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The - iPod, MP3 player, Gadgets - Thread
- Thread starter Gerrard 17
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I'm pretty close to getting a 15" Apple Powerbook so I gotta know a few things before I buy it (Luis?).
Is it relatively easy to get my hands of some pirated software (mainly Adobe design packages, Word, Director, Flash etc etc. I am a student I can't afford to spend hundreds of euros on one piece of software unfortunately.
Is it really better than a PC, how does it compare, being a student would it be better to get a PC notebook or a Apple Powerbook (or iBook)?
What are Apple like with wireless networks. Are there any compatibility issues with wireless networks or will it connect up to my home network without any problems?
Thanks chaps!
Is it relatively easy to get my hands of some pirated software (mainly Adobe design packages, Word, Director, Flash etc etc. I am a student I can't afford to spend hundreds of euros on one piece of software unfortunately.
Is it really better than a PC, how does it compare, being a student would it be better to get a PC notebook or a Apple Powerbook (or iBook)?
What are Apple like with wireless networks. Are there any compatibility issues with wireless networks or will it connect up to my home network without any problems?
Thanks chaps!
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dunno if anyone has posted this yet but:
http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/apple-unveils-ipod-nano/
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/super-first-look-apple-computer-ipod-nano/
At its special event in San Francisco today, Apple introduced the iPod nano, a completely new iPod that’s thinner than a standard #2 pencil and weighs only 1.5 ounces. The iPod mini replacement is available in 2GB ($199) and 4GB ($249) capacities in either white or black designs. The ultra-compact device features a high-resolution color screen, Click Wheel, and offers up to 14 hours of battery life.
Take everything you love about iPod and shrink it. Now shrink it again. With 2GB (500 songs) and 4GB (1,000 songs) models starting at $199, the pencil-thin iPod nano packs the entire iPod experience into an impossibly small design. So small, it will take your music places you never dreamed of.
http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/apple-unveils-ipod-nano/
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/super-first-look-apple-computer-ipod-nano/
At its special event in San Francisco today, Apple introduced the iPod nano, a completely new iPod that’s thinner than a standard #2 pencil and weighs only 1.5 ounces. The iPod mini replacement is available in 2GB ($199) and 4GB ($249) capacities in either white or black designs. The ultra-compact device features a high-resolution color screen, Click Wheel, and offers up to 14 hours of battery life.
Take everything you love about iPod and shrink it. Now shrink it again. With 2GB (500 songs) and 4GB (1,000 songs) models starting at $199, the pencil-thin iPod nano packs the entire iPod experience into an impossibly small design. So small, it will take your music places you never dreamed of.
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Apple unveils iPod phone hybrid
Apple has unveiled a gadget that combines its hugely popular iPod music player with a mobile phone.
Announced by Apple boss Steve Jobs, the device will be able to store about 100 songs and play them out randomly like the iPod Shuffle.
Developed by Motorola for Apple, the gadget, dubbed Rokr, will first be available on the network of US mobile operator Cingular.
Since it was introduced in 2001, Apple has sold more than 21 million iPods.
Mobile music
The colour-screen gadget is silver, has stereo speakers and has a VGA quality camera onboard.
A version of Apple's iTunes music store has been developed for the phone so users can manage the tracks they store on it. Smart software on the handset pauses music if a phone call comes in.
Music is stored on a 512 megabyte memory card and the numbers of songs on board is capped at 100 - even if a bigger capacity card is used.
"This is the first device in a series," said Carsten Schmidt, European manager for Motorola's retail operations. "There will be more coming with higher memory."
Songs are downloaded to it via a USB cable and users can fill it manually or use autofill to populate it with pop. The gadget is due to go on sale in Cingular stores from 8 September and is expected to cost $249.99 (£136). Buyers must commit to a two-year contract.
The Rokr phone is expected to be available in the UK and Europe in late September.
The Carphone Warehouse is advertising the phone on the O2 network for £209.99 for pre-pay customers and free for those choosing a monthly contract. The phones will be available from 15 September.
Mr Schmidt said that with this first device, music can only be downloaded from a PC to the phone.
But, he said, Motorola was talking to operators about future versions that can download songs via the airwaves.
Madonna is reportedly fronting the publicity campaign to advertise the phone. In a related announcement, all Madonna's music is now available on the iTunes store.
As well as showing off the Rokr phone, Mr Jobs unveiled a new version of iTunes and a smaller version of the music player called the iPod nano.
Long wait
Plans for the Rokr gadget were first unveiled in July 2004. It was originally scheduled to be unveiled at the Cebit technology fair in Hanover, Germany in March 2005.
Big hints that the phone was going to be unveiled on 7 September were given by the fact that Apple, Motorola and Cingular all planned press conferences for that day.
Apple is keen to replicate the success it has had with the music-only iPod sales which, in recent quarters, has been responsible for the biggest share of its profits.
However, the ultimate success of the device may rest on factors that Apple cannot control.
At the moment owners can only use them to play music downloaded into the gadget from a computer.
This makes sense because most mobile operators charge by the megabyte so downloading a track while out and about would add a premium that most would be unwilling to pay.
It might take time for mobile operators to change data pricing regimes which would help to convince consumers that downloading is worth it.
Download charges are likely to be one of the few ways that phone firms can recoup some cash from selling iTunes phones. Most of the money paid to buy songs from iTunes goes to record labels, Apple and payment processing firms.
The time it takes to download a song might affect the popularity of such services. Most Europeans and Americans are on phone networks that shunt data around at a theoretical maximum speed of 170 kilobits per second.
