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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. 32 GB of flash?! by mrchaotica · · Score: 3, Interesting

    You know, when you say "$499 for an iPod Touch" it sounds like a lot, but then you realize: manufacturers are charging twice that for 32GB flash hard drives. It's too bad it's not packaged usefully in the Touch; otherwise I'd cannibalize one for my laptop!

    --

    "[Regarding the 'cloud,'] ownership was what made America different than Russia." -- Woz

  2. Re:Capacity Isn't The iPhone's Problem by sl0ppy · · Score: 4, Interesting

    i drop my poor iphone all of the time. it has a ton of scratches and marks all over it. it still functions just as well, and has continually been a workhorse.

    i've only had one problem, and that's lockup at a pub i visit often. unfortunately, every iphone user locks up there as well.

  3. Re:Dammit, now I need another excuse by dbc001 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I just picked up a Nokia n800 for $240... Runs Linux, plays mp3s, views pdfs, plays video, has a Mozilla-based browser (with flash) - the list goes on. iPhone/iPod can only play mp3s if you load them through iTunes. It doesn't do pdfs at all, doesn't have flash, doesn't do video very well, etc.

  4. Re:Dammit, now I need another excuse by AmberBlackCat · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I, and a couple of other people, would be unemployed without my car. And we'd spend a lot of time close to home, not seeing each other much. We're all doing fine without an iPhone or iPod Touch.