No, no, no. I don't like that. I hope they don't do it. The next things must be:
Kill the shuffle
Seriously convert the nano in the iWatch (iTime, whatever...). Throw that clip away, please...
Rename the Touch to simply iPod, and upgrade its camera and storage up to 128GB
Kill the Classic. About time...
Release that iPad Mini, if it really makes sense.
Release iPhone 5, The New iPhone, whatever they gonna name it...
Upgrade iMacs
Happy Holidays....
Won't be an iPhone 5, so why include that guess? Otherwise, good list. I'd like to see Apple down to two iPods, or even one, but still have a wearable device that can hopefully act as a real-time widget display one day. This product could develop separately from iPod.
Just getting back into running and love the Nike + apps for tracking my runs. But I hate running with my iPhone so I thought about a Nano. However, I may wait a few months to see what comes out. I don't really need any more features just hate buying something at the end of its life cycle from Apple.
This is only my opinion and observations, but i've heard this from many other people.
If I were to make an update to the iPod line, one must first look at what kinds of people (nowadays) uses the iPod line.
To me, there are 4 kinds of iPod users, and as a caveat, let's just assume that people who currently want an new iPod for the purpose of audio on-the-go.
they want an iPhone but don't want the phone contract = iPod Touch
they want to use an iPod (and as a dedicated audio device) all day long and want lot's of music on it = iPod Classic
they want an iPod that's fully featured, but are price focused = iPod Nano
they want to listen to music on short commutes and for exercising = iPod Nano/Shuffle
So based on that assumption, what I would do is this:
Drop the shuffle, since the current Nano is about the same thing.
Add a few "eyes free" features to the Nano (i.e. voice control, maybe forward/back buttons and wifi iTunes sync.) to satisfy the people who used the shuffle for exercise.
Make a 4gb and 8gb Nano and drop the price to $79 & $99
Created an all new smaller/thinner "Classic" that's SSD (64gb & 128gb), keep the click wheel and add wifi iTunes and add a camera for still photos and video. Then priced it at $199 and $249.
KEEP THE 30-pin DOCK PLEASE!!! there are so many car-accessories that are factory built-in that changing the docking plug will really piss people off.
Drop the shuffle, since the current Nano is about the same thing.
Add a few "eyes free" features to the Nano (i.e. voice control, maybe forward/back buttons and wifi iTunes sync.) to satisfy the people who used the shuffle for exercise.
Make a 4gb and 8gb Nano and drop the price to $79 & $99
Created an all new smaller/thinner "Classic" that's SSD (64gb & 128gb), keep the click wheel and add wifi iTunes and add a camera for still photos and video. Then priced it at $199 and $249.
KEEP THE 20-pin DOCK PLEASE!!! there are so many car-accessories that are factory built-in that changing the docking plug will really piss people off.
I dunno about dropping the shuffle, but I agree with your second and third point, the third provided they can manage that.
The classic just needs discontinued. A 128GB iPod touch is the replacement.
And the 30-pin Dock Connector is being carried to the graveyard right now. Apple will have a $5 adapter that you'll plug into that built-in connector. Boom. Problem solved. Same with the tens of millions of other accessories, and the new connector will be a multi-billion dollar industry as everyone who ever made a product before can now make it again.
I love the idea of a "feature-phone" iPhone Nano. I know i use my phone very little on my iPhone and use the other features about 95/5.
However, I'm not sure if this should converge with anything in the "iPod" line. I would see it as a separate device and part of the iPhone line.
And I only say this as a personal opinion, but for me, I need storage more than iPhone-like features, and I want it to be eye-free. But the classic is just too expensive currently. So if the device you show is 64-128gb and less than $249, I might consider it. Then I could easily see dropping my current iPhone for that, since I have an iPad2 and are never without a back-pack.
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Originally Posted by Marvin
They already got the design spot on when they introduced the iPod Nano 6G: Right at the start, they chop the bottom off and that's it. They don't need a home button because it's small enough to reach a button on the side no matter how you hold it just like the square one. It would look like the following:
The size means you can fit the iPhone's portrait keyboard in landscape with one less row. Kids can contact each other with iMessage with a simple data contract using a mini-sim or just wifi, maybe even call each other with VOIP apps and save running up parents' bills.
I dunno about dropping the shuffle, but I agree with your second and third point, the third provided they can manage that.
The classic just needs discontinued. A 128GB iPod touch is the replacement.
And the 30-pin Dock Connector is being carried to the graveyard right now. Apple will have a $5 adapter that you'll plug into that built-in connector. Boom. Problem solved. Same with the tens of millions of other accessories, and the new connector will be a multi-billion dollar industry as everyone who ever made a product before can now make it again.
yep, sorry it's 30-pin.
well, i'd be happy if they made an adapter, would make me less pissed that i just bought a 2012 VW and couldn't plug-in my ipod because the dedicated plug is incompatible.
I could see a 128gb Touch, but if you have an iphone but want the storage of the Classic, what would be the point?
