Apple releases iPod

The BrownFury writes "At an invitation only event Apple has released their new MP3 player called the iPod. iPod is the size of a deck of cards. 2.4" wide by 4" tall by .78" thick 6.5 ounces. 5 GB HDD, 10 hr battery life, charged via FireWire. Works as a firewire drive as well. Works in conjunctions with iTunes 2. Here are Live updates". No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame.

An iPod?

[Wind_Walker]

Ok, I guess I'll be the first to make the obligatory bad pun.

Will people who enjoy using this be iPod People?

*ducks rotten tomatos*

Is anyone waiting...

[leviramsey]

...until Apple releases their new line of pastel contact lenses:

The iEye! [ducks]

Sing Along Boys and Girls!

[webword]

iPod, uPod, we all Pod for iPod!

Apple vs. Apple

[The Second Horseman]

So at what point does Apple violate the terms of the agreement with Apple Records for ripping off the name and logo? At what point have they engaged in music-related business?

Neodymium transducer magnets?

[Anonymous Coward]

Even the headphones that come with the iPod are phenomenal. They've been engineered with Neodymium transducer magnets for enhanced (20 -- to 20,000-Hz) frequency response and stunning, high-fidelity sound.

I think they're making that up. They called up the Star Trek guys and said "we need some technobabble..." Or can someone explain just what the heck a Neodymium transducer magnet is?

If it used linux....

[SensitiveMale]

I bet you would be proclaiming it to be the second coming.

Re:LAME? WTF?!?

[Rombuu]

This is a marvel of engineering

Yes it certainly puts the Apollo program, the Golden Gate bridge and the Great Pyramids in their place...

Its a freakin' firewire hard drive... whoppy shit.

Re:cool but much too expensive

[FFFish]

"Unfortunately $400 is about twice as much as I'd want to pay for something the size of a pack of cards."

Damn straight! For four hundred smackaroos, I expect something at least as big and heavy as a brick!

Re:Not "innovative"?

[sulli]

Think Newton. It still runs circles around the Palm, but was a commercial failure

Egg freckles?

Re:LAME? WTF?!?

[Doktor Memory]

Raise your hand if you have iTunes

Bundled for free on every Mac sold in the last 18 months, and installed retroactively on god only knows how many other ones. Easily in the high hundreds of thousands, possibly in the millions.

Raise your hand if you have a FireWire port...

Every iMac, PowerMac, iBook and Powerbook sold in the last two years, plus almost every Sony VAIO and a good chunk of Compaq and HP's product lines. Easily in the millions.

Raise your hand if you have both.

See above.

Raise your hand if you have $400 to spend on a cute Apple device...

Looking at the sales of (picking three examples) Pilots, Rios and Digital Cameras, I'd say the number of people willing to spend $200-500 on a "cute" electronic device is "lots and lots."

There is Apple's market. Pretty slim, eh? I don't see many sales in the future of iPod.

I guess you don't. This is why Apple is a company with $4 Billion in the bank, and you're trolling on slashdot. Want fries with that?

Re:Is anyone waiting...

[alexburke]

...until Apple releases their new line of pastel contact lenses:

The iEye!

Arr! iEye, Cap'n!