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Apple Unveils New Photo And U2 iPods

From the Washington Post: “The Internet rumor mill had it right several weeks ago when whispers circulated that Apple was readying a retooled iPod music player and had entered into a special promotional deal with the mega-famous rock band U2…

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“But for the time being, Apple’s new toy may only appeal to a fairly high-end crowd, given that iPod Photo’s price tag of $499 ($599 for a model with even more memory) rivals that of some desktop computers…

“‘We think the right place is photos,’ (Apple chief executive Steve) Jobs said. ‘Everybody has a digital camera — they’re even in cellphones. Everyone has the content. And there are no copyright issues. We think music plus photos is the next big thing.’..

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“Bono and U2 guitarist The Edge joined Jobs yesterday to unveil ‘a special $349 black edition of the iPod, which has the signatures of members of the rock band… The company said it would begin selling a complete collection of U2’s music for $149 next month from the iTunes Internet music store,’ The New York Times reported.”

hypebot: Couldn’t Apple/iTunes use this new player to display cover art, creits, and photos related to a full “album” download? This would close the final gap between buying the actual CD and buying the download. They could even use it to deliver exclusive releated contact like a slide show of photos from the recording sessions.

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