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Se muestran los artículos pertenecientes al tema 3.1.1 iPod.
15/04/2008
14/04/2008
11/04/2008
«(...) iPod/Portable MP3 player ownership continues dramatic growth. Nearly four in ten (37 percent) own an iPod or other brand of portable MP3 player; up from 30 percent in 2007 and more than two and a half times the number in 2005 (14 percent). Nearly three-quarters (73 percent) of those ages 12-17 own a digital audio player. Audio podcasting usage continues to increase along side the proliferation of iPod/MP3 player ownership. Eighteen percent have ever listened to an audio podcast; up from 13 percent in 2007. Nine percent have listened to an audio podcast in the past month (an estimated 23 million). fonte: « Weekly Online Radio Audience Increases from 11 percent to 13 percent of Americans In Last Year, According to the Latest Arbitron/Edison Media Research Study», Arbitron, 10/04/08 «Nearly Four in Ten Own an iPod/Portable MP3 Player (de 14% em Janeiro de 2005 para 37% em Janeiro de 2008) (slide 27) 09/04/2008
04/04/2008
«Similar to past studies, iPods impact radio listening. About one-fourth of those who own one say they listen to it exclusively or mostly for music (25%), especially Alternative fans and 18-34 year-olds. As the traditional Walkman verges on extinction, and the iPod becomes more universal, radio’s portability continues to be challenged» Similar to last year’s poll, the most requested feature on future iPod/mp3 players is an FM radio tuner (34%), followed by more capacity for songs/videos (23%). Notably, Apple owners (44%) are especially desirous of being able to access FM radio on their next device. «Additionally, 40% say they never listen to the radio while walking/working out (remember those iPod numbers), and many say they have not listened to a radio on their person as much during the past year. Additionally, at-work listening has also shown some erosion. While nearly one-fourth (23%) say they never listen to radio on the job, an additional 16% say they’re listening a little/a lot less at work. While three in ten (28%) report more listening in the workplace, that figure is down from the ’07 survey (31%). «TechSurvey 2008», Jacobs Media, Março 2008 «Since this poll began in ’05, we have tracked incredible gains in iPod ownership, and this year is no exception. And our studies have accurately predicted continued growth. Now, nearly six in ten respondents own one of these portable devices, an increase of 23% over last year’s poll. And the iPod’s presence in cars continues to rise. «», Jacobs Media, Março 2008 29/03/2008
« (...) However, something and someone is going to put radio to the death throne. Apple is in discussions with the big music companies about a radical new business model that would give customers free access to its entire iTunes music library in exchange for paying a premium for its iPod and iPhone devices. The “all you can eat” model, a replica of Nokia’s “comes with music” deal with Universal Music last December, could provide the struggling recorded music industry with a much-needed fillip, and drive demand for a new generation of Apple’s hardware. Again, what does this mean to radio? This means another stab on the chest for radio broadcasters. First, there was the mp3 player, specifically the iPod that stole terrestrial radio listeners. Then there’s HD Radio which unfortunately failed to give radio stations a run for their money. And of course, there is the satellite radio.» iPod Kills The Radio Star: Good News and Bad News for the Future of Radio, 24/03/08, RadioJingles.com «The digital music business is here with us for good, and that means over time there's going to be more than one way to deliver music, and definitely more than one way to play it. As the industry's all-but-undisputed leader, Apple should be thinking beyond the iPod and the iPhone. Who could do it better?» «Radio can’t win this fight on music alone. Once the WiFi abilities of the iPod Touch and iPhone are more widespread across the platform, you won’t even have to wait to sync your iPod at home to get your music. If you want to have a Megadeth marathon while waiting in line at Starbucks, you can get it with a few clicks. This idea, if it happens, could effectively nail the coffin shut on radio. If more manufacturers put plugs in cars to attach iPods, all music radio could be obsolete within a decade. Which should not be taken as a eulogy, but rather as a challenge to step up the personality on the air - an iPod may have all the music ever made, but it has ZERO personality.» «If, in fact, this goes down, iPod owners - who have always shown a willingness to meet Apple's hardware price, no matter what it is - will have one-click access to almost every song they could ever want - for free. What do you call an infinite supply of your favorite music rotating in playlists for free? I call it "radio." Already, of course, P2P distribution provides tons of "free" music. But the iTunes platform makes all this easy. And as anyone who has ever visited a buffet knows, when it's one price for "all you can eat," you always eat more. And from what medium do you think that listening is going to come?»
25/03/2008
« Forrester Research estimated that in the third quarter of 2007, 42% of all MP3 players owned by US adult Internet users were Apple iPods. 
fonte: A New Boost for Digital Music? eMarketeer MARCH 25, 2008 08/03/2008
«With the introduction of MP3 technology the user is given unparalleled access to their music collection whilst on the move. Previous generations of personal stereos, whilst providing for portability, limited the consumer to a few choices of music due to their format, whereas machines like the Apple iPod enable users to store up to 10 000 songs. These entries can be arranged through ‘play-lists’ in any configuration the user desires. Technologies like the Apple iPod produce for their users an intoxicating mixture of music, proximity and privacy whilst on the move (Putnam, 2000; Brodsky, 2002).» BUll, 2005: 343 SOLIDÃO/SOLITÀRIOS «The solitary movement of people through the city each day represents a significant yet under researched aspect of contemporary urban experience. This solitariness is often imposed in the daily movement of people to and from their places of work, yet is equally often a preferable option for many as they either walk or drive to and from work (Bull, 2000; Putnam, 2000; Brodsky 2002). Yet this desire for solitude is often joined to a need for social proximity and contact in daily life (Katz & Aakhus, 2002; Bauman, 2003). For many this solitude is an accompanied solitude in which people walk to the personalised sounds of their personal stereos and MP3 players» (Bull, 2005: 343) «iPod use, for example, appears to blur the distinction between work and leisure, between the ‘non-spaces’ of urban culture and the meaningful spaces associated with any individual’s personal narrative. If users live within their chosen musical soundtrack then I argue that they attempt to reclaim the significance of their experience of time precisely in those areas of daily life that have previously been perceived to be of little significance in the literature on time, identity and experience: the daily movement of users through the city» (bull 347) «A qualitative study by Bull (2005) specifically examined iPod use. Much of Bull's findings paralleled those of prior Walkman research. First, Bull observed that power, control and self-sufficiency were key factors of users regarding control over the time and the space in which they listened to music on the iPod. The second observation the device offered a higher level of options and flexibility compared with earliear personal stereo devices. Third, Bull found that listening was individualized and provided privatized content. Finally, use of the iPod was an intentional action with perceived benefits such as "mood maintenance" (p. 349)» (Ferguson, 2007: 108) 16/02/2008
«(...) Many have taken action already. Some said they wanted to listen to their iPods less because hearing is compromised by not only loud play but length of time listening -- even at acceptable levels. These students are right on with that. Some have invested in ear buds or even ear phones that will cancel noise and allow for lower levels of playback. About a year ago I shared my observation that iPod fatigue had settled in. In fact the term is theirs (my students) not mine. They weren't saying they'd give up their iPods -- just that some were bored with them. Even students with tens of thousands of songs on them (most obtained illegally) wanted something new.(...) The radio industry has often blamed iPod use for some of its problems. Of course, they would be wrong. When I suggested to these same young people that they might be willing to return to radio for music, the laughter was loud and sustained. They meant no insult. It's just that the idea of radio being useful in their lives is -- well, laughable. My experience is that they don't like commercial radio. (...) Don't misunderstand me. Young people are not ready to let their iPod batteries die out. They still want portable music that they can control. But, there is growing evidence I have observed that they are beginning to disconnect from their portable music devices in a way that was unthinkable a few years ago. (...) One thing they really like and are addicted to is iTunes -- the ability to create playlists, shuffle songs and control their entertainment. I'm almost thinking that iTunes is more magical than the actual portable device. iTunes is the record store. It can replace the radio station as a source of new music. It is an archive. (...) Radio appears to be left out of the future. (...)» Jerry Del Colliano, iPod, I quit, Inside Music Media, 15/02/08 18/01/2008
« The iPod defines modern-day music listening, and its role within the digital music ecosystem is commanding. But despite heavy sales volumes, unit and revenue gains are starting to slow.
