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Posted on 12/12/2005 9:37:55 PM PST by Panerai
Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod division is preparing to extend its reach into the consumer electronics market with the release of several iPod-related digital audio products early next year, AppleInsider has learned.
Sources familiar with the company's plans describe the new products as "iPod companions" rather than "accessories," and say Apple appears ripe to announce the first of the gadgets as early as the second week of January at the annual Macworld Expo in San Francisco, Calif.
One such product described to AppleInsider is an iPod boombox "unlike anything seen in boombox world" and strikingly different from "anything Apple has released in the past."
Details of the device are few and far between, but one source called the gadget an oversized iPod with boombox-type speakers. "It's ideal for use on a bookshelf or on the go," the source said.
The device is rumored to include wireless audio streaming capabilities, but could also rely on a built-in hard drive, iPod dock, or a combination of the three technologies. Nevertheless, the Cupertino, Calif-based iPod maker is expected to market the device as "plug and play music for your home."
Some earlier reports had referred to the boombox as an "iPod radio," suggesting Apple may have considered integrating satellite radio capabilities into the device. Apple is known to have been in talks with Sirius Satellite Radio over the past year, but even the most recent reports on the subject imply a partnership between the two companies has yet to materialize.
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Ahhh, my sweet Ghettoblaster. It's time has come again! Party on!
I want a hybrid iPod-defibrillator planted in me.
Wire it to my brain as well, so that I'll be attracted to Steve Jobs and forward my tax returns straight to Apple.
You can't go into a store without looking at dozens of accessories for the iPod, many of them more expensive than most Pods. I think Apple is a little late to this party...
Do absolutely nothing to dispel the notion that their company is run by a bunch of homos.
I really do love my Ipod though. In a tough heterosexual way.
How other people love their iPod.
Quite late, but as usual, other companies don't seem to be able to do industrial design like Apple does. Others look good, or at least not bad with the iPod. This (if true) looks like it and the iPod were designed together.
Doubtful. That's what, a 2nd- or 3rd-gen iPod in that thing? We're up to 5G at this point.
I think that's just someone's concept design.
I dunno. Most of those accessories, especially the boomboxes, are very cheaply constructed; I was just looking at some yesterday and was amazed at how crappy they were, even the ones that cost more than $100. If Apple comes out with high-quality stuff, people will buy it.
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