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The Ipod Killa: introducing the XPOD!

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freeskibum82
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Microsoft's IPOD LOOKALIKE:

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I Guess its going to have more capabilities than the ipod and be WI-fi. wonder what the blue screen of death will look like on that..

Jul 17 2006 2:44PM
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Skiing_Is_Fun
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serious?!
Jul 17 2006 2:55PM
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Von
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im callin major BS
Jul 17 2006 3:25PM
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r5tommy
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http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/16/think-secret-dishes-on-zune-future-ipods/
Jul 17 2006 4:14PM
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Peter.
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pretty cool looking, massive screen
Jul 17 2006 9:00PM
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jpro
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how much ??

looks fake tough
Jul 17 2006 9:16PM
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AtomicTweaker
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if it works better than the ipod and doesn't break...im in.....but what about my itunes!?!? *gasp
Jul 17 2006 9:30PM
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jimmychung
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i like it so far.
Jul 17 2006 10:24PM
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acoustikrage
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could've at least given it a more original name...
Jul 17 2006 10:31PM
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AtomicTweaker
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i like it...its a total slap in the face to appple
Jul 17 2006 10:41PM
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MrPantyDropper
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Just wait till you see the price tag.
Jul 17 2006 10:47PM
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symbol.
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It looks HUGE. It also looks like PDA. Nice work on the name microsoft....idiots.
Jul 17 2006 10:55PM
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FigmentFilmski
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im so gonna buy that, looks super sick. how many gigs, anyone know yet
Jul 18 2006 12:57AM
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Ericpbp
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word. keep us updated. probably going to be expensive like woah but....
Jul 18 2006 1:20AM
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bsmith01
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Its not actually called an XPod, its called a zune. Im guess people are just calling it that cause its like an ipod.
Jul 18 2006 2:59AM
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jimmychung
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are you suggesting it's going to be a buttload?

Jul 18 2006 7:36AM
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thegreyarea
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The picture you have above is a fake. The actual device is real, but the software is not.

It's very unlikely Sirius would give up their technology to a portable mp3 player other than the iPod. About a year ago, Sirius's president or CEO (don't remember which one) made a statement that they were in the works of introducing a proposal to Apple to put Sirius on the iPod hardware. Steve Jobs shot it down.

That does provide fuel for Sirius to go to Microsoft, but that device is definitely not an iPod killer. Remember, there've been 10,000 iPod killers released in the last 3 years.

I believe having Sirius radio on a small handheld like that would demolish battery life. I know the wifi is going to be a heavy power consumer if it's 802.11. It won't be Bluetooth b/c who wants to transfer data at 115.2. IMHO, the wifi is just a gimmick to get the attention of consumers. This is presumptive, but a turd with an antenna out of it is still a turd.

The project is called Argo (sorry if someone already mentioned that).
Jul 18 2006 7:44AM
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jimmychung
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is it fake? i just got it from some link posted earlier. and i bet the battery life would be drained as well.
does anyone else here not like ipods? i think they're way too expensive. i have a 40gig creative and it was $150 less than the 40gig ipod. it's a little bigger than an ipod, but i'm never in a situation where i need to have it somewhere small. and i always hear on NS about people bitching about their broken ipods, and my creative has never broken in the 3 years i've had it.
BOYCOTT IPODS

Jul 18 2006 7:56AM
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Ericpbp
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its going to be soo much

Jul 18 2006 11:48AM
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Itsbackfliptime
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None of those iPod killers have been made