New Apple Lust Objects for 2010 and onward

lawl, clever

iPod touch 5th gen is a serious improvement - finally, a good still camera (5mp, low light capablilty, LED flash) plus 1080p/30 stabilized video - that's up from less than 1mp w/o flash on 4th gen. Also the wrist strap, 4" retina screen, Siri, 720p front cam, AirPlay, A5, six color choices, new earbuds, half an ounce lighter. I like it.

That said, a 3G/4G model with an iPad-like monthly payment plan (no voice or phone number) would have been nice.

if they made a 3g ipod touch i would turn it into a phone immediately through softwarezzz and be all, 'suck it, at&t'
so that's probably why not.

but you'd still have to pay AT&T or another cellular company to provide wireless service so you can talk or text away from wi-fi hotspots.

I was all set to get the iPhone 5 but may get this, sell my 4th gen touch, and stick with my dumbphone instead. Decisions, decisions. But probably will go w/the iPhone 5 to get radio streaming, Spotify, etc. in the car, plus mobile apps that require an internet connection.

Bluetooth 4.0 w/LE and dual-band (2.4 and 5Ghz) wi-fi also new on the iTouch. One of the liveblogs I was viewing mentioned GPS but looks like that's still iPhone-only

5GHz wifi is the shit, btw

fuck yeah

how much are 3g data plans? i think amazon's is like $99/year, which would be great for a phone.

Apple's (for the iPad) range from $15 to $50/month depending on carrier and amount of data allocated. i.e. 3GB/mo. on AT&T costs $30.

Sprint offers an unlimited, unthrottled data plan (including phone service) for $80/month, though that does not include unlimited use as a mobile hotspot, and I don't think they offer unlimited data on their standalone mobile hotspot devices

Actually, if iPad mini has LTE, I won't need a smartphone at all.

kind of amazing how only 3 years or so ago you were unlikely to have the same phone as your mates or relatives.

Anyone using iOS 6 yet? Opinions?

Might install the gold master if it's reasonable.

ios6 release date is 9/19

GM was just released to developers today

do it and tell us what it's like

btw is your DN throwing a gang signs or something?

it's a throwback to the table-flipping emoticon craze of last year. little dude flipped my dn

I'm flying on a supported airline on the 19th, wonder if passbook will work

it looks like he's throwing an upside down bird w/ the right hand and a regular bird w/ the left

Maps is shocking. My local Tube doesn't even *exist*
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/360189/moorgate.PNG

jesus massive, sorry

hehehe ASSenheims

on the plus side there's an O'Neiil's.

does buffandmaxsmom know about this?

http://www.inrumor.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/iPhone5-design-460x258.jpg

no but they did announce they are going to discontinue the ipod classic xp

― dayo, Thursday, 13 September 2012 04:34 (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

JUST KIDDING

― dayo, Thursday, 13 September 2012 04:34 (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

fuck you dayo my rectum prolapsed when i read this

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that was AA prolapsing

loooool

btw edward iii your liveblogging was superb

What exactly is the deal with the iPod classic? I mean, Toshiba has been making 320gb hard drives that would fit right in seamlessly for the last year but Apple hasn't adopted them. It hasn't been mentioned or shown in the last two years of Apple events, even though the also-unchanged Shuttle was highlighted today. It's like they're embarrassed they still make them, but must sell enough that they won't discontinue it.

hoping Google releases a 3rd party maps app before i'm forced to iOS 6

even so, fuck

idk whats going in with the classic, and to a large extent I don't care as long as I'm not forced down to a 64 gb *thing* (or off the ecosystem)

xp otm, that new maps thing looks exactly as terrible as its reputation

This maps is beyond awful. No transport routing, can't find half the stations in London, it's a disaster. The 3d view of the city is actually fun, but nowhere near as useful as street view for finding out exactly where to turn.

There is one thing good about iOS 6 -- they've upped the contrast or fiddled with the hinting or something, because the whole thing looks a lot sharper/clearer.

I bet the deal with the Classic is they want everyone moved to iTunes Match and the higher-margin flash devices

iPod touch is bloody expensive now in UK. Starts at £279?

I already have three classics and I'll probably get a fourth next year. such brilliant devices, not even close to being matched by anything else apple produces.

Do Classic buyers want it for the capacity (and low price vs. solid state memory) or the click-wheel interface? I've got to imagine 128gb of flash memory isn't that expensive anymore - either they should lighten it, reduce the price, or make the hard drive much more capacious.

Google just released a Youtube app for iOS yesterday since it won't be included in v6. Hopefully they'll do the same with Maps. I'm fine with the Apple 3D maps if they get it working, but I do frequently use Street View, and not to spy on random people who happened to be walking by

Do Classic buyers want it for the capacity (and low price vs. solid state memory) or the click-wheel interface?

primarily the storage, but being able to skip and ff/rew tracks by feel (without a cable switch thing) is very very important to me

That capability returned to the Nano after a two-year absence, but i'll reserve judgement on how well the new side-mounted buttons work until i get my hands on one. It's hard to beat the click wheel for ease and intuitiveness though

they're embarrassed they still make them, but must sell enough that they won't discontinue it.

― Lee626, Wednesday, September 12, 2012 6:29 PM (42 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

otm probably

maybe you really don't need several hundred gigabytes of music with you

That capability returned to the Nano after a two-year absence, but i'll reserve judgement on how well the new side-mounted buttons work until i get my hands on one.

the buttons on the new one only control volume and play/pause though (plus 16 gb is pissweak)

maybe you really don't need several hundred gigabytes of music with you

maybe your life is still worth living without having several hundred gigabytes of music with you

i.e. last week, suddenly and without warning, I listened to autechre constantly for four days straight; I would not have had ae on me if my ipod had a pov gb capacity

at no time during those four days did you visit your home where you have that music on your computer?

do you not have spur of the moment obsessions

yeah, but I take prescription medication for that

what is this 'visit your home' fantasy, I'm a busy man

Spotify + iPodTouch/iPhone?

the buttons on the new one only control volume and play/pause though (plus 16 gb is pissweak)

"Buttons let you quickly play, pause, change songs, or adjust the volume" according to Apple's website. Maybe they're including the new "home" button.

Yeah a 32gb version would be nice. I was hoping for a 128gb touch, too

I'm with AA -- there's random points in my day, not every day, when I'm just overtaken by a sudden need to hear [band] - my ipod's got everything on it

if I don't have everything on it then I'm back to walkman days where I have to know that morning what I want to listen to for the whole day and it's SO disappointing when you get overtaken by that OMG I NEED TO HEAR [band] and you don't have it with you

usually while driving or whatever

basically I am not at home to waiting 11 hours to indulge any musical whim, especially as I've been living like this for several blissful years xxxp