During the most recent fiscal year at Apple, which ended September 27th, 2007, Apple sold an impressive 51.6 million devices. That represents a 31 percent year-over-year gain, a slowdown from previous annual increases of 75 percent.
Sales totals remain impressive, though the revenue picture is less robust. According to company filings, iPod-specific revenues topped $8.3 billion during the year, an 8 percent jump over previous-year totals. That is far more subdued than year-ago gains of 69 percent, a shift that suggests lowered per-unit margins. Meanwhile, the iPhone recently pushed past 4 million, though that sales story is just emerging.» 05/01/2008
« iPods® are everywhere and going strong. Just about everyone owns one (and, yes, Applebranded MP3 players are the most popular), and once again, these devices provide CVC— control, variety, and choice—without the commercials. Additionally, they also exude portability and aesthetic value. Most speak about their portable MP3 players passionately. For many, these devices have become their central source of music consumption. The iPod has not fully made its way into vehicles, but several are able to connect them in the cars they drive, while others look forward to the day when they are able to do so. Several own the iTrip, but the general consensus is that this device is substandard. Many look forward to having a direct connection in their next car or vehicle for their iPod. Interestingly, some own video iPods, but most of these respondents do not use them for viewing video»«The young people I have been working with and studying the past four years voluntarily remind me that they have iPod fatigue.
I have written about this before but I keep hearing it -- and the term iPod fatigue is theirs not mine.
There is no doubt in my mind that you'd have to amputate their arms to pry an iPod away from this generation, but I've been thinking about iPod fatigue a lot lately. It seems to me that what these young people are saying is -- entertain me where I live.
They are not particularly addressing the terrestrial radio industry. Outside of NPR and some catch-as-catch-can listening this generation isn't looking to radio for help.
But they are plainly tired of hearing the same songs over and over again. It's like they all turned into Steve Rivers (just kidding, Steve!). You know, many of their iPods have a limited play list smaller than Steve. The fact is iPods aren't loaded with lots of music like radio station computers.
Another factor may be that as the years go on Gen Y is spending more time with their cell phones and smart devices. It's not unusual to see college students carrying around Blackberry Pearls. Of course, not every young person is blessed with a chance to go to college and many other young people can't afford an iPod. (...)» fonte «The iPod Is Vulnerable», Jerry del coliano, Inside Music Media, 18/12/07 UM estudo da Jacobs Media não diz isso: «"iPods are showing no signs of stopping," according to Fred Jacobs, President of Jacobs Media. "Last year, our data showed that the growth of personal mp3 players was far from over. This year, our new study confirms that this phenomenon continues to have lots of life, and we expect strong growth throughout ’07."» 21/11/2007
«In a way radio was an iPod long before Apple invented iPods.
After all, radios were portable analog music devices that allowed baby boomers to carry their music around with them 24 hours a day.
The iPod of today gives the listener total choice -- the music they want, when they want it and in whatever (or no) special order.
Back then, the predecessor to the Apple iPod was a transistor radio and an entire generation grew up with their radios to their ears -- just as today, ear plugs and all.
The forerunner to the "iPod" lacked the level of choice that today's Apple device has, but it had something even more valuable to young baby boomers -- air talent.» fonte: Radio: the anchestor of the iPod 20/11/07 19/11/2007
«(...) en dos semanas más se lanzará el Mini Player, un nuevo producto que promete ganarse un espacio y quitarle protagonismo al iPod.
Este Mp4 es desarrollado por la compañía china Meizu, empresa creada el 2003 y que se ha hecho famosa por ofrecer productos extremadamente parecidos a los de Apple, aunque con la preocupación de tener mejoras en cuanto a las prestaciones, de ahí que varios de sus reproductores sean denominados "iPod killers" o "asesinos de iPods".
"No es 'otro' chino más" se apresura en explicar Gonzalo Quevedo, de "Intertek", los representantes de Meizu en el territorio nacional, México, Colombia, Perú y Argentina. Y sus palabras cobran sentido al analizar las características: soporte de formatos MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV, APE y FLAC, radio FM con 30 memorias, micrófono incorporado, ecualizador gráfico de 10 vías y la posibilidad de grabar lo que se escucha en la radio.
Además, tiene las ya clásicas características de un Mp4: reproduce video en una pantalla de 2,4'' a 320x240 pixeles, almacena fotos, tiene juegos, se controla con un touch pad y tres botones y su batería dura hasta 36 horas.
Pero Quevedo cree que además de las características, es importante el tema de la calidad de los productos, la que asegura es de primer nivel, ya que en su fabricación se emplean piezas de marcas como Samsung, LG, Phillips y General Electric, entre otras.
iPod touch y iPhone de Meizu
(...)Asimismo, estima que el M8, un celular sumamente parecido al iPhone, saldría a fin de año o a principios de enero de 2008 en el mercado chino, por lo que la apuesta es tenerlo en Chile dentro de los primeros meses del próximo año.» fonte: «Llega a Chile el "iPod killer", con radio FM y micrófono incorporado», 31 de Octubre de 2007, Francisco Álvarez, El Mercurio Online
10/11/2007
«A noncommercial, eclectic, former college radio station in New Jersey claims to be the first station to stream live radio to the iPhone and iPod Touch.
WFMU(FM), Jersey City, N.J., says its stream plays through QuickTime and is made possible by TVersity, a software company that claims to be the first enabler of streaming live radio for the iPhone.
