Apple Revamps iPod Line; Price on 8GB iPhone drops

Apple- man, I'm so tickled pink...or is it scarlet and grey (the price of being born on the Ohio State University campus, I guess)- is revamping the iPod line today. The nano, which previously didn't have video capabilities, now has it. The original iPod is now called iPod Classic (kind of like Coca-Cola Classic, perhaps. Of course, every new iPod that was released since 2001 only got sweeter and better); and the new iPod Touch, which looks like the iPhone- except, of course, the ringtones aren't there.

And, as Steve Jobs would say...and there's one more thing:

The iPhone- which is only two months old- is dropping. In price.

The 8GB iPhone has sold for $599. Steve Jobs says at the Apple event at San Francisco's Moscone Center that he wants "the iPhone under everyone's Christmas tree..." And he also mentions that the majority of iPhone buyers are wanting the 8GB model. So, as of today, the 8GB model is the sole iPhone, and that the price of the 8GB iPhone HAS DROPPED TO $399! AT&T and Apple! I LOVE YOU GUYS!

And, Apple. You never cease to amaze me. Placing video on the nano is a smart move. With the 4GB model, you get up to 1000 songs, 3500 photos, and 4 hours of video- or some of each (Apple's words, not mine...). 8GB 2,000 songs, 7,000 photos, and 8 hours of video- you mean I can watch eight of my favorite CSI episodes? AWESOME!- or some of each.
The 4GB retails for $149, the 8GB for $199- a great bargain, indeed.

The iPod classic is the same designed iPod you've come to love. Only the hard drive capacities have increased. The lower end iPod classic, at 80GB holds up to 20,000 songs; 25,000 photos, 100 hours of video- or about all four seasons of Star Trek: Enterprise- (or some of each). The 160GB holds up to 40,000 songs; 25,000 photos, and up to 200 hours of video- and how many CSI episodes are there, as it enters it's eighth season?- or some of each.

The 80GB remains at $249, while the new 160GB is $349.

It kind of makes me want to dance...first, a word from Vern Fonk insurance, who is expanding south from Seattle.


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And now, from the 1962 movie The Music Man.

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SHIPOOPI! DANCE!

Apple and Starbucks are partnering up with the new iTunes WiFi Store. Here, when you get near your friendly neighborhood Starbucks- and that shouldn't be too hard, especially if you live in the Seattle and Portland metro areas, where there's one almost every two blocks (at least, it seems that way, anyway...)- a Starbucks icon shows up, and you can buy whatever's playing at Starbucks. This partnerships begins in- where the hell else- Seattle and New York October 2, and expands throughout 2008. By 2009, every Starbucks will have this.

Finally, the iPod touch. On the 8GB model, it holds up to 1750 songs; 10,000 photos; 10 hours of video- or some of each, and retails for $299. The 16GB model sports twice as much content (3500 songs; 20,000 photos, 20 hours video- or some of each), and retails for $399. The screen size is 3.5", and is multi-touch. It also features built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g), and Safari web browser (though if you want Internet Explorer on it, I'm pretty sure Apple will allow it...I think...), so you can check your e-mail.

All of these iPods should be on shelves by month's end.

The iPod shuffle gets a few new colors, and remains at $79.


Sing it, Peter!


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Now, my question: HOW MANY MUST I GET? Let's see, an iPod nano @ 8GB; iPod Classic @ 160GB...iPod touch...looks fine to me, even at 8GB.

SHIPOOPI! DANCE!



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