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- drum_bum, on 10/12/2007, -2/+184"Do they really expect us to buy a new one every year!?"
Yes, they do. - skipere, on 10/12/2007, -1/+82If they have all the function like the Iphone with out phone feature. I'll buy it .
- CraigJ, on 10/12/2007, -5/+64You mean you don't?
@ghm101 - I'm on my 3rd iPod and have never purchased anythihng from the iTunes music store... - kaje, on 10/12/2007, -1/+51In other news, an Apple employee who was given fake information by management about a Beatles' widescreen iPod being released during the Superbowl gets fired.
- doom.md, on 10/12/2007, -0/+42@ghm101
here is a crazy idea if you dont like apples DRM go buy the album off amazon or in a shop, if you really want to stick it to teh "man" you could even go to one of them crazy independent record stores and rip the damn songs yourself.
as ***** crazy as it sounds it works - psygnisfive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+26As Merlin himself said, he pulled this right out of his ass. It'd be cool if Merlin was right, but this isn't rumor, it's pure speculation.
- dpcdomino, on 10/12/2007, -3/+24Me too but it almost puts a dagger into the iPhone. Why release the smaller brother first?
- jsimonson, on 10/12/2007, -3/+18Me too. I was drooling over the Iphone's features, but I don't want the actual phone features. It'd be sweet to have a 40 gig widescreen touch screen video Ipod with wifi internet access and such.
- itsme92, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15"Do they really expect us to buy one every year?"
What in the world is wrong with them releasing a new iPod every year? Doesn't mean you have to buy it. Your iPod will still be the same iPod it always was. I'm on my first iPod, a 4th gen 20 gig I bought in October '04. And, you know what, I like it when the new iPods come out. It means that I'll have something awesome to upgrade to once my current iPod breaks. You don't hear me whining when new iPods are coming out. If Apple didn't introduce new iPods, then we'd still be on the 5 gig 1st gen iPod. You can't argue with progress. Your 5th gen (I assume) will still be the same iPod as it was when you bought it. So what are you complaining about? - Nukem945, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15I know this is what everyone wants/expects, but why would Apple do this to their own newborn baby (ie: iPhone). The iPhone is not even here yet and already ppl are waiting for a stripped down version for mp3 playback only. Don't get me wrong... I want this device too! But I seriously think this will hurt the iPhone and Apple's chances of putting their foot in the cell phone market door. November 2007 is when this device should appear.
- monkeybutler, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12Good grief! This is nothing more than an uneducated guess and it becomes frontpage news? I know I'll get dugg down for pointing this out but Apple frenzy is killing Digg. Just because someone mentions Apple doesnt mean its a story worth digging.
- WiZZLa, on 10/12/2007, -4/+14@ DaffyDuck : "The iPod is for people that want a do-it-all media player."
Yes, do-it-all like playing xvid/divx, mkv, ogg, flac, wma, midi, etc. - cuddleparty, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8not sure why people rip on itunes drm so much. out of all the drm i've ever encountered, it's probably one of the easiest to circumvent.
- InfinitySnatch, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8Not likely. It would have to have a hard drive to be a real video iPod, so chances are it will be only slightly thinner than the current iPod video. That is if this prediction in anywhere near accurate.
- Chongo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8Its called Planned Obsolescence... they teach us about this stuff in school.
Strangely it is both the worst and best aspect about electronics these days. - ct2000, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8if you listen to the podcast with Merlin and Leo - this just comes's out of Merlin's backside and has no back-up support that its true - he just made it up on the spot and is based on nothing !
- charholly9, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Maybe everyone should listen to the lateest Macbreak podcast in the section podcasts on digg. If you do you will hear that Merlin totally pulled that from his ass and Leo loved it, they all laughed and Merlin couldn't believe it, It was a joke!! at least Merlin thought so
- pkulak, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Personally, I'm waiting for this. I'm not sure I need a new phone, but my 3G iPod is getting a bit long in the tooth.
- Chewie67, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Exactly. I saw the video clip where this was mentioned on GeekBrief.TV. It's pure conjecture, guesswork and hope. Not a shred of fact involved.
I hope it comes to be, but I'd put the odds at 1,000,000 to 1. - Bosox958, on 10/12/2007, -5/+10You could always just buy a Zune. We all know how much Leo Laporte loves those.
- zirtbow, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8Darn.. I was just about to buy an ipod but didn't want to wait MONTHS for them to release an updated ipod and I don't like the current ones. I was looking at an Archos just today but with this new info I guess I now have to hold out even longer to see if this new ipod would be a better deal.
- naiku, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8i think a lot of people will buy it instead of a iPhone. It would be crazy if it did get announced, but this is not going to happen.
- bwjacket, on 10/12/2007, -9/+14I would definitely pay $450 for a wide/touchscreen 30 gig iPod. Throw in the Beatles... I'll take 8, for every day of the week.
- DaffyDuck, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6"i think a lot of people will buy it instead of a iPhone."
