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[DECK'ARD]

They have!

It looks stunning.

Charcoal seems to be the way to go.

 

[Mr. F]

Ok yeah the phone looks pretty phenomenal. I like the texture.

 

[kharma45]

I have decent 3G speeds. YouTube loads up reasonably fast, and pages download reasonably quick. So what will people need LTE for at the moment?

The irony is as people move to 4G there'll be less strain on 3G and it'll get even better.

 

[rozay]

The shade of black they chose for the aluminum looks great in the press pics. I don't think it'll be as timeless as the 4/4S design though.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Uh, they've done it at pretty much every iPod/iTunes reveal since the early days.

They've had LOTS of musical acts close shows over a number of years.

Oh.

OK, I must have just closed the liveblogs I've been reading over the years before they mention that. :lol

 

[StuKen]

if they offer $99 sound quality, they should be $99.

If they off $99 sound quality they will be $150

 

[CrankyJay]

My GOD. Phone looks fucking incredible on Apple's page.

They certainly don't mess around with the splash screens. Damn.

 

[Slurpy2k20]

The manufacturing parts of the iPhone 5 product video are just...sex. I mean.. fuck!

http://www.apple.com/iphone/#video

 

[Enco]

4S has panorama? And identical camera?

 

[Trey]

That's...awkward....

It's really not. The headphone cord won't be in the way as you interact with the phone.

 

[Lunchbox]

I have decent 3G speeds. YouTube loads up reasonably fast, and pages download reasonably quick. What do you need LTE for?

not enough

 

[Crageek]

I am cracking up at the difference in tone between these two live blogs:

http://live.gizmodo.com

Notable comments: Awkward, Maybe you should watch a Youtube video, Earphones that don't suck?

and

http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/12/tech/...ex.html?mobileSource=blogs.cnn.com/&hpt=hp_c2

Words of choice: Super, WOW, I'm excited

 

[Dutch Gronk]

Law of the handicap of a head start

This is what happened.

 

[ZROCOOL]

So, pre-orders Friday for the 5. What's the release date?

 

[elkayes]

They said nothing about the EarPods price. I can imagine it being something ridiculous like $99.

30$

 

[AHA-Lambda]

The shade of black they chose for the aluminum looks great in the press pics.

This, it looks smexy as all hell.

 

[illmatic19]

Alright guys, it's been fun. I've got some thinking to do.

 

[capslock]

iPhone 5 is pretty underwhelming so far.

Waiting for some Apple fan to claim they invented 4G or the 4inch screen.

 

[Xun]

The black iPhone looks insanely good.

 

[victreeb3l]

getting the white iphone 5 for sure. looks amazing.

 

[Gregorn]

The new wire is reversible so it can fit either way!?

Whoa whoa whoa, that needs to be universal.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

3 models of iPhone...

3 sizes...

2 colours...

someone do the maths.

 

[Adamm]

So Goophone gonna sue apple then?

Apple clearly copied their phone

 

[Jarmel]

What time do preorders go up on the 14th?

 

[Dreams-Visions]

If they off $99 sound quality they will be $150

so, like most earphones/IEM's sold at retail stores?

so the fuck what?

 

[SolarPowered]

Wait...

Weren't they supposed to show an iPad Mini or something?

 

[dwebo]

I miss "one more thing"

 

[SJRB]

So yeah, three Foo Fighters tracks and now it's over.

5 looks very smooth, and since my BlackBerry contract ends next month I'm seriously considering getting it.

 

[Treefingers]

Wait...

Weren't they supposed to show an iPad Mini or something?

no

 

[ShaoranWright]

does anyone know how much ram does the iphone 5 has?

 

[Dynoro]

Wait...

Weren't they supposed to show an iPad Mini or something?

That's next month (supposedly)

 

[TheGreatDivide]

Ugh fucking SIMs.

 

[Officerrob]

if they offer $99 sound quality, they should be $99.

This is Apple, if they offer $99 sound quality, they will be $199

 

[Somnid]

LOL yeah, 120 million players for previous iterations was it? But nah, new one is dead beore it's even launched...

I am the iPod Touch's market. I don't have a smartphone and I don't want one. I would like a small computation device without a contract. I own a Touch 4G and was looking forward to this but I can't justify $300 for it just because they want to market it like a point-and-shoot camera. Hell the 4G was using the same processor as the iPhone 4 and still only cost $250. For the other 50%+ of people who do have smartphones it's an unnecessary device and most of its use cases to them are far better served by a tablet, and these tablets start at half the price.

 

[Lunchbox]

Except the fact that it's black.

racist

 

[DarkFlow]

Kinda disappointed that there is no real shuffle refresh. I love my shuffle so much, wanna see what's next!

What else can they do to it, add a screen?

 

[Dug]

So when is the iPod touch fifth gen going to come out? or did they not mention a date.

 

[Horse Detective]

 

[LordCanti]

It's really not. The headphone cord won't be in the way as you interact with the phone.

Yeah, but when my phone is in my pocket and I want to listen to music, the stupid cord is going to be smooshed against the bottom of my pocket before making its way up to my head.

 

[SolarPowered]

That's next month (supposedly)

Ah, I see.

Thanks

 

[Marty Chinn]

What did the iPod Nano gain by going bigger? I'm not quite sure I understand the size increase.

 

[Ovid]

Why are there two iPod Touch's?

 

[vicissitudes]

I miss "one more thing"

They could have made the earpods "one more thing" and it would have been the same conference.

What you miss is the element of surprise back when not everything leaked beforehand.

 

[Caesnd]

iPhone is much more than Music, web browsing and reading mail. plus you have LTE on the new iPhone which is faster in areas than what iPhone 4 had. if you just wanted Music, web browsing and reading mail, 3GS is still good enough

It's anecdotal of course ,but that's what I use it for. The 4 is my first smartphone really. LTE just makes things faster, of which I really don't have any need. Of course I use some of the other functions as well, from time to time (maps, youtube etc), but I've never found myself having any performance issues there either, or at least not on the level where I've felt compelled to upgrade.

I guess I just sort of reacted to your wording a bit; not much more than that, but I do feel a lot of people are in my situation as well, and have their purchase decisions heavily influenced by the media focus around them on new products, as opposed to an urgent need for new functionality.

 

[helloresolven]

Why are there two iPod Touch's?

Old and new screen sizes.

 

[btkadams]

i can't decide between white or black. i have a white 4s, so maybe i should go for a change? i like both equally.

 

[hwalker84]

LMAO.

 

[Septimius]

Because it's a thousand times better being on the bottom?

What's the reasoning? Upside down phone in my pocket I can live with. I guess it makes more sense when you're holding it portrait-wise.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

This is Apple, if they offer $99 sound quality, they will be $199

like every other pair of headphones sold in retail. moving on.

What's the reasoning? Upside down phone in my pocket I can live with. I guess it makes more sense when you're holding it portrait-wise.

cord doesn't have to be micromanaged to keep from draping over the display, among other things. a number of phones and mp3 players have already made this move.

 

[Yaboosh]

i can't decide between white or black. i have a white 4s, so maybe i should go for a change? i like both equally.

If you like both, always alternate.