MIKE WENDLAND: Pricey iPod upgrade worth every dime
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Apple&#39;s latest addition to its hugely popular iPod line, the iPod Photo, has moved the bar even further as the digital lifestyle continues to converge.
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A relatively easy hardware mod gives Microsoft's music player an enormous upgrade. In Gear Factor.
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With the installation of this major software upgrade, the best iPod becomes even more: the worldâs best Wi-Fi mobile device. The upgradeâavailable from iTunes for just $19.99âadds five more great mobile applications to iPod touch: Mail, Maps, Stocks, Weather, and Notes. It also includes such new features as Web Clips, a customizable home screen, and the ability to watch iTunes Movie Rentals on iPod touch.
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Bob Levitus writes for the Houston Chronicle, âI love when Apple introduces a product like the new AirPort Extreme Base Station, which is significantly faster and more capable than its predecessor and cheaper to bootâ
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Are the devices in this picture interesting enough to make you buy a Zune instead of an iPod?
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By Reid Magney, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Jun. 27--The hot new iPhone might be the greatest thing since sliced bread, but you can't get one in La Crosse.   Apple's mobile phone/ widescreen iPod/Internet device, goes on sale Friday for $500 and $600.
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With the addition of photos and Bono, has the iPod jumped the shark?
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&#147;The Apple iPod mini, at $249, is my choice as 2004&#146;s hottest high-tech gadget,&#148; writes Mike Wendland in the Detroit Free Press. &#147;All of the iPods are awesome. But this little package, weighing in at 3.6 ounces, a half-inch thick and the size of a business card, is so slick and so sleek that all I can say is: Sweet &#133; And it delivers a sound quality so big and so pristine that it&#146;s hard to believe it&#146;s coming from something so tiny. It&#146;s cutting-edge, high-tech chicness.&#148; [Dec 10]
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While the top-of-the-line 8 GB Apple iPod nano still retails for $199, the completely revised new model costs Apple about $7 less to build than the previous edition, based on a preliminary teardown analysis by iSuppli. With a bill-of-materials at $82.85 per unit, according to iSuppli's estimate, Apple enjoys a nearly 42% markup in retail price.
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Reviewing iTunes 7 and the new line of iPods, David Pogue writes for the New York Times, you can&#146;t &#147;find a better online music store, or a free jukebox program as powerful and clean as iTunes. And you certainly won&#146;t find a music player that beats the new iPods in polish, capacity or even price. They come dazzlingly close to perfection.&#148;
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Apple Computer&#39;s lovely little music player dominates the market, and its design and simplicity make it hard to beat. But let&#39;s face it - the iPod is the luxury car of hard-drive music players.
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Reg review Does colour screen + touch-sensitive control pad = iPod killer?
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SanDisk's new music player is nice, and RealNetworks' companion Rhapsody subscription service offers some cool features. Together, can they make an iPod killer? Commentary by Leander Kahney.
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In February, Apple followed up its wildly popular iPod music player with the iPod Mini. This smaller, sleeker $250 (US) player could hold 1,000 songs and came in five brushed-aluminum colours.
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After thoroughly testing the new iPod nano, Dan Frakes (Macworld) concludes that âitâs been improved in almost every way.â It offers âvery good sound quality, excellent battery life,â and an âimproved user interface.â And one great screen for watching video. âEven though this is the smallest video-playing screen weâve used, after watching a 90-minute movie on the nano we were pleasantly surprised by the experience. Picture quality is comparable to that of the iPhone, just smaller.â
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Blog: The rumor mill's buzzing about new iPod models apparently due to be introduced on September 5. How many more rabbits can Apple pull out of the hat?
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With its gorgeous white-and-metal gleam and rounded edges, Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod is the hands-down design winner among digital music players. Not to mention it can store every song I own. But as much as I want to like the beautiful iPod, the sound simply leaves me flat.