Apple updates U2 iPod, reduces price

Apple has quietly updated its iPod U2 Special Edition and lowered its price. The update brings it in line with the current “enhanced” fifth-generation (5G) iPod and reduces price of the U2 iPod—from $329 to $279, just $30 more than the new 5G 30GB iPod ($249)--the new 5G pricing is about $50 lower than the previous generation iPods, according to iLounge. Apple has cut the The iPod U2 Special Edition also comes with an exclusive iTunes Store coupon you can redeem for a 30-minute video of music videos and band interviews. The report notes that new iPod not simply an upgraded-firmware iPod, but sports specs similar to that of the newer 5G iPods introduced earlier this month with a “new, brighter screen" and 14-hour battery life. The iPod U2 Special Edition, which Apple says is "as distinctive as the band it salutes," features a red click wheel and black metal back engraved with the band’s signatures; it was recently updated to the 5G platform this past June.

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