On its Web site, the station says: “Point your iPhone browser at iphone.wfmu.org to experience the world’s first live radio stream for iPhones.”
Listener-funded WFMU, broadcasting on 91.1 MHz, also has a relay station, WXHD, broadcasting on 90.1 MHz to the Hudson Valley, Lower Catskills, Western New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania.» fonte: «WFMU Streaming Live Radio to iPhone, iPod», Radio World, 11.09.2007 21/10/2007
RAMSEY:«(...) Last week Apple's Steve Jobs announced that a software development kit will be made available for the WiFi-enabled iPod Touch (and iPhone) next February. What this means is that developers will be able to build third-party applications designed for the iPod (they can already do this via the web interface, but that adds another usability hurdle which will fall come February).And I have no doubt that very high on the list of priorities will be to empower the new iPods to provide radio via streaming.
So the good news is that radio will once again become portable in 2008.But the bad news is that the radio world will be flattened and thousands of choices from across the globe will have equal access to the ears of your audience. If anyone has an edge here, what do you want to bet it's the streaming stations already indexed on iTunes? May the best radio brands win». fonte: Hear2.0, «Radio on the iPod in 2008», 07/09/2007
A propósito da decisão da Apple de colaborar com as estações HD, eis as declarações de alguém com responsabilidade nas rádios dos EUA: «Clear Channel President/CEO John Hogan said, "Apple has been a strong supporter of radio, previously making an FM tuner available for the iPod, and we view their support of HD digital radio as an enormous opportunity." Apple offers the iPod Radio Remote as an iPod accessory for $49.
Hogan continued, "With substantial gains in online and on-demand programming already under our belt, there should now be no doubt of radio's ability to constantly evolve and embrace new technology. The iPod is not a competitor to radio -- it is a collaborator in connecting with consumers on a continual basis."» fonte: «Clear Channel Encodes For iTunes Song Sales Via HD Radio», Radio Ink, 07/09/07
«Apple has unveiled new technology that enables US high definition radio listeners to "tag" songs that they hear on FM stations for subsequent purchase via iTunes. iTunes Tagging technology, which was developed by Apple in conjunction with iBiquity Digital and major US radio broadcasting groups, was unveiled across the US this week together with the latest iPods. Apple vice president of iPod product marketing Greg Joswiak said: "When a song plays on your HD Radio that you like, a simple push of a button will tag it and later give you the chance to preview, purchase, and enjoy it with iTunes and your iPod." The US initiative follows a similar scheme in the UK put together by UBC Media. The Cliq service displays the tracks playing on the radio and allows consumers to buy them immediately. Cliq is available on new DAB radio sets and also via Java enabled mobile phones. UBC Media chief executive Simon Cole welcomed the introduction of the iPod tag service: "This is great news for us and for the digital radio industry globally. "Importantly, it confirms our very strong and long-held belief that radio has a huge part to play in the future of digital music sales and that those sales represent new revenue opportunities for radio". » fonte: «Apple launches radio tagging system», Broadcastnow.com, Yvette Mackenzie, 07/09/07 Mas, atenção, é preciso que as estações emitam um código hertziano: «and Clear Channel has already announced that it will encode all its FM HD broadcasts for the service». E ha tambem que garante, como se lê na newsletter da Inside Radio de 06/09/07 que: «Polk's HD Radio connection with the iPod will require stations to encode their HD signals to allow consumers to use the "tagging" feature for buying music on iTunes. Inside Radio has learned eight radio groups have already committed to encoding. Insiders say this alliance between radio, receiver manufacturers and Apple puts radio on the forefront of music delivery and turns would-be competitors into collaborators» Outra chamada de atenção: a tecnologia não permite a compra, mas apenas marcar determinadas músicas, que poderão ser compradas, quando se ligar o iPod ao computador (ou seja, depois). «Well, it's not exactly a "push-to-buy" function... it's more of a "push to 'bookmark,' so later, when you hook your iPod up to your computer, you're reminded of the songs you tagged, and then you can buy them through iTunes" service. In fact, the iPod itself is really only used to carry these "bookmarks" from the radio to the PC»
Já Mark Ramsey chama atenção para outra questão (com a tradicional ironia, quando fala de HD): «HD radio has been reduced to being a storefront for iTunes? So I listen to my HD radio, tag the songs I like, download them to my iPod, and listen to my iPod rather than my HD radio, right?And who makes the money in this transaction? The people who own the store, the people who license the music, or the station that tags the songs?» 29/08/2007
Mark Ramsey alerta para os riscos e as oportunidades para a industria classica de rádio: «This could work in one or both of two ways: Either you would be able to buy and download songs via WiFi (most likely) or you would also be able to stream or cache content via the iTunes strreaming "radio" channels (perhaps less likely - since a station streamed or cached on an iPod is not a song purchased, thus making the transaction less profitable for Apple. On the other hand, anything that drives the purchase of iPods is more profitable than anything that drives the purchase of songs). The ability to stream iTunes stations means, of course, that YOUR station could be one of those. But your 30 market competitors just became 3,000 worldwide competitors. And counting. (...) This is an obvious evolution for the iPod - WiFi is already popping up on iPod alternatives - and makes them even more of a substitute for radio than they've been in the past since any iPod could be updated wirelessly and on the fly. And anything which makes an mp3 player easier to use and more valuable to own makes it a more potent radio substitute. As I have said many times in the past, stations which live and die on a steady diet of music will be facing stiff competition from devices like these over the long run.
