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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."

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  1. Take That by psychicsword · · Score: 5, Funny

    Take that Zune!

    1. Re:Take That by AKAImBatman · · Score: 5, Funny

      The Zune just squirted itself.

      (Sorry, sorry)

  2. Here's an idea! by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 5, Funny

    While they're at it, they should build mobile phone capabilities into the thing as well. Then they'd have something!

    1. Re:Here's an idea! by techpawn · · Score: 4, Funny

      An iPod with a phone? That will never sell! Now give me a phone with an iPod and we'll talk

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    2. Re:Here's an idea! by UbuntuDupe · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yeah ... then that would be an iPod, a phone,

      AND A PORTABLE INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE! OMG!!!!!!!1111 lim(x->0,sin(x)/x)

      (Someone link the Maddox piece)

  3. meh. by TMonks · · Score: 5, Funny

    So its got wireless, but still less space than a nomad. lame.

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  4. There you go by Spy+Hunter · · Score: 5, Funny

    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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  5. Re:current round-up by sootman · · Score: 4, Funny

    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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  6. Re:Not impressed with the new Fat Nano by blantonl · · Score: 5, Funny

    You give it to your wife.

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  7. Re:Why not update the official ipod site? by clem · · Score: 5, Funny

    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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  8. Re:4GB iPhone on sale for $299 by Enrique1218 · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

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  9. Re:argh by jcr · · Score: 4, Funny

    That would be rather more harsh than the traditional coal in the stocking, I'd have to say.

    -jcr

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  10. It looks like an iPhone. by zeromorph · · Score: 5, Funny

    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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    1. Re:It looks like an iPhone. by martinX · · Score: 5, Funny

      It's not a cell phone - it doesn't even have a camera!

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  11. Re:4GB iPhone on sale for $299 by hackstraw · · Score: 4, Funny


    Yeah, and after years, Cmdr Taco finally has to eat his words about the iPod being lame because it doesn't have wifi.

  12. Re:Will it be able to run the same 3rd party apps. by Spud+Stud · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes. This also comes with Safari.

  13. Re:Why not update the official ipod site? by Alzheimers · · Score: 4, Funny

    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!

  14. Re:All I want for Christmas, or any day before tha by waynelorentz · · Score: 4, Funny

    I want a replacement for the crappy itunes app which grabs all my stuff from all my nice, neat little folders and throws them willy nilly into a screen which is extremely hard to use for re-organising.
    2001 called. It wants its whine back. And throw in a little cheese while you're at it.

    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.
  15. Re:One key feature missing... by omeomi · · Score: 5, Funny

    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...