I hate it when the iPod touch was discontinued by apple as i am now using a Sony Walkman android based to play all my illegal pirated songs now .
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iPod touch Do you think the iPod will be reborn or not ?
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Apple is set to rerelease a new iPod shortly after they reintroduce the retro-PowerPC iMac.
Are you trying to compete with someone with a grin who keeps asking asinine questions?
I prefer to use my iPhone for work and use a iPod touch or Walkman for outside work.
I don't think Apple will ever bring back a standalone dedicated music player product, but that doesn't mean the iPods we already have will all suddenly stop working. They're still great for enjoying music!
If it's a dedicated music player you want, the iPod Classic is probably a better choice than the iPod touch.
Yes, it will be reborn and will accept floppy disks. Apple will equip all future Macs and iPads with a SCSI port for data transfer. Oh, and you will be able to sideload whatever music or game or app you like. I think they will pair it with a Sony headphone. The Pro version however, will come with a built-in printer and stylus.
Too late, unfortunately. They stopped selling iPods and must have have good reason to.
I recommend a flashed Classic, they even have bluetooth added to them these days.
I recommend a flashed Classic, they even have bluetooth added to them these days.
An application like foobar2000 can play mp3s and organise your library on your iPhone if you have a legacy library of music (not advocating for privacy, I’m talking about legitimate music files that you own from the pre-streaming days).
Look for better ads? Seriously there should be so many available. Also an old iPhone makes a great music player!
Apple will be a very creatively bankrupt company when they release retro-remake products. Sad but true. I do wish they'd remake vintage PowerPC Macs, exactly like the originals but with significant power efficiency based on modern optimisations- but Apple never invests in such things. Steve Jobs killed the idea of an Apple museum.
I know your original post is about a dedicated iPod, and I miss having all my music downloaded and ready to go.
But I also wish the iPod touch were still a thing. We got my daughter one just before it was discontinued. It’s the perfect device for her. Won’t be long until my son wants one.
Any iPod listed as Vintage or newer can get service from Apple (battery etc.) as needed.
Vintage:
All other iPods have service available in the aftermarket. There's also a cottage industry of techs who take the Classic and update it with an SSD with greater capacity.
Vintage:
- iPod nano (7th generation, Mid 2015)
- iPod shuffle (4th generation, Mid 2015)
- iPod touch (4th generation)
All other iPods have service available in the aftermarket. There's also a cottage industry of techs who take the Classic and update it with an SSD with greater capacity.
I don't think so. The only future it could have would be as an audiophile-grade DAP, something Apple has never made before and doesn't fit with their other products.