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Among the cuts:

8 GB iPod touch reduced to $189 from $229 ($40 off)
32 GB iPod touch reduced to $279 from $399 ($120 off)
16 GB iPod nano reduced to $149 from $199 ($50 off)
120 GB iPod classic reduced to $229 from $249 ($20 off)
The new prices are posted, without comparisons to the old, on Apple's online store. Only the iPod shuffle appears to be unaffected. It still $79 for 4 GB.
 
Was this the big announcement they were pumping this week?
 
According to what I've found online the press conference is at 10 AM PST. People are expecting in conjunction to the pricecuts a 64GB iPod touch with a built-in camera....if that happens then a new iPhone is on the horizon because they follow each other.
 
64GB Touch, depending on the price, might be my route. Right now I'm looking at the 120 GB classic, I'm looking to get one where I can just load all my music at once and be done, I've had a 4GB mini for the past 4 years, it was a gift, and it's always drove me nuts having to change out what's on it and always picking the wrong stuff innevitably for the mood I'd be in that day.

The touch's look nice, but they've been to small in memory for me, 64GB might cut it though.
 
cool

I still don't have an ipod, or an iphone. I'm looking forward to today's event. Itunes 9!
 
really??? wow...I have a 16GB iphone and I barely fill it. Of course, I don't have my entire music library on it, but just what I'm currently listening to.

Exactly, I got tired of importing from CD's to pick what would go on, so I put my entire CD collection on my computer, plus all my mpeg music together, I've got like 40 GB plus, and if I get an iPod that size, I'll want to use it for video too so I'll need memory for that also.
 
^^ yeah that's what I ended up doing. I put all my CDs on my computer and sold them at a garage sale. I still have some random ones that I pick that aren't for sale on itunes, but for the most part I'm CDless.
 
Exactly, I got tired of importing from CD's to pick what would go on, so I put my entire CD collection on my computer, plus all my mpeg music together, I've got like 40 GB plus, and if I get an iPod that size, I'll want to use it for video too so I'll need memory for that also.

I'm on the same boat... i want to upload my music to ONE iPod...
I've imported like 70% of my CD collection and I'm at 40Gb... so... this might be a great chance to get one... either the Classic of this new touch one...
 
No iPhone news?

Nope. Here is what we got.

New iPod Touches
Unfortunately, rumors of a Touch with a built-in camera didn't materialize; what we did get, however, was a 64GB version of the Touch to go with the existing 32GB and 8GB models. (The old 16GB version is, for now, MIA). Both the 64GB and 32GB Touches boast "50 percent" faster performance and OpenGL-enhanced graphics, according to Apple, while the 8GB model is stuck with the old, slower Touch processor. Pricing for the new Touches (all available now): $399 for the 64GB version, $299 for the 32GB, and $199 for the 8GB. (Oddly, enough, the new price tags conflict with the Touch price drops that were revealed on the Apple Store earlier today.)

New iPod Nano, with built-in camera
While the Touch didn't get its own camera as expected, the Nano sure did—a VGA-quality, 30 frames-per-second camera, specifically, along with the ability to sync photos and videos to iPhoto or the Photos directory on a PC. The new Nano also comes with a larger, 2.2-inch display, an FM radio, pedometer, voice recorder, and a built-in speaker, as well as support for the new Genius Mixes (more on that in a moment). Prices: 16GB for $179, 8GB for $149.

Updated iPod Classic, Shuffle
Nothing major to report here, except that the Classic now ships with a 160GB hard drive for $249, while the Shuffle—now with the ability to tell you via VoiceOver when its battery is full—will sell for $59 (2GB), $79 (4GB), and $99 (a 4GB stainless-steel special edition).

iTunes 9 & iTunes LP
As expected, we also got our new digital album format: iTunes LP, a slick digital package for full music albums that includes album art, liner notes, credits and "other customized content." The main interface for an iTunes LP-formatted album looks something like a DVD menu, complete with options such as Play Album, Song List, photos, videos, memorabilia, liner notes, and credits; Jobs also mentioned that the artists themselves may collaborate on iTunes LP design (for instance, we got an example from a Dave Matthews LP, with artwork drawn by Matthews himself). It's a sleek looking package, all right, but somewhat short of earth-shattering.

