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U2 iPod updated
Those iPod elves just don't sleep! Apple has updated the U2 special edition iPod, keeping it in line with the 5.5 gen iPods. $279 gets you the signature black 30 gig iPod with a red scroll wheel. Sure, that's a $30 premium, but if you like U2 (or red) then it is a small price to pay.I wonder why Apple has limited this concept of special edition iPods to U2, I'm sure there are other bands out there that would like to get into this action (not to mention I am sure fans wouldn't mind sporting an iPod that shows the world what they like).
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
bryce said 9:45PM on 9-21-2006
a "the killers' ipod would be awesome
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Eli said 9:48PM on 9-21-2006
They've limited it to U2 because Steve's list of The Best Band Ever(s) is limited to U2.
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Bob V said 9:51PM on 9-21-2006
Sku creep.
Demand for each model needs to be forecast. Each model must be stocked at each location in the quantity that is necessary for the location to not run out before the next shipment. The problem gets tough pretty quickly, and even tougher for products that will be relatively low volume sellers (like the U2 ipod).
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FCA said 10:08PM on 9-21-2006
Maybe because U2 is the most awesome band in the world... of all times people!
-FCA
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Jason Philo said 10:19PM on 9-21-2006
I seem to remember something about one for the Red Hot Chili Peppers when their promo came out a few months ago. But then again, I can't remember what I had for breakfast, so who am I?
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Jon said 10:27PM on 9-21-2006
"I seem to remember something about one for the Red Hot Chili Peppers when their promo came out a few months ago. But then again, I can't remember what I had for breakfast, so who am I?"
I remember that. I checked and you're right: http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1662
Whatever happened to it?
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Radu Dutzan said 10:44PM on 9-21-2006
I'd pay $1000 for a Pearl Jam iPod. There, Apple, show me some love.
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avixe said 8:00AM on 9-22-2006
#6, according to that link the "special edition" just has some stuff engraved into the back. No color scheme change or anything like that.
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Frank Tinsley said 11:07PM on 9-21-2006
Found a cute little easter egg. Posted about it on my blog. =P
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Daniel Lyons said 12:27AM on 9-22-2006
I'd give my left foot *and* $1000 for a Mekong Delta iPod: http://www.nightmarepatrol.net/mekongdelta
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DWizzy said 8:07AM on 9-22-2006
No one has anything against U2. You may not listen to it yourself, but you can't hold it against Apple. There are few bands that have this luxury. If Apple brings out a Satyricon, Combichrist, Britney Spears or Children of Bodom edition - you are sure to upset some people. That can't identify with Apple anymore.
Beatles iPod, anyone?
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Adrian vG said 3:18AM on 9-22-2006
Yeah, an iPearl Jam would be awesome!
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Stuart said 5:28AM on 9-22-2006
"They've limited it to U2 because Steve's list of The Best Band Ever(s) is limited to U2.
Posted at 9:47PM on Sep 21st 2006 by Eli"
Funny, I always thought his favourite was Bob Dylan, though, he's not a band.
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Stefan K said 6:54PM on 9-22-2006
I want a messed up Nine Inch Nails iPod!
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wicker_man said 7:56AM on 9-22-2006
An Iron Maiden iPod would be cool- I'd buy one to replace my trusty 3G iPod.
I'm thinking a full black design, with a silver Eddie engraved on the back.
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delerious said 9:16AM on 9-22-2006
Mmmm, I just bought another shuffle (accidentally washed my first one in the wash). If Jobs wants to win me over with this then he needs to get rid of the signatures off of the back and the [U2] thing as well.
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delerious said 9:18AM on 9-22-2006
#15, a Children of Bodom Edition wouldn't tick me off, but I would rather a Dethklok Edition. That'd pwn so hard.
Blacker than the blackest black, times infinite.
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Paul Reid said 10:00AM on 9-22-2006
It is all about RED & BLACK. Apple's aesthetic foundation for 2007 and 2008.
Apple is moving from WHITE & BLUE to RED & BLACK. A conceptual cool shift. Vista is going rainbow - OSX is going red back spider black and red set againts neutral subtle grey - understated yet powerfully cool.
Leopard will emphasise this I predict. Look at the iTunes UI. Lots of black. Black MacBook. Black iPod's. Extra cool U2 iPod with unique 'status' colouring and street cred. White Stripes, Strokes, Emo etc. The youth dictate what is cool - nothing has changed there.
Take the red and black used in Nike+iPod as the purest example of the black and red future.
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MfS said 10:53AM on 9-22-2006
Dang. Once again, if only I'd waited...
I bought a white 5G iPod in June for $280, though I wanted the U2 iPod instead (big U2 fan, I have the original mono U2 iPod, donated it to family)...just didn't have that much money saved from holidays at the time.
Crap. If only I'd waited another 3 months, coulda paid the same amount for the iPod I wanted. Forget trading mine in, I won't get more than maybe half of what I paid for the white iPod.
Rats!
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Stuart said 8:20PM on 9-24-2006
Or, you could just get an iPod from:
http://www.colorwarepc.com/
and call it whatever band's iPod you feel like.
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