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Macworld: New Apple iPod mini announced

the new mini-ipod seems to be playing catch up with the already-announced rio nitrus.

it’s equally priced, stores 4 GB as well, is the same size if not smaller, is actually lighter, has double the battery time, and is expected to ship this month, instead of february.

although you could cop out with the “stylish look design” before, the shots of the new minipods, with all the new colors… well, they look like butt.

the nitrus is pretty quick to pickup with it’s ease of use, as well.

the only real advantages i see the minipods having is the firewire and mac compatibility….

and aside from the size, why would you get the mini ipod for $249, when you can get an 15 GB ipod for just 50 more?

Posted by eric on January 6, 2004 at 11:04 AM (PDT)

Macworld: New Apple iPod mini announced

yea $199 would have been a decent price but $249 is a bit much.

Posted by noogabooga on January 6, 2004 at 11:04 AM (PDT)

Macworld: New Apple iPod mini announced

fugly…

Posted by Steve Jobs on January 6, 2004 at 11:03 AM (PDT)

Macworld: New Apple iPod mini announced

ummmm…....they don’t seem to be a good deal to me

Posted by Jtsolo7 on January 6, 2004 at 11:02 AM (PDT)

Macworld: New Apple iPod mini announced

spend the extra $50 and get the 15GB iPod.

Posted by trombadude on January 6, 2004 at 11:02 AM (PDT)

Macworld: New Apple iPod mini announced

waaa, I think they have missed a trick there, the price seems way to high! Way, way too high.

They don’t, IMO, look as nice either :(

Stefan

Posted by docevi1 on January 6, 2004 at 11:01 AM (PDT)

Macworld: New Apple iPod mini announced

ordering mine today!

first post!

ghaash

Posted by ghaash on January 6, 2004 at 11:00 AM (PDT)

Macworld: New Apple iPod mini announced

YES! CANT WAIT UNTIL THEY SHIP!!

Posted by Jason on January 6, 2004 at 11:00 AM (PDT)

Macworld: New Apple iPod mini announced

There’s a pic up of the mini pods at [url=http://www.apple.com]http://www.apple.com[/url]

Posted by Brian on January 6, 2004 at 11:00 AM (PDT)

Macworld: iTunes Music Store - some facts

Why not a 2gb model for $150-$175???  I would have gone for that, but since I already own a 20gb iPod I don’t see any reason to pay $250 for 4gb.  The design lived up to the hype, too bad the price couldn’t match it.

Posted by kingengland on January 6, 2004 at 10:52 AM (PDT)

Macworld: XtremeMac Xtremity iPod Accessory System now shipping

Yeah I got one of these.  I’m using mainly for it’s car mount feature and works great.  NOTE THAT BELKIN CAR CHARGER WILL NOT FIT INTO THE PORT AT THE BOTTOM WITHOUT MODIFICATION.  Thank god for Dremmel.

Posted by mr_bodhisattva on January 6, 2004 at 10:39 AM (PDT)

Macworld: XtremeMac Xtremity iPod Accessory System now shipping

i ouht it and tried for several days. first the front cover is cheap, hard to use, and in my case, it scratched my ipod! second, the entire box while looking sleek, is not as nice and comfortable as the regular leather xtrememac case. so i switched back. geat company, but this item is less than perfect.

Posted by Vitaly Citovsky on January 6, 2004 at 10:33 AM (PDT)

Macworld: Griffin iTalk Voice Recorder coming in April

MONO external microphone connection… So sad. Why such stupid limitation ?

Posted by Pat on January 6, 2004 at 10:28 AM (PDT)

Macworld: iTunes Music Store - some facts

Well, the Apple Store is open again! The iPod mini is a fact.

Unfortunatly, it’s $249 for a 4GB hard drive version of the iPod. I’m sorry, but that’s too much! Why would I spend $250 for 4GB when I can add an extra $50 and get 15GB.

Apple REALLY needs to come out with a “solid state” iPod that uses some kind of flash RAM that can be changed by the user. More importantly, they need to get into the $100 market.

I don’t understand why they think that people who can’t afford $299 will be able to afford $249!