Actual rates are much lower which would make downloading a multi-megabyte song a trying experience.
Without good deals on downloading, Apple may find it hard to convince existing users of iPods to buy another gadget. And with the iPod proving so popular entirely new customers may be scarce too.
Apple is coming slightly late to the market for music on mobiles. Many other handset makers and operators are already pushing services that combine the two.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4223938.stm
Apple unveils iPod phone hybrid
Apple has unveiled a gadget that combines its hugely popular iPod music player with a mobile phone.
Announced by Apple boss Steve Jobs, the device will be able to store about 100 songs and play them out randomly like the iPod Shuffle.
Developed by Motorola for Apple, the gadget, dubbed Rokr, will first be available on the network of US mobile operator Cingular.
Since it was introduced in 2001, Apple has sold more than 21 million iPods.
Mobile music
The colour-screen gadget is silver, has stereo speakers and has a VGA quality camera onboard.
A version of Apple's iTunes music store has been developed for the phone so users can manage the tracks they store on it. Smart software on the handset pauses music if a phone call comes in.
Music is stored on a 512 megabyte memory card and the numbers of songs on board is capped at 100 - even if a bigger capacity card is used.
"This is the first device in a series," said Carsten Schmidt, European manager for Motorola's retail operations. "There will be more coming with higher memory."
Songs are downloaded to it via a USB cable and users can fill it manually or use autofill to populate it with pop. The gadget is due to go on sale in Cingular stores from 8 September and is expected to cost $249.99 (£136). Buyers must commit to a two-year contract.
The Rokr phone is expected to be available in the UK and Europe in late September.
The Carphone Warehouse is advertising the phone on the O2 network for £209.99 for pre-pay customers and free for those choosing a monthly contract. The phones will be available from 15 September.
Mr Schmidt said that with this first device, music can only be downloaded from a PC to the phone.
But, he said, Motorola was talking to operators about future versions that can download songs via the airwaves.
Madonna is reportedly fronting the publicity campaign to advertise the phone. In a related announcement, all Madonna's music is now available on the iTunes store.
As well as showing off the Rokr phone, Mr Jobs unveiled a new version of iTunes and a smaller version of the music player called the iPod nano.
Long wait
Plans for the Rokr gadget were first unveiled in July 2004. It was originally scheduled to be unveiled at the Cebit technology fair in Hanover, Germany in March 2005.
Big hints that the phone was going to be unveiled on 7 September were given by the fact that Apple, Motorola and Cingular all planned press conferences for that day.
Apple is keen to replicate the success it has had with the music-only iPod sales which, in recent quarters, has been responsible for the biggest share of its profits.
However, the ultimate success of the device may rest on factors that Apple cannot control.
At the moment owners can only use them to play music downloaded into the gadget from a computer.
This makes sense because most mobile operators charge by the megabyte so downloading a track while out and about would add a premium that most would be unwilling to pay.
It might take time for mobile operators to change data pricing regimes which would help to convince consumers that downloading is worth it.
Download charges are likely to be one of the few ways that phone firms can recoup some cash from selling iTunes phones. Most of the money paid to buy songs from iTunes goes to record labels, Apple and payment processing firms.
The time it takes to download a song might affect the popularity of such services. Most Europeans and Americans are on phone networks that shunt data around at a theoretical maximum speed of 170 kilobits per second.
Actual rates are much lower which would make downloading a multi-megabyte song a trying experience.
Without good deals on downloading, Apple may find it hard to convince existing users of iPods to buy another gadget. And with the iPod proving so popular entirely new customers may be scarce too.
Apple is coming slightly late to the market for music on mobiles. Many other handset makers and operators are already pushing services that combine the two.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4223938.stm
TheBlueBalla
Starting XI
Dear god, both the phone and the nano look sweet as all hell. I thought the ipod craze would die out a bit now that every other person seems to have one, but theyre just getting sweeter and sweeter. Kinda wish I had waited to buy a new cellphone
the phone looks like the biggest piece of sh!t i have seen in a long time, wow 100 songs hmm thats about 7 albums, i have 2208 songs which is abt 10gb worth of tunage most people have way more music than that, whats the point in creating this phone, my samsung d500 has 96mb of internal memory, i put 5 songs on it so i can have real music as ringtones
and what happens if you get mugged or lose it, its an exepnsive peice of kit to lose, u'll lose ur mp3 player and phone at the same time.
and what happens if you get mugged or lose it, its an exepnsive peice of kit to lose, u'll lose ur mp3 player and phone at the same time.
Chacarita Juniors
The artist formerly known as ronnifan9
Wow, I actually never felt like buying an I-Pod but that 2GB (I'm not gonna listen to more than 500 songs) looks pretty tempting at $199...
I'm glad I waited untill a more "improved" I-Pod came out.
I'm glad I waited untill a more "improved" I-Pod came out.
Parra Power
Manager
w800i is amazing...... but ridiculously expensive. you can buy an ipod and a decent phone for that money. still... if i had the money....
Hey guys, do u think the arrival of ipod nano imply a major price fall of ipod mini as to clear the stock?
I will seriously think about getting a mini if the price falls below 200 AUD.
And hey Parra, I just got my w800i which my dad bought in China
But yeah it's kinda expensive as it cost about 500 AUD something.
I will seriously think about getting a mini if the price falls below 200 AUD.
And hey Parra, I just got my w800i which my dad bought in China
But yeah it's kinda expensive as it cost about 500 AUD something.