Apple Introduces New 20GB and 40GB iPods
Up to 10,000 Songs in Your Pocket
CUPERTINO,
CA -- Sept 8, 2003
Apple® today announced new 20GB and 40GB models of its best-selling iPod™ digital
music player. The new 40GB iPod holds up to 10,000 CD-quality songs (playing
each song back-to-back takes a month) in a stunning enclosure that is lighter
and thinner than two CDs. iPods are available in three models: a 10GB model
for just $299 (US), the new 20GB model for $399 (US) and the new 40GB model
for $499 (US); and offer the perfect combination of ease of use, storage
capacity, audio performance and ultra-portable design.
“iPod is the best-selling digital music player and the ‘gold
standard’ to which all portable music players are compared,” said
Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “The iPod and the iTunes Music Store
offer music lovers an unbeatable combination that our competitors
can't even come close to.”
iPod is the only portable music player with Apple’s patent pending
Auto-Sync, an innovative feature that automatically downloads
your entire digital music library onto iPod and keeps it up-to-date
whenever the iPod is plugged into your Mac® or Windows PC using FireWire® or
USB 2.0. The ultra-portable iPods are designed with a solid-state “no
moving parts” navigation wheel and backlit buttons for precise,
effortless navigation through thousands of songs; an elegant
dock for easy syncing and charging with an audio line out
for quick connection to a home stereo or powered speakers;
an “On-The-Go” playlist
so users can build a playlist right on their iPod; a customizable
main menu so users can promote the features they use most
often to their top level menu; and a rechargeable lithium-ion
battery for more than eight hours of continuous music.
The iTunes® Music Store has sold over ten million songs since its
launch just over four months ago and is the perfect companion
to the iPod. Now listeners can easily find, purchase and
download their music online with one click. Music purchased
from the iTunes Music Store is downloaded right into Apple’s popular
iTunes 4 digital music jukebox, where users can easily manage
their music library, create playlists, burn custom CDs and easily download
their entire music library into their iPods for on-the-go listening anywhere.
The iTunes Music Store will be available to Windows users
by the end of this year.
Pricing & Availability
New iPods for Mac and Windows PCs are available
today for a suggested retail price of $299 (US) for the
10GB iPod, $399 (US) for the 20GB iPod and $499 (US) for the
40GB iPod through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com
), Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers. Laser
engraving is available for $19 (US) and can include two lines
of text with up to 27 characters per line. The new iPods
support high-speed syncing via USB 2.0 with Windows; a separate
USB 2.0 cable, available at www.apple.com/ipod/accessories.html for
$19 (US) is required.
All iPod models include earbud headphones,
an Apple iPod power adapter, a FireWire cable and a 4-pin-to-6-pin
iPod FireWire adapter. 20GB and 40GB iPod models also include
the iPod Dock, carrying case and wired remote; these optional
accessories can be ordered for 10GB iPod models through the
Apple Store. iPod requires a Mac with FireWire port, Mac® OS
X version 10.1.5 or later (Mac OS X v10.2 or later recommended)
or a Windows PC with FireWire or USB 2.0 port, or Windows-certified
FireWire or USB 2.0 card, Windows Me, Windows 2000, or
Windows XP Home or Professional. A CD containing iTunes*
for Mac OS X and MUSICMATCH Jukebox Plus 7.5 software is
included with all iPod purchases.
*Some iPod features require a Mac and iTunes.
Apple ignited
the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple
II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh.
Apple is committed to bringing the best personal computing experience
to students, educators, creative professionals and consumers around the
world through its innovative hardware, software and Internet offerings.
Evans Employee Carried iPod Near Crime Scene
HOUSTON, TX -- Information
from the police investigation at Evans Business Solutions
headquarters has revealed that an unidentified Evans employee
was seen carrying the popular iPod music player near an area which police
believe may have been used in the recent data theft.
It remains unclear whether the iPod
could have been used in the crime, but Houston Record technology
editor Mike Lambert points out that the hard drive inside
the iPod can be used as a portable storage device for general files,
not just as storage for MP3 files.
More information on the Evans case will be forthcoming.
A spokesperson for the chief detective on the case has stated
that at this point there are a number of suspects but not
solid leads.
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Apple Launches iTunes for Windows
Second Generation Online Music Store Available
for Mac & Windows
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Oct 16,
2003
Apple® today launched the second generation of its revolutionary iTunes® Music
Store for both Mac® and Windows users. The new iTunes Music Store offers
Windows users the same online music store that Mac users love-with the same
music catalog, the same personal use rights and the same 99 cents-per-song
pricing. Since its launch six months ago, music fans have purchased and downloaded
more than 13 million songs from the iTunes Music Store, making it the number
one download music service in the world. With music from all five major music
companies and over 200 independent music labels, the iTunes Music Store catalog
is growing every day and will offer more than 400,000 songs by the end of
October.
