“Apple Computer is preparing to unveil the 4th-generation of its flagship iPod music player, reliable sources told AppleInsider last week. Excluding the introduction of the iPod-mini in January, over half a year has passed since the company last update the iPod product-line on September 8th,” Kasper Jade reports for AppleInsider. “While sources could not pin-point a specific day or month of introduction, they said the soon to be released player would boast a 50GB hard disk capable of holding 12,500 songs and carry an approximate cost of $499.”
“Unlike the recent capacity-centric revisions to the iPod line, the 4th-generation iPod will host a number of architectural advancements and new features. Most apparent, sources say, is the presence of a 2-inch color screen for displaying photos stored on the pod, from the palm of your hand,” Jade reports. “The player will reportedly also adopt a video output jack that will allow users to connect their iPods to television sets…”
Full article here.
Meanwhile, for what it’s worth, MacOSRumors is reporting, “A 60GB model may show up later in the year, or more likely, early next year (January or February). However, the overwhelming emphasis for the next two years appears to be on the iPod enclosure and features, rather than the storage that it contains.”
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Grain(s) of salt and all that. These are rumors only at this point.
There is no such thing as a rumour – only bad reporting.
“Meanwhile, for what it’s worth, MacOSRumors is reporting…”
It’s worth nothing coming from them.
A-Bomb,
Hence the use of the term, “for what it’s worth.”
Now, I know the harddrive on the iPod can be used for backup of various other kinds of data, it is primarily a music player. Who has 60GB of legally purchased music?
iTunes, 4G iPod and iTMS Europe please!
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Hey “Atomic Bomb”–are you over-compensating for something?
Why not “Atomic Girl”? That seems a better fit.
Call me what you want, Mac Pube. I really don’t care what you think.
Mac Pube? Now THAT was funny!!!! Why you boyz fightin’?
It doesn’t take a “Rumor” or other speculation to understand that Apple will eventually come out with new iPods. The scenario as stated with a color screen, mini -like scroll wheel and larger drive make absolute sense. Sometimes I wonder why tech reporters start to get down on Apple after a great success because they believe “that the competition will catch up.” Do they think Apple will stand still and not put out newer and better iPods? Geez. ThinkSecret had a story about a 4th Gen color iPod earlier this year. Nothing new here.
To Shabaz,
It might not only be to store music any more. The possibility of porting movies is something to keep a watch on. And not only being able to view them on the iPod, but to be able to hook it up to a TV, and select a movie to watch that was would be sweet… in about 10 years, I bet blockbuster might be hurting…
shabaz:
“Who has 60GB of legally purchased music?”
Not even that….it’s all those that have transferred all those legally purchased CD’s to AAC. Considering that CD’s have been around for a while its easy to accumulate 60 gigs of songs when you go back and transfer EVERYTHING to AAC.
If I converted my collection to AAC or MP3, I’d have about 250GB of data.
God, where do you brain surgeons come from?
I’ve only LEGALLY downloaded about 700MB of music from ITMS, the rest is from CD.
SB
to giofoto:
that’s right as far as CD’s piling up. I’m up to 15GB and only 30-35% of my CDs are ripped.
I can finally carry my playboy pictures and movies with me. SWEEEEEEETTTTTTTTT.
5.25 floppy:
I wonder how many 5.25 floppies it would take to fill one gig?
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This would be great. I take a lot of pictures and shuffle them over to my iPod with my Belkin media reader. It would be nice to view them on the iPod. I also backup and store big files (and an OS ( System folder) on my iPod…So the bigger the capacity the better.
apple, PLEASE give us a line in to record!!!!
PLEASE!
I have 20 GB of music on my computer and most of my classical and Christmas CDs are missing. I have stopped buying music (CDs and iTunes) because I have run out of space on my laptop. Rule of thumb: time to get your laptop replaced when iPods have more hard disk space!
I agree on the grain of salt thing as Apple would make sure heavy coverage was on anything that big. A pre-emptive strike on the Windows Media portable would be nice, but my guess is that any hardware announced will come at the WWDC this summer. If anything is announced, my guess it would be a firm date for Europe and/or Canada for the iTMS and any new developments regarding the HP iPod/iTunes deal.
if they can�t bring out new computers might as well bring out new ipods…
will it take pictures too?
G4 iPod…. that’s a bit of a joke really. Why any ipod will require the power of a G4 cpu? nonsense as this seems to be an unfounded rumour of an Apple fanatic.
Why would an output device need a G4 cpu. totally stoopid.
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I hope I am getting your joke. You are kidding, right?
Great. Looks like I may be in the market for one…..as my mini just died. It went all warm, then nothing. I’m hoping the battery hasn’t just packed up, as I know what Apple are going to say when I ring them.
“I’m sorry, but that model isn’t supported yet in the UK. You’ll have to send it back to the US for repair, and that isn’t under warranty.”
🙁
Maybe it will come with WMP too : P