When these devices do not need a computer and feature a music discovery component, that's functionally equivalent to the best music radio station you can imagine: One which matches your tastes exactly.» 18/08/2007
(é um dos títulos do livro de Chris ANderson; pág.3) 18/06/2007
«"A rádio tem de mudar se quiser sobreviver". Foi com estas palavras que Mark Story, responsável pela programação das 50 rádios que o grupo EMAP possui no Reino Unido e na Irlanda, abriu o seminário ‘Rádio na Era da Internet e do iPod' integrado no festival de publicidade de Cannes. Sublinhando os crescentes meios de difusão - mp3, iPod, telemóvel, televisão e satélite-, Story acredita que "não estamos perante tempos confusos. A rádio sempre soube reinventar-se ao longo das décadas". Sinal disso, explicou ontem, é a convicção de que a rádio "pode tornar-se ainda mais relevante. Devemos ter a preocupação, não com a rádio, mas com as pessoas que trabalham na rádio tradicional e que não percebem o desafio da rádio digital".A mudança na forma como a rádio é ouvida aponta para os caminhos que o meio deve trilhar. No Reino Unido, citou Story, 8,2% das pessoas maiores de 15 anos já ouve rádio através do telemóvel. (...) Ao mesmo tempo e olhando para uma cidade como Londres, onde um parte significativa das pessoas se desloca em transportes públicos, o programador da EMAP apontou para as oportunidades que os downloads e os podcasts representam. "A rádio e o iPod são parceiros perfeitos", considerou. Afinal, a rádio não pode fechar os olhos aos 18,4% de britânicos que possui mp3. Mark Story apresentou dois casos desenvolvidos pela sua empresa e pagos por patrocinadores para atingirem este público. Um dos conteúdos funcionava como um guia para caloiros com dicas para sobreviver ao primeiro ano de faculdade. Já o segundo exemplo consistia em explicações de um psicólogo e de um hipnotizador para que quem estivesse a deixar de fumar ouvisse argumentos para prosseguir a sua decisão» fonte: MARQUES, Rui O., A rádio tem futuro na era da internet e do iPod?, Meios e Publicidade, 18/06/07 11/06/2007
09/06/2007
05/06/2007
«Even old-school DJs see the appeal of personalized radio. Elvis Duran, who hosts a popular morning show on New York City's Z100, says he could imagine a future in which listeners wake up to some comedy and conversation from the show followed by three songs tailored to their tastes. But he doesn't expect live DJs to become obsolete: "When people wake up in the morning, it's good to hear some people who are talking about interesting topics and who let you know, hey, the world's still spinning and I can go out there." Good idea. No wonder Apple never built a radio tuner in the iPod: it's scared of the competition» (fonte: « Learning to Love Radio Again», By Anita Hamilton, Time Magazine, 29/05/07) 25/05/2007
«Manufacturer Roberts Radio and digital technology company Frontier Silicon have joined forces to develop the UK's first DAB/FM plug-in for the iPod. Digital radio stations will be able to reach a potential audience of millions by opening up their services to iPod users.The device, which is "about the size of an egg" will be launched in late autumn. It will be sold by major electronic retailers for £49.99. The Digital Radio Development Bureau (DRDB), the industry body set up to ensure digital radio is picked up widely and swiftly, is backing the launch.A DRDB spokeswoman said: "FM radio plug-ins for iPods have already proven popular so we are feeling positive about the DAB/FM plug-in." BBC director of music and audio Jenny Abramsky was also enthusiastic about the plug-in but added "One of the key challenges is not just getting DAB onto iPods, MP3 players and mobile phones but to get it onto all mobile devices." Abramsky said approximately 13 million MP3 players had been sold in the UK, the majority of which were iPods. She added the DAB plug-in would be a good way of preventing younger audiences from slipping away from digital radio. Apple declined to comment on whether it will consider incorporating DAB/FM technology on iPods in the future.» (fonte: «DAB/FM iPod plug-in to give digital radio boost», Broadcastnow, Yvette Mackenzie, 24/05/07; via Netfm) Uma opinião: «One of the most common complaints about the iPod is that it lacks a simple radio. It's a common feature in so many portable audio players now that it seems almost ridiculous that the iPod doesn't have such a feature built in as standard» 16/05/2007
... pergunta Fred Jacobs «Radio has many challenges that have been discussed constantly in the press, as well as in this space. Unfortunately, many of the factors facing terrestrial radio - economic, technology, etc. - are out of our control. How are we going to take iPods out of people's hands? How can you stop TV viewers from using their DVRs and whizzing past commercials?» (fonte: «Figure It Out») 27/04/2007
«Apple reported heavy profit gains during its recent, fiscal second quarter, a total powered in part by strong iPod gains. The company disclosed revenues of $5.26 billion, up 21 percent from a total of $4.36 billion during the comparable period last year. Profits landed at $770 million, or $.87 per diluted share, up nearly 88 percent from year-ago gains of $410 million, or $.47 per diluted share. "We are very pleased to report the most profitable March quarter in Apple's history," said Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer. Overall iPod sales crossed 10.5 million during the period, a growth of 24 percent over sales levels last year. The total was powered by strong sales of the low-cost shuffle, though a model breakdown was not provided. "The iPod shuffle was especially popular, with the addition of four brilliant new colors beginning in late January," explained Oppenheimer during the Wednesday earnings call.» fonte: «Apple Shows Quarterly Profit Boom, Continued iPod Strength», Digital Music News, 25/04/07
11/04/2007
«SÃO PAULO - A Apple anunciou que já vendeu 100 milhões de iPods. A cifra alcançada pela linha de tocadores digitais da companhia foi divulgada nesta segunda-feira, dia 9, e contabiliza todas as vendas de aparelhos desde o lançamento da primeira versão do iPod em 2001. Além de ter se tornado um tocador extremamente popular (responde por mais de 70% do mercado norte-americano de players), o iPod possibilitou à Apple estabelecer-se como um distribuidor de conteúdo graças à loja virtual iTunes, que, em mercados como Japão, EUA e Europa, fornece canções e vídeos pagas para os players. Desde o início da linha iPod, já foram fabricados mais de 10 modelos diferentes de iPods, a indústria gerou acessórios que vão de caixas acústicas para o tocador a despertadores que trabalham em conjunto com o iPod, passando por adaptadores para ouvir o conteúdo do aparelho em aparelhos de som automotivo.» fonte: «Apple anuncia que já vendeu 100 milhões de iPods», 9/04/07, Estadão. 06/04/2007
«iPods show no signs of stopping. , our showed that the growth of personal mp3 players was far from over. confirms that this phenomenon continues to have lots of life, and we expect strong growth throughout %u201907. Since this poll was started in February %u201905, year-to-year personal has steadily increased. From the %u201906 to %u201907 studies, ownership is up to 47% of the Rock sample, an impressive jump of 34%. And among Alternative listeners, two-thirds (67%) now own an iPod-like device».(Jacobs Blog, «», 3/04/07) 04/04/2007
