New, sleeker iPods in August!

[LuDaCriS66]

possible ipod sizes and prices here ... don't really think the pricing is right... seems way too low, especially for an Apple product...

http://www.macdailynews.com/comments.php?id=P3072_0_1_0

 

[dighn]

price looks low. but if the 20gb costs the same as g3 15gb it would still be a better deal

wondering about the battery life and the case

 

[thejackal1]

Originally posted by: bastula
4th Generation iPod pics - announced on the cover of this week's issue of Newsweek:

http://www.thinksecret.com/news/newipods2.html

That scroll wheels seems like the mini which is probably only only logical way to go design wise.

 

[LuDaCriS66]

I've never tried using a mini.... just how much better is the scrollwheel compared to the regular ipod?

 

[Achtung]

Originally posted by: LuDaCriS66
I've never tried using a mini.... just how much better is the scrollwheel compared to the regular ipod?

Much, much.... much better. For ergonomics it can't be beat, and the actual "click" of the button is better than the touch-sensitive ones on the 3G.

 

[LuDaCriS66]

Originally posted by: Achtung

Originally posted by: LuDaCriS66
I've never tried using a mini.... just how much better is the scrollwheel compared to the regular ipod?

Much, much.... much better. For ergonomics it can't be beat, and the actual "click" of the button is better than the touch-sensitive ones on the 3G.

Click? So they're actually "push-in" kind of buttons?

I actually got used to the touch sensitive ones on my ipod... I don't thikn they're as bad as some people make them to be

 

[m2kewl]

four generations later and apple STILL hasn't figured out the colored screen...

 

[dbk]

I got a 2nd gen 10GB model w/ ER-4Ps... suits me just fine.

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: m2kewl
four generations later and apple STILL hasn't figured out the colored screen...

what would be the need of a color screen for an mp3 player? not to mention the battery drain

 

[randomlinh]

colored screen is useless for this i think. but if they get close to the ipod mini size.. i'm going to be upset... oh well.. long live my mini!

 

[Turkish]

I got hundreds of GBs of music but do I really need a 100 GB ipod? No. Simply no. I got an iPod mini with 4GB and I am a happy camper. I plug it in at night, it charges itself, and if I need to transfer a song to it, it takes less than a second.

 

[kitkit201]

wonder how long is the battery life on the new ones... i sure hopes it can at least get up to 16 hours...., com'on now.. my minidisc does about 30 hours!!

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: kitkit201
wonder how long is the battery life on the new ones... i sure hopes it can at least get up to 16 hours...., com'on now.. my minidisc does about 30 hours!!

I know. 8 hours sucks on my iPod mini It often dies around 7 hour 15 minutes

 

[Reikon]

Originally posted by: Syringer
I find it so hard to believe that a forum of intelligent, computer literate people fall so easily for the trendiness that is the ipod despite its overpriced and battery defective nature.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: Reikon

Originally posted by: Syringer
I find it so hard to believe that a forum of intelligent, computer literate people fall so easily for the trendiness that is the ipod despite its overpriced and battery defective nature.

bullpucky, its tops in interface/form/total design/size/build quality/accessories/software etc. u can send em in for battery replacement, or change it yourself. ipodbattery.com

Originally posted by: m2kewl
four generations later and apple STILL hasn't figured out the colored screen...

battery..and their screens have high pixel density.

 

[m2kewl]

Originally posted by: dighn

Originally posted by: m2kewl
four generations later and apple STILL hasn't figured out the colored screen...

what would be the need of a color screen for an mp3 player? not to mention the battery drain

what's the need for a calendar? or game? b/c apple's supposed to innovate...be the first to everything.

 

[zimu]

can't wait to see it. i wonder if it'll be another plastic galore cheap-skate thing like the mini ipods.

 

pic of new iPod

Basically it's the mini key design on the full iPod. That's good because I really hate the 3G four-button layout.

Sucks because I was sure the 4G iPod would be the WiPod (built in Wi-Fi).

 

[Wheatmaster]

will the price of minis probably drop also?

 

[iamme]

you know what would be sweet? if a HD based mp3 player would store the album cover art and maybe liner notes. storage shouldn't be an issue.

 

[LuDaCriS66]

12-hour battery life, 1mm thinner, clickwheel, better menus, audio book speed adjusting.....

those are the only new features from the looks of it as posted in this article
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5457434/site/newsweek/


looks like besides the battery and clickwheel, a lot of stuff could have been just a firmware upgrade

 

[thejackal1]

Originally posted by: LuDaCriS66
12-hour battery life, 1mm thinner, clickwheel, better menus, audio book speed adjusting.....

those are the only new features from the looks of it as posted in this article
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5457434/site/newsweek/


looks like besides the battery and clickwheel, a lot of stuff could have been just a firmware upgrade

nice article.

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

Uhhhh. I was hoping for more battery life and it looks like I'll get it, but I don't like that clickwheel at all

 

[Chebago]

I think the big question is, when the battery on my 3g iPod finally dies, will apple replace it with one of those new-fangled 12 hour batteries?

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: Chebago
I think the big question is, when the battery on my 3g iPod finally dies, will apple replace it with one of those new-fangled 12 hour batteries?

if you read the article it says the battery is not why you get 12 hours, but rather it's "conservation" made by the OS