Is This What Will Happen With iPod?

drewpropsdrewprops
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in Future Apple Hardware edited January 2014
Check out what Archos is going to do with its <a href="http://www.archos.com/us/products/product_jbmm.html"; target="_blank">new MP3 player</a> (cum VCR, Camcorder, PDA). Is this the same strategy that Apple has for the iPod? What could they do to one-up Archos in this market? Anything?



Note: 10GB HD, Firewire ability, USB 2 ability and a color LCD screen! Talk about taxing your batteries!



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Comments

  • Reply 1 of 8
    thentrothentro Posts: 231member
    $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$



    that will make the ipod look like a good deal!
  • Reply 2 of 8
    serranoserrano Posts: 1,806member
    <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />



    go go gadget camera



    the swapping seems ridiculous, why not just have different ports? usb, firewire; wouldn't that take care of digital still/video camera input? but then you couldn't have a usb camera i'd rather have the cam plug right in than read smartmedia... at least they got firewire...
  • Reply 3 of 8
    macgregormacgregor Posts: 1,434member
    competition is good.
  • Reply 4 of 8
    macgregormacgregor Posts: 1,434member
    That was too pithy, sorry, I do think having a QT player is one advantage that Apple has in controlling software and hardware. I don't know what other formats require in small devices like that, but hopefully QT has advantages in the size of files, etc. Does anyone know the difference in file sizes and program app sizes?



    Since QT is a full service player and producer, I'd imagine it might take an application size hit, but not significantly.
  • Reply 5 of 8
    wrong robotwrong robot Posts: 3,907member
    hell, taht thing is awesome, I'd buy one. I hope apple competes here, cause I'm sure they'd make something alot better...but for the time being, since that thing has firewire ability and plays mp3s...I'm sold....though I'm sure the interface is nothing near the beautiful and simple iPod interface...but I can live
  • Reply 6 of 8
    wrong robotwrong robot Posts: 3,907member
    did anyone catch the archos slogo?





    Archos Think Smaller



    also the fact they are supporting firewire, and clearly show they support mac, makes me think that they are not so anti mac....but then again I don't know this company very well.



    edit: I just looked around archos site some more, and they have a bunch of mac products and some mac only ones..they clearly have nothing agaisnt apple



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  • Reply 7 of 8
    naplandernaplander Posts: 17member
    An update for the iPod at Macworld Tokyo??



    Sure hope so...
  • Reply 8 of 8
    itoldyousoitoldyouso Posts: 18member
    Gameboy Module coming soon...
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