java...
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