Apple 'Special Event' on September 7th

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not what I wanted out of itunes 5. and how does that qualify for a full major version upgrade?
 
off of think secret:

iPod nano: the flash-based, color-screened iPod is "very small" according to sources at the event

Apple phone: phone is "not very impressive," song capacity is capped at 100; users can transfer songs from their PC/Mac to the phone

Harry Potter: Apple has inked an exclusive deal to distribute Harry Potter audio books via the iTunes Music Store
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Other iTunes 5 features - Windows users can sync contact and calendar info with Outlook and Outlook express. Parental controls to restrict songs with explicit lyrics. Album reviews.

Nothing crazy, I like the simpler look of it though.
 
madonna came on and said 15 of her albums would be available starting today.

from apple insider.

other itunes progpaganda (note I love itunes)

# Jobs said Apple's iTunes music store is now selling songs at a rate of 1.8 million per day.

# The service also features over 15,000 podcasts and is seeing approximately 1000 podcasts added each week.

# iTunes currently features a catelog of over 2 million songs and caters to over 10 million registered accounts.

# The average iTunes account holder has purchased roughly 60 songs.

# Jobs introduced pop singer Madonna, who revealed that all 15 of her albums would be available for download from the iTunes music store.
 
iLounge live run down

iTunes phone: Motorola ROKR
iTunes client inside
Made by motorola
ROKR is name
Quad band gsm
Camera
Stereo speakers and headset
100 song capacity
Instant 1 button access to iTunes
You can use autofill
Interrupts play for songs
shuffle right on your phone
Fewer songs
No clickwheel
Cingular exclusive carrier

iTunes 5

* Available today
* Refined look
* Smaller
* LCD at top now has artist and song
* Folders of playlists
* Search bar
* Duplicates top of spotlight
* All music audiobooks podcasts videos etc
* All artists albums songs
* Microsoft outlook syncing
* For contacts and calendars on pc
* Smart shuffle
* Shuffle realy is random
* Make it less random if you want
* Now in playback preferences
* New parental tag too
* Smart shuffle is more likely random less likely
* Album reviews
* 1000 reviews already in there

New exclusives
Harry potter

* JK puts all 6 audiobooks exclusively on iTunes
* You can buy digital box set of all 6
* Exclusive Harry Potter collectable iPod with Hogwarts crest engraved


Madonna

* Now all of her songs online
* All 15 albums by album and by song
* Jobs calls Madonna via iChat AV

Update on itunes

* 1.8m songs per day
* iTunes has 82% mkt share
* Podcasts: 7m subscriptions to date
* 15k podcasts total
* 1000 more per week
* 2 million songs on iTunes
* 10 million itunes accounts; Avg of 60 songs per account
* 600 million songs sold
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Windows users can sync contact and calendar info with Outlook and Outlook express.
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This is the only interesting thing I've heard all day. Maybe iTunes 5 will also fix the issues I've been having storing my iTunes library on an external USB drive. <fingers crossed>
 
iTunes phone.

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I don't see anything that really delivers on the promise of the invitation....

...oh well. So much for here we go again :)

Nano does sound cool if it's cheap enough(and if it exists), but I haven't seen anything about such a thing except for second-hand info here from thinksecret.
 
SickBoy said:
I don't see anything that really delivers on the promise of the invitation....

...oh well. So much for here we go again :)

Nano does sound cool if it's cheap enough(and if it exists), but I haven't seen anything about such a thing except for second-hand info here from thinksecret.
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Is the conference over? Has anyone said "there's just one more thing..."?
 
iPod nano

After summarizing the existing iPod product line, Jobs explained that the iPod mini is what all of Apple's competitors are aiming for. Apple is "going to do something pretty bold," he said. Apple is "replacing it with something new."

Jobs calls the iPod nano "an entirely new ground-up design, that also has 1000 songs in your pocket." The white device features a color display and can support photos, uses a grey click wheel to navigate, and is 80 percent smaller in volume than the original iPod -- thinner than a number two pencil, said Jobs.

Compared to the iPod mini, the iPod nano is half the thickness and 62 percent smaller by volume. It uses a 30-pin dock connector, so the iPod nano plugs in to existing iPod accessories.
 
SteveMeister said:
iPod nano

After summarizing the existing iPod product line, Jobs explained that the iPod mini is what all of Apple's competitors are aiming for. Apple is "going to do something pretty bold," he said. Apple is "replacing it with something new."

