Apple's Fall Updates: New iPods and More

Wed Sep 5, 2007 2:07PM EDT

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What, you hadn't heard this was coming? Apple rolled out a lot of new stuff today. Welcome Apple fanboys and haters alike. Here's the gist of what's new with the iPod, iPhone, and iTunes, straight outta Apple!

  • Ringtones Come to iPhone - For an extra dollar you can turn 30 seconds from a song you buy from iTunes into a ringtone for your iPhone. Not every song, mind you, but about 10 percent of the iTunes catalog. Outrageous ripoff or brilliant marketing scheme? You be the judge.
  • iPod Shuffle Available in New Colors - $79 gets you 1GB of screenless music. Now in red, silver, blue, lighter blue, and greenish blue.
  • Redesigned iPod Nano - This is the device that was widely leaked last week. The new Nano is shorter and more squat, but with a larger display. A new UI shows you cover art and extras on the right side of the screen (you can get a sense of this in the pic to the right), but the operation of the Nano is largely the same, with the traditional scrollwheel where you expect it. Still the same capacities: 4GB ($149, silver only) and 8GB ($199, colors available).
  • iPod "Classic" Gets Tweaked - Now known as the "iPod Classic," the old hard-drive-based iPod gets upgraded to 80GB ($249) and 160GB ($349) models, and it's a bit thinner than previous models, too. The 30GB model is gone. Same UI as the Nano.
  • Introducing the iPod Touch - As everyone expected, a new iPod with the iPhone touchscreen interface arrives. It's the iPod Touch, basically an iPhone (almost exactly the same size) without the phone (see the pic above... looks exactly like the iPhone, only it's not). It's also the first iPod with Wi-Fi, which you can use to watch YouTube videos and browse the web. $299 (8GB) and $399 (16GB). (Wait, where's your 16GB iPod Nano?)
  • iTunes Goes Wi-Fi - Now you can give Steve Jobs more of your money, without even having to use a computer. iPod Touch and iPhone users can browse the full iTMS selection wirelessly and purchase music without a PC. No wireless sync from the looks of it.
  • iPhone Price Cut - 8GB model now $399. The 4GB iPhone? Dead! Tried to slip that by us at the end, there, eh Apple? If you paid $599 for your iPhone, let us know how you feel now...

Get additional coverage at Gizmodo.com. Thanks, Giz, for the pics!

Want to see how they compare to each other?  Here's the complete lineup:

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  • 46 Posted by forest1140 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:01PM EDT Report Abuse

    Too expensive. Not enough memory. Cut the prices. You can do much better with that price range.

  • 47 Posted by delislek@sbcglobal.net on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:40PM EDT Report Abuse

    yeah i agree the touch screen and every thing is great but, 16 gb is just not enough for video. and i think ipod is getting a little carried away with there product....

  • 49 Posted by nsideguy on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:41PM EDT Report Abuse

    can someone explain to me what the point of the iphone was if theyre gonna release the same thing for $200 less 3 months later. Apple trys to play off their products like theyre revolutionary but in truth are the same as what theyve been pumping out for years now. Whoever bought an iphone (and whichever ignorant consumer purchases one after i post this) got ripped off big time especially because now theyre on 2 year contracts :-/. DEY RELEASE RINGTONES OMGOMG I HAVE RINGTONES ON MY 3 YR OLD RAZR AND ALL I HAV TO DO IS PLUG INTO COMPOOTER AND ITS FREEEEEE. i think what were gonna see from apple in the coming years is not an improvement on technology but an improvement on their policy regarding music downloads. I CAN PUT DA MUSIC I BY ON ITUNES ON MY OTHER MP3 PLAYER?!? APPLE IS TEH BEST!!! ...and people still knock on Microsoft for having slimey buisness tactics

  • 50 Posted by sweethmchgo on Thu Sep 3, 2009 9:51PM EDT Report Abuse

    This is ridiculous. A $200 cut in price just a couple of months since release for the iPhone 8GB. I feel robbed and will never buy another Apple product unless they refund me my $200. This is poor marketing, especially towards loyal customers that apparently paid too much for that phone.

  • 51 Posted by okiesurf on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:44PM EDT Report Abuse

    I love the IPod and glad to see the touch screen. Keep the good products coming!

  • 52 Posted by the_voice_controls_you on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:06PM EDT Report Abuse

    To cougercruiser2000, they're not talking about the iPhone being upgrade, though it would be nice. They're talking about the iPod Touch. Gah, know what people are talking about before you comment....

  • 53 Posted by alarwiida on Thu Sep 3, 2009 2:49PM EDT Report Abuse

    i agree compeletly. thats cool a touch ipod

  • 54 Posted by mugupo on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:30PM EDT Report Abuse

    Ipod is behind again, look at archos they got player that is 160gb! and has wifi and touchscreen, apple is so behind in techlogy, but it will still sells no matter what cause of the itune and brand name.

  • 55 Posted by dannieloco on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:35PM EDT Report Abuse

    16 gigs is nothing.. but does the iTouch come with GPS too??!!

  • 56 Posted by uvega-ebainc@sbcglobal.net on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:30PM EDT Report Abuse

    Whooaa slow down! I just got a 30G and now it's "dead"?! seriously...not cool. I guess I'll wait till mine dies so I can get to cool new one.

  • 57 Posted by boonk2000 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:11PM EDT Report Abuse

    When do you will have Ipod can change the sim card that I can used at over sea

  • 58 Posted by rustyoo2006 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:57PM EDT Report Abuse

    How nice to see all the new fad products from Apple! They make all the other Apple fad products that the nerdy chumps bought obsolete and well..ahem..like a pet rock. Don't worry, nerds! These too will be pet rocks in about a month. In a year, you all will be ridiculed for being so uncool to be seen with these fad products.

  • 59 Posted by shawnmeboy86 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 9:18PM EDT Report Abuse

    I have all my music in my Mac, and non-ipod mp3 player...all two gigs of it.

  • 61 Posted by robertsplace666 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:45PM EDT Report Abuse

    I don't yet own any Ipod and have asked for one for my birthday next week (62).... haven't a clue which one to buy!!!

  • 62 Posted by nsideguy on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:41PM EDT Report Abuse

    can someone explain to me what the point of the iphone was if theyre gonna release the same thing for $200 less 3 months later. Apple trys to play off their products like theyre revolutionary but in truth are the same as what theyve been pumping out for years now. Whoever bought an iphone (and whichever ignorant consumer purchases one after i post this) got ripped off big time especially because now theyre on 2 year contracts :-/. DEY RELEASE RINGTONES OMGOMG I HAVE RINGTONES ON MY 3 YR OLD RAZR AND ALL I HAV TO DO IS PLUG INTO COMPOOTER AND ITS FREEEEEE. i think what were gonna see from apple in the coming years is not an improvement on technology but an improvement on their policy regarding music downloads. I CAN PUT DA MUSIC I BY ON ITUNES ON MY OTHER MP3 PLAYER?!? APPLE IS TEH BEST!!! ...and people still knock on Microsoft for having slimey buisness tactics

  • 63 Posted by hannah.banana12 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:16PM EDT Report Abuse

    on my nano i have no more room imagen if i got my iphone before my nano NO MORE ROOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 64 Posted by rockconnor11 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:47PM EDT Report Abuse

    I hate how i get this ipod video and then they come out with brand new ones rrrrrrrhhh!!!

  • 65 Posted by voltaires_email on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:38PM EDT Report Abuse

    i love how apple keeps pumping out newer versions. which renders your old ones obsolete after a few short years. /golfclaps to apple

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