Archive for September, 2008
Well, as you can see, the day has finally arrived. With all of these new iPods (stories covered by rooster) comes a new iTunes. Some of you might be wanting to upgrade to this version of iTunes. You should not. Even though iTunes 8.0 might seem really cool with it’s new “Genius” feature, it won’t be worth it for us jailbreakers. At least not yet. Since the WinPwn and Pwnage programs need to “pwn” iTunes for it to work, it needs to have the right codes for the right version. As of now, it won’t work with the new iTunes. If your iPod is already jailbroken, go ahead and update. If you haven’t yet and want to, stick with the old iTunes. I don’t want people crying to me for help when their iPods won’t jailbreak. I do not want to write another set of downgrading instructions.
UPDATE: A new version of iPod/iPhone firmware is out now. Do not update, as the same thing will happen as in the above paragraph
So be careful. Be patient. Be a jailbreaker.
Lone Stag
The New Classic
Not Much has changed with this new Classic. For one thing, it has brains. Yes, the new Classic also includes Genius. It works just like the Nano. Hold down the Center button and the new Menu will appear asking you:
Make a Genius Playlist
Browse for Artists
Browse for Albums
Other than that it is updated a bit and has:
A new Battery:
- Up to 36 hours music playback when fully charged
- Video playback time: Up to 6 hours when fully charged
It only comes as a 120GB mammoth (Storage wise, its actually pretty thin) for only $249.00.
Of course, its only in black & white and can play:
30,000 songs
150 hours of video
Size and Weight
- Height:
- 4.1 inches (103.5 mm)
- Width:
- 2.4 inches (61.8 mm)
- Depth:
- 0.41 inch (10.5 mm)
- Weight:
- 4.9 ounces (140 grams)
… that’s pretty thin for 120GB!
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The new (NANO-CHROMATIC) iPod
- The new iPod Nano is now available in 9 vibrant colors and has a very comfortable curved aluminum and glass design.
TV + Movies on the Nano – its crisp and bright 2In LCD screen allows for movies and Shows!
Like the the iPod Touch, ITS A GENIUS and has a smart playlist built right in.
Just hold the center button down to acess a whole new menu on which you can:
build your Genius Playlist
Add to On-The-Go
Or browse by Album or Artist
New Inovations:
Its built in accelerometer allows for both portrait and landscape view of photos, videos, and Coverflow.
Shake to Shuffle – A great new feature. To activate shuffle, just shake the ipod and you will be ready to listen to a shuffled iPod.
Height:
3.6 inches (90.7 mm)
Width:
1.5 inches (38.7 mm)
Depth:
0.24 inch (6.2 mm)
Weight:
1.3 ounces (36.8 grams)
A new Battery
- Music playback time: Up to 24 hours when fully charged
- Video playback time: Up to 4 hours when fully charged
Prices:
8GB: 2,000 songs / 8 hours of video $149.00
16GB: 16GB1: 4,000 songs / 16 hours of video $199.00
The iPod Touch 2G
The new Touch is finally here . . . and what a pod it is. Only 8.5mm thin, with a great new contour design to fit perfectly and comfortably in the palm of your hand.
New Speakers: Just like the iPhone it now houses a external speaker so you can hear your music even without headphones.
Its Genius: 
The iPod Classic, iPod Nano, and iPod Touch all have a built in personal DJ. Genius is a smart playlist maker on the iPod that picks songs based on other songs and places them nicely in a playlist for you (Before, only iTunes could do this).
Example:
1. Your playing a song and like it so much you want to hear others just like it. 2. While playing the song, you tap the Genius symbol near the top of your iPod Touch.3. A new playlist appears in your playlist with that song as its title and songs like it as its contents.
Of Course, it has a great 3.5 In display with superb 3D positional sound, a built in Application store, built in Wi Fi, accelerometer, and kind of a GPS. The GPS tells you your “approximate location, gives you directions, and traffic in that area.
The iPod Touch 2G also includes a Nike Plus iPod Sports built in reciever (You still have to buy the one for your shoe though) – Your own personal trainer for your work outs.
A new Battery & Size:
- Music playback time: Up to 36 hours when fully charged
- Video playback time: Up to 6 hours when fully charged
Weight:
4.1 inches (110 mm)
Width:
2.4 inches (61.8 mm)
Depth:
0.33 inch (8.5 mm)
Weight:
4.05 ounces (115 grams)
Prices for the iPod Touch 2G:
8 Gb : $229.00 16GB : $299.00 32GB:
1,750 songs 3,500 songs 7,000 songs
10 hours of video 20 hours of video 40 hours of video
- Watch the Guided Tour Here:
http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/guidedtour/
Apple has just announced the update to the iPod Touch today at their “Let’s Rock” event in San Francisco. The iPod Touch 2G is similar to the first generation in terms of look, though it is thinner and the back shape is similar to the new iPhone 3G. There are a couple added benefits that iPod Touch 2G owners will have….
iPod Touch 2G Features
- Volume Controls on the side
- Built in Speaker
- Nike + Reciever
- Battery Life 36 hours of music or 6 hours of video
The iPod Touch 2G Price: 8GB for $229, 16GB for $299, and 32GB for $399.
So how do you feel about the new iPod Touch, will you be updating? Let us know in the comments.
Expected release date: September 9th
Due to the reduced iPhone prices, Apple’s new releases will most likely be accompanied by some more price cuts. Steve Jobs hinted at some great releases in a presentation of Apple’s third fiscal quarter results on July 21:
“We set a new record for Mac sales, we think we have a real winner with our new iPhone 3G, and we’re busy finishing several more wonderful new products to launch in the coming months.”
The new iPods and iPod Nanos will probably have more storage space and a new (but not too new) design. The iPod Nano will be thinner (6mm), longer, and will have a wider screen. The iPod Touch 2G will most likely have volume controls on the side, be a bit thicker, and resemble the iPhone 3G (no Camera though).
The only other hints so far revealed for the design of the iPod is a iPod Nano 4G Case made by Hamlin and
the CAD specs (Below). Concerning the actual look and color, I guess well just need to wait and see.
New iPod Touch 2G & Nano 4G Dimensions
Apple also just announced the release of its new MacBooks. More memory (up to 4gb), more storage (250gb), the lastest Intel Core 2 Duo processors, and the multi-touch track pad first introduced in the iPhone!
Of course to top it all of they had to also release the fastest Internet browser currently available: Safari 3.0! (The new Google Chrome, however, may give it a run for its money)
Please comment on any new Apple rumors and leaks!
rooster
Well, I think that it finally happened. The guys who brought you WinPwn (mainly cmw) have made jailbreaking way too easy. I looked at WinPwn 2.5 and what a difference it was from the previous versions. It is so easy, a caveman could do it (sorry Geico). But seriously, when the term Guided User Interface is spoken, this is what people mean. I don’t think that I even need to post instructions on how to use it. I will, however, answer problems people have been having with it (if there are any) directly on this post. I know, I am breaking my own rules by actually answering posts, but I am pretty confident that I won’t be getting many questions.
By the way, I am pretty close to picking a new writer for this site. Since jailbreaking is pretty solid now, we will be focusing on more applications and general Apple news. I think by the end of the week, we will have some new posts that I am sure you readers will enjoy.