Jobs calls the iPod nano "an entirely new ground-up design, that also has 1000 songs in your pocket." The white device features a color display and can support photos, uses a grey click wheel to navigate, and is 80 percent smaller in volume than the original iPod -- thinner than a number two pencil, said Jobs.

Compared to the iPod mini, the iPod nano is half the thickness and 62 percent smaller by volume. It uses a 30-pin dock connector, so the iPod nano plugs in to existing iPod accessories.
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It uses a 30-pin dock connector, so the iPod nano plugs in to existing iPod accessories, and can also connect using USB 2.0. It features a 14-hour rechargeable abattery.

The iPod nano also features a new graphical clock, games, stopwatch and lap timer, and a screen lock that uses the click wheel like a combination lock.

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SteveMeister said:
iPod nano

After summarizing the existing iPod product line, Jobs explained that the iPod mini is what all of Apple's competitors are aiming for. Apple is "going to do something pretty bold," he said. Apple is "replacing it with something new."

Jobs calls the iPod nano "an entirely new ground-up design, that also has 1000 songs in your pocket." The white device features a color display and can support photos, uses a grey click wheel to navigate, and is 80 percent smaller in volume than the original iPod -- thinner than a number two pencil, said Jobs.

Compared to the iPod mini, the iPod nano is half the thickness and 62 percent smaller by volume. It uses a 30-pin dock connector, so the iPod nano plugs in to existing iPod accessories.
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Sounds good...but that's just a smaller, color iPod. Doesn't scream innovation to me...
 
SteveMeister said:
It uses a 30-pin dock connector, so the iPod nano plugs in to existing iPod accessories, and can also connect using USB 2.0. It features a 14-hour rechargeable abattery.

The iPod nano also features a new graphical clock, games, stopwatch and lap timer, and a screen lock that uses the click wheel like a combination lock.
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That sounds awesome to me, but I am sure the cries of disappointment will be echoing on this forum for a day or two.

What do you mean, it's not video capable with an FM/AM Tuner and Recorder and thinner than a sheet of paper for $149? WTF, Apple can not innovate anymore!
 
The size is really impressive. I am personally wed to having almost all of my music on one device, but the Nano is pretty cool for people who can live with a subset. I mean, that's nominal size for a play of that capacity.
 
From iLounge

iPod nano
iPod mini is most popular MP3 player in world
"Today we're replacing it."
Thinner than #2 pencil
Has click wheel
1000 songs
80% smaller than original iPod
Nano is 62% smaller than mini
Hold switch on top
No headphone port
Smaller than every competitor
Smaller than razy phone
Color screen
1/3 size of Motorola RAZR
Headphone port and dock connector on bottom
25k photos on screen
Very high res
New clock is analog
As many world clocks as you want
Dark at nighttime
Games calendars new stopwatch and lap timer!
Screen lock

iPod Update
As of end last quarter 22m sold
Comparison to Sony PSP - 6m sold last quarter, PSP worldwide 2m
iPod has 74% mkt share usa for al mp3 players of any kind
1000 iPod accessories
Car accessories focus today
4 new brands today - Honda, Acura, Audi and Volkswagen
In 2006, 30% of all cars in usa will have ipod connect as option
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Nano Press Release:

Apple Introduces iPod nano


PR Newswire 1:48 pm September 7, 2005

Apple(R) today introduced the iPod(R) nano, a revolutionary full-featured iPod that holds 1,000 songs yet is thinner than a standard #2 pencil and less than half the size of competitive players. The iPod nano features an ultra-portable, lightweight design with a gorgeous color screen, Apple's patent pending Click Wheel and the ability to hold 1,000 songs or 25,000 photos. iPod nano works seamlessly with the iTunes(R) Music Store, the world's number one digital music service. The iPod nano is available immediately in a 4GB model priced at just $249 and a 2GB model priced at just $199, with both models available in stunning white or black designs.

"iPod nano is the biggest revolution since the original iPod," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "iPod nano is a full-featured iPod in an impossibly small size, and it's going to change the rules for the entire portable music market."

iPod nano is the perfect combination of innovative design, storage capacity and ease of use. Thinner than a standard #2 pencil and weighing only 1.5 ounces, iPod nano comes in two models -- the 4GB iPod nano holds up to 1,000 songs and the 2GB iPod nano holds up to 500 songs. iPod nano features Apple's innovative Click Wheel for precise, one-handed navigation, and its ultra-portable design fits into even the smallest pocket making it easy to take iPod nano to the gym, in the car, traveling, commuting or anywhere you go.

