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September 7, 2005 ../ Apple Introduces iPod Nano, ROKR Phone and iTunes 5Apple Computer introduced three new products, a new Flash memory iPod dubbed the "nano," the long anticipated iPod cell phone made by Motorola and a new version of iTunes, at an invite-only press conference in San Francisco. Anticipation was high after Apple hyped the contest with their usual over-the-top rhetoric. However, it wasn't the underwhelming Motorola ROKR iPod phone that captured everyone's attention, it was the nano.The internet was ripe with reports that Apple was making significant purchases of larger capacity Flash memory modules, but many assumed they would be used to update the iPod Shuffle line. The new Nano models, in 2GB (500 songs) and 4GB (1000 songs) incarnations, replace the hard-drive-based iPod mini line with a pencil thin profile and crisp color screens. They cost $199 and $249 respectively and feature Apple's Click-Wheel navigation system. Weighing in at only 1.5 ounces, Apple has once again hit a home run in the industrial design department. The nano is a stunner and now comes in an all black model that will appeal to a harder-edged, male market segment in addition to the omnipresent white. Claimed battery life is 14 hours, but, as always, your mileage will vary.
The Motorola ROKR iPod cell phone was a miss. The phone just looked like Motorola shoehorned the iPod operating system into a cheap and unsophisticated looking cell phone. Worse yet, it can only hold about 100 songs. One the plus side, it connects to a computer running iTunes via USB so that you don't have to download tracks to your phone via the unreliable cell networks. Cingular is now carrying the phone for $249 with a two-year contract. Considering the pace of which iPod technology has evolved, a two year commitment is far too long for a sub par phone and this will turn-off many potential buyers.
The Future: Even though Cingular will sell quite a few ROKRs, this isn't the iPod phone
that everyone was waiting for...
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 As the name correctly implies, Experiments In Sound, is Futuremusic's latest endeavor for pushing electronic music technology to the very edge of what's possible. Experiments In Sound grew out of Futuremusic's avant-garde events in New York City that featured DJ's taking mixing and live sound reinforcement to a whole new level with the very latest gear and software. Now Experiments In Sound has become The Ultimate Mix Contest...
After the tremendous success of our groundbreaking The Next Big Thing DJ Contest, Futuremusic has decided to once again create a new paradigm...
Futuremusic wants to thank everyone who participated in The Next Big Thing 2004. John Digweed, Beatport, Alienware, M-Audio, Native Instruments, IK Multimedia, PVDJ, PK Graphics, Ableton, The DubHouse, Propellerheads, Technics, FreeFloat, The Church, PCDJ and every DJ who entered this year's event thank you. From the sheer number of quality mixes, we can tell you that dance music is thriving in the United States. The amount of outstanding talent and creativity really blew us away, and every DJ who's putting their heart, mind and soul behind the music is a winner. John Digweed has made his decision and the winner is... Think you got skills?? Then start practicing! The Next Big Thing 2005 will kick off at the end of the summer!!
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