is there a new ipod touch before christmas?

emo72 · 25-10-2013 11:16pm #1

just about to pull the trigger on a 32gig generation 5. will go mad if i buy and they announce a new one. any advice lads?

_Redzer_ · 25-10-2013 11:29pm

Nope, they haven't released one by now, so they won't this year. The MP3 market is a dying one, they don't update their lines annually anymore. Considering they did it last year, they won't until next September, if even that, as that's when they get their refresh usually.

emo72 · 25-10-2013 11:32pm

thanks for that. although, to go off on a tangent, are phones replacing mp3 players? is that why that market is dying?

_Redzer_ · 25-10-2013 11:42pm

emo72 wrote: »

thanks for that. although, to go off on a tangent, are phones replacing mp3 players? is that why that market is dying?

Everyone has smartphones nowadays that can do the MP3 player's job just as well, so if you already have a smartphone, it doesn't make a huge amount of sense to the average person to have that as well an an MP3 player.

I've an iPhone, it's an iPod as well. I don't need a stand alone anymore like 5 years ago. They're handy for the gym and running sometimes, but other than that I don't see the use of them anymore.

murpho999 · 26-10-2013 12:44am

I still use an 8 year old Ipod that is permanently hooked into an iPod speaker for my house.

If that goes, I'll probably look at a new setup that I can stream to from phone or laptop!

Zcott · 26-10-2013 1:47am

murpho999 wrote: »

I still use an 8 year old Ipod that is permanently hooked into an iPod speaker for my house.

If that goes, I'll probably look at a new setup that I can stream to from phone or laptop!

Get yourself an Airport Express for this :-)

is there a new ipod touch before christmas?

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