Comments on: Apple makes September 9 iPod event official

Company plans to rock the Yerba Buena Center in downtown San Francisco next Tuesday, according to an invitation that was just released.

[Mr. Dee]

Lower price on iPod Touch, iPhone is cannabalizing it.
More storage space for iPod Touch.
The same iPod Nano's Kevin Rose predicted (I am sorry Kevin for judging you).
More storage in iPod Nano's.
Increase in storage for iPod classic with a drop in price.
Improved interface.

[terminalblue]

80gb classic, 4gb nano and 8gb touch phased out.
no widescreen ipods...not with the zune around
MAYBE WIFI in ALL ipods...MAYBE
bluetooth and MAYBE realtime gps on the touch
16,32, and 64gb touch and redesign too look more like the iphone
16gb nano...nat

price drops in all categories, except touch.
Itunes revamp, maybe...but now doesnt feel like the time

And honestly, its time to ditch the scroll wheel or at least remodel it... maybe a multi-touch scroll wheel?

[zcollvee]

I dont think so.
Scroll wheel ditching may be

[daedbird]

Prediction - One of the ipods will be a special edition representing a band, and with the agreement with Apple Corps, it will be preloaded with the complete collection of said band's music collection, as well as video...... But who will it be? I almost feel like any Beatles announcement will take place at MacWorld, to drive '09 sales. My prediction, Led Zeppelin and U2......Bluetooth capabilities is almost warranted, but I think Jobs might think he can wait one more year on that one........FM and voice recording, sorry folks, those are pipe dreams......I just cant believe subscriptions, unless it means continued 99-cent pricing on AAC tracks

[beatmoses]

An OMAMAPOD?

[beatmoses]

I meant OBAMAPOD, but you already knew that!

[concernedwith]

I'm just hoping for new macbooks by the end of the month..
Please please please please please.

[Perry_Clease]

"by concernedwith September 2, 2008 12:53 PM PDT
I'm just hoping for new macbooks by the end of the month..."

Yes I too am hoping for new MacBooks and MacBook Pros. However, I suspect that this event will be more iPod and or iTunes related.

[glen engelmann]

at first i didn't believe the "skinny" ipod nano rumors, but i have to admit the case looks pretty convincing. also, i was looking at the invite to the event from apple, and the "ipod guy" is holding a nano in his hand (notice the earphone wire coming out of the bottom) and it certainly looks like a "skinny nano" to me. time will tell.

[whiplash55]

I don't care what they release. My ipod is the worst sounding player I have. The Zune sounds better, the Zen sounds better as do the iriver and the Cowon. They have a beautiful device, now make one that has decent sound quality.
And get some decent ear buds.

[random truth]

No, buy decent ear buds, You will get just as good quality(as the zune) from the ipod if you use the zunes earbuds. Also so if you want really good sound quality may I suggest you get v-moda or bose headphones. Also to have the best sounding music, rip the music from the cd at a higher bitrate, turn off the equalizer, and sound check. And buy your music. Dont be cheap and download it from limewire. The players sound quality is purely based on your cheapness.

[Vegaman_Dan]

I paid $500 for the top of the line 32Gb Touch in July. I'll sure feel like a fool if Apple releases a new Touch model with more capacity or for a lower price. I hope they don't- but that's not up to me.

"Let's Rock" ? I don't think that's a good idea. Microsoft already used that slogan before. And it's also entirely too close to 'Let's Roll," from a fateful 9-11 event... which would have an anniversary only two days after this event. While not related, it is the sort of bad karma thing that you just don't do.

[Earl Benzar]

It will be the Joe Lieberman Commemorative iPod.

[IowaNinersFan]

I could care less what Apple releases...... It will just be another overpriced, overrated and overhyped product that the fanboys will shell out beaucoup $$$$ for only to get screwed over because it doesn't "just work."

