September 05, 2007
New iPod from Apple
Apple is now cutting the price on its iPhone, they introduce a new iPod which looks similar to the iPhone and there's a new iTunes version coming out.
I'm not an iPod lover, but I think I'm in a minority here. I use a Creative player, and think they work just great. Mostly, it's the iTunes software that bugs me with the AAC audio codec and the way that software works.
The new version of iTunes will download directly to the player instead of the computer. My wife and kids use iTunes so I'll take a closer look at it soon.
The new iPod called "Touch" looks similar to the iPhone and apparently the 8 GB model will sell for $299 and the 16 GB model will go for $399.
It has a nice slick 3.5 inch touch screen with much of the same touch screen features found on the iPhone.
I will soon need a new mp3 player - maybe I'll look into the 16 GB model. It could be just what I need!
The new iPod is more of a hand-held computer really, because it has a Wi-Fi antenna which makes it possible to connect to the Internet. You'll be able to download music directly to the player wirelessly. Pretty cool.
What does Microsoft do at the same time? Cut the price on their Zune of course! The price for the 30 GB Zune is now $199.
Apple is having some tough competition from Microsoft and others, and I guess we will see if Apple can stay ahead of the game. They've done pretty good so far... :)
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Comments on this blog entry
I've got myself the 80Gb iPod video...sounds like overkill, but I've got quite literally over 50 Gb worth of mp3s. I'm just liking the huge hard drive, not too many gizmos concept. I like the fact that ALL the music I own I can carry in my pocket. I don't keep a big CD wallet in my car anymore either. I was with you with the whole not being on board with itunes, but I've gotten used to it, after Windows Media Player kept "forgetting" my library every 2nd time I loaded it up. The terrible thing about the iPods (and I'm assuming iPhone) is that I constantly drop stuff. My cell phone should be in a million pieces by now, but I had an iPod I dropped less than a foot onto a tile floor and the whole unit was pooched. Luckily I bought it at Costco and they will return anything. The new one I got, I care for it like it's a small child.
Comment added on September 05, 2007