The most fashionable and wearable iPod ever, the iPod nano features optional accessories including lanyard headphones, which integrate the headphone cables into the lanyard, so users can wear their iPod nano around their neck without dangling headphone cables. For customers looking to personalize their iPod nano with colors, an optional set of iPod nano Tubes in pink, purple, blue, green and clear offers fashionable protection in a sheer casing while enabling full operation of all functions including the Click Wheel. Optional armbands available in gray, pink, blue, red and green allow users to wear their iPod nano as the ultimate fashion and sports accessory.

iPod nano features the same 30-pin dock connector as the iPod and iPod mini, allowing it to work effortlessly with a wide range of over 1,000 accessories developed for iPod, including home stereo speakers and iPod car adapters for an incredible music experience at home or in the car.

Featuring seamless integration with the iTunes Music Store and the iTunes digital music jukebox, iPod nano includes Apple's patent pending Auto-Sync technology that automatically downloads a user's digital music collection, photos or Podcasts onto iPod nano and keeps it up-to-date whenever iPod nano is plugged into a Mac(R) or Windows computer using USB 2.0. With its stunning, high-resolution color screen, iPod nano allows users to display album art while playing music, view photo slideshows or play games in full color. iPod nano features up to 14 hours battery life* and completely skip-free playback, as well as new stopwatch, world clock and screen lock applications.

Pricing & Availability

The 4GB and 2GB white and black models of iPod nano for Mac or Windows are available worldwide immediately for a suggested retail price of $249 (US) and $199 (US) respectively, through the Apple Store(R) (www.apple.com), Apple's retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers. All iPod nano models include earbud headphones, a USB 2.0 cable and a CD with iTunes for Mac and Windows computers.

New optional accessories designed for iPod nano with the following suggested retail prices include: Lanyard headphones for $39 (US), armbands in five colors each for $29 (US), dock for $29 (US) and a set of iPod nano Tubes in five different colors for $29 (US) and will be available within the next 30 days.

iPod nano requires a Mac with a USB 2.0 port and Mac OS(R) X version 10.3.4 or later and iTunes 4.9 (or later); or a Windows PC with a USB 2.0 port and Windows 2000, XP Home or Professional (SP2) and iTunes 4.9 (or later).
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ok, the nano is kind of cool:

iPod mini is most popular MP3 player in world
"Today we're replacing it."
Thinner than #2 pencil
Has click wheel
1000 songs
80% smaller than original iPod
Nano is 62% smaller than mini
Hold switch on top
No headphone port
Smaller than every competitor
Smaller than razy phone
Color screen
1/3 size of Motorola RAZR
Headphone port and dock connector on bottom
25k photos on screen
Very high res
New clock is analog
As many world clocks as you want
Dark at nighttime
Games calendars new stopwatch and lap timer!
Screen lock
 
Instead of iPod Socks that they had for the mini, they have "Nanotubes" for the iPod nano. I am not making this up :D

And they're releasing a black model in addition to the white one.
 
I just read the iPod Nano will also come in black. It's a shame about losing all the colors of the mini line though.

Still, these are superior machines and I welcome them.
 
SteveMeister said:
Instead of iPod Socks that they had for the mini, they have "Nanotubes" for the iPod nano. I am not making this up :D

And they're releasing a black model in addition to the white one.
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Okay, that's awesome. :lol
 
BarneyBP said:
I just read the iPod Nano will also come in black. It's a shame about losing all the colors of the mini line though.
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Watch they bring the colors back after 2-3 months, so that the tech heads are foced to buy another one if they want a different color...
 
LAME. The normal iPod mini was available in a bigger size for $200 than the Nano. IMO, the loss of song capacity is not worth a smaller unit.

They should keep selling the mini for those of us who value more music over size, but still would like the $200 price tag.
 
Between my 4th Gen 40 gig and my 1 gig Shuffle (used for more general purpose) I can't fathom a reason why I'd need a 4 gig Nano... but I'm probably going to buy one anyway.

what the hell. Seriously.
 
human5892 said:
They should keep selling the mini for those of us who value more music over size, but still would like the $200 price tag.
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I bet you'll be able to find the original mini at amazon.com or other websites for the next year for less now. Last time I checked, you can still get a 30GB iPod at amazon at a discount.
 
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