«Conventional wisdom suggests that iPod owners are swimming in their own collections, and leaving programmed radio stations behind. That certainly sounds like the typical iPod owner, though fresh research indicates that a large number of portable music fans want terrestrial radio receptivity. According to a recent internet-based poll conducted by Jacobs Media, 33 percent of respondents expressed a preference for FM radio in their next portable media device. And among iPod owners, the number was a more substantial 41 percent. In both cases, the preference for radio receptivity outweighed demand for increased capacity, a larger screen, and video playback. "It's a no-brainer," said Fred Jacobs, head of the research group. "If Apple truly wishes to make the most versatile, user-friendly personal MP3 devices, an FM tuner should be standard equipment." Currently, iPod owners can grab FM receptivity by purchasing an add-on from a large number of companies. But off-the-shelf, the iPod does not contain terrestrial radio reception, an approach that Jacobs disagreed with. But tempering the opinion is a potentially heavy skew in the results, which were compiled by a company that focuses its expertise on rock radio. In fact, the survey pool of 25,000 was pulled from nearly 70 rock radio stations across the United States, a selection process that offers a less-balanced consumer picture. Meanwhile, Apple is most likely reviewing sales data on add-ons like FM receivers, and weighing its product decisions on actual buying information. A number of iPod rivals, including the Microsoft Zune and a range of SanDisk players, currently offer FM receptivity.» fonte: «Researchers Raise Importance of Portable FM Reception», Digital Music News, 2/04/07 Jacobs Media Report
Mais: «Of course, FM radios are available in Microsoft's Zunes and SanDisk players, for example, but they are not built into Apple branded products, such as nano, shuffle, or video iPods. Clearly, this is a great opportunity for Apple to better serve its millions of iPod customers, while keeping ahead of its growing competition. It’s a no-brainer - If Apple truly wishes to make the most versatile, user-friendly personal mp3 devices, an FM tuner should be standard equipment» (Jacobs Blog, «iPod Owners Want WHAT?», 3/04/07) Mark Ramsey acha que isso nunca vai acontecer: « First, the iPod is not an island. It's an mp3 player, and there are many mp3 players out there equipped with FM tuners. That is, the thing these folks say they want is already available on a different branded unit, and they deliberately chose not to buy that unit and purchased an iPod instead. What does that tell you about what they say they want vs. what they really want? Second, Jobs knows full well that there's demand for an FM tuner in the marketplace. And that's why Apple makes such a tuner as an add-on for the iPod. Indeed, the iPod is deliberately manufactured to be the centerpiece of an ecosystem of products that "plus" the iPod, and an FM tuner is one such "plus." So arguably, this problem is solved even before it's posed as a problem. Third, why should Apple burn their iPod batteries to empower the radio industry's agenda when those batteries could be alternatively burned playing video and audio purchased from Apple's own iTunes, a proposition which not only drives the value of iPods but fills Apple's coffers to the brim?» fonte: Mark Ramsey, Hear2.0, «Will iPods feature FM tuners? Nope.», 2/04/07 31/03/2007
«"Apple Inc. sold a record 21 million iPods for the holiday quarter, which helped boost the company's revenues by 50% and accounted for sales of $3.43 billion--half of Apple's total sales for the quarter, the company reported this week," Emily Burg reports in an updated article for MediaPost's MarketingDaily.
Burg reports, "Stellar sales have earned the iPod a 72% share of the portable music player market. Microsoft's Zune, meanwhile, recorded 2.8% of the market for December, and 10.2% of all 30GB hard drive models sold, according to retail research firm NPD Group." (fonte: NPD: Apple iPod held 72% share of PMP market in December; Microsoft Zune had 2.8% share, Sunday, January 21, 2007). Já teve mais: «Research company The NPD Group said in a report released Tuesday that various versions of the iPod accounted for 92.1 percent of the market for hard drive-based music players, up from 82.2 percent a year ago. Players from Creative Technology and Digital Networks North America's Rio were a distant second and third, with 3.7 percent and 3.2 percent of the market, respectively.» (outubro 2004)
28/03/2007
«Não contente em apenas escutar as músicas de seu iPod, uma adolescente de São Francisco, nos Estados Unidos, inventou um aparelho que permite que o tocador digital funcione como uma estação de rádio, transmitindo músicas para outros tocadores que estão por perto. O sistema, chamado de NoeStringsAttached, faz com que iPods e outros aparelhos semelhantes possam transmitir e receber músicas utilizando ondas de rádio FM, a uma distância de até 4,5 metros.
Kristyn Heath, a adolescente que criou a novidade, explica que o sistema consiste em duas unidades idênticas, cada uma acoplada na saída de fones de ouvido padrão encontrada na maior parte dos tocadores de CD, fitas e MP3. O usuário seleciona uma das cinco freqüências de rádio utilizadas e então opta por transmitir ou receber as músicas. Até mesmo quem não tem um tocador pode utilizar o sistema e ouvir a música que está no iPod dos outros -- basta conectar fones de ouvido ao NoeStringsAttached. (...) “A maior parte das pessoas da minha idade não tem muito dinheiro para gastar. Por isso, quis manter o equipamento acessível”. A rádio FM não tem a mesma qualidade que sistemas sem fio como wi-fi ou bluetooth, mas Kristyn acredita que isso não será um problema. Ela acrescenta que o sinal de rádio ainda é um meio de transmissão popular. “Acho que a qualidade é boa o suficiente, especialmente quando você considera o preço.”» fonte: «Aparelho faz comunicação de iPods via rádio», 27/03/2007, G1, Globo
23/03/2007
«Abril deverá marcar o início da comercialização da Apple TV no mercado Europeu, incluindo Portugal, depois de ontem ter iniciado a venda nos Estados Unidos, segundo a Lusa.
Este produto liga o computador à televisão, sem necessitar de fios, e permite a reprodução de conteúdos multimédia como músicas, vídeos, podcasts e fotografias. A Apple TV, cujo preço no mercado europeu deverá rondar os 299 euros, de acordo com informações da Apple Portugal, vem equipada com um disco de 40Gb e possui uma capacidade de armazenamento de 50 horas de vídeo, aproximadamente nove mil músicas e 25 mil fotografias.» fonte: «Apple TV chega em Abril» Meios e Publicidade, 23/03/07 10/03/2007
«Mr. Hanson also suggested that land-based radio had been too slow to respond to satellite radio, which offers access to dozens of commercial-free music channels for a monthly subscription fee and to digital music players, like Apple Computer's iPod. He said that he balked when a supervisor suggested running an on-air contest to give away an iPod loaded with 949 songs. (Zeta's frequency was 94.9-FM.) "I was like, 'Then they don't need to listen to Zeta anymore.' " Mr. Hanson wound up forgoing the contest.» fonte: New York Times, «Fade-Out: New Rock Is Passé on Radio», By JEFF LEEDS, April 28, 2005 03/03/2007
