Rumors unleashed: Wireless iTunes Store to debut Wednesday?
By Paul Miller 
posted August 29th 2007 5:03PM
posted August 29th 2007 5:03PM
posted August 29th 2007 5:03PM
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I found it.
www dot tavoproducts dot com
'Twas silver-alloy.
Dude, if i could just sync my iPhone via wifi or BT, that would be just fine with me...
What are people going to download their songs on? EDGE? Ha Ha. Okay so you can stay at home and do on your Wi-Fi, but then what's the point?
EDGE? No. Wi-Fi.
You know the hot spots and the open networks that are everywhere these days. Unless you live in a vllage, of course.
I live in NYC for your information, and guess what? People have gotten wise to encrypting their networks.
It used to be that you could get Wi-Fi almost anywhere in NYC, but now you can't find an unencrypted network anywhere.
sr1329: not to mention that it is now illegal for you to just hop on someone's wifi network without their permission.
It's an iPod and an Internet Communicator. No Phone.
Hurrah!!!!
If they release this bad boy, Apple has definitely got a winner on its hand!
apple better have a touch ipod or SOMETHING other than just a small update, ipods are looking less and less attractive each day as more mp3 players like the new zen hit shelves. I'm sure they have soemthing up heir sleeve and it's no problem though, it really shouldn't be an issue to port the mac osx ipone build , scalled down in features to run a 200mhz strong arm or something.
hopefully if they DO do that it will still have the keyboard etc, or if not a hacker will simply take it from the ipone -> ipod. I'd love a pocketc repalcement, I really hate my dell axim now, it's just too 'dated' comparatively.
well if there gonna put wifi in it, then throw in a webbrowser and il buy it
I would love to see APPLE say alot about there next gen. iPODs soon , and hope they do bring out a few new options that people never thought of or thought then needed .
I also think the iPOD is the new PDA of are times ( at the least the new PDA for MAC's ) . With that said there should be a few things added to make it more of an on the go device and fun to have .
The 6th Gen. iPod should be that device that you take everywhere with you . The device that takes the place of a few other devices that your always carrying around that you really don't have the room for anymore .
1. CAMERA / CAMCORDER Devices - Add in a camera that can do more then Pictures , maybe take video footage on the go as well , with a good zoom to it . Having fun at the bar or club and want to take some pictures of your friends being drunk or video of some guy that is being stupid , you have your iPod to do just that .
2. WIDESCREEN / TOUCH SCREEN - Needed for those that are always buying TV Series or movies for there iPods , but have to really look to see what they are watching . Touch screen for the fact that APPLE doesn't want a ZUNE on there hands . LOL Sorry but it have a widescreen and wheel and look at it .
3. BLUE TOOTH / WIFI - With the world going wireless and building wireless devices everyday they need to add in these both . Bluetooth for your headsets and other bluetooth devices that you might own , and WiFi for those that want to use there iPod Wireless for transferring data , or other cool things they might add later .
They should also add in a few fun things on the iPod that they could add in there OSX system , if the rumors are true about the OSX being added in .
1. Video and Picture editing ( If they add in a camera or camcorder function) ....
2. Widgets that you can take on the go , stuff that doesn't use the WiFi .
3. Safari , for those that are always around a hotspot area that they could connect to ...
There STORAGE should be higher then 30 and 80GBs , Maybe more like 100GB for 299.99 and 160GB for 399.99 , I also feel that if Apple does build this new iPod with WiFi and do build a Wireless iTunes store . They should take full advantage of this with building an iTunes box , or something they could place in to stores all over the world .
Say your walking around in the mall and you want to DOWNLOAD a song , but the mall doesn't support WiFi . Apple could add there own iTunes store inside the malls , or shopping area where you walk to or sit by and with your iPod turned on you could see what itunes might have at the moment or what's new that is out for you to buy right there .
"Prepare to be stunned [with] iPod's new capabilities."
From the looks of the photo, that won't include stereo bluetooth - what a luddite that Jobs, lol!
Has anyone else noticed that if you go to the apple store and choose to browse an iPod, the page is all whack?
No, it's just you.
I wonder if Steve Jobs unleashes "... one more thing" that has to do with the iPhone, like the first real software update or custom ringtones on iTunes.
"Oooh, discipline! Kinky!"
But there is one more thing...
"Bill Gates runs like a girl" now available for download. Only in iTunes.
wifi ipods? i seriously doubt it... that would totally cut into their iPhone sales.
One thing that will suck is the fact that if Apple does indeed put Wi-Fi into their new iPod, is that they probably will not include a web browser. Even though a machine like the DS is capable of rendering web pages (Slow and with a RAM expansion pack though), an iPod would be able to do it. Also, nobody mentioned anything about the FCC. This device would have to receive approval from the FCC before reaching store shelves or online. That would hinder any possibility of getting the device soon. (At least another 2-4 weeks) Look at the new Bluetooth Apple Keyboard announced August 7th. It's still not shipping.
If they have the technology to do it, then they will.
there is another rumors going around about the ringtones
www.techztalk.com
I'd love to see WiFi functionality that allows the new iPod to control iTunes playback via an Airport Express & Airtunes (kinda like the Griffin AirClick, but with a screen so you can actually see what you are doing!)
It would also be great if you could stream music stored on the new iPod directly to a home stereo using the Airport Express\Airtunes combination.
One thing that gives me the smallest glimmer of hope is that Apple dropped the price of the AirPort Express a few months ago and haven't released a new version (with 802.11n support) to match the new Airport Extreme.
In other words, I want a new iPod that is a Sonos killer. I want to use it like the Sonos handheld controller to stream content stored on the iPod direct to my stereo over Airtunes, and\or control iTunes on my computer remotely (which also streams to my home stereo using Airtunes & Airport Express devices).
Pretty please?
None of you have guessed it yet...I guess you'll just have to wait until the 5th.
This explains the iPhone feature "download purchased music" in itunes.
This explains the "download purchased music" iphone feature when it's docked in itunes.
Hey... I found this blog and its talking about the new ipods and that they're going to have stereo headsets like theiphone. Like with the button that advances songs and such. Anyone know if its legit?
http://www.themacfan.com/The_Mac_Fan%21/The_Mac_Fan%21/Entries/2007/8/30_breaking%3A_6G_ipods_to_come_with_iphone-like_Earbud_sound_control.html