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Apple announce iTunes phone - ROKR + iTunes 5 + iPod nano |
Jools
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Steve Jobs along with representatives from Motorola and Cingular have launched the long-awaited iTunes phone, the Motorola ROKR which offers software that can hold about 100 songs. Calling it a "iPod Shuffle" on your phone, he said it would "autofill" from any iTunes library (via a standard USB cable) and would automatically pause for incoming phone calls. The phone will be initially offered by Cingular in the US. Motorola showed off its forthcoming TV spot which will be airing within 48 hours and will feature Madonna and other musicians.
Jobs also launched iTunes 5, an update to its free jukebox software for both Mac and Windows. The new version offers a "refined interface" and will available today from Apple's website. Other new features include nested playlists (within folders), automatic sync of calendar and contact info with Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express, a new "Smart Shuffle" feature that offers more control over music playback during "shuffle", and parental schools to help restrict purchase of songs marked as "explicit."
More about the phone at: http://www.makemedance.com/
The new Motorola ROKR (pronounced "Rocker") is available in the following markets:
- U.S. - today, exclusively with Cingular
- U.K. - expected to be available first with Carphone Warehouse in mid-September and with O2, Orange, Virgin Mobile, BT Mobile and other top retailers by late September
The Motorola ROKR features a color display for viewing album art, dual built-in stereo speakers and stereo headphones that also serve as a mobile headset with microphone. Music fans can randomly autofill or manually fill the mobile phone with playlists of their favorite music, audiobooks and Podcasts from their iTunes library via a USB connection. The Motorola ROKR pauses music automatically when users take a call and offers the ability to listen to music while checking messages or snapping a photo.
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Chazzer3
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ah, it is the one featured on MobileBurn.
Not that interested, need much more than a Shuffle for my music.
But iTunes 5 should be good.
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Jools
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iPod nano
After summarizing the existing iPod product line, Jobs explained that the iPod mini is what all of Apple's competitors are aiming for. Apple is "going to do something pretty bold," he said. Apple is "replacing it with something new."
Jobs calls the iPod nano "an entirely new ground-up design, that also has 1000 songs in your pocket." The white device features a color display and can support photos, uses a grey click wheel to navigate, and is 80 percent smaller in volume than the original iPod -- thinner than a number two pencil, said Jobs. The iPod nano weighs 1.5 ounces or 42 grams
Compared to the iPod mini, the iPod nano is half the thickness and 62 percent smaller by volume. It uses a 30-pin dock connector, so the iPod nano plugs in to existing iPod accessories, and can also connect using USB 2.0. It features a 14-hour rechargeable abattery.
The iPod nano also features a new graphical clock, games, stopwatch and lap timer, and a screen lock that uses the click wheel like a combination lock.
"White is our signature color for the iPod ... but we decided to so a second color, and we tried it because it looked so cool," said Jobs, "so we're doing a black model as well."
The iPod nano ships today in 2GB and 4GB confiugurations for US$199 and $249 respectively. Apple is also offering customized iPod nano accessories including a $29 dock, $39 lanyard with built-in headphones, color-coordinated armbands for $29 each, and "nanotubes" -- green, purple, blue and pink slipcases, sold in boxes of five, for $29 each.
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Chazzer3
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omg.
I want an iPod nano. OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG.
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Nano welcome to my collection! 
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didn't notice it because you shared the two.
iPod shouldn't be general though IMO 
I automatically go to the section I expect to find it.
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My W800i does me. Cant be fussed with carrying a phone and a music player, however small it is.
I must admit though it is impressive how they got it so small. I presume it uses flash memory instead of a hard disk like the original ipods did.
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Jools
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I really like the iPod nano - but I'm not impressed with the ROKR at all... I even prefer SE's W800 to that... 100 songs? Rubbish!!
I feel a trip up to the Birmingham AppleStore approaching this weekend...
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jcwhite_uk
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Does anyone actually know how much memory the phone has as all i cant find says upto 100 songs.
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Kwiksta
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 looks like im going to trade in my shuffle...
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tombadier
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The Ipod Nano does look really nice!
Its available from the Uk store now at £139 and £179
http://www.apple.com/uk/ipodnano/
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TheWirelessMonkey plays with the ROKR
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jcwhite_uk
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It comes with 128mb transflash card so the first thing that you will need to buy is an extra memory card adding another £40 ish for a 512mb card which I would have thought would be the minimum needed.
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Jools
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According to the BBC, "the numbers of songs on board is capped at 100 - even if a bigger capacity card is used.". It comes with a 512mb card.
Carphone Warehouse have it on thier site already here.
Available from the 15th of September on O2. Free on O2 250 Tariff or £209 on PAYG
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Glenny
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i still think they should just give iPod mini a colour screen
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Posted: 2005-09-07 19:44
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