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Next-generation iPod is near

updated 05:55 pm EDT, Thu June 15, 2006

Next-generation iPod near


The CEO of Hon Hai Precision (Foxconn) Terry Gou today said Apple is close to unveiling the next generation of iPod which makes use of a "none-touch" concept. Gou did not elaborate further, but said he expects Hon Hai's revenue to grow at least an average of 30 percent in the next five years due to rising orders for components from customers such as Apple and Sony. Apple recently punished Samsung for revealing details about its forthcoming iPod before the Cupertino-based company authorized such disclosure, choosing to give more of its business to SigmaTel rather than Samsung following the information leak. Another report recently surfaced claiming that employees working in some Foxconn's iPod manufacturing plants endure grueling conditions for little pay, to which Apple quickly responded, saying that it is investigating allegations of working conditions in the Chinese iPod manufacturing plant.


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  1. macpkaso

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    06/15, 09:19pm | report spam | Reply |

    Jealousy...

    Apparently he also wants to be punished by Jobs... hmmm... Does he prefer the whip?

    This guys won't ever learn to keep their mouth shut!

  1. bokubob

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    06/15, 11:58pm | report spam | Reply |

    well, duh.

    The iPod is more or less due for an update. The fact that there will be new ones sometime in the future (as "soon" is a difficult word to pin down) is a pretty safe bet.

    -Jonathan

  1. Double_UK

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    06/16, 07:58am | report spam | Reply |

    'none-touch' concept?

    So... we have to shout "NEXT TRACK" or "VOLUME UP" instead?

  1. paulc

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    06/16, 10:00am | report spam | Reply |

    Arghhhh

    Honestly, all I really WANT is 2 small things:

    1. 80G drive 2. much larger buffer

    Touch screen, 4" LCD mean moving away from what made it so successful in the first place to much more of s status symbol/yuppie toy than a music player that can play anything from your collection at the drop if a hat.

  1. dlindsay17

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    06/16, 10:08am | report spam | Reply |

    hah!

    "Gou did not elaborate further, but said he expects Hon Hai's revenue to grow at least an average of 30 percent in the next five years due to rising orders for components from customers such as Apple and Sony."

    Revise that number to a 30% loss after this little leak.

  1. Jeff Edsell

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    06/16, 10:28am | report spam | Reply |

    I only want one thing...

    Bluetooth built in. That's all I ask.

  1. porieux

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    06/16, 03:01pm | report spam | Reply |

    80GB not enough for me

    I'm hoping for 120GB or more. And I want the capablities of iTunes on the handheld device, searching etc.

  1. PookJP

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    06/16, 05:00pm | report spam | Reply |

    For the love of Mike.

    Gapless. Playback. Please. Please. Please.

    A good album's flow and rhythm is very carefully crafted. The iPod's current system of playback completely disregards the seamless transitions between songs, and the "negative time" inserted between certain tracks. The result is that listening to great albums like Abbey Road, Dark Side of The Moon, or Kid A is substandard on an iPod when compared to a CD, record, or even tape.

  1. ibugv4

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    06/16, 05:37pm | report spam | Reply |

    pookjp

    While I empathize fully, you are not the audience apple wants to cater to at all. Madonna aside, very few albums release like that. Apple wants to make a more expensive status symbol and exploit the rest of us(rich white yuppies) for our money. They do give a better than the rest product, but for the price it most certainly could be better.

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