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Mix: Free mini, iPod phone, Colgate promo, Diamond shuffle
By LC Angell | 06.28.05

Apple has launched a new promotion that offers students a free iPod mini with the purchase of a qualifying Mac before September 25, 2005. Alternatively, you can apply the $179 savings towards a higher priced iPod.

A hidden resource file included with iTunes 4.9 reveals several interesting dialog instructions for an “iPod Phone.”

The Colgate Max Fresh “Fresh Tracks for your Playlist” contest offers the chance to win three free downloads from the iTunes Music Store. The instant win game appears to select winners at random.

iLounger “dspiel” has posted photos of an iPod shuffle with 10 small diamonds set (not glued) in its control pad.

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:: comments ::

I *just* bought a new PowerBook too!  It hasn’t even arrived yet!

anybody know if there’s a way to cash in on this still?

By dethbrakr on 06.28.05 at 12:04 PM

Contact Apple, if the purchace was that recent thay may honor the new deal…cant hurt to call : )

Enjoy your new Powerbook!

jeff

By jeff stiefer on 06.28.05 at 12:22 PM

I just went today and had my receipt from my Powerbook redated.  As long as you bought it within the past 2 weeks they’ll honor any new promotion.  Student Discount + iPod Rebate + Printer Rebate + Store Credit For Marked Down 30 GB = Happy KBrew

By KBrew on 06.28.05 at 02:32 PM

Excellent, I was just about to order a PowerBook! Already have a Mini, but I guess I can sell it and buy some iPod accessories smile

By expense on 06.28.05 at 05:34 PM

just got a look at the phone preferences for myself.
maybe the phone will fill the gap from the 1GB shuffle price drop?
Perhaps 1-2GB of memory and a colour screen…??

By ja450n on 06.28.05 at 06:51 PM

do you still get the discounts on the computer?

By macktown on 06.28.05 at 07:42 PM

I guess the “iPod phone” prefs refer to the future iTunes-enabled Motorola phones, maybe they’ll be able to sync with iTunes somehow, maybe even bluetooth… what do you think?

By ivankj7 on 06.28.05 at 09:19 PM

the student discount isn’t really new. it’s kind of worse than last year’s student deal, when you would get $200 off the purchase of an ipod (but the mini wasn’t included). it’s all with rebates too by the way.

By jmaurand on 06.28.05 at 11:16 PM

Not sure the Colgate promo is random.  According to the rules:

“Odds of winning an Instant Win prize depend on the day and time of game play.”

By Whyren on 07.01.05 at 10:05 AM

I’ve been playing the Colgate promo everyday since this article was posted and I haven’t won yet.  Has anyone won?

By LDRiPod on 07.11.05 at 10:33 PM

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