Monday, September 12, 2005

Apple: iPod nano, iTunes 5, Motorola ROKR

Some people question why I do not post about Apple's latest products a.s.a.p. - Reason: I watch/read the news as it happens and then I read all I can before I post, you know, a little more info than just "Apple releases a slick new iPod nano".

Well here are my reviews:
iPod nano
Price: 2GB=$199.00 / 4GB=$249.00
Apple releases a slick new iPod (haha). Truthfully, it's really cool and very, very small. It is thinner than a number 2 pencil, and smaller than the iPod mini. Yes, they have discontinued the iPod mini, the most popular mp3 player in the world. The mini came in colors, which made it even more popular, and the nano is white... ACTUALLY... it also comes in black (it's beautiful). It has a color screen and can also display album covers and pictures copied over from your computer.

iTunes 5
Price: Free
New look, new search functions, new 'shuffle mode" that is more random (people claimed the shuffle mode wasn't so random before).

MotoiTunes

Price: $249 (2-yr contract required)
"...The world's first phone with iTunes..." (I'm sure there will be more every quarter) Pretty cool phone, but not a flip-phone like the more popular phones now-a-days. Pretty cool that it holds 100 songs from your iTunes library. Too bad it is only carried by Cingular/AT&T. It would have been cooler if they put it in their RAZR phone or let Apple create their own phone. Oh well, doesn't seem like enough to make me switch to Cingular.

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