iTunes WiFi Music Store first hands-on
By Ryan Block 
posted September 5th 2007 3:38PM
posted September 5th 2007 3:38PM
posted September 5th 2007 3:38PM
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I regularly rip (thank you, Handbrake) movies THAT I OWN to my macBook so my boy can watch on the road.
Occasionally burn them to DVD to play on other lappies.
A full-length animated film (say, Happy Feet, a pretty long one) comes to... 876mb. Monty Python and the Holy Grail came in at 616. Chicken Little, 652. A DVD will hold upwards of 6-8, depending on their length. Can put quite a few on your 16gb iPod Touch. Like the other twits who can't imagine getting by with ONLY 16gb of music, how many goddamned films you intend to watch between sittings at your computer?
*sigh*
I'd be all over this if it had even a BASIC notepad-type widget.
LOL @ gyffes. It _does_ have a notepad style widget, you goof.
I think the point is not "OH NO, ONLY 16GB" it's more ... "$400 ... 16GB?"
Well, I for one have over 16 gigs of just music (I encode my tracks at 192kbps MP3. That makes flash based players a no-go for me. I also really have no need for a wifi+safari enabled iPod... it's a music player, not a PDA, and what matters to me is capacity and battery life. I guess I'll be sticking to me (oh so scratched) iPod 30gig for now.
@ Jugglenuts (did I really just type that?)
But you're not paying $400 for just a 16 GB player. You're getting a wi-fi browser too.
Personally, I was hoping it would be flash. I won't be able to watch/listen to more than is stored on this between charges anyway, and battery life and durability are more important to me.
A little confused by Apple's decision to bring itunes Wifi store to Starbucks Starbucks WiFi is provided by t-moblie. Why in the world did Apple choose Cingular for the iphone, when they will be using t-mobile hotspots for the itunes WiFi store? Glad I waited for the iphone hype to die down. Not only are they cheaper now, do we dare to dream t-moblie as an alternate service provider in the near future?
Actually I think that the Starbucks iTunes will use its own wifi instead of the already available T-Mobile wifi. This is why it will take awhile for all the stores to incorporate the iTunes feature.
Actually I think that the Starbucks iTunes will use its own wifi instead of the already available T-Mobile wifi. This is why it will take awhile for all the stores to incorporate the iTunes feature.
I don't really see why Apple would care if the Wifi is from T-Mobile. You know ATT wouldn't drop the iPhone, and ATT has no control over Apples other products.
Don't forget us at the ol' Europe. We are just as tech hungry as you are ! Why is europe ALWAYS the last on these things?
With taxes and all, this thing costs 563$ in Denmark. I'm gonna stick with my current player.
Hmm, that's a pretty touchscreen ipod. The only problem is that I already have a 4gig Sony Ericsson W800i.
I will definitly pass and wait for the next iphone version or the Nokia, Meizu, the Samsung or whatever will be coming out with the that's similar to the iphone. Don't see the point of carrying a mobile phone and an mp3 player when you can have all in one product.
Got up at 5:30 AM here in Tokyo. Looked an this website and saw that the iPod Touch will be released worldwide soon. So I went to the Japan Apple Store, was able to get in, and ordered the 16GB one. Costs $100 more here than in the U.S. Now I'm wondering if that iTunes WiFi store allows access to the iTunes podcast area. Also wondering if I'll be able to switch the GUI between Japanese and English, and plugin my $300 Ultimate Ears earbuds.
*cough* show off *cough*
Yeah!
Actually, I was complaining about how much more things cost in this ridiculous country compared to other places.
Starbucks? What does a coffee store have to do with computers?
apparently you don't program. if you did, you'd know.
Since the iphone has edge capability, do you think the itunes store will be availiable over the edge network as well, or will they just concentrate on Wi-fi for the faster connections.
To: Ryan Block
First the HDD hate, now you say that this encroaches on Apple's business moddle. How, exactly, does this take the Mac/PC away from being the center of our digital lifestyles? You're just going to keep all of your music on you iPod and have no back-ups on your computer?
mmmmmmmmmmm... "moddle"...
Internet Radio nearly got snuffed out by its enemies in the past month, so that might be eggs in a leaky basket. Also in flux to powers that be is XM Sirius merger. First to gate with Sirius XM in a phone, or tied to one click store will do well. Those have to be feasible portable receivers first though.
The new iPods, and iTunes store, will probably be better once Leopard is released. In fact, bet on some wanted features requiring Leopard.
I'm guessing it would be possible to go to a radio station's website on safari, and then stream it from there, would it not? Or would it require a WMP, Flash, Java, or shockwave plugin?
Ryan - Can you please confirm or deny the ability to automatically download podcast subscriptions over WiFi? A lot of people are asking. Can you try it out?
thx
As a long time user of apple products I have been considering upgrading my older model iPod and the new iPod touch seems great. The wi-fi iTunes feature however is what seals the deal. It seems very convenient from the pictures. This is something I would use all the time. I was wondering if this store also supported podcasts though.
No streaming radio and no audio books. Crippleware. It sucks. it's made to sell you songs.. that's all.
Does anyone know if the iTouch supports broadcasting music to external speakers through an Airport Extreme or Airport Express? If so, bye bye Sonos and other expensive home theatre systems...