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February 16, 2006
Touch Sensitive iPod Patent Pictures
Here’s a few patent pictures Apple submitted to the US trademark website.
Is the touch sensitive iPod going to be a reality? You be the judge. After seeing these images, I must say it looks like an iPod to me. And with the increasing popularity of tablet PCs, a touch sensitive iPod would be something that would be very plausible.
However, it is still unclear if we are going to see an Apple tablet, full screen iPod or a combination of both. Nonetheless the multi point touch screen is a major revolution.
Check out the following video to see the possibilities:
http://mrl.nyu.edu/~jhan/ftirtouch/multitouchreel.mpg
Also here’s a link to Apple’s Patent Application on the US trademark website:
Mode-based graphical user interfaces for touch sensitive input devices
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February 14, 2006
iPods for sale at Japan 7-Eleven
Apple previously announced that they would be selling iPods at 7-Eleven convenience stores in Japan, and now we have the first photo.
The display includes the 1 GB Shuffle, 2 GB and 4 GB Nano, and a 30 GB Video iPod, along with some iTunes Music Store gift cards.
It is kind of funny to see a row of iPods on display right next to some candy. The bright colored Shuffle boxes almost look like condoms.
Based on current conversion rates, prices are two or three dollars less than here in the United States.
[Source ifoapplestore]
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February 09, 2006
Cheaper Smaller 1GB iPod Nano
The iPod nano is now shipping in a smaller, cheaper version. Available immediately is a 1 Gigabyte model for $150, Apple said in a release.
This is a great deal. The nano is a fully functional iPod and a gorgeous piece of electronic jewelery. With a fabulous little color screen, the 1 gigabyte iPod Nano holds up to 240 songs or 15,000 photographs.
Apple also cut the price of the screen-less iPod shuffle: the 512 megabyte version now costs $70 and the 1 gigabyte model costs $100.
[Via Cult of Mac]
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February 01, 2006
Apple Intel Ad Generates Controversy
The latest Apple/Intel commercial has generated a fair share of controversy.
First, Intel wasn’t happy with the commercial’s voice over. The announcer claims that Intel chips were trapped in dull boring computers until now. Intel has other customers besides Apple, and they didn’t appreciate Apple putting them all down.
However, the controversy didn’t stop there. The Apple/Intel ad is almost a shot-for-shot recreation of a music video for the song “Such Great Heights” by The Postal Service. The band was not happy about the blatant rip-off but they are probably very happy with the result. All the attention around the video has taken it to the #1 download spot on Apple’s iTunes Music Store. Not bad for a video that was released in 2003.
To see a side-by-side comparison of the two videos, check out the Elite Productions website. They did a great job of comparing the two videos.
Related Links:
- Apple Intel Ad
- Postal Service video for “Such Great Heights“
- Side-by-side comparison of the 2 videos
- post on iPastudio.com
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