Apple will unveil a 60-gig iPod with color screen

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iamme

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Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
It's cool I guess but why a color screen to display a playlist?

supposedly to view your digital picture library.
 

onza

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Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
Originally posted by: iamme
Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
It's cool I guess but why a color screen to display a playlist?

supposedly to view your digital picture library.

Sure OK. I guess many people carry a picture library when listening to music.

its just another added perk... why do cell fones need color displays?

just another added bonus
 

daniel1113

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Originally posted by: CraigRT
it's useless for music to have that much storage, but once you realize the potential of being able to have other things stored on there.... hmmm

sweet :)

Useless alright... unless, of course, you have over 200GB of music like me, and would like to have it all available at any time.

60GB is way too small... where are the 200GB portable music players with swappable hard drives?
 

iamme

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Originally posted by: Anubis
color screens on phones are also pointless

but extremely popular.

i thought cameras on phones were pointless as well, but they seem to be very popular too.
 

Anubis

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i like lots of stuff, but a color screen is pointless, its too small to watch movies on, viewing a pic that small is moronic. color on phones is also stupid, all a phone needs to do is make and receive calls and take messages, someone needs to make a 30$ phone that does that so im not forced to buy a 300$ phone when mine breaks again
 

loup garou

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I like the fact that it displays album cover art while playing. I wish more players featured that.

However, all you PC iPod fanboys shouldn't wet your drawers just yet...how do you plan on syncing with iPhoto? :p
Anyways, it's just a rumor. I know that Apple is very secretive about their designs, but this just seems to be a step in the direction Jobs has said he didn't want the iPod to go.
 

dethman

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Originally posted by: Anubis
i like lots of stuff, but a color screen is pointless, its too small to watch movies on, viewing a pic that small is moronic. color on phones is also stupid, all a phone needs to do is make and receive calls and take messages, someone needs to make a 30$ phone that does that so im not forced to buy a 300$ phone when mine breaks again

you can easily buy an old $30 monochrome phone on ebay.

i'll bet it's YOU who want a nice $300 phone with a COLOR DISPLAY.
 

RelaxTheMind

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why doesnt my pda have a 60gb drive.... and the real short 6-8 hour battery life JUST SITTING THERE.
about 2 hours if i am just playing music alone...
 

dc

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Originally posted by: daniel1113
Originally posted by: CraigRT
it's useless for music to have that much storage, but once you realize the potential of being able to have other things stored on there.... hmmm

sweet :)

Useless alright... unless, of course, you have over 200GB of music like me, and would like to have it all available at any time.

60GB is way too small... where are the 200GB portable music players with swappable hard drives?

 

SuepaFly

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Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
People: that CNN article is an article about rumor! Nothing more!

It's like CNN spreading fud about Bush re-instituting the draft when only Democrats have attempted to do so.

Actually they cite ThinkSecret, and ThinkSecret usually is correct. Given they were not entirely correct about the new design of the iMacs or the displays, they have been correct more times than any other place. So technically still a rumor, but with some credibility behind it.
 

Anubis

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Originally posted by: dethman
Originally posted by: Anubis
i like lots of stuff, but a color screen is pointless, its too small to watch movies on, viewing a pic that small is moronic. color on phones is also stupid, all a phone needs to do is make and receive calls and take messages, someone needs to make a 30$ phone that does that so im not forced to buy a 300$ phone when mine breaks again

you can easily buy an old $30 monochrome phone on ebay.

i'll bet it's YOU who want a nice $300 phone with a COLOR DISPLAY.

my phone doesnt have a color display
 

onza

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Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: dethman
Originally posted by: Anubis
i like lots of stuff, but a color screen is pointless, its too small to watch movies on, viewing a pic that small is moronic. color on phones is also stupid, all a phone needs to do is make and receive calls and take messages, someone needs to make a 30$ phone that does that so im not forced to buy a 300$ phone when mine breaks again

you can easily buy an old $30 monochrome phone on ebay.

i'll bet it's YOU who want a nice $300 phone with a COLOR DISPLAY.

my phone doesnt have a color display

what kind of fone do you have?
 

Wahsapa

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Originally posted by: ViRGE
Originally posted by: Anubis
creative has had 60gig players for over a year now and they cost like 200$ less the ipods
But they're all using the older 2.5" drives, which puts them in an entirely different class altogether.

PS I'm betting if this is true, Apple's going with an OLED display

an OLED display would be sweet :thumbsup:

i wish they would bring back the newton with an OLED display :(
 

Anubis

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Originally posted by: onza
Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: dethman
Originally posted by: Anubis
i like lots of stuff, but a color screen is pointless, its too small to watch movies on, viewing a pic that small is moronic. color on phones is also stupid, all a phone needs to do is make and receive calls and take messages, someone needs to make a 30$ phone that does that so im not forced to buy a 300$ phone when mine breaks again

you can easily buy an old $30 monochrome phone on ebay.

i'll bet it's YOU who want a nice $300 phone with a COLOR DISPLAY.

my phone doesnt have a color display

what kind of fone do you have?

samsung a310, my dad had the same phone, his broke, cheapest one he coudl get to relace it cost him 230$
 

NFS4

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Originally posted by: daniel1113
Originally posted by: CraigRT
it's useless for music to have that much storage, but once you realize the potential of being able to have other things stored on there.... hmmm

sweet :)

Useless alright... unless, of course, you have over 200GB of music like me, and would like to have it all available at any time.

60GB is way too small... where are the 200GB portable music players with swappable hard drives?

And how long would it take you to go through 200GB of songs without hearing the same thing over again? Let alone 60GB.

Are you alone THAT much that you listen to THAT much music? :)
 

jman19

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Originally posted by: Anubis
i like lots of stuff, but a color screen is pointless, its too small to watch movies on, viewing a pic that small is moronic. color on phones is also stupid, all a phone needs to do is make and receive calls and take messages, someone needs to make a 30$ phone that does that so im not forced to buy a 300$ phone when mine breaks again


Your posts are almost unreadable. You do know where the $ sign goes, don't you?

Don't take offense to my post though. Have a :beer: if you don't like it.
 

CStan

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I hate OLEDs. My current MP3 player has one, and the damn thing is impossible to see in sunlight (even a bit of sunlight). It's gorgeous indoors, but i hope that if they use an OLED, they somehow make it with better visibility in sunlight.