i was so shocked when i saw this not on the rumour section, but news section. So i guess i want to share it with y'all. incase it's double post, do inform me. Thanx..

hope it's really comming ^^..

This post has been edited by jeg_elsker: Oct 26 2006, 11:23 PM

oh yeah? iPod rocks btw...Zune can't really compete with iPod...just thinking that it'll fail to compete just like creative or anyother brand.

LoL...i really doubt it

That is such a badly done Photoshop hackjob!

Even the colorization is patchy.

There's one video in Youtube, they got show how they did the photoshop thingy... it's actually a video iPod.... just drag the screen for the front cover...

Cover blowned!

This post has been edited by Mike3300: Oct 27 2006, 01:06 AM

lol.. photoshop or not, i'll just hold my money till december ends. This is so cool if it's true

it wont be so fast i think... 5.5 g jz out.. if they come out so fast the people will complain..
i think mayb nex year

if it's really as they said, to compete with zune, i think december or early next year should be the right time. I actually preffer zune's UI design. If the next gen iPod has something similar as stated above, zune will looked "old".

Its a fake...btw.....lol

so fake~~anyway, touch screen is a good idea

Let's bring up some discussion about the rumors circulating regarding the widescreen vPod. Think Apple will really go so far as to implement WiFi in the next generation of the iPod? While some people choose to attack Microsoft on its tight-leashed implementation of WiFi on the Zune, I see it as something of a necessary step. How else do you keep people from openly exchanging illegally downloaded music?

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I don't think the way to stop piracy is by locking the content to a particular device. It is by keeping prices down and simplifying the buying process. For example: I now have an iTunes Store account (via a gift certficate purchased on E-bay). I use it to purchase episodes of Lost Season 3. While I can download for free using a Torrent client, I prefer to use iTunes because:

1. Downloads are VERY fast - exceeding 100k/sec even with Streamyx.

2. It syncs immediately to my iPod so I can even watch it at work or on the TV downstairs with the whole family using Apple's headphone-RCA jacks.

3. I get to be honest about my software for a change.

On another point: I would not discount the Zune just yet. Microsoft is at its core a Software company (unlike Apple who has always been at its core a Hardware with an integral Software company). The first real foray MS has into the hardware business is the XBox and that is now into its second hardware revision.

If the XBox is anything to go by, Microsoft has an established track record at making a hit consumer device. They have the resources and staying power. In any case, monopoly by any company is NOT a good thing.

Although Apple has already severely limited the illegal sharing of music by implementing restrictions on iTunes (like disabling extracting songs FROM the iPod), it will only be a matter of time before users find a way to crack it.

Rockbox is an easy example.

Furthermore, illegal downloading of music is so widely available and blatantly easy. Restrictions on the new iPods will only serve to fuel frustrations of its users, and not really affect illegally obtaining music.

IMHO


ps: what are the efforts of Zune to reduce stealing of music?

Zune to Zune music transfer via WiFi allows receiver to listen to the track at only 3 times or 3 days.

I agree with the added convenience of using a well-designed content delivery system like Apple's iTunes. I'm sure everyone here has downloaded horribly misnamed music files with inconsistent bitrates and the like - that's the reason why I switched over to BitTorrent after my initial reliance on Napster, KaZaA, WinMX, and Shareaza. Having on-demand access to fresh content is a must - I think both Apple's iTunes and Microsoft's Marketplace accomplish this successfully.

What I'm more concerned about is what Apple plans to do to further differentiate its product from the Microsoft Zune. Speculation has run for years about the emergence of WiFi in the iPod, yet nothing has materialized thus far. Maybe we'll finally see it in this generation of the iPod. The big question, though - what is it to be used for? News about Apple's patent filings suggests strongly that we'll finally see a touch-screen vPod, and I recall reading an article suggesting that Apple would introduce WiFi as a means of purchasing content through the iTunes Store through the iPod. Hmm!
I'm sure Apple (and all other MP3-player producers) is well aware that many iPod owners don't pay for their music. There exists a fine balance between accepting music piracy and condoning it. I'm wondering just how far Apple will open up the iPod if WiFi is indeed added to the spec sheet. The two extremes here: Allowing open trading of all unsigned content vs. restricting trading to Fairplay-signed content with playback and time constraints. Or skip WiFi altogether, leaving Microsoft to laud its Zune for successful implementation of WiFi.

I don't think Apple will ever WiFi the iPod. The iPod has always been an extension of the computer. It was never meant to exist on its own but as a satellite to the song collection stored on a computer. This enabled it to remain simple to use and operate with the more complicated tasks: buying songs/videos; generating playlists; rating system etc. handled on the computer where a mouse/keyboard/GUI are available.

This has been the core philosophy of the iPod and the reason for its success.

It would be a mistake to abandon the concept.

If Microsoft attempts to create an all-in-one device in the Zune that tries to do it all, it will go the way of the other "iPod killers" out there. Forgotten in the trash-can of technology. Just another wannabe.

The next gen iPod needs to be a video player with an intuitive interface as revolutionary as the present iPod. It needs the ability to "rip" DVDs just as we "rip" CDs now. And it has to do it in the same seamless way. The purists can harp all they want about "lossless" formats. As long as the interface is clunky and complicated, it will never achieve the mass appeal that iTunes has.

Open trading of unsigned content? Unlikely to occur with Apple. The iTunes Store has shown that they already have an extremely successfull online business of legitimate downloads. To open this up will not only lose them sales on the iTunes store; it will also make all those movie distributors run for the hills.

I don't need wifi on my ipod. but bluetooth will be nice. imagine cordless earphone with simple control. when your phone ring it pause ur ipod and allow you to answer your call. then again, battery capacity will be a problem by adding new feature that can be done by 3rd party accessories that's already available.

Yes, this is neat. I have this functionality with my Sony Ericsson M600i and HBH DS970 bluetooth headset. Sound to the headset is very good. But I could never get used to the interface and have since moved back to my iPod as my portable music player. The only advantage is the one you mention: when an incoming call comes in it pauses the music to take the call.

I use it when I'm mowing the lawn or on my bike... That's the only time I can't hear/feel a vibrating phone.

to wei and MacDaNife, the product you want is already available now in all MacAsia stores. Its called BlueCon G5 (for iPod) and BlueCon nano (for iPod nano 1st Gen).

Its able to link to iPod and BT cell phones. It also has volume control, next/previous track and play/pause.

ask for Fenson / Lim / Jason in MacAsia 1 Utama.
ask for Gideon in MacAsia Sunway Pyramid.
ask for Jey in MacAsia Bangsar Shopping Center.

like i mentioned, i know this product exist. if you want to sell something, you can open a thread in trade section.


This post has been edited by wei: Oct 29 2006, 06:06 PM