Why? I am not buying an iPhone just to get an almost widescreen iPod with only 8GB memory tops. The iPhone is for people that want a phone. The iPod is for people that want a do-it-all media player. - tadunne, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I'm still on my ipod mini and probably will be until it dies, but I so WANT a new one :'(
but my kids have to eat! - angelp, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I was listening to the podcast on my way to work this morning and I didn't really take it seriously either. Especially after he said he just pulled it from his butt.
- shad0w, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3And cannibalize iphone sales before it's even released? I don't think so.
- TheManiacKY, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3It will be for the iPhone. Even though you can't get it till June 1st. This will be another way for the people not watching all the tech shows to find out about the phone. Just like all the movie trailers you seen during the super bowl. 99% are for the summer. I don't think Apple is going to release a new iPod to compete with this Cell phone until way after the phones release. It will come out with a new ipod in Aug or Sept like they have for the past two years! Sorry Leo, but I can't agree with you on this one.
- Scottish, on 10/12/2007, -5/+8This is not an Apple fanboy comment -- in fact, this comment isn't related to apple in any way -- I just wanted to say that thing looks like garbage. 4:3? Come on...
- flashboy131, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4yeah I wouldn't buy the iPhone if a widescreen iPod,.. with a bigger HD was released. Why break a contract for Cingular?
- Quix, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4"I hope it comes to be, but I'd put the odds at 1,000,000 to 1."
I'll take that bet. Give me your PayPal address and I'll send you my dollar wager. :) - BarriedaleNick, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Scottish - sorry to be a nerd but you are wrong. 16/9 (1.78/1)is a compromise for TV. That is not what you get at the cinema (1.85/1)
- YoctoYotta, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I would totally rubberband my 120GB touchscreen iPod back to back with my matching iPhone. Kinda would block the camera(s), but I don't care. I'm interested to see if Apple goes smaller, maybe eliminating the black edge areas where the Home button and light/proximity sensors are.
- roxics, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2This is true and I don't think anyone is really taking it seriously. It's just everyones best hope.
I think now that we've all seen the iPhone and know that Apple is working with this kind of technology (widescreen/touchscreen) there is little doubt it's going to hit the iPod. It's just a matter of when.
Hopefully sooner rather then later as I'm planning to purchase a new ipod by the end of May - roxics, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I'd pay that price for and 80gig but not a 30. Preferably only $400.
- astrotrain, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2** Bow-Chika-Bow-Wow pr0n music Playing **
First, their was the U2 iPod.... black and red... then the Beatles iPod with wide screen, now ladies get
ready for the extra wide Ron Jeremy iPod. - pabloD, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I dunno. I think with the iPhone's Multitouch interface, the scrollwheel interface is dead. It makes no sense not to roll the interface into the widescreen, touchscreen iPod long with the form factor.
The physical form factor looks pretty dead-on, though. - Essefgy, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5Lame, lame, lame. Leo's prediction is based on nothing but a hunch.
- mandarin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2People will buy it. Never doubt the wallets of Ipod fanatics
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3That's precisely why the iTunes music store is so popular.
- cyclopsface, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I still love my 3G - it's the perfect simple player. And with the new battery I just put in I couldn't be happier with it.
- meamog, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The Beatles aren't on any (legal) online music store. That's why this would be a big deal, the Beatles are among the last artists who wish to stay offline.
- pabloD, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2rubberband? ouch.
The widescreen iPod would probably come in much larger capacities, and with none of the internet functionality, either. In order for it to replace the current iPod line, it would have to at least closely match the capacity of the current line. - jakebarnes, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2They would have to "hack" themselves some new hardware into the phone.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3God I hope so so everyone can stop bitching about there not being a widescreen ipod.
- pabloD, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3This is all academic, folks. Steve Jobs is going to pull a Disney and buy Apple Corps. That's what they're gonna announce on 20 Feb, along with the Beatles catalogue, exclusively on iTunes. This was in my butt, and now it's a prediction and it's out there.
You heard it here first. ;) - kim^lwx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Oh this is excellent; more apple rumors to keep the fan-boys alive. It's about time for the Digg crew to add an "Apple Rumors" link in line with the News, Videos, Podcasts links at the top of Digg.
- counterplex, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This is exactly what I was hoping but Apple launched the iPhone instead. Finally I have a compelling reason to get an iPod :)
- goodoldharris, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1You don't have to be a big Beatles fun to acknowledge that when Beatles music comes to iTunes it will be a huge deal.
Now, if you're the Beatles, and you finally decide to take your music online, don't you want to do it in the biggest way possible? Yes, you do. Don't you want at least what U2 got? Yes, you do.
And if you're Apple, and your CEO really loves the Beatles and really wants them on iTunes, won't you give the Beatles, who are arguably the biggest band in history, some very special treatment? Yes, you will. Will you give them at least what U2 got? Yes, you will.
Now whether it has a touch screen or not, and whether it happens at the SuperBowl or not, nobody knows, but I think it's a SURE THING that when the Beatles come to iTunes, Apple will introduce a Beatles iPod. And this is all just my speculation BTW, not Leo Leporte's or Merlin Mann's. - Technopundit, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1As an interviewer, that woman is awful.
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