«Years ago, radio had abandoned the idea of providing variety to listeners and instead concentrated on putting just a few well-tested songs on "heavy rotation" so the most popular tunes at the moment (generally the lowest artistic common denominator, catchy and forgettable stuff) would dominate the airwaves. Who could tolerate such unimaginative programming when there were iPods, which could shuffle thousands of songs that had passed the ultimate focus group - you, the sole listener, endorsing every cut because you consciously ripped it into the system?» (levy, 2006: 248) Uma mistura de coisas: «Digital technology gathers, shreds, and empowers, all at once. Mix, mash, rip, burn, plunder, and discover: these are the things that the digital world can do much more easily than before- or for the first time. The iPod, and the download dollar-store that accompanies it, makes sense of those things without making our brains hurt.» (Levy, 2006: 4) A escolha aleatória: «(...)the best way, I discovered, was to find the setting that said "shuffle", click through the menus till you got to a list of all your songs, pick a starting place, and go. From that point, your whole collection would resequence itself in glorious chaos. It was like my own private radio station that played only songs that I liked - after all, I had put them there» (Levy, 2006: 18) Moda: «Most emphatically, the iPod has taken on that adjective almost as a birthright. What is the link between coolness and iPods? Is trendiness a significant component of the iPod's success? Why has the world of fashion embraced the iPod? Why won't your kids accept a generic substitute, which plays the same damn songs an iPod does?» (Levy, 2006: 59) Capacidade de armazenagem: «In fact, in 2005, a Solutions Research Group study showed that the average iPod owner has 504 songs; a different survey found that the average was 900. Apple Executive Vice President Phil Schiller says that Apple has concluded that a limit of 1,000 songs turns out to be the "sweet spot" for most people, the number that sticks in most people's minds as the most they'll need. (A 2004 Jupiter Research study backs him up further: it found that only 23 percent of consumers said that they'd ever need more than 1,000 songs on their player at one time.)» (Levy, 2006: 84) Blogues e iPods: «Blogging and iPods were a great match, two innovations that had enjoyed a parallel run to glory in the early 2000s. Many people blogged about their iPods - what they were listening to on the iPod, what color they ad chosen for their boyfriend, how they slept with the iPod under their pillow, and how pissed they were that they had bought a new iPod just before Apple released a newer, cooler iteration. ("iPod" as, in fact, the most popular 'tag' or category, in the massive blog massive search engine Technorati.) (Levy, 2006: 129-130) «By the end of 2005, Apple Computer had sold more than 42 million iPods, at prices ranging from $99 to $599 (most sold in the middle range). What's more, at that time the iPod had about 75 percent market share of the entire category of digital music players. Its online digital music emporium, the iTunes Music Store, has sold more than a billion songs at 99 cents each, representing about 85 percent of all legal paid downloads, a market that barely existed before Steve Jobs (...)» (Levy, 2006: 3) «it is the most familiar, and certainly the most desirable, new object of the twenty-first century» (Levy, 2006: 1) 17/02/2007
«O presidente da Apple, Steve Jobs, incitou as maiores editoras discográficas do mundo a venderem online as suas músicas sem o actual software de segurança, que previne a pirataria dos ficheiros. Para Steve Jobs, a abolição do software de protecção anti-pirataria de música, conhecido como «digital rights management» (DRM), seria uma boa medida para os consumidores e até para as próprias editoras, argumentando que este é ineficaz no combate à pirataria. A Apple tem vindo a sofrer pressões para compatibilizar as músicas vendidas na sua loja virtual iTunes com outros leitores de música, já que estão restringidas ao leitor que a própria empresa comercializa, o iPod. Desde Junho de 2006, associações de consumidores de vários países da Europa têm recebido queixas sobre a Apple, relativas à incompatibilidade das músicas do iTunes com aparelhos de outras marcas. Referindo-se a esta situação, Steve Jobs afirma que, a abolição do DRM permitiria a todos utilizadores de mp3 o acesso às músicas de qualquer loja virtual, incluindo a iTunes. «É claramente a melhor alternativa para os consumidores, e a Apple iria envolver-se a 100% nesta iniciativa», declarou. Os analistas referem que esta medida iria reforçar a posição da Apple como líder do mercado da música digital. A loja virtual de música da Apple, iTunes, vendeu cerca de 2 mil milhões de músicas, desde que foi lançada em 2003, e conta com mais de 70% do mercado de música digital dos Estados Unidos. Segundo Steve Jobs, caso a protecção DRM seja retirada, a Apple estará em condições de criar um sistema de download, que permita a compatibilidade das suas músicas com outros leitores, para além do iPod, inclusive o Zune, recentemente lançado pela Microsoft.» fonte: Diário Digital, 7/02/07, Apple apela à venda de música sem software anti-pirataria
Etiquetas: DRM 20/01/2007
«People simply don’t have that big of a use for the radio anymore. The iPod is more convenient. You don’t have to keep changing the station every five minutes, you don’t have to listen to advertisements, and you don’t have to listen to some crazy DJ’s blabber on while you drive to school or work in the morning. The iPod is built into everything from cars to airplanes. It’s even driven companies out of business. For example, Tower Records is closing up shop. Sony Walkmans have essentially been replaced with iPod shuffles and nanos when it comes to working out. This device, this music player, caused a revolution. People were saying it would be “just another fad” and “gone in a few years” when it started to get popular. But when everyone from George Bush to the Pope has one, the decline of the iPod doesn’t seem to be coming anytime in the near future. It’s not a fad, it’s a new way of life. Another thing: Podcasting is replacing radio shows. As podcasting grow in popularity, radio shows decline in popularity. In the past, people would have to listen to some person blabber on about random and sometimes idiotic topics (and when I say random or idiotic, I mean, the pinnacle of random or idiotic). Now, people can now listen to whatever they want, whether it’s TWiT or CNN Headline News. (...) iPod really did kill the radio star; it’s driven companies out of business, replaced radio shows, and built itself into everything from cars to planes. No one knew that this device would ever have the effect it has had on us today.» fonte: «iPod killed the radio star», The MacMind, 4/01/07 Quem disse que tinha chegado o declínio do iPOd? «Apple announced another record breaking quarter, ended Dec. 30, resulting from “very strong” sales of iPods and “robust” sales of Macs, the company said. Revenue hit $7.12 billion, growing 24 percent from the quarter a year ago, and net income hit $1 billion, up 78 percent. Sales of iPods for the quarter were 21.1 million, marking a 50 percent increase over the quarter a year ago, despite warnings from analysts that the market growth for MP3 players will slow over the next few years, down to about 10 percent annually. In addition, Apple said it maintained its high market share, achieving 72 percent share in the United States in December, according to NPD Techworld figures. (...) Music revenue fueled by iTunes sales was up 29 percent. iTunes now accounts for 85 percent of songs downloaded and purchased in the United States, Apple said, and sales of iTunes gift cards doubled over the holidays. (...) Apple chief financial officer Peter Oppenheimer called demand for the iPod “extraordinary” and said all three iPod models “did exceptionally well,” including the new Shuffle which shipped in October. Oppenheimer also noted that unlike last year, iPod supply kept up with demand over the holidays, which helped boost sales.» fonte: «Apple Posts Record Quarter, Sells 21.1 Million iPods», By Amy Gilroy -- TWICE, 1/18/2007 18/01/2007
