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GAPLESS YES

Posted by Andrew on October 7, 2005 at 12:16 PM (PDT)

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In other words, if I don’t see Steve Jobs watching the ‘Vogue’ video on his iPod next Wednesday I’ll eat my hat.

Posted by taxman75 on October 7, 2005 at 12:17 PM (PDT)

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Gapless, Switch-out batteries, 300GB, and FM, and AM.

Video, meh… whaterver.

Posted by taxman75 on October 7, 2005 at 12:30 PM (PDT)

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Hey, taxman75, you have a nice poit there: “but who better to front a (mass-public) portable music video player than Madonna?”

I think that it wold be nice, but I just can’t imagine any madonna’s Ipod - How wold it be? It cant be that feminine that only gils wold buy it!

Do you think they will do a U2 “very spatial” edition to U2 videos and music?

One thing that they realy needs to change is the batterie to be changeble. All this new changes, like size, capacity size, video playback, new connections ... are very nice but I think that if they are starting to make Ipods so small, so it is possible to make a change addding a way to change the batteies.

Posted by Billy Gun on October 7, 2005 at 12:31 PM (PDT)

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A resonable prediction:
A limited Video feature (perhaps iTunes proprietaty) added to a slightly smaller iPod (new Toshiba HD) with the current screen size but a nano sized click wheel available in 40 and 80GB sizes @ $299 and $399. Maybe some other firmware goodies, but no BlueTooth or gapless playback.

Here’s why: 
Gives the Nano some headroom as a different sort of device (what the shuffle was supposed to be), buys some time to get full video (ripped DVD) capabilities up and running, and is just different enough to be worthy of a 5G designation- all just in time for the holiday shopping season. 

Fantasy speculation:
iMac moving towards a media center function/ iPod uber-dock.  Think of iMac as a game/music/video Tivo for the iPod (G6+).

A boy can dream

Posted by bennyprofane on October 7, 2005 at 12:43 PM (PDT)

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This is getting very boring…maybe we should all shut up and wait ‘til next week to see what they have for us.

Posted by Talking Madness in Los Angeles on October 7, 2005 at 1:37 PM (PDT)

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I’d absolutely love an iPDA. Is it possible to get 40+GB HDD’s into a smallish PDA with FULL PDA capabilities? I mean if I could have a combo PDA+iPod with at least 12 hrs battery, I’d die. That is I think, the ultimate iPod. And it would in a sense be a videopod, since most PDA’s out today have a video playback function. Here’s hoping.

Posted by kevmakara in Horsham, PA on October 7, 2005 at 1:59 PM (PDT)

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One thing is do we even know if this is iPod related?  Considering how close it is to the music event they had last month it could be a computer thing.

On possibility is maybe they’re going to release the first generation of Mactel machines.

Posted by Jeffery Simpson on October 7, 2005 at 2:01 PM (PDT)

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Apple is going to announce that they finally have worked out ALL the bugs from iTunes 5.0 and will provide a firmware update so that ALL iPods can view the song lyrics when loaded. ONLY THEN will I be impressed with ANYTHING Steve Jobs would announce.  The Nano was anything but impressive.  Less impressive was the roll-out of the new iTunes.

Posted by Anita Solution on October 7, 2005 at 4:24 PM (PDT)

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Vpod sounds nice
iPDA sounds better,
  Radios would be darling
      Lyrics as well
       
maybe something as simple as finding Album Art For you. Now THAT’S an advancement.

Posted by JoE on October 7, 2005 at 5:30 PM (PDT)

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Is it possible to get 40+GB HDD’s into a smallish PDA with FULL PDA capabilities?

Like this?

Apparently, the Palm Lifedrive sucks. And waiting for the disk to spin up blows.

Posted by Demosthenes on October 7, 2005 at 5:32 PM (PDT)

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Movie Curtain = Movies = iTunes Movie Store

Posted by RabbitD on October 7, 2005 at 6:38 PM (PDT)

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You guys are setting yourselves up for disappointment. THERE WILL BE NO VIDEO IPOD REVEALED ON OCT 12TH!

Posted by slump on October 7, 2005 at 7:21 PM (PDT)

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Nope I got no specs from the guy cause I just turned up on his door step cause he had a replacement iPod charger for me (he is an Apple technitian, gives me heaps of cool stuff for free!) But he said it is definatley an iPod video.

I think I will shut up now and just wait till October 12th. I am buying one staight away…. I just sold my 4G 20GB iPod to my Dad! Sweet!

Posted by Hayden on October 7, 2005 at 7:29 PM (PDT)

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I’m with slump. Any of you expecting a video iPod will be SORELY DISAPPOINTED. If you do your research, here is what will be launched - speed bump revisions to the G5 and powerbook lines, including higher definition screens for their portables. There WILL be a new ipod launched, but not a video one. Most likely 80 gig, with smaller size, and one different color choice - as well as more software features as in the Nano. THINK ABOUT IT FOLKS - Apple sees REAAAALLY good margins with the Nano, Christmas is coming up, and Apple will NOT do anything to hurt Nano sales, which a video iPod could/would do. As well, the infrastructure for delivering video content is not solid yet. YES a video iPod is in the works, but it WILL NOT come out this year. Too much is riding on the Nano.

Posted by Warren Peace on October 7, 2005 at 8:46 PM (PDT)

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It will be a video iPod, but not for movies (no way he’d get past the licensing issues at present and you can’t watch a 2” screen for hours on end without going blind.

It will just be for music videos which will be sold through the iTunes website (probably at $5 a pop if the recod companies have their way).

Posted by EddieRanu on October 8, 2005 at 3:51 AM (PDT)

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“tastes great!”, “less filling!”, “tastes great!”, “less fiiling!”...
If Jobs reads these things, he’s gotta be laughing his head off by now…

Posted by MirandaKali in D.C. on October 8, 2005 at 5:53 AM (PDT)

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It’s apple branded curtains. Obviously. You all looking for hidden messages again?

Not sure about the red velvet. Won’t go with my green leather Chesterfield.

Posted by rachelm on October 8, 2005 at 6:29 AM (PDT)

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VIDEO IPOD !!!!!

Posted by evan on October 8, 2005 at 7:31 AM (PDT)

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You know it has to be!
Anyway it beter be cause I want one and will buy it as soon as it gets to Oz!

Posted by Hayden on October 9, 2005 at 4:52 PM (PDT)