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.
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 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.
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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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...
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.
It’s always those darned case manufacturers giving things away. Latest to scoop Apple to their own announcement is Cygnett, who have thrown up product pages for both iPod touch G3 and iPod nano G5 models; the same models we’re expecting Apple to unveil later today. The iPod touch G3 case has a cut-out for the rumored camera, while the iPod nano G5 images show a much-elongated display.
Looking for a bargain? Not interested in (possibly) taking photos with your PMP? Apple are doing some shelf clearing with an impromptu price slash across their iPod touch range, with the 8GB dumped unceremoniously by $40 to $189.
We’re ramping up to run our usual liveblog of the Apple iPod event tomorrow in San Francisco – join us at 10am PST on Wednesday 9th at http://live.slashgear.com for all the news, as it’s announced – but could the company’s camera-toting iPods be conspicuous by their absence? According to Apple Insider, “technical difficulties” with the 3.2-megapixel camera modules believed to be integrated into the next-generation iPod touch, iPod nano and, potentially, iPod classic will see them delayed.
Here’s another of those ideas where you wonder exactly why we haven’t been doing this already. APSI’s latest in-car navigation system, the C100, consists of a GPS cradle complete with A/V connectivity and a slide-out touchscreen PMP. That way you have the easy wiring of a permanent solution together with the convenience of a removable media player.
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