iPods & Portable Media Players

Steve Jobs Announces $100 Store Credit To Calm Early iPhone Buyers

Sep 6th, 2007 | By | Category: iPhone

Steve Jobs today announced that Apple would offer a $100 store credit to early iPhone buyers stiffed by the device’s $200 price drop. Here’s the text of Jobs’ announcement: To all iPhone customers: I have received hundreds of emails from iPhone customers who are upset about Apple dropping the price of iPhone by $200 two […]



iTunes Store Goes Wi-Fi, Adds Ringtone Option

Sep 5th, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Music, iPhone, iPods & Portable Media Players

Apple today unveiled the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, giving users the ability to browse, search, preview, purchase and download songs and albums from the iTunes Music Store over a Wi-Fi network directly onto their iPod touch or iPhone. While more useful Wi-Fi features were a key part of what we expected Apple to introduce today, […]



Apple Slashes iPhone Pricing To $299, $399

Sep 5th, 2007 | By | Category: iPhone, iPods & Portable Media Players

Apple today slashed pricing on the iPhone, eliminating the entry-level 4GB model, and dropping the price of the 8GB model $200 to $399. Pricing was the number one problem we identified in our list of 5 things Apple needs to do to fix the iPhone, so we’re not surprised to see the dramatic price cut. […]



Apple Intros iPod touch – The iPhone Without The Phone

Sep 5th, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Music, iPhone, iPods & Portable Media Players

Apple today introduced the new iPod touch, featuring Apple‚Äôs revolutionary multi-touch user interface. Highlights First introduced on iPhone, the multi-touch interface uses pioneering new software to present a different user interface for each application. The iPod touch also includes Wi-Fi wireless networking, the first on any iPod, and three applications that use it: Safari lets […]



6G iPod Gets Bigger Hard Drive, “classic” name

Sep 5th, 2007 | By | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players

Apple today introduced the new iPod classic, featuring 80GB or 160GB of storage that holds up to 40,000 songs or 200 hours of video. Now in its sixth generation, the new iPod classic features an enhanced user interface featuring Cover Flow and a new all-metal enclosure. iPod classic is priced at $249 for the 80GB […]



Apple Intros More Powerful iPod nano

Sep 5th, 2007 | By | Category: Internet TV, iPods & Portable Media Players

Apple today introduced the new iPod nano, bringing video playback, an enhanced user interface featuring Cover Flow, and an new design to the company‚Äôs popular music player. Highlights: The new iPod nano features a larger two-inch display with 204 pixels per inch, which lets users watch their favorite movies, TV shows and music videos in […]



Apple’s New iPod Lineup

Sep 5th, 2007 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Digital Music, iPhone, iPods & Portable Media Players, Video Podcasts

Apple CEO Steve Jobs today announced Apple’s new lineup of iPods at an event at San Francisco’s Moscone Center. Here are the highlights: The iPod shuffle appears to be on life-support. It got new colors. The iPod nano got a bigger screen, video capabilities and an interface update. Big iPods are now iPod classics, getting […]



Microsoft Slashes Zune Pricing

Sep 4th, 2007 | By | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players

Microsoft is slashing the price of the Zune: Tomorrow we’re dropping the suggested retail price for Zune to $199. It’s part of the normal product lifecycle, something we’ve had on the books for months. We just got some research back and customer satisfaction with the 30GB device is really high (around 94%) and we expect […]



Roundup: Top 5 Predictions For The New iPods

Sep 4th, 2007 | By | Category: General, iPods & Portable Media Players

There’s a lot of speculation about what’s coming tomorrow from Apple. It certain that new iPods on the plate, but beyond that, sites are¬†taking educated guesses (aka, making stuff up). Here are the top 5¬†new iPod predictions we’ve seen: Radio iPods – this is the least interesting of the predictions. The new iPods will be […]



The World’s Most Expensive iPod

Sep 4th, 2007 | By | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players

Here’s something we won’t be buying anytime soon – the world’s most expensive iPod. The jewel-encrusted necklace, by Heyerdahl Juvel√®r,¬†is based on the Apple iPod shuffle. ¬†It features 18 karat white and pink gold, 430 diamonds and a US $41,000 price tag. If you’re thinking about getting a couple, note that it’s an exclusive¬†edition of […]