Newest iPod From Apple Holds Photos and Music

[DaWhim]

October 27, 2004
Newest iPod From Apple Holds Photos and Music
By JOHN MARKOFF

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 26 - Apple Computer introduced on Tuesday its next generation iPod music player, which has the ability to display digital images as well as play songs.

The new iPod Photo, priced at $499 and $599, will be able to store up to 25,000 wallet-size digital images and display them on a television via a cable. It comes with 40-gigabyte or 60-gigabyte disk storage, capable of storing up to 15,000 songs.

At a news conference held in a theater here, Steven P. Jobs, Apple's chief executive, demonstrated how the iPod Photo, which will be available in Apple stores this week, could create slide shows and set them to music. The slogan Mr. Jobs chose for the new device was "all of your songs and photos in your pocket."

In focusing on still pictures, Mr. Jobs showed he was moving in a direction different from competitors in the consumer electronics industry, which have been adding video capabilities to hand-held devices. Mr. Jobs disagreed that video was a must-have feature in new devices. "Our competitors are saying it's video," he said, "but they're too big to fit in your pocket."

Apple also introduced a special $349 black edition of the iPod, which has the signatures of members of the rock band U2. The company said it would begin selling a complete collection of U2's music for $149 next month from the iTunes Internet music store. Mr. Jobs was joined on stage at the event by Bono and The Edge, two members of U2.

Although there are a growing number of competitors in the digital music business, Mr. Jobs seemed confident that Apple can continue to dominate the market. The company sold two million iPods during the most recent quarter.

"The iPod has become a cultural phenomenon," Mr. Jobs said.

Mr. Jobs also deflected questions about the incompatibility of protected-format songs sold by iTunes and its online music competitors like RealNetworks, Microsoft and Sony.

Apple's competitors have been talking about the consumer's ability to choose, he said, but they are actually unhappy with the choice that consumers are making.

Apple got a strong endorsement from Bono, who said the band would cooperate with Apple on a variety of future projects.

"It's kind of extraordinary that it wasn't a music company that cracked the problem of piracy," he said, referring to Apple. He noted that music industry executives still refer to themselves as record industry executives when "we don't even make records anymore."

still far from what I can do with my pda.

edit: Pic

 

[loup garou]

Newest post from DaWhim holds things already discussed in OT.

 

[n0cmonkey]

We know. Thanks. Fishy fishy.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

iPron!

- M4H

 

[DaWhim]

Originally posted by: werk
Newest post from DaWhim holds things already discussed in OT.

i searched.....

 

[FreshFish]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
iPron!

- M4H

LOL!

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
iPron!

- M4H

I used to watch small videos on my PocketPC PDA on the train when I worked in DC.

 

[fs5]

Originally posted by: DaWhim

Originally posted by: werk
Newest post from DaWhim holds things already discussed in OT.

i searched.....

shens: searching for iPod Photo brings up my thread, searching for ipod color brings up onza's thread.

 

[ActuaryTm]

Originally posted by: DaWhim
i searched.....

For what, exactly?

This search shows a similar result sixth from the top (which was also a repost of another thread).

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: fs5

Originally posted by: DaWhim

Originally posted by: werk
Newest post from DaWhim holds things already discussed in OT.

i searched.....

shens: searching for iPod Photo brings up my thread, searching for ipod color brings up onza's thread.

pauauaha

pwned like the little bitch he is.

 

[DaWhim]

uh oh...missed that thread.

 

[Kalvin00]

$600? Geez..talk about guard the thing with your life :roll:

 

[Wag]

Originally posted by: Kalvin00
$600? Geez..talk about guard the thing with your life :roll:

I don't know about you, but my life is worth more than $600.

 

[Zeeky Boogy Doog]

wow, my mp3 player does that, and takes pictures, and videos, and i can watch them on my mp3 player or a tv, and i've had my mp3 player for almost a year, and it was only 450 after compact flash and smart media memory card attachments thingies so i can put files from a digital camera onto my mp3 player and the camera so i can take video and pics

and its even cheaper now... archos jukebox multimedia, they've got some with bigger screens too, a bit more expensive, but i think they do more stuff too, theres also an attachment i want to get thats a remote, radio and mic all in one, ipods aren't keeping up, not worth getting

 

[Cerb]

Wow, one more useless feature.

 

[onza]

3rd repost.