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| rabbitjoker |
Apple Unveils IPod Touch, Revamped Products
September 05, 2007: 02:17 PM EST
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPod Touch, which uses the iPhone's touchscreen capability, was the centerpiece of the company's revamped iPod lineup unveiled on Wednesday.
The iPod risked falling under the shadow of the iPhone - Apple's combination cell phone/iPod that has captured the industry buzz for most of the year. When the iPhone was released, Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs said the much ballyhooed device was "the best iPod ever." As such, investors were looking for an iPod with comparable capabilities.
Jobs answered it with the iPod Touch, which shares the same touchscreen technology that was the trademark of the iPhone. The device also features the ability to connect to Wi-Fi Internet hotspots and a full Internet browser.
The device will sell for $299 for the 8-gigabit version, and $399 for a 16- gigabit version.
To complement the new device, Apple unveiled an iTunes Wi-Fi music store. Customers can preview and purchase the song over the Web using a Wi-Fi connection to their iPod Touch.
Jobs also unveiled a new version of the Nano, which Jobs said was the most popular music player in history. The new Nano is wider to accommodate a 2-inch video screen and metal design. A four-gigabit Nano is $149, while the eight- gigabit version is $199.
The video iPod has been renamed iPod Classic and will come with double the memory. The low-end Shuffle product, meanwhile, will come with additional colors.
The latest batch of iPods met the usual fanfare and buzz surrounding an Apple product, and to the expected "oohs" and "ahhs" from the Apple faithful.
Apple also unveiled tweaks to its popular iTunes digital music store. Customers pay 99 cents for a song from iTunes, and will be able to create a custom 30-second ringtone clip for their iPhone for an additional 99 cents. The feature will launch next week.
Apple's iTunes features 6 million songs. The service is the nation's No. 3 music retailer behind Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) and Best Buy Co. (BBY).
The iPod update is the first in about two years and comes about two months after Apple introduced a newer lineup of iMacs, the desktop computers that occupy another important part of Apple's product lineup.
Analysts contend that Apple is also set to update its Apple TV digital media center next.
Earlier Wednesday, Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) cut the price of its own digital music player, the Zune, by $50 to $199. The rival device has been received tepidly, and has failed to dent the iPod's market position.
Shares of Apple traded recently at $141.93, down 1.5%. |
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| Invasionmix |
| stupid AAPL stocks (Apple) went down 5% since yesterday till now. |
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| Jem_hadar |
| AWESOME! I cannot wait to see all the images of it! :):D |
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| DigitalMP |
| 160GB classic ftw. |
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| Invasionmix |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jem_hadar
AWESOME! I cannot wait to see all the images of it! :):D |
you can see pics of it on the apple website, the ipod touch looks like the iphone but thinner and smaller |
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| beefy k |
| Apple - For Stupid Who Buy Stupid Things. |
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| DigitalMP |
| quote: | Originally posted by beefy k
Apple - For Stupid Who Buy Stupid Things. |
Elitist haters are so 2006. |
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| smuncky |
| so can u touch yourself and make it go to the next track? |
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| Abercrombie |
When I read iPod Touch, I thought of...
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| infinity HiGH |
| quote: | Originally posted by beefy k
Apple - For Stupid Who Buy Stupid Things. |
iPod + Rockbox > any other MP3 player. |
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| beefy k |
| quote: | Originally posted by DigitalMP
Elitist haters are so 2006. |
I am no elitist. I live by this motto:
If it seems as though people have gone to great lengths to market a particular product, I just don't buy into it. |
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| infinity HiGH |
| quote: | Originally posted by beefy k
I am no elitist. I live by this motto:
If it seems as though people have gone to great lengths to market a particular product, I just don't buy into it. |
I agree to some extent. Yes, a HUGE part of the iPods success is due to their marketing, but the iPod itself (especially if you put a third party OS on it) is MUCH better than any other MP3 player out there. Their prices are comparable to other MP3 players too.
Just because it's overmarketed doesn't mean it's bad. |
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