This product, although may be false, feels like what Apple would do as a "game changer". Maybe it will serve as a mini iPod Touch so that the regular iPod Touch can grow to something like 5" diagonal? If so, this Nano should run iOS apps ... just a wild guess
Here's hoping it's just as you said, an "iPod Touch Mini", and they keep the current iPod Nano (although a capacity bump would be nice). I love using it when I work out and don't want to see it go away!
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Originally Posted by lvidal
No, no, no. I don't like that. I hope they don't do it. The next things must be:
Kill the shuffle
Seriously convert the nano in the iWatch (iTime, whatever...). Throw that clip away, please...
Rename the Touch to simply iPod, and upgrade its camera and storage up to 128GB
Kill the Classic. About time...
Release that iPad Mini, if it really makes sense.
Release iPhone 5, The New iPhone, whatever they gonna name it...
Upgrade iMacs
Happy Holidays....
Won't be an iPhone 5, so why include that guess? Otherwise, good list. I'd like to see Apple down to two iPods, or even one, but still have a wearable device that can hopefully act as a real-time widget display one day. This product could develop separately from iPod.
Just getting back into running and love the Nike + apps for tracking my runs. But I hate running with my iPhone so I thought about a Nano. However, I may wait a few months to see what comes out. I don't really need any more features just hate buying something at the end of its life cycle from Apple.
This is only my opinion and observations, but i've heard this from many other people.
If I were to make an update to the iPod line, one must first look at what kinds of people (nowadays) uses the iPod line.
To me, there are 4 kinds of iPod users, and as a caveat, let's just assume that people who currently want an new iPod for the purpose of audio on-the-go.
they want an iPhone but don't want the phone contract = iPod Touch
they want to use an iPod (and as a dedicated audio device) all day long and want lot's of music on it = iPod Classic
they want an iPod that's fully featured, but are price focused = iPod Nano
they want to listen to music on short commutes and for exercising = iPod Nano/Shuffle
So based on that assumption, what I would do is this:
Drop the shuffle, since the current Nano is about the same thing.
Add a few "eyes free" features to the Nano (i.e. voice control, maybe forward/back buttons and wifi iTunes sync.) to satisfy the people who used the shuffle for exercise.
Make a 4gb and 8gb Nano and drop the price to $79 & $99
Created an all new smaller/thinner "Classic" that's SSD (64gb & 128gb), keep the click wheel and add wifi iTunes and add a camera for still photos and video. Then priced it at $199 and $249.
KEEP THE 30-pin DOCK PLEASE!!! there are so many car-accessories that are factory built-in that changing the docking plug will really piss people off.
I dunno about dropping the shuffle, but I agree with your second and third point, the third provided they can manage that.
The classic just needs discontinued. A 128GB iPod touch is the replacement.
And the 30-pin Dock Connector is being carried to the graveyard right now. Apple will have a $5 adapter that you'll plug into that built-in connector. Boom. Problem solved. Same with the tens of millions of other accessories, and the new connector will be a multi-billion dollar industry as everyone who ever made a product before can now make it again.
I love the idea of a "feature-phone" iPhone Nano. I know i use my phone very little on my iPhone and use the other features about 95/5.
However, I'm not sure if this should converge with anything in the "iPod" line. I would see it as a separate device and part of the iPhone line.
And I only say this as a personal opinion, but for me, I need storage more than iPhone-like features, and I want it to be eye-free. But the classic is just too expensive currently. So if the device you show is 64-128gb and less than $249, I might consider it. Then I could easily see dropping my current iPhone for that, since I have an iPad2 and are never without a back-pack.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Marvin
They already got the design spot on when they introduced the iPod Nano 6G:
Right at the start, they chop the bottom off and that's it. They don't need a home button because it's small enough to reach a button on the side no matter how you hold it just like the square one. It would look like the following:
The size means you can fit the iPhone's portrait keyboard in landscape with one less row. Kids can contact each other with iMessage with a simple data contract using a mini-sim or just wifi, maybe even call each other with VOIP apps and save running up parents' bills.
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Originally Posted by Tallest Skil
I dunno about dropping the shuffle, but I agree with your second and third point, the third provided they can manage that.
The classic just needs discontinued. A 128GB iPod touch is the replacement.
And the 30-pin Dock Connector is being carried to the graveyard right now. Apple will have a $5 adapter that you'll plug into that built-in connector. Boom. Problem solved. Same with the tens of millions of other accessories, and the new connector will be a multi-billion dollar industry as everyone who ever made a product before can now make it again.
yep, sorry it's 30-pin.
well, i'd be happy if they made an adapter, would make me less pissed that i just bought a 2012 VW and couldn't plug-in my ipod because the dedicated plug is incompatible.
I could see a 128gb Touch, but if you have an iphone but want the storage of the Classic, what would be the point?
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Originally Posted by jj.yuan
This product, although may be false, feels like what Apple would do as a "game changer". Maybe it will serve as a mini iPod Touch so that the regular iPod Touch can grow to something like 5" diagonal? If so, this Nano should run iOS apps ... just a wild guess
Here's hoping it's just as you said, an "iPod Touch Mini", and they keep the current iPod Nano (although a capacity bump would be nice). I love using it when I work out and don't want to see it go away!