iPod Photo, U2 deal impress
Published October 27, 2004
You know you want one of'em. Or perhaps you're bi. So, then it would be both the pleasing new iPod Photo and the so sharp you might cut yourself U2 Special Edition. Apple Computer released them yesterday and introduced a new online store, just for the iPod. There had been whispers at Mac rumor sites. Just wait a few weeks to upgrade and you'll be able to get an iPod with a color screen that will allow you to show the pictures you store on it, the denizens of the iPod Lounge said. But I discounted the rumors since generation four of the iPod was released just this summer. Surely, no one has a devlopment cycle that fast. So, here I sit with a gorgeous two-month old iPod that is no longer cutting edge.
The U2 Special Edition iPod is the first to depart from the pristine white and gray color scheme. It looks like rock-and-roll. Black and red and shiny all over. The members of the extremely successful band have autographed the back. But there is more going on in the heads of different thinking geeks at Apple than two new industry jolting products right in time for the Christmas shopping season. Go on. Be trite. Say 'paradigm shift.' Chief geek and CEO Steve Jobs has signed the first of what may be many agreements with artists for content for the iTunes Music Store, a leading seller of digital music and books online.
Read the description of the iPod Photo and try not to salivate.
Share your life in photos everywhere.
If you love what iPod did for music, just see what it can do for photos. With a color display, up to 15 hours of battery life,(1) and room for up to 10,000 or 15,000 songs or 25,000 photos,(2) iPod Photo will change the way you experience your digital photo collection. Now you can bring all your favorite memories with you anywhere and easily share them with family and friends.
In living color.
Browse through your photos one by one or view them in a slideshow on the 2-inch color LCD display. You can even connect iPod Photo to a TV and watch them with friends. And with the new color screen, your entire iPod experience is enhanced?¢¬Ä¬îview album art, games, calendars, and contacts all in vivid color. Starting at $469, iPod Photo is available now at the all-new iPod Store, where you can get free ground shipping. Order by January 10, 2005, and get free personalization on any iPod.
- iPod Photo, U2 deal impress
- Published: October 27, 2004
- Type:
- Section: Culture
- Writer: Mac Diva
- Mac Diva's BC Writer page
- Mac Diva's personal site
- Spread the Word
- Like this article?
- Email this
Save to del.icio.us
Comments on this articleComments
i admit i am acquisitive in this regard... MD, i DO want one.... alas, i do not have - tho am workin' connections to get one... thx for the temptation.
sade
I am going to have to be just one of the regular 'Pod people now, Sadi. My status as an owner of the latest and greatest ended yesterday. I had my third generation 40 GB for less than six months. Have had my 40 GB fourth generation for two. Can't rationalize scoring the new Photo iPod as much as I like it.
As predicted, David Pogue has reviewed the new iPod Photo. He got one of the coveted slots at the rollout and new iPods in his hands. Read the review here. If you are a NYT member, you will want to switch to the non-printer view. The pictures are gorgeous. Check out D.P.'s video of the rollout, too.
Add your comment, speak your mind
(Or ping: http://blogcritics.org/mt/tb/21479)
Everyone is on the iPod. Both tech media and the mainstream press are captivated by the new high resolution color screen and additonal functions of the latest model.
A sampling.
~ The Inquirer says it snaps, crackles and pops.
~ The Seattle PI Microsoft blog compares it to its closest rival. (Guess which wins?)
~ The WaPo chimes in. (I know y'all have subscriptions.)
~ Wired's Mac man, Leander Kahney, focuses on the deal with U2.
~ The NYT has a front page refer and this piece. I suspect David Pogue's Circuits will focus on the iPod in his next column.