Ipod for sale?

[mrazntre]

I saw a report on the Ipod last week 12/31 on CNN. I was at a pizza parlor so I didn't catch the whole report, but apparently Apple was selling Ipods for $100? Was I trippin? I was searching CNN.com but I didn't find anything regarding the report.

[hooligan]

I saw a report on the Ipod last week 12/31 on CNN. I was at a pizza parlor so I didn't catch the whole report, but apparently Apple was selling Ipods for $100? Was I trippin? I was searching CNN.com but I didn't find anything regarding the report.
i remember a little while ago they were selling 10giggers refurbed 2nd generations for 169.00. those suckers went fast.

[mrazntre]

what flavors do the ipods come in ?

[hooligan]

what flavors do the ipods come in ?
vanilla white

[mrazntre]

I meant storage sizes.

[hooligan]

I meant storage sizes.
http://www.apple.com/ipod/specs.html

[mrazntre]

Thanks. Do you have any experience with these things?

[hooligan]

Thanks. Do you have any experience with these things?
my friend had a second generation that i'd tinker with all the time. it's great if you can afford it. they're pretty well designed. are you planning on getting one?

[mrazntre]

Not me myself, but my friend was expressing interest in obtaining one. I saw that thing on CNN and thought it was just a mad deal so it might be worth taking a look at. I'm not too much of an Apple person, but 10gigs is 10gigs. That's some crazy storage. Too bad it wasn't more like a handheld pc.

[ism]

There have been rumors of an "iPodJr" for about $100... http://www.macrumors.com/

MacWorld is on Jan 6... if it's true it'll be announced then... but I don't see how they could offer such a device... except as a loss leader for iTunes. Except for the fact that iTunes doesn't really make money. Maybe if they wanted to dominate the market. But that's not Apple's style.

[hooligan]

There have been rumors of an "iPodJr" for about $100... http://www.macrumors.com/

MacWorld is on Jan 6... if it's true it'll be announced then... but I don't see how they could offer such a device... except as a loss leader for iTunes. Except for the fact that iTunes doesn't really make money. Maybe if they wanted

to dominate the market. But that's not Apple's style.
is that the one that uses a 1.5 micro drive? i want one of those, i don't even have 700 megs worth of mp3s.

[mr. x]

i heard the rumors are false and they arent releasing or changing anything

[bluemonq]

the things is, the mini-i would require either a minidrive or flashmem, and apple has said a long time that they will never, ever over their dead bodies use flashmem. on the other hand, the comp that delivers the minidrives said they have not had any contact with apple. so you figure it out.

[mrazntre]

Okay, screw the ipod. Let's go find women instead.

[thaite]

Jus wait till the middle of this week. We'll see if the rumors pan out.

[mr. x]

Okay, screw the ipod. Let's go find women instead.

screw women!

thats a pretty good idea...

[Emperor_Mike]

I'm trying to decide between a run-of-the-mill MP3 player and an iPod. Do I really need a few gigs of space? Nice to have? Or must have? Decisions decisions.

[bluemonq]

how the heck do i delete a post?

[bluemonq]

you could always get the rio 1.5 gig. can't remember the name, but ive played around with it and its damn fine...and small. now, i want the karma <3 20gigs for the price of ipod's 10 gig. personally, i think the ipod's a bit overrated. sure, it's pretty and all, and the touch-sensitive slidy-disc thing is cool, but all i want is a decent looking mp3 player for a reasonable price that can hold *all* of my cds. the karma interface is good enough for me, and fits perfectly in my hand. the left-handed setting is kinda funky though (flips screen so you can use left thumg to control ljog dial). of course, the new pvps coming out are pretty cool too. video ipod, where are you?

[mr. x]

how the heck do i delete a post?

after a while u cant but in a certain window of time, when u press the edit button you'll see an option to delete

[stunninglyAsian]

I've heard that the Macworld conference will center on iPods, and that the iPods will be released in different colors, and Apple will release the mini iPods starting @ $100. I think this mini iPod rumor is true. Apple is trying to corner the market for mp3 players, and hoping that their iPod line up will sell like crazy. And all those users will be downloading songs from iTunes Music Store, and they will dominate the mp3 market as well. But I guess we'll see soon...

[bluemonq]

I've heard that the Macworld conference will center on iPods, and that the iPods will be released in different colors
oh god, i can just see people color-coordinating with their ipods. whatever happened to stuff looking good in a glossy black or brushed aluminum? or carbon fiber, huh, what happened?

[himura-dono]

i'd like a silver ipod, or gunmetal.

[Hanuman]

i'd like a silver ipod, or gunmetal.

Ooooo, I like the sound of gunmetal too! Just hop that someone doesn't get shot at for carrying an ipod.

[mrazntre]

yummm.. gunmetal.. just like my rims.

[mr. x]

i highly doubt they are gonna release new colors cuz itd be like the model T u know? i mean that'll just piss off the vanilla people.

my guess is he'll unveil something non-ipod related. course im an idiot so what do i know

i figure this cuz he mentioned how he's happy with the current business model of itunes/ipod

[mrazntre]

by vanilla, do you mean white?

[bluemonq]

vanilla, white, same thing...actually, no. as much as i hate to admit it, a vanilla ipod would be sort of nice. what they really should do is make the outside snap-on/off to change the colors.

[mr. x]

vanilla, white, same thing...actually, no. as much as i hate to admit it, a vanilla ipod would be sort of nice. what they really should do is make the outside snap-on/off to change the colors.

hmm like shell cases? not a bad idea actually. but the covers themselves might flimsy. anyway

[bluemonq]

maybe...if they were metal? like aluminum, and then enamel paint plus a plastic coat on top

[thaite]

I want a gold one, so i can wear it on a chain around my neck.

[Chester]

I want a gold one, so i can wear it on a chain around my neck.
You don't need a gold one for that...just take a regular white one and glue it to a big clock.

[bluemonq]

just take a regular white one and glue it to a big clock.
...and this would... http://anakinskywalker1.homestead.com/files/confused1.gif

[mrazntre]

bling blao!

[bluemonq]

now that i think of it, carbon fiber case would be stupid. what about kevlar? with gold accents to keep that "thug look" :biggrin:

[ism]

Steve Jobs announced the mini iPods at MacWorld today.

4gb in different colors for $250.

Not quite what the rumors were saying, but as unrealistic as they were, it's still surprising what Apple is doing.

[hooligan]

don't forget to mention they come in a crappy line of pastel colors. they look like they could match with whatever martha stewart is selling at kmart.

[bluemonq]

don't forget to mention they come in a crappy line of pastel colors.
oh god, they look *horrible* i mean, they couldn't even pick regular colors like fire red and forest green/ pastels????

[thaite]

Gold, man, GOLD !!