New Ipods Archive

  • Public Service Announcement: The Zune HD is nigh unreadable in direct sunlight. Just sayin’.

    Public Service Announcement: The Zune HD is nigh unreadable in direct sunlight. Just sayin’.

    Sometime in the past two weeks I decided, with some thought being put into is, to buy a Zune HD. Why, I don't know; I thought it looked neat, and I was thoroughly unimpressed with the new iPods Apple showed off at that Rock and Roll event. For the most part the Zune HD is, indeed, neat. Its user interface is miles ahead of the iPod's, and, with a little forethought, can be used rather effectively with a dual-booting Mac. There's just one small thing: you absolutely cannot read the display in direct sunlight. Don't try to because you can't.

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  • Rumor: Apple to refreash the iMacs and Macbooks soon

    Rumor: Apple to refreash the iMacs and Macbooks soon

    Now that the new iPods have been announced, it's time for the next round of everyone's favorite game, What's Apple Got For Us Next? This time research firm Wedge Partners thinks that we will see new iMacs and new Macbooks "in the next several weeks." O rly?

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  • Join us as we liveblog Apple’s rock’n events today

    Join us as we liveblog Apple’s rock’n events today

    Ready for some new iPods? Or maybe an Apple tablet? You better be. Check back at 10am PST (1am EST) for our live coverage of the events. In the mean time, feel free to weigh in on our latest poll. What will Apple announce tomorrow? iPods with cameras Who the hell cares? An Apple Tablet The Beatles catalog on iTunes iPhone [...]

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  • iPod nano, touch and Classic get a price cut from Apple

    iPod nano, touch and Classic get a price cut from Apple

    Apple just reaffirmed the theory that new iPods will be announced today by cutting the price of every iPod except the Shuffle. The 32GB touch is now $279 down from $399, the 16GB is now $249 down from $299, and the 8GB model is $189 instead of $229. Also, the 8GB nano is now $129 [...]

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  • iPod touch 3G and Nano 5G cases are on BestBuy.com! Look! Look!

    iPod touch 3G and Nano 5G cases are on BestBuy.com! Look! Look!

    Apparently Best Buy didn’t get the memo that the new iPods might be delayed because if you look right now, you should see product listings for the unannounced iPods. However, these listings don’t reveal anything new or different than other leaks. It’s just all of us are antsy to see what our glorious master will [...]

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  • Exciting rumor: iPhone 3G S may finally get MMS next week

    Exciting rumor: iPhone 3G S may finally get MMS next week

    The iPhone 3G S launched a few months ago, but AT&T users haven't been able to take advantage of a few much vaunted (and much needed) features as yet: MMS, Bluetooth file-sharing, and tethering are the Big Three. This, of course, despite the fact that AT&T is the “flagship” carrier! But never mind all that, because today we have some good news in the way of this latest bit of gossip: starting with iPhone OS 3.1, AT&T users will, in fact, be able to use MMS and Bluetooth file-sharing. Welcome to 2006, iPhone owners!

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  • Breaking: Apple “rock and roll” event happening on September 9

    Breaking: Apple “rock and roll” event happening on September 9

    So it looks like the rumors of an Apple event on September 9 are true. This event, themed after a Rolling Stones song seems to involve some classic tunes. It also a music-focused event so that means new iPods. But what else can we expect? First, expect iPods with cameras as well as a move of [...]

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  • Yeah, we get it: The new iPods will have cameras

    Yeah, we get it: The new iPods will have cameras

    First we break the news then everyone and their dog confirms it again and again and again. Yes. The new iPods will have cameras. Straight up. They will look like the old iPods, only with cameras.Case makers, inexplicably, know what’s up. Oh, and that tablet? Not coming until 2010. Sorry.

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  • Toshiba is making a whole lot of flash memory chips this month: New iPods? Tablet-related? Puppies?

    Toshiba is making a whole lot of flash memory chips this month: New iPods? Tablet-related? Puppies?

    New iPods usually come out in September, right? There or thereabouts, at any rate. Well then maybe we should look into this report that says Toshiba will “ramp up” production of flash memory chips during the month of Auguest. Word on the street is that Toshiba is doing so to fulfill a big order from Apple. So, new iPods on the way? Speculate away!

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  • Rumor: Apple prepping video/audio recording iPods

    Rumor: Apple prepping video/audio recording iPods

    We're fairly certain that Apple is adding cameras to their iPod line but could they also be adding video and audio recording capabilities including, heaven forefend, VoIP? Wired has some info that the new iPods will have built-in video and audio recording and should support Skype chat.

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  • Analytics Give Clues to Next-Gen iPod Touch

    Analytics Give Clues to Next-Gen iPod Touch

    iPhone application analytics companies say their tracking tools have turned up a device ID that might represent a next-generation iPod Touch. Two iPhone app analytics companies — Pinch Media and Medialets — say they’ve spotted a device-ID string labeled “iPod 3,1″ — which they believe to represent a prototype of a new iPod Touch. The applications [...]

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