If there's one thing you can count on - beyond third-party accessories - it's that as soon as a new iPod hits the shelves, it'll be torn down to its component parts. iFixit have already begun to strip the camera-toting iPod nano 5G out of its glossy shell and down to bare circuit-boards, and even if chip codes and DACs mean nothing to you there's something scandalously exciting about watching it happen.
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‘pmp’ Stories
iPod nano 5G gets teardown
Teclast T51 PMP promises audiophile quality
Proving your parents' point that exciting things can come in mundane looking packages, the new Teclast T51 PMP doesn't exactly inspire at first-glance but certainly leaves us impressed once we've worked our way through the spec-sheet. The T51 has a capacitive touchscreen, 8GB (and possibly 16GB) of internal storage and a memory card slot, but what's really exciting is the audiophile-quality components inside.
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Toshiba Introduces New 1.8-inch HDD That Boasts Highest Capacity Single-Platter Available
Today is packed, with all sorts of things being introduced and announced. Making sure that they aren't left out, and giving us something a little bit different for the announcement train, we've got Toshiba announcing their newest, 1.8-inch HDD, that offer up to 160GB of storage. It's all wrapped up in a remarkably small five-millimeter-high, single-platter design that's designed for next-generation portable media players, digital video cameras, as well as other consumer electronics.
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Apple iPod shuffle special edition hands-on
Let’s be clear – if you don’t like shiny then you probably won’t be too keen on Apple’s special edition iPod shuffle. Packing the same 4GB capacity of the standard top-spec shuffle, but with a newly polished stainless steel casing, the new PMP is limited to sales through Apple Stores.
iPod classic gets 160GB upgrade, still $249
Apple's last-remaining hard-drive based PMP, the iPod classic, has also had a quiet upgrade today, with the company throwing out the 120GB of the previous version and slotting in 160GB instead. The iPod classic remains the same size as previously, though, together with keeping the same price tag.
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Apple iPod nano 5G hands-on [Video]
Apple’s iPod event has only just ended, but we’ve already had a chance to grapple with what was probably the highlight of the day: the new iPod nano 5G. Now packing a 2.2-inch LCD display and a video camera on the back – complete with microphone and speaker – the nano is now set to take on Flip’s camcorder. Don’t expect it to necessarily replace your digital camera, though; the nano 5G only shoots video, not still photos.
Video hands-on after the cut
Apple iPod shuffle gets price cut, new colors
Apple have unveiled the latest incarnation of the iPod shuffle, and they've managed to bring the entry-price down to just $59 for the 2GB model and $79 for the 4GB. There's also a new, special edition version with a polished stainless steel casing, priced at $99 for 4GB.
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Apple iPod touch gets cheaper, faster, more capacious; no camera though
Apple announced a new range of iPod touch models today, though contrary to initial expectations there was no integrated camera as seen on the iPod nano. Instead, the most movement has been seen in pricing, storage and speed, with the new line-up starting at Apple’s “magic price point” of $199 for the 8GB iPod touch.
Apple iPod nano gets video camera, FM radio, more
Apple have announced a new iPod nano, and as predicted it includes a video camera. The new iPod nano fifth-generation has a larger, 2.2-inch display and a new polished anodyzed aluminum casing, and as well as the camera the Cupertino company have managed to squeeze in an FM radio, pedometer with Nike support, speaker and microphone.
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Apple iPod line-up leaks? No iPod touch; nano storage frozen
It's coming up to the final hour before Apple's "It's Only Rock and Roll" iPod event kicks off in San Francicso, and we're waiting to get started on our liveblog over at http://live.slashgear.com/ From the latest rumors and leaks, however, it sounds like things inside the event are probably more hectic than outside: according to some last-minute news passed to Apple Insider, there's a possibility that the expected iPod touch refresh may not, in fact, get a launch today.
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Apple Store is down, no surprise whatsoever
Hey, will you look at that - the Apple Store is down and the Cupertino company is "busy updating" it. How are we supposed to buy our cut-price iPods now, eh? Anybody would think there were some new products being added to the virtual shelves...
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Philips GoGear Muse PMP unleashed
Philips isn’t exactly a top name in the PMP market that is dominated by Apple with SanDisk in a distant second place. Somewhere well down the line would be Philips with its new, and quite sexy GoGear Muse PMP.
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