Comments on: Sound off! The Apple Event

By: Jed

Jed — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:23:38 +0000

I agree that the starbucks thing is pretty much useless unless you live on one of those 4 cities… However, it may just be Apple testing the waters so to speak. If it works into a substantial increase in revenue they could start partnering up with other chains as well.

The new nano design doesn’t bother me. I like it better than the old one.

Also, I wish the iPod touch could sync of wifi.

By: Rager

Rager — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:40:19 +0000

@Martin

You can never apply the new UI to the old iPods. Apple doesn’t do that. The 5.5g search isn’t even hackable onto the 5g, much less installable from iTunes.

@Jambamkin

It’s not a simple process to hack the iPods, since Apple started encrypting firmwares after the Nano 2g. There are many, many, many, many reasons why it’s nowhere near as easy as you think to hack these things or anything after them. People have been at work at the Nano 2g since the things came out and are hardly any further than they were when they started.

If it was easy, people would have hacked stuff like the Zune a long time ago (I know you guys hate the things, but built in WiFi was reason enough to get people onboard to try to crack them).

By: Ross

Ross — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:18:22 +0000

Steve job letter to iphone users was a great PR move and will stop many complaints. Giving 100 dollars to all pre-price drop iphone owners for the apple store although not as good as cash might as well be since early adapters were largely apple fantics. As an iPhone owner I feel that apple has treated me right. Thanks Steve!

By: Derek

Derek — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:45:07 +0000

I don’t get the ringtone thing. I can pay a buck to chunk a 30 second clip out of a song I already paid a buck for? And this is cool?

I can’t believe people pay for ringtones.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:39:27 +0000

I’m thinking if I was buying the touch I would just get the phone for Bluetooth and future hacks. I didn’t mention mail application as no doubt it will be “brought” over to the touch.

By: PJ

PJ — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:32:30 +0000

You know, I don’t really mind the new nano look.. Sure it throws away the golden ratio, but it doesn’t look that bad… And since it’s quite cheap and we have an apple store on campus, I might as well pick one up to replace the hideous 1st gen iPod Shuffle I have. I’m quite sick of it :P

…There’s a new iTunes out…

By: Leandro Ardissone

Leandro Ardissone — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:30:55 +0000

What are alternatives to iPhone? WiFi at least?
Nokia N95?? Others?
No many alternatives..

By: Jerry

Jerry — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:28:07 +0000

Apple had an event? Huh.
Still rocking my Motorola V180 phone, and no MP3 player, but if I do it’ll be a $75 one.
Enjoy your $600 phones. …and DRM on your iPod.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 10:23:48 +0000

@Martin

That is why I am wanted the iTunes Upgrade (and couldn’t sleep). After a restart, the answer is no. 1.2.1 is the current version.

By: Jambamkin

Jambamkin — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 09:51:42 +0000

Surely there is no 32GB Touch because the future is flash based and a 32GB flash drive would make it unaffordable.
But Wifi! Just Wow, It won’t be hard I’m sure for those that have hacked the iPhone to apply it to the touch. The possibilties are endless.

On the Criticism side, Who cares about the Starbucks thing? It’s only going to be rolled out to 4 stores in the next year? Wow get me a ticket to america(!) Why make such a big hoo har?

Maybe because they want other companies to see it and take the idea?