iLounge

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glad to hear the next-gens aren’t coming out for a bit. i was somewhat worried about buying a 5G this season… you never know when the new model will come out. my mother bought her 1G nano a day before the 2G came out.

gaming and apple sounds like a good idea. from what i know of macs, gaming is the only thing that windows is in that apple hasn’t gone too far with.

Posted by Papa Hobo on December 6, 2006 at 4:03 PM (PDT)

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I don’t want my 5.5G being replaced! As a result, I’m hesitant to buy. Interestingly enough, you’d think Apple would NOT want to build up speculation by Christmas because it will dissuade people like me from getting a video iPod.

Posted by 5.5Gen? on December 6, 2006 at 4:49 PM (PDT)

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I suspect these games will be accessed/playable via the iTV.

Posted by Galley in Greenville, SC on December 6, 2006 at 6:24 PM (PDT)

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The thing I hate most about iPods is that when I finally get enough allowance money to buy one, 6 months later, a brand new model comes out with better features. I WAS going to buy a 5.5G Video for Xmas, but now i’m not so sure. I’d rather have an iPhone.

Posted by The Soup Nazi on December 6, 2006 at 6:35 PM (PDT)

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Anyone else SICK of “analysts” telling us when they think things are gonna come out? I DON’T CARE WHAT YOU THINK! Every day it’s like “analyst so-and-so thinks first quarter, and analyst this-and-that thinks the begining of second quarter”

Gimmie a rumor from an inside source, and I’ll rely on that much better....

Posted by Freddie Carthy on December 6, 2006 at 6:56 PM (PDT)

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That and the fact that analysts have been predicting a ‘true video’ iPod and iPod phone for well over a year now, and niether has shown up yet. I’m making my own prediction that they won’t in January either.

Posted by multimoog on December 6, 2006 at 10:03 PM (PDT)

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Check this out:
http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061206/iphone-patent-application/

Posted by Laer on December 6, 2006 at 11:40 PM (PDT)

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I still don’t like the widescreen idea:

http://forums.ilounge.com/showthread.php?t=179709

Old joke, I know. I couldn’t resist.

Re video game designers: sure, but only to expand the number of iPod games (not that any of them appeal to me). I guess a game devkit for the iPod is due soon, though.

Posted by Pikemann_Urge on December 7, 2006 at 12:42 AM (PDT)

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I just got a refurb 60Gb and it turns out to have a brighter, 5.5-like screen. I wouldn’t pay 5.5 regular price for an iPod now, when new model is about to emerge.

Posted by rafalski on December 7, 2006 at 3:08 AM (PDT)

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Freddie Carthy, you are most welcome

Posted by Bad Beaver on December 7, 2006 at 4:21 AM (PDT)

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you’d think Apple would NOT want to build up speculation by Christmas because it will dissuade people like me from getting a video iPod.

I think you’ll find its not Apple building up the speculation, it’s everybody else.

Posted by robroe in Manchester, UK on December 7, 2006 at 5:18 AM (PDT)

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I wish that I could get paid to say something is going to happen in 6 months, then when it doesn’t happen, I can just say, oh, we meant 18 months…

Oh wait… aren’t they called fortune tellers?

Posted by Nick G on December 7, 2006 at 5:58 AM (PDT)

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“I wish that I could get paid to say something is going to happen in 6 months, then when it doesn’t happen, I can just say, oh, we meant 18 months…”

These guys are like weathermen.  As I always say, it’s the only job that you can be wrong everyday and not lose your job!

Posted by MrCourt123 on December 7, 2006 at 9:24 AM (PDT)

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I hope Apple doesn’t screw up the iPod by making it do to much.  That’s all I ahve to say.

Posted by Dness on December 7, 2006 at 10:27 AM (PDT)

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agreed Dness.  i don’t really want it for anything other than music

Posted by bozz on December 7, 2006 at 11:13 AM (PDT)

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I agree.  Give me a 100gb ipod with gapless playback and I’m happy.

Posted by melvin on December 7, 2006 at 1:30 PM (PDT)

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good point. i always thought video was pushing it. ipods are for music. perhaps an entirely new gadget is in order. same idea with something special to set it apart fromt the 5G. i wouldn’t object to that.

Posted by Papa Hobo on December 7, 2006 at 8:13 PM (PDT)

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I’d personally like to see monocrome come back with gapless playback and a better SCROLL WHEEL. Give me a 100 - 120GB Monocrome as thin as the 60GB video iPod and I’ll be MORE than happy.

Posted by fxspec06 on December 7, 2006 at 9:47 PM (PDT)

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Ah, yes!  Monochrome!  That’s a real iPod.

Posted by Dness on December 8, 2006 at 10:24 AM (PDT)

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The monochrome 4G can’t compare to the 5G. Even though the 5G is used mostly for music, it’s nice to be able to play videos and pictures too. A wide screen version is definitely welcome.

Posted by podster1 on December 10, 2006 at 2:51 PM (PDT)