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ender2002 · Jan 10, 2005, 08:38 PM

just gathering from the leaked images... yeah. makes sense.

Mafia · Jan 10, 2005, 08:39 PM

like i said in the other thread, give me a decent size screen and i'll think about it.

wdlove · Jan 10, 2005, 08:51 PM

Don't care for the pea green color. It has a negative connotation.

rozwado1 · Jan 10, 2005, 09:43 PM

It has no buttons and no screen, but I've already fallen in love with it.

ender2002 · Jan 10, 2005, 09:48 PM

im pretty sure the poster design's black arrow is the shuffle symbol.

euchomai · Jan 10, 2005, 09:49 PM

Originally posted by rozwado1:
It has no buttons and no screen, but I've already fallen in love with it.

Me too, I can't wait till it comes to Best Buy. My gift cards from christmas are going to a great thing. Thank you to all of the people who couldn't figure out what to buy me, your Best Buy gift cards will be well used. The joys of being a computer geek.

brapper · Jan 10, 2005, 09:49 PM

Originally posted by wdlove:
Don't care for the pea green color. It has a negative connotation.

iMOTOR · Jan 10, 2005, 09:55 PM

Maybe I am missing something here but that looks like a poster of a maxi pad.

Mafia · Jan 10, 2005, 09:58 PM

Originally posted by iMOTOR:
Maybe I am missing something here but that looks like a poster of a maxi pad.

or a white chocolate kit kat bar.

chris v · Jan 10, 2005, 09:59 PM

If apple made a plastic rectangle for $99.00 I'd buy three!

Paging CharlesS: Time for your FM Tuner post.

revmitcz · Jan 10, 2005, 10:01 PM

Seems to me, if Apple's going to release a 1GB iPod (240 songs.. meh) without a screen, it better be REALLY cheap (though, knowing Apple, that's unlikely). I dunno.. I just don't see this thing as being very useful.

Then again, I thought (and still think) the iPod Mini is way over-priced and kinda shitty (considering the $50 = 15GB upgrade), apparently millions of people have felt otherwise.

Ahh well.. whatever. I hope we're just getting smoke-and-mirrors speculation on this thing. With only a "random" option, the thing will just end up pissing me off

rozwado1 · Jan 10, 2005, 10:03 PM

buttons are SO 2004. [/sarcasm from my first post]

mitchell_pgh · Jan 10, 2005, 10:14 PM

Ugh, I went from really wanting an iPod flash with a screen and scroll wheel to not wanting this random thing...

mitchell_pgh · Jan 10, 2005, 10:17 PM

Originally posted by revmitcz:
Seems to me, if Apple's going to release a 1GB iPod (240 songs.. meh) without a screen, it better be REALLY cheap (though, knowing Apple, that's unlikely). I dunno.. I just don't see this thing as being very useful.

Then again, I thought (and still think) the iPod Mini is way over-priced and kinda shitty (considering the $50 = 15GB upgrade), apparently millions of people have felt otherwise.

Ahh well.. whatever. I hope we're just getting smoke-and-mirrors speculation on this thing. With only a "random" option, the thing will just end up pissing me off

I'm with you. I thought the iPod mini was attractive to people that weren't willing to make the $300 commitment. Especially college students that got the educational discount to make the iPod mini $229. but that's just my 2�.

This thing without a screen/wheel will tank IMHO... unless it's dirt cheap as in $79 - $100.

lavar78 · Jan 10, 2005, 10:44 PM

Originally posted by mitchell_pgh:
I'm with you. I thought the iPod mini was attractive to people that weren't willing to make the $300 commitment. Especially college students that got the educational discount to make the iPod mini $229. but that's just my 2�.

With the mini, size (of the unit) is much more important than size (of the hard drive).

This thing without a screen/wheel will tank IMHO... unless it's dirt cheap as in $79 - $100.

I'm not sure I'd bet against Apple at this point. According to more than a few people, the iPod, iPod mini, and iTMS were all destined to fail. Any way you look at it, AAPL is on a roll.

spatterson · Jan 10, 2005, 11:19 PM

Seriously, its like we can't wait for christmas anymore, we have to spoil the surprises.

mitchell_pgh · Jan 10, 2005, 11:45 PM

Originally posted by lavar78:
With the mini, size (of the unit) is much more important than size (of the hard drive).

Good point...

Originally posted by lavar78:
I'm not sure I'd bet against Apple at this point. According to more than a few people, the iPod, iPod mini, and iTMS were all destined to fail. Any way you look at it, AAPL is on a roll.

I'm not sure. with both the iPod and iPod mini, I said "cool" technically and aesthetically. I'm just not sure I will be so excited about a no screen/no wheel iPod. I just don't see apple doing it. I could be wrong. There are a bunch of no screen options out there. I was just hoping for a smaller, less expensive iPod.

d4nth3m4n · Jan 10, 2005, 11:51 PM

maybe they're going to kidnap steve....

Lancer409 · Jan 11, 2005, 06:23 AM

Originally posted by mitchell_pgh:
Ugh, I went from really wanting an iPod flash with a screen and scroll wheel to not wanting this random thing...

i feel exactly the same way. that one aluminum flash mock up i've been linking, not sure who put it up ... that was lustworthy. and rumors of radio ... all the better ... no screen, no options .. shuffle-age ... not a fan of the news. hope there's more to this one..

Krusty · Jan 11, 2005, 06:36 AM

The "Shuffle". Are we sure its just a flash based iPod. Maybe it doubles as an AirTunes/iTunes remote ... that can directly control media from the rumored headless iMac/media center thing connected to a TV/Stereo. hmmmm ..... maybe you can plug a real iPod into an A/V system and control it with this contraption too. Wasn't their some rumored "hidden functionality" in the 4G iPods that was supposedly only going to come apparent at a later time ?

mishap · Jan 11, 2005, 07:28 AM

Originally posted by Krusty:
Wasn't their some rumored "hidden functionality" in the 4G iPods that was supposedly only going to come apparent at a later time ?

Hmm... but apple could say that was the Photo pod

but, what you said sounds great to me

amsalpemkcus · Jan 11, 2005, 07:40 AM

This thing better have an fm tuner and recording capabilities as well, or I will sue the pants off apple for putting humanity through all the goddammed suspense!

Lancer409 · Jan 11, 2005, 07:53 AM

if it does have rudimentary buttons, it reminds me of the airclick...

interesting how the proportions match your mockup at the top of this thread

Goldfinger · Jan 11, 2005, 08:23 AM

It's maybe some kind of new Service/technology. I really don't see them introducing a screen-less iPod. Well, I hope not.

chris v · Jan 11, 2005, 08:39 AM

Originally posted by brapper:

you don't have children, do you?

brapper · Jan 11, 2005, 08:55 AM

Originally posted by chris v:
you don't have children, do you?

negative, though I think I now understand what wdlove was getting at.

The Mick · Jan 11, 2005, 09:37 AM

Maybe the new iPod flash has a random play feature that could trickle up to the mini and regular iPods so we'll finally have a real random play function. Maybe? Anyone? Bueller?