[grpaul349]

If you really didn't care you wouldn't be posting ;)

[moshelinho]

I dont understand ppl who hate apple so much.....why do they whine abt it all the time. Each and every forum i go, there is a windows vs. mac vs. linux fight going on. I mean if u dont like apple, dont buy their products, no one force you, whats with the bad mouthing and swearing. Take a chill-pill people.

on topic: i was waiting for this announcement since sometime, held back my portable player purchase for this. keeping my fingers crossed.

[CrashPad63]

Quite frankly Apple folks always appear in these forums and blogs antagonistic. The arrogance is thick as mollasses in winter, and the attacks on real objections are dealt with harshness. Never mind there is a real discussion of problems might be going on.
So good luck in trying to tone it down. Until Apple is no more there will always be this.

[dragonsky1]

To joetesta70,

I would hate to break it to you, but Apple is not the only company that builds it's products in China. If you want to boycott companies that do business there, you will need to boycott every major PC maker, inlcluding Dell, HP, Lenovo, Toshiba, Sony, Gateway, Acer, Emachines, Panasonic, Asus, etc, etc. And don't forget the automakers that build cars there, GM, Ford, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Chrylser, Volkswagon, Mercedes, BMW. (Of course, you don't buys cars from any of them.) And what about electronics, Westinghouse, Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi, LG, Samsung, Best Buy brands, Maxxen, Olivia, Polaroid, Ilo, etc, etc. But I'm sure you don't buy TV's from anyone currently building them, as they all build some models in China.

And by the way, if you would bother to do some research you would know that Steve Jobs is payed considerably less than most CEO's in similar fields. He does receive stock options, as most CEO's do, but those don't become actual cash until he excercises them. Also, a big portion of his fortune actually came from the sell of Pixar and obtaining his shares in Disney. But I'm sure you also boycott Disney, Pixar, ABC, ESPN, The Disney Channel, ABC Family, Disney World, Touchstone Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, Hollywood Records, Disney Records, etc, etc. Altough I do agree that he might do more for charity, but I don't know how much he does as he doesn't advertise it or use it as publicity like Bill Gates or Michael Dell did. (Charity means a lot more if you don't brag about it.)

We all know you don't like Steve Jobs and Apple. Get over yourself. Do you honestly think you immature comments and names really sway anyone?

[AnthraxEbola]

Sorry to break it to you joetesta70, but the car companies you mention do NOT make cars in China that are sold in the US.

Much of what you said is true, but that is not.

I do give Apple credit because they design their products in the US. Many other electronics companies design their products in Taiwan or China. I prefer products not made in China because Chinese products tend to be lower quality. The iPods do appear to be fairly well made though (at least the 3 I have).

[applesjgtl]

Steve Jobs gets paid $1!

[labazzo]

I am not a fane of Apple only because their prices are a little to high for me. Otherwise I like the ipod touch but can't see my self paying so much for it. I can get something from creative for a lot cheaper. So lowering prices would be a good thing but I don't expect them to drop it enough for me.

[zhakidd532]

I hope the Touch gets some more features. But I'd be cool with more capacity and lower price.

[john55440]

I'm not interested in a compressed, lo-fi, iTunes version of Beatles albums.

If you're a Beatles fan, you already have their music on CD.

[CrashPad63]

No brainer you would lead in with a headline like this, your an Apple lemming. Steve Jobs could hack on a plate and you guys would want to buy it.

[jamesmac2]

I hope the new ipods have bluetooth built into the player so I don't have to have an adaptor for the headphones.........and Steve announces that the iphone will have voice dialed added into the phone at no cost. Cause the ones at the App store suck!!!

[zhakidd532]

Something just occurred to me. If the iPod Touch will be getting a price drop, what about the other iPods? Will the 80GB Classic stay at $249 and be more expensive then the Touch? That wouldn't be right, so then you'd have to chop the Classic down to at least $199 to be the same right? Then the Nano has to be reduced too, and then after maybe even the Shuffle. Should be interesting I wonder what will happen...

[applesjgtl]

Oh my god you're right! This could be interesting... Having lunch at Apple today, so I'll be there right after event. Don't know if I'll be able to see it live or not, soo....