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Apple Updates iPhone and iPod Touch

Posted by kdawson on from the how-to-get-buzz dept.

u-bend writes "With little publicity Apple has released new, higher-capacity models of the iPhone and iPod Touch. The new iPhone boasts 16 GB of storage and is priced at $499 (the 8 GB model remains at $399), and the new iPod Touch has 32 GB, also priced at $499. Although the price is still pretty hefty, it indicates that the capacity/price ratio on these wireless flash-based players is starting to move in the right direction."

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  1. Dammit, now I need another excuse by _xeno_ · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dammit, I had said that I didn't want an iPhone, but would like a device that was like the iPhone without the phone part.

    Then Apple released the iPod Touch.

    So I updated my excuse to be that it didn't have enough storage space, that I wanted at least 30GB of space before I'd make the leap.

    And now they've released a 32GB version.

    Now I need a new excuse explaining why I'm not going to get one...

    (Seriously, though, I do intend to grab one eventually - it sounds like exactly something I'd want - but not quite yet.)

    --
    You are in a maze of twisty little relative jumps, all alike.
    1. Re:Dammit, now I need another excuse by Poltras · · Score: 4, Funny

      My god are you a fucking loser.

      Will you cradle your iPhone in your arms at night?
      Mine is named Sammy.

      Will you finally feel 'special' when you have one?
      It is my bestest friend, and I know he will not stab me in my back. Sammy talks to me, though I sometimes disregard his advice.

      Will you sit around coffee houses desperately using it as visibly as possible hoping someone cute will strike up a conversation with you? My sister is cute, and she always interrupts my conversations with Sammy...

      Apple really needs to include a 'L' tatoo, with a perfectly chosen font of course, for the pathetic fucks who buy iPhones to stick on their foreheads. I will tattoo Sammy's name over my heart soon. That's what friends do, right?

      If love could be sent using SMS, I'd send you some.
      --
      Of Code And Men
    2. Re:Dammit, now I need another excuse by The+Relentless · · Score: 4, Funny

      Apple really needs to include a 'L' tatoo, with a perfectly chosen font of course, for the pathetic fucks who buy iPhones to stick on their foreheads.

      Hmmm. I bought my iPhone to use as a phone, surf the web, and watch vids. I never once considered sticking it to my forehead. Does the new 16gb version come with some kind of adhesive to make this possible?

  2. It also indicates... by IBBoard · · Score: 4, Funny

    Although the price is still pretty hefty, it indicates that the capacity/price ratio on these wireless flash-based players is starting to move in the right direction.

    What it also indicates is that people are willing to pay extortionate amounts for flashy bits of gadget from Apple. Still.

    $500 is ~£250. I'm in the UK and bought a house in October. House prices are high at the moment, and the price of an iPhone is a third of my monthly mortgage! Hmmmm, three iPhones/iPods or one mortgage payment? Oh the tough decisions.
    1. Re:It also indicates... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Not apples fault you own a cheap house... ;)

  3. Re:I'm waiting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Even better, you can hack it and then put a file server on it! (i have both AFPd and SSHd installed on my iPhone. I'm waiting for someone to port SAMBA for my windows friends)

  4. Re:32 GB of flash?! by moderatorrater · · Score: 4, Funny

    You know, when you say "$499 for an iPod Touch" it sounds like a lot It sounds like a soliciting charge just waiting to happen.