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…

“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.’..

“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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