"The iTunes Music Store has revolutionized the way people legally buy
music online, and now it's available to tens of millions
more music lovers with iTunes for Windows," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "While
our competitors haven't even come close to matching our first generation,
we're already releasing the second generation of the iTunes
Music Store for Mac and Windows."
Apple offers the unbeatable combination of
the award-winning iTunes digital jukebox software, the pioneering iTunes
Music Store and the market-leading iPodT digital music player, providing
music lovers with a seamless experience for buying, managing and listening
to their digital music collections anywhere. Windows iPod users can now use
their iPod with the award-winning iTunes digital jukebox software and enjoy
the best digital music experience on any platform. iTunes for Windows includes
all the same great features that made it the best digital jukebox software
for the Mac-a free download with no hidden charges for extra features, MP3 and
pristine quality AAC encoding from audio CDs, Smart Playlists, over 250 free
Internet radio stations, and the ability to burn custom playlists to CDs
and MP3 CDs, burn content to DVDs to back-up an entire music collection and
share music between computers via RendezvousT over any network, cross-platform.
Apple today also announced an online music alliance with America Online to
provide instant, one-click registration to the iTunes Music Store for AOL's
more than 25 million U.S. members starting later this quarter. America Online
will integrate links to iTunes artists, albums and songs throughout its leading
music site, AOL Music, which will give AOL members the option to link directly
to the specific iTunes Music Store page to preview and buy music as they
browse and read music news and reviews. Apple will offer selections of AOL's
popular, original content such as Sessions@AOL and BroadBAND Rocks! through
the iTunes Music Store.
The new iTunes Music Store features exclusive tracks from more than
60 artists, including new exclusive tracks announced today
from Black Eyed Peas, Mary J. Blige, Coldplay, The Eagles, The Grateful Dead,
Ben Harper, Yo-Yo Ma, Sarah McLachlan, R.E.M., The Rolling Stones, Sting
and Luther Vandross. The iTunes Music Store also debuted
today a new Celebrity Playlist feature with personal playlists created by
several popular featured artists including Michelle Branch, Dave
Brubeck, Billy Corgan, Counting Crows, Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, Ben Folds,
Herbie Hancock, Jack Johnson, Kenna, Wynton Marsalis, Moby, Mark Ronson,
Seal, Sting and Michael Stipe. In addition, the new iTunes Music
Store features album reviews, artist biographies and essentials lists of
must-have albums for artists.
The new iTunes Music Store offers another industry
first-Apple's innovative and patent-pending online "Allowance" feature
which allows parents to automatically deposit funds into
their kids' iTunes Music Store account every month. This
is the first time that parents can provide an alternative
to illegal file sharing to their children. The new iTunes
Music Store also offers online gift certificates that
can be sent to friends and family via e-mail to give the gift of music
to anyone.
In another pioneering move,
the new iTunes Music Store now offers more than 5,000 audiobooks
which can be purchased with one click and listened to on
any Mac or Windows computer as well as on iPods. iTunes is
the only digital jukebox that allows users to seamlessly purchase audiobooks
in the same easy way that they purchase music. iTunes audiobooks
are encoded with superior audio quality and feature New York Times bestsellers
and popular public radio programs from NPR and PRI. In addition,
the iTunes Music Store offers exclusive content not found digitally anywhere
else, including "Whipping
Mek," an original story by Brian Herbert and
bestselling novelist Kevin J. Anderson that bridges the Legends
of Dune trilogy novels "The Butlerian Jihad" and "The Machine Crusade."
The iTunes
Music Store continues to offer Apple's legendary ease of use,
making it the easiest way to discover, purchase and download
music online for both Mac and Windows. Users can easily search
the entire music store to instantly locate any song by title,
artist or album, or browse the entire collection of songs by genre, artist
and album. Users can listen to free 30-second previews of any song in
the store, then purchase and download their favorite songs or complete
albums in pristine digital quality. Songs can be burned at no extra cost
onto an unlimited number of CDs for personal use, played on up to any
combination of three Mac or Windows computers, and listened to on an unlimited
number of iPods.
Pricing & Availability
iTunes for Mac and Windows includes the iTunes
Music Store and is available as a free download immediately from www.apple.com/itunes .
Purchase and download of songs from the iTunes Music Store
for Mac or Windows requires a valid credit card with a U.S.
billing address. The iTunes Music Store requires a Mac equipped
with iTunes 4.1 and Mac OS® X
version 10.1.5 or later or a PC equipped with iTunes 4.1
and Windows XP or Windows 2000. Further information about
Apple's digital music products can be found at www.apple.com/ipod and www.apple.com/itunes .
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RENO,
NV -- Bytware,
Inc., world leader in iSeries monitoring, security, and notification
solutions and sponsor of the Great Security Caper
mystery contest , announced today that an Apple iPod
will go to the Grand Prize Winner in the contest.