Apple Updates iPhone and iPod Touch 316
u-bend writes "With little publicity Apple has released new, higher-capacity models of the iPhone and iPod Touch. The new iPhone boasts 16 GB of storage and is priced at $499 (the 8 GB model remains at $399), and the new iPod Touch has 32 GB, also priced at $499. Although the price is still pretty hefty, it indicates that the capacity/price ratio on these wireless flash-based players is starting to move in the right direction."
Dammit, now I need another excuse (Score:5, Funny)
Dammit, I had said that I didn't want an iPhone, but would like a device that was like the iPhone without the phone part.
Then Apple released the iPod Touch.
So I updated my excuse to be that it didn't have enough storage space, that I wanted at least 30GB of space before I'd make the leap.
And now they've released a 32GB version.
Now I need a new excuse explaining why I'm not going to get one...
(Seriously, though, I do intend to grab one eventually - it sounds like exactly something I'd want - but not quite yet.)
It also indicates... (Score:5, Funny)
What it also indicates is that people are willing to pay extortionate amounts for flashy bits of gadget from Apple. Still.
$500 is ~£250. I'm in the UK and bought a house in October. House prices are high at the moment, and the price of an iPhone is a third of my monthly mortgage! Hmmmm, three iPhones/iPods or one mortgage payment? Oh the tough decisions.
Re:Dammit, now I need another excuse (Score:3, Funny)
Re:I'm waiting (Score:4, Funny)
Re:It also indicates... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Dammit, now I need another excuse (Score:1, Funny)
So? iTunes is free on both Mac and PC. Plus it completely rocks as a media player.
Hardly anyone uses Lunix outside of MIT and other geeky places. MacOS X is better than Lunix.
It can play all the stuff I've downloaded in MP3 or H.264 format so it's open as far as I can tell.
I'd hardly call OGG "popular". Nobody uses it outside of the geeks who use Lunix.
iTunes rocks so this is irrelevant.
Drag and drop is complicated. I once dragged and dropped key system files to the trash and my computer was broken. Fucking Lunix.
This is more secure.
These are so thieves do not steal my battery and removable storage card without my knowledge.
$500 is pennies. What is that, a few hours of work these days? I have 3 iPhones just for the fuck of it even though I only carry around one regularly. The other two are in different areas of my house so I can have easy access to the iPhone for looking up data if I should forget to carry it with me.
Re:32 GB of flash?! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Say what? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Dammit, now I need another excuse (Score:4, Funny)
Will you cradle your iPhone in your arms at night?
If love could be sent using SMS, I'd send you some.
Re:Dammit, now I need another excuse (Score:3, Funny)
Except that I don't have the excuse of my iPod having life in it - my 3rd Gen, 4.5 year old beast is has the battery life of a mouse. A mouse with no batteries.
Damnit. There goes (AU)$600...
Re:Dammit, now I need another excuse (Score:1, Funny)
An iPhone survived a semi truck (Score:4, Funny)
What were you planning on doing with an iPhone?
And as for bulk, well unless you take your cell phones the way Zoolander [flickr.com] does, the iPhone does pretty well in that regard too. From what I can tell, the only smart phone that is thinner is the Moto Q, and that is only *0.1 mm* thinner.
But you must be right that the only reason people buy an iPhone is to show it off to other people. Thanks for pointing out our vanity.
Re:An iPhone survived a semi truck (Score:3, Funny)
What a piece of SHIT.
Re:Dammit, now I need another excuse (Score:4, Funny)
Hmmm. I bought my iPhone to use as a phone, surf the web, and watch vids. I never once considered sticking it to my forehead. Does the new 16gb version come with some kind of adhesive to make this possible?
Re:Dammit, now I need another excuse (Score:4, Funny)
I make it a personal rule never to trust anyone named Sammy.
Re:Dammit, now I need another excuse (Score:1, Funny)
That's right. I'm an Apple fanboy (though I prefer "fanboi") and I'm calling you a fag.
Now fuck off before I give your face a limp-wristed slap and make you cry.
Re:Dammit, now I need another excuse (Score:4, Funny)
Now step aside as I purchase my Panasanyosung TruBlak® KulKolor® 108 inch OLED with 10 HDMI ports*! I must have it, because I can still see part of my living room wall. Well, that and I like inducing motion sickness when I have people over to watch movies.
* I need that many to setup my 360, PS3, upscaling DVD player, HD-DVD player, Blu-Ray player, Tivo, and HD cable converter.
TMBG (Score:3, Funny)