«Every so often someone in the radio industry trots out a study which says iPods really aren't that threatening to the radio industry's long-term health and welfare. "Folks get tired of maintaining them," they will say. "They're just a new form of Walkman," say others. (...)The fact is this: For younger consumers in particular, the iPod is no more difficult to use than a radio. Our research has shown this definitively. And while folks may occasionally tire of maintaining an iPod they will also tire of their radio stations. But tiring of something and abandoning it are two different things. Two billion downloads can't be all wrong. (...) The radio industry will have to come to terms with a future where your favorite radio station may always be on your hip and may always plays the songs you program yourself.This general trend, more than anything else, is why the growth of satellite radio will not be about music and why the distribution of HD radio will be forever hampered.If you want more music choice, the solution is in the palm of a ten-year-old.While satellite radio seems to inherently understand this, the powers-that-be in HD radio seem to have no such clue. And that's too bad, because facing reality is how you make the most of reality.(...)» Mark Ramsey, hear2.0, «iPods don't matter to radio?», 16/01/07 29/12/2006
06/12/2006
«iPod will lead a further media transformation of similar magnitude in the coming decade. Speaking at the FT World Communications Conference, Nikesh Arora, Google's VP of European operations, told delegates that, in the coming years, the plummeting price of storage and its increasing volume-to-size ratio will give iPods almost unlimited potential to hold music and video. Arora said, by 2012, iPods could launch at similar prices to those on sale now and yet be capable of holding a whole year's worth of video releases. Around 10 years down the line that could be expanded, creating iPods that can hold all the music ever sold commercially. He said: "In 12 years, why not an iPod that can carry any video ever produced?" The Google exec said tech is now pursuing a price volume game - searching for the price point at which content will take off for the mainstream. He added: "It's clearly begun happening," citing iTunes' 99¢ per song download model.» fonte: «Google: 'iPod will hold all the world's TV in 12 years'», 27/11/06, Silicon.com 02/12/2006
«Select Random Shuffle, and the iPod dredges up tunes you might never consciously choose to play. But chosen for you, they’re a delight. This mode of play also allows you to discover gems in a collection hat previously sat unplayed on a shelf of CDs. Songs previousloy neglectet can become top favorites. And then there are all those tunes you never knew you had. Random shuffle can create great surprises, selecting just the right song at just the right time. Or it can throw together unexpected combinations (...)» (Kahney, 2005: 3). AInda que: «Random shuffle is nothing new. It first became popular a feature of CD players. But with CDs, shuffling tracks is typically limited to the songs on a limited number of disks. Randomly selecting tracks really comes into its own with giant music collections: libraries that stretch to tens of thousands of songs. In a giant library, random shuffle is a good way - sometimes the only way - to play music that would otherwise go unheard (...)» (Kahney, 20). «Although people often create playlists for specific activities (walking, driving, commuting, working out and so on), they also enjoy giving control to the machine, which can surprise and delight with unexpected seleclions of tracks, [professor Michael] Bull said» (Kahney, 2005: 22) «The iPod is beautifully integrated with the computer, which feeds it tunes, and with an online store to fill it at 99 cents a pop. The iPod is amazingly versatile. You can listen to it while driving - through the car stereo - or use it as an alarm clock to wake you in the morning. It’s not only a personal stereo, it’s the home stereo, the office stereo, or the stereo at the gym. It’s both personal and public, used by DJs, and in bars and hotels. It’s even starting to take over some nightclubs. The iPod has created DJs out of mere mortals. (...) (Kahney, 2005: 5) «In the history of invention, gadgets don't come more iconic than Apple's digital music player. The iPod is to the 21st century what the big band was to the '20s, the radio to the '40s, or the juke-box to the '50s - the signature technology that defines the musical culture of the era. And what a marvelous technology the iPod is. Inside Apple's little white box is magic, pure magic, in the guise of music.» (Kahney, 2005: 3) « An iPod phone now appears inevitable, and bets are being placed on details like pricing, release date, and form factor. Just recently, Apple filed a patent outlining a mobile device that "may correspond to the iPod," a development that largely confirms earlier speculation. The filing, recently made public, was originally filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office in August. The application describes a "tube-like" player constructed with "zirconia" and "alumina," and a device that would be "cost effective, smaller, lighter, stronger and aesthetically more pleasing" than competitive mobile music phones. So when will the device hit the streets? Predictions vary, though some are pointing to an unveiling at the Macworld Conference & Expo in January. Others suggest a later date, though most expect a release within the first two quarters of next year. It appears that Cingular Wireless will carry the device within the United States, though the mobile company refused to comment on the possibility. Meanwhile, the player is likely to combine the iconic iPod scroll wheel with a traditional telephone keypad, and the form factor could resemble the iPod mini.» Etiquetas: iPhone 28/11/2006
04/11/2006
«O mesmo pensa Steve Jobs, o homem forte da Apple, que apresentou ao mundo o iPod em 23 de Outubro de 2001. "Tínhamos a excelência no hardware, no design e no software. Decidimos gerir o catálogo de música a partir do iTunes e não no iPod. Outras empresas tentaram fazer tudo no aparelho e tornaram-nos tão complicados que eram inúteis", comentou, em declarações reproduzidas pelo semanário britânico The Observer.
"A pessoa não quer um aparelho para tocar música, quer ouvir música. Directamente do artista para o ouvido. Por isso a Apple tem a loja de música on-line iTunes, o software iTunes e um óptimo aparelho de suporte, o iPod. Funciona tudo bem em conjunto, sem ser preciso pensar no que se está a fazer", comenta Woz.
Ter o acordo das editoras discográficas para vender música na Internet, por 99 cêntimos de dólar cada canção, foi um feito de Steve Jobs, já que a indústria tinha mais receio da pirataria do que entusiasmo por um novo negócio.
O iPod tornou-se o aparelhinho que toda a gente quer ter, e detém 75 por cento do mercado nos Estados Unidos. Surgiram também aparelhos que o imitam, que tentam ganhar pelo preço - os do leitor da Apple continuam elevados (os mais recentes, com capacidade para vídeo, custam entre 300 e 400 euros em Portugal). Ainda assim, já se venderam 60 milhões de iPods. (...) Claro que o iPod não é só vantagens: além do preço, há o inconveniente de não poder ouvir os ficheiros de música comprados na loja iTunes noutros leitores de mp3, nem de ouvir no iPod canções que não sejam reconhecidas pelo software iTunes. Tanto assim é que em França se aprovou uma lei que exige que todos os ficheiros de música digital possam ser ouvidos em qualquer aparelho - uma lei que parece feita à medida para obrigar a Apple a partilhar os seus trunfos.» fonte: «iPod Há cinco anos a mudar o mundo», Público, Clara Barata, 24/10/06
Etiquetas: LAD, iPod, Apple, pirataria « Is Apple considering integrating both terrestrial and satellite radio into its iPods? A variety of techies think so.
According to Orbitcast and Macintosh News Network, which cover satellite radio and all things Apple respectively, Apple has filed a patent application for a method of saving media from various sources for later purchase. Among those "sources" — terrestrial and satellite radio.
“It's an ingenious method of grabbing snippets of audio, identifying the song and allowing the user the option to purchase that song," according to Orbitcast.
