So here’s the deal with the iPod line.
For the iPod touch, nothing’s changing, except it will now come in white and black and start at $199, down from $229. No 128GB iPod touch, as we thought was a definite lock: the device still maxes out at 64GB.
We’ve already discussed the new iPod nanos, which are the beefiest updates. The iPod classic appears to have been killed off, but the iPod shuffle is still inexplicably around, starting at just $49. That seems redundant to us, how about you?
Overall, this is more or less a software and color update of the existing line, and not really new devices.
John Brownlee is a writer for Fast Company, and a contributing writer here at CoM. He has also written for Wired, Playboy, Boing Boing, Popular Mechanics, VentureBeat, and Gizmodo. He lives in Boston with his wife and two parakeets. You can follow him here on Twitter.
28 responses to “Apple Kills iPod Classic, Unveils New iPod touch, Now In White”
$250 for a 160GB iPod Classic does NOT compare to a $399 64GB iPod Touch. Â Are you kidding? Â For real. Â Some people just want to use an iPod for freaking music.
This sucks big fuzzy dice. I’ve been holding off upgrading for over a year for today, and now it looks like I’ll be back to weighing the pros and cons of waiting longer still or settling for hardware I wish were better.
Why are apple killing the classic the hard drive with it’s 120 / 160 GB of music storage was the best idea. that made it the “KING OF iPODS”
they never said they were discontinuing the classic
By the Grace of iHeaven… the venerable KING OF ALL iPods STILL lives!
http://store.apple.com/us/brow…
YES. Thank you.Â
Agreed. Â As a matter of fact, they didn’t mention the iPod Classic in last year’s announcement, yet it carried on.
wrong. it’s still available,
Wrong again Brownlee.. No research? the iPod Classic is clearly available in the Apple Store, hours after the “Let’s Talk iPhone” Announcement ended.
http://store.apple.com/us/brow…
http://store.apple.com/us/brow…
Please correct that article. The classic is still there.Â
Wrong, JB – the classic still exists. Why’d you make that up?
store.apple.com/us/browse/home…
store dot apple dot com/us/browse/home/shop_ipod/family/ipod_classic
Please correct!!! Still available!
Inexplicable? The Nano’s less than half the price of the cheapest Nano. Gotta get that halo brand in as many households as possible…