Ah well, maybe next MacWorld…

Posted by Dave Metzener in Manchester, MO USA on January 6, 2004 at 10:24 AM (PDT)

Macworld: iTunes Music Store - some facts

THERE ARE NEW MINI IPODS!!!!!
they are the size of a business card and 1/2 inch thick. 4GB for $249 selling from next month in a variety of colours. Same interface as iPod with buttuons on wheel. Flash Drive. Comes with a dock, armband, and USB 2.0 and firewire cables. (charges from both) New earbuds and 10GB becomes 15GB for free. 1000 songs!! See [url=http://www.macrumors.com]http://www.macrumors.com[/url]

Posted by Max Tipper on January 6, 2004 at 10:22 AM (PDT)

Macworld: iTunes Music Store - some facts

hmm… is the system broken or do I have a cache that won’t go away? I’m not seeing any updates on here since the stuff about itunes that the keynote started with….

Posted by JC on January 6, 2004 at 10:15 AM (PDT)

AppleMatters: Next To The iPod Everything Else Is Ugly

dave i read on this site that the Phillips player uses the same hardware as the iPod (same portalplaya chips same small hard disk). I guess all they are missing is the scroll wheel. Do Apple have a lock on this as a patent or something? And I’ve never seen the Phillips for sale in America so I think it’s a Euro only thing. Maybe they have a deal with Apple?

Posted by PrezDubya on January 6, 2004 at 9:51 AM (PDT)

Macworld: XtremeMac Xtremity iPod Accessory System now shipping

I want bluetooth, but this looks clunky.  I kind of expected something looking more akin to Griffin accessories such as the iTrip. 

Posted by gilatrout on January 6, 2004 at 9:27 AM (PDT)

Macworld: Griffin iTalk Voice Recorder coming in April

CMM might not be far from the truth.  If you pre-order this expecting it in April, you’ll probably be getting it by the time Fall terms start in September.

Posted by Zim on January 6, 2004 at 7:35 AM (PDT)

Macworld: XtremeMac Xtremity iPod Accessory System now shipping

Looks versitile, but whilst the case boasts a protective clear cover with no holes, the top corners of the Ipod remain totally exposed.  This, in my opinion, seems a little remiss since damage may occur to the Ipod if, like my Ipod, it is carried in a bag when not in use.  I would like to see the Ipod TOTALLY wrapped before I would purcahse this case.

Posted by YYWWVV on January 6, 2004 at 7:26 AM (PDT)

AppleMatters: Next To The iPod Everything Else Is Ugly

Aesthetically, I’ say the Philips HDD100 is the only other hard drive mp3 player that ranks up there with the ipod.

Posted by dave on January 6, 2004 at 7:20 AM (PDT)

iPod ads "do a terrific job of seducing and selling"

yeh, i agree with systimax, they don’t tell you anything except “if you buy *this* you will end up doing *this*... still, makes people want them even when they don’t know what they are perhaps they could’ve slipped the words mp3 player in somewhere, wouldn’t've hurt them

Posted by silver_haze20 on January 6, 2004 at 7:08 AM (PDT)

Macworld: Griffin iTalk Voice Recorder coming in April

Jc, theres a passthrough for your own external mic, so if the cables long enough, you can have the recorder sitting on top of your iPod in your pocket, and just have the ext. mic in your hand…

Posted by silver_haze20 on January 6, 2004 at 6:49 AM (PDT)

Macworld: Griffin iTalk Voice Recorder coming in April

I’m not sure if you can use a good bitrate JC, i think it’s just if you need a better quality mic, they didnt say anything about being able lo change the apple-set bitrate…

Posted by fnarfy in j on January 6, 2004 at 6:48 AM (PDT)

Macworld: XtremeMac Demonstrates iPod with Bluetooth streaming audio

i guess the idea is that you get a bluetooth receiver and hook it up to your stereo system, such as you would a cd player.

for a car, well, if they sell well maybe there is a chance for head units with the feature built in…

Posted by m0nkey on January 6, 2004 at 6:10 AM (PDT)