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Frosstbyte · 09-05-2007, 01:57 PM

So everyone who guessed what would be announced today from apple was basically correct, though I did not expect that the price on the iPhones would drop nearly as precipitously as it did. The 8 gig version down to $400? That's pretty steep-and now very affordable for a lot more people. I have several friends who bought them in the first round and are a little steamed at having paid so much more for theirs and I can't blame them for that. However, I certainly can't argue with apple for doing so (unlike Sony) and I think it'll pay off for them.

The new iPods are simultaneously awesome and strange in my opinion. The new Nano is totally bizarre-looking. I guess they were trying to keep the same total dimension as the old one but having a better video viewscreen, but I think the end result has ended up being fairly boxy and awkward instead of apple's usual very sleek and elegant look. I'm sure some people will like it, I think an update of the old iPod nano with similar dimensions would've been cooler.

The shuffle and the classic are pretty much the same, though the classic adds the "Cover Flow" feature, which I've always thought was totally useless and a little silly. Apparently someone likes it, though, since they're sticking it all over the place. I guess it's supposed to evoke a jukebox feel? Doesn't do much for me but enjoy it if that's your thing.

And finally we come to the much-awaited iPod touch. It's an iPhone without the phone and edge support. It's definitely cool AND it has built in Wi-Fi support so if you're in range of a hotspot you can surf the web or download from the new Wi-FI iTunes store, which is pretty cool. What's not cool about it is its capacity-8gigs and 16gigs. Compared to the healthy 160gigs of the classic, I personally think such limited capacity is a real let down on the touch. I suppose with the whole touch screen and Wi-Fi they're kind of limited on space, but the iPods have been running 20+gigs for a long time and I think, especially with videos, that's what people have come to expect. It fills in a size gap between the nano and the classic and it certainly has lots of extra bells and whistles, but maybe they added too much of the latter in forgetting why people liked the iPod in the first place-small size, massive capacity. Either way, it's a cool device for $100 less than an iPhone, so I'd think it won't have any troubles finding a niche.

Check out www.apple.com if you want the inside scoop.

09-05-2007, 01:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
Frosstbyte Winter is Coming Location: The North	iPhone drops in price and new iPods arrive! So everyone who guessed what would be announced today from apple was basically correct, though I did not expect that the price on the iPhones would drop nearly as precipitously as it did. The 8 gig version down to $400? That's pretty steep-and now very affordable for a lot more people. I have several friends who bought them in the first round and are a little steamed at having paid so much more for theirs and I can't blame them for that. However, I certainly can't argue with apple for doing so (unlike Sony) and I think it'll pay off for them. The new iPods are simultaneously awesome and strange in my opinion. The new Nano is totally bizarre-looking. I guess they were trying to keep the same total dimension as the old one but having a better video viewscreen, but I think the end result has ended up being fairly boxy and awkward instead of apple's usual very sleek and elegant look. I'm sure some people will like it, I think an update of the old iPod nano with similar dimensions would've been cooler. The shuffle and the classic are pretty much the same, though the classic adds the "Cover Flow" feature, which I've always thought was totally useless and a little silly. Apparently someone likes it, though, since they're sticking it all over the place. I guess it's supposed to evoke a jukebox feel? Doesn't do much for me but enjoy it if that's your thing. And finally we come to the much-awaited iPod touch. It's an iPhone without the phone and edge support. It's definitely cool AND it has built in Wi-Fi support so if you're in range of a hotspot you can surf the web or download from the new Wi-FI iTunes store, which is pretty cool. What's not cool about it is its capacity-8gigs and 16gigs. Compared to the healthy 160gigs of the classic, I personally think such limited capacity is a real let down on the touch. I suppose with the whole touch screen and Wi-Fi they're kind of limited on space, but the iPods have been running 20+gigs for a long time and I think, especially with videos, that's what people have come to expect. It fills in a size gap between the nano and the classic and it certainly has lots of extra bells and whistles, but maybe they added too much of the latter in forgetting why people liked the iPod in the first place-small size, massive capacity. Either way, it's a cool device for $100 less than an iPhone, so I'd think it won't have any troubles finding a niche. Check out www.apple.com if you want the inside scoop. Last edited by Frosstbyte; 09-05-2007 at 02:00 PM..