I'm suprised no-one has reported on this, I mean it's like one of the most important things that probably has ever happened to humanity.
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As anticipated, Apple today announced that it is merging its iPod and iPod photo lines, dropping the “photo” naming and adding color screens to all full-size (white) iPod models.
The simplified lineup features a new 20GB color screen model for $299 (the same price as the older monochrome version), a 60GB model for $399 ($50 cheaper), and an updated iPod U2 Special Edition with a color screen for $329 ($20 cheaper). The company has apparently dropped the 30GB iPod photo model, which sold for $349.
Apple also said that starting today iPods will offer “an easy to use Podcast menu, including bookmarking within a Podcast and the ability to display Podcast artwork in color” to coincide with the release of iTunes 4.9.
Unsurprisingly, all of the new full-size iPod models support the photo and album artwork features of the previous iPod photo models, allowing users to view their photo libraries on the iPod’s screen or on a TV. Apple said the new 20GB iPod holds up to 20,000 photos, compared to the 60GB version which holds up to 25,000. Both can import photos from a digital camera with the optional iPod Camera Connector.
iPodlounge has noted Apple’s gradual shift away from using the word “photo” in the product’s name for months. The company first changed the iPod photo’s packaging in February to reduce “photo” to a much smaller badge. It next referred to the devices as “iPod with Color Displays” in an iPod Software Update, and later renamed the PDF manual for the device to “iPod_with_color_display_User’s_Guide” from “iPod_photoUserGuide”.
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Isn't this (excuse the hype) one of the greatest events that's happened to the iPod range. I say this because of a couple of reasons which can all be summed up by saying that this is a breakthrough for Apple.
In Australia at least, the iPods have only gone up $50 in price, but of course now they have a colour screen. This means that that either 1) Apple has cut down profit for sales (doubt it, I'm not sure how much they get) or 2) that the cost for colour screens are going down.
This obviously means great things, meaning that the production costs are going down, possibly signalling even a price drop in the future, and that as production gets more efficent, better and better things come out. In the future look out for iPod minis with colour screens. *drools*
And (although not sure about this either) that the screen has come down in size with the hard-drive, meaning that the iPod is the same size. Also indicating that the mini could be next. Also that means more size for bigger hard-drive in the future.
I could be just making 'a mountain out of a mole hill' , but I think this is one step closer to the future. And cheap
Good for those who want the latest stuff but don't have the $$$.
EDIT: Title.