Also new: "iTunes Extras," which will deliver the same types of extra features for purchased movies that you'd expect from a DVD, such as featurettes and deleted scenes. (Director and cast commentaries, anyone?)

Sharing movies, TV shows, and songs across multiple computers in your home will also be easier thanks to "Home Sharing," a new iTunes feature that'll let you view, stream, and copy your content between up to five systems on a home network—no more need to dig into your iTunes folder and copy content manually.

Jobs & company also showed off Genius Mixes, an extension of the Genius recommendation feature in iTunes that creates "endless mixes of songs" that "go great together, almost like radio stations" starting with 12 mixes based on the tunes in your iTunes library. Another new Genius feature: recommendations for apps, in addition to music.

Meanwhile, iPhone and iPod Touch users with dozens of apps with appreciate this next feature: the ability to manage and organize all the apps on your iPhone/iPod Touch via iTunes, all without having to (clumsily) drag icons back and forth on the device itself.

Other new iTunes 9 features: a cleaned-up iTunes Store interface (with a navigation menu above every page that lets you jump to any section of the store), improved iPod/iPhone syncing (for example, you can now sync entire genres and artist collections), and the ability to preview songs or videos by mousing over them from the iTunes "top charts" listings.

The new Genius features for the iPhone and iPod Touch will be enabled by iPhone Software 3.2, which Jobs said will be available later today. (More details on the new firmware as we get them.)

really??? wow...I have a 16GB iphone and I barely fill it. Of course, I don't have my entire music library on it, but just what I'm currently listening to.

On my 16GB iPhone I had it at capacity with 18 shows, 4 Movies and about 1,000 songs. Its crashed during the move to OS 3.0.1, and since I didn't want to keep everything in my iTunes library I had it on manual sync so everything was lost....but it wasn't hard to fill. When you go video it eats up an amazing part of the memory but was a godsend on long airline flights.
 
but it wasn't hard to fill. When you go video it eats up an amazing part of the memory but was a godsend on long airline flights.
oh I know its easy to fill up, but I only put what I need on it. I have a couple movies on it that I watch when I jump on the bike at the gym. Makes 20 miles go by like it was nothing.
 
Nope. Here is what we got.





On my 16GB iPhone I had it at capacity with 18 shows, 4 Movies and about 1,000 songs. Its crashed during the move to OS 3.0.1, and since I didn't want to keep everything in my iTunes library I had it on manual sync so everything was lost....but it wasn't hard to fill. When you go video it eats up an amazing part of the memory but was a godsend on long airline flights.

nothing related to the thread at all, but Mike where the hell did you get that sig?? and what is the occassion for such a majestic picture??:naughty
where the hell did they manage to get............... ah **** i'm speechless:confused:
 
64GB Touch, depending on the price, might be my route. Right now I'm looking at the 120 GB classic, I'm looking to get one where I can just load all my music at once and be done, I've had a 4GB mini for the past 4 years, it was a gift, and it's always drove me nuts having to change out what's on it and always picking the wrong stuff innevitably for the mood I'd be in that day.

The touch's look nice, but they've been to small in memory for me, 64GB might cut it though.

Go big or go home :lol you are doing the right thing Maul, my mp3 player is close to being full and it's 200gig :horror

We need it for our other obsession! :rock
 
nothing related to the thread at all, but Mike where the hell did you get that sig?? and what is the occassion for such a majestic picture??:naughty
where the hell did they manage to get............... ah **** i'm speechless:confused:

I think it all the same girl! Robotitties! :D
 
Damn, I just bought a 16GB iPod touch a month ago!

With any of these, especially Apple, it's a wise idea to do a lot of google research to see how close a new model is on the horizon. While Apple pretty much has a new one every year, usually they're pretty open when something's in the works so you can say hey, I'll wait and see.

Like right now, I'll get my new iPod soon because these are fresh.
 
nothing related to the thread at all, but Mike where the hell did you get that sig?? and what is the occassion for such a majestic picture??:naughty where the hell did they manage to get............... ah **** i'm speechless:confused:

I made it. Its all the beautiful Keeley Hazell from her Soccer shoot. She dressed in each outfit and moved down the line for them to put the whole team together.....and I love them for it.

keeley+hazell+soccer.jpg
 
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