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MEDIA CENTER PC NEWSJune 6th 2006 U2 Special Edition iPod Gets a Makeover
Yes, for $329 you too can own the same iPod as everyone else, but with the scribblings of Irish rockers etched into the case. Oh, and the scroll wheel is red. The new U2 iPod is based on the company's fifth-generation 30GB iPod and holds up to 7,500 songs, 25,000 photos or over 75 hours of video. The USP, apart from the slightly different styling, is 30 minutes of exclusive U2 video downloadable from the iTunes Music Store. It's described as a 'free' download, but read on to see what 'free' actually means. We reckon that Steve Jobs must be a big U2 fan, because this deal really doesn't add up. The premium paid for the U2 iPod is $20-30 over a standard iPod and, call us boring, but that's $20-30 too much. Mind you, the red and black stlying is growing on us. Take off the factory-applied scratching and you might win us over, Apple! This is the second generation U2 iPod. The first, which was released in October 2004, held 20GB, had a 12-hour battery life, and did not have video functionality. How things have moved on.... |
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