The benefit to Apple in adding radio to iPods is that it allows users to discover new music — which they can then buy from the company's iTunes Music Store. The benefit to satellite radio is obvious — iPod integration means one more platform for the medium.
According to the patent, the technology allows the user to tune "into a wireless signal (e.g., AM FM radio, digital radio, or WiFi)" using either a wireless card or "the capability to accept accessories to add the necessary functionality." Terrestrial radio is currently available on certain models of iPods with a remote accessory.
Further on in the application, Apple cites possible vehicle integration, and actually names XM as a possible satellite partner.» fonte: «Is Satellite Radio Coming To iPods? (Updated)», Radio and Records, Oct. 20, 2006, By Ken Tucker 01/11/2006
«"The technology is completely ready, and the change in consumers' habits has started. The best evidence is our sales number. We are selling huge amounts," Tommi Mustonen, director at Nokia's multimedia unit told Reuters in an interview. Mustonen said the company aimed to sell 80 million music devices this year, up from 46.5 million in 2005. Nokia is not alone. The world's fourth-largest handset maker Sony Ericsson has benefited in recent quarters from strong sales of a line-up of Walkman music-playing handsets, of which it sold 15 million in its first year. By contrast, Apple sold 8.7 million iPods in the July to September quarter, making it the world's most popular music player, but the volume still lagged far behind music phones. Mustonen said two out of three consumers whose phones can play digital tracks already use it for that purpose. Nokia does not see Apple, with its iPods and iTunes service, as a competitor, at least not before the U.S. firm's expected iPhone hits the shelves, Mustonen said. "The comparison with iPod is wrong; it is a single purpose device, and it is not connected," Mustonen said, adding that Apple was moving in the same direction with the possible launch of an iPhone, according to media and financial analysts. "Then you can compare us," Mustonen said.» fonte: USA Today, «Nokia claims ground in digital music battle», 30/10/06 03/10/2006
diz Loyd G. Ford no radio & Records (29/9/06) «Anyone who doesn’t think the iPod is amazing technology has not put in the earbuds and sampled their own personal library rotating with ease. iPods are not only indicative of a greater movement in entertainment technology but also signal a choice that radio should pay attention to while inspiring us to move toward the epicenter of what is happening—before it’s too late.
Radio is a companion medium. Every time we aggressively engage in being a “companion,” radio wins and increases the influence we’ve had for decades. If we don’t, we become less influential to a new generation of consumers who demand more interesting ideas»
30/09/2006
A enorme variedade de acessórios que se relacionam com o iPod é outro sinal do impacto deste aparelho. O sofá (poltrona?) iChair tem as colunas junto às orelhas para relaxar e ouvir. Custa 313 euros em PBTeen 22/09/2006
diz Mark Ramsey: «(...) In a 1,000-person national study that his company did of people ages 12 through 54, just 11 people said they didn't listen to radio. "That's not altogether different than what Arbitron shows," he says. In fact, the national ratings service's numbers "are a little higher than that. But, still, more than 90 percent of people listen to the radio." He says a lot of people – in radio, other media and even in the audience – think that radio is like an iPod on shuffle. But he disagrees. "One of the key things that makes radio different from all these others and makes it stand out, and valuable, is the fact that there's stuff between the songs that people value," he says. "In fact, the loyalty to the stations, preference for those stations, is driven very much by what's between those songs. It's about connecting with other people. "That you cannot find on an iPod, you cannot find it on Internet radio, and, to a large degree, you cannot, with certain exceptions like Howard Stern, find that on satellite." (...)». Several other factors favor radio in the media wars, he says. Commercial radio is free and easy to access. It's a place where people tend to turn for new music. And the radio usually comes with something else such as a car, a clock or a stereo. «Despite the success of Apple iTunes, few people stock their iPod with tracks from the online store, reports a study. The Jupiter Research report says that, on average, only 20 of the tracks on an iPod will be from the iTunes shop. Far more important to iPod owners, said the study, was free music ripped from CDs someone already owned or acquired from file-sharing sites. The report's authors claimed their findings had profound implications for the future of the online music market. (...)However, the report into the habits of iPod users reveals that 83% of iPod owners do not buy digital music regularly. The minority, 17%, buy and download music, usually single tracks, at least once per month. On average, the study reports, only 5% of the music on an iPod will be bought from online music stores. The rest will be from CDs the owner of an MP3 player already has or tracks they have downloaded from file-sharing sites(...)». fonte: «iPod fans 'shunning iTunes store'», BBC on line, 16/9/06 14/09/2006
13/09/2006
anunciadas ontem por Steve Jobs: - serviço pago de downloads de filmes para um novo iPod (a competir com o site da Amazon) - um novo aparelho que permitirá passar os ficheiros descarregados do computador para a tv, i iTV (lançado nos EUA). «São exactamente os mesmos ficheiros, os mesmos, a passar no meu iPod, no meu computador e na minha televisão de ecrã plano» (fonte: http://www.meiobit.com/arq/008527.html) 01/09/2006
«The iPod marked just such a threshold. MP3 players existed before Apple created the iPod and iTunes, but previous systems weren't convenient or cheap enough to make up for the lesser fidelity of MP3s, which sample less than one-tenth the sound CDs do. After the iPod, digital music — legitimate and pirated — took off, while CD sales sagged. In 2005, the industry reported that CD sales were down 8% to 667 million, while song downloads grew more than 150%, to 353 million. The trend is on about the same track in 2006.» fonte: «If you wanted to watch ‘Superman,' which would you choose now?», USA Today, By Kevin Maney, 30/08/06 31/08/2006
É uma mera especulação, mas há quem diga que pode ser mais do que isso... «a WiFi-equipped iPod would be able to stream music from Internet radio stations and even purchase and download songs Over The Air (OTA) from the iTunes Music Store. The problem with streaming is that it's only as good as the WiFi access point that you're connected to. I don't know about you but my MacBook Pro seems to have consistently poor Airport reception. If the iPod is going to rely on WiFi it's going to have to be well implemented. The bandwidth required for audio streaming is relatively small (less than 1Mbit/second) and you don't need much local storage when streaming, other than a little space for the cache. Streaming video on the other hand, requires requires 2-3Mbit/second of bandwidth. Two things would be needed in a wireless iPod: 1) The iPod user interface is going to need a tune-up. If the iTunes Music Store is going to offer streaming radio stations and possibly even television the UI needs to be overhauled. It seems only logical that Apple would create a version of iTunes that runs on the iPod. People are familiar with iTunes from using it on their desktop machines and if they're not iTunes users, placing it on the iPod gives more exposure to Apple's flagship music application. 2) Wireless networking preferences will need to the added to the iPod to control the configuration of access points. Some form of data entry (either clickwheel based scrolling or a touchscreen/stylus combination) will be needed to enter credentials at protected hot spots. A wireless iPod could also be the forbearer to |
