13.10.2005
Oh it’s new iPod!
千呼萬喚始出來!由蘋果電腦宣布 “One More Thing” 記者招待會一刻起,市場由傳聞蘋果電腦會推出一部可播影片的 iPod,然後有風聲指是推出新的 PowerBook 手提電腦,之後又有人指是蘋果的 PDA Newton「重生」,真箇是麻雀亂飛,消息一浪接一浪...
原來,最後,是最初的傳聞屬實:蘋果推出了全新的「肥版」iPod(右圖,機身有黑白兩色選擇),分別是 30gb 及 60gb 版,售價分為299美元及399美元。機身是「橫」了一點,但是厚薄程度一如之前推出的 iPod nano 般薄,螢幕則是 320乘240 的彩色螢幕,可以播 MPEG-4 及 H.264 格式的影片。至於 iTunes Music Store 亦已有影片發售,較多人熟悉的有《靚太唔易做》(Desperate Housewives)及《迷》(Lost),但是它們每集要賣兩美元,計上來比買它們一整季的 DVD 還要貴...
有關新 iPod 的介紹及規格,可以看這裡。
不過,看蘋果的 iPod 產品系列,不見了之前 iPod U2 的影子,莫非它已經完成歷史任務?
對於本人而言,399美元的價錢,換來 60gb 的容量,還有影片功能,可算是不錯的,但是要將影片轉為 iPod 兼容的格式,會不會牽涉太多程序?(哎,我對此真是大鄉里!)
延伸閱讀:
美聯社:Apple Introduces Video, TV Playing IPod
路透社:Apple unveils new video iPod
Apple Insider:Apple unveils video iPod
Think Secret:New iPod, iMac, iTunes6, and more
MacGrass:蘋果One more Thing!公告與MacGrass聊天聚會
October 13th, 2005 at 04:02
[…] 我回德國的同時,亦幫這邊的朋友買了一部60GB的iPod,價值HK$3200。但剛從Alex那裡知道能播放Video的iPod終於面世,售價同樣是HK$3200。 […]
October 13th, 2005 at 11:20
U2 iPod is said to be discontinued. It’s a pity, as it is quite beautiful… But new things come, old things go…
October 13th, 2005 at 17:17
返左屋企唔夠一個月,我個NANO就變左舊MODEL….T_T….都話左唔駛咁快買架啦.嗚嗚嗚…
October 14th, 2005 at 02:23
科技產物同買股票一樣,只有買貴無買遲!!!我部30Gphoto買時要$2700,而家同一容量有video功能賣$2400,傷心,我就係0個個desperate housewife!!
October 14th, 2005 at 11:48
我依家手頭大量用wmv格式的片,要轉做MPEG-4 H.264格式,軟件缺乏,得Mac機的Quicktime 7配合Flip4mac至做到。但諗到要在我部龜速的Mac Mini做轉換,哎……
October 14th, 2005 at 16:10
Ru:買電子產品就係咁架啦!
Eliza:我買部40gb時,要成四千蚊,仲貴過你個部...
黃兄:我自己經常錄電視節目,主要是足球及外國劇,用的是Mpeg-2的格式,想來想去,如果買部新iPod係為睇片既話(其實自己都有iPod,買新機似乎有點笨),但轉換格式程序又長又麻煩時,不如買一部專門做media player的機更好,如Archos的產品。意下如何?
October 15th, 2005 at 19:47
但專門做Media Player的機,你又享受唔到iTunes的好處。
包括我在內,用iPod的最大原因,係iTunes的強勁管理功能。同埋如果講話錄電視,MPEG-2好似大份左少少。
October 19th, 2005 at 23:56
my ipod mini have some problem,where can i get repair?
October 21st, 2005 at 01:36
壞左乜野?等我隔空診症一下。
October 25th, 2005 at 16:31
Phoebe:資料如下:
Authorized Service Provider in Hong Kong:
Communiations and Services Experts Limited (CASE)
Room 2012, RBS Tower, Times Square, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
TEL: 2915-7883
FAX: 2915-7886
October 25th, 2005 at 23:05
to nikita:之前突然hang機停左,跟住因為無電就熄左機,叉電又無反應,跟住就突然出左個「反眼ipod公仔」,都唔知點解,說明書又無講係咩意思,個網又無講….
to alex:thank you.我會去試下有無得救…但係咩公司黎架?係唔係apple 本身的?
November 1st, 2005 at 20:47
Want sooo much to buy ipod video, however, the converting format into MPEG4 is a bit tricky. Is is true that it only read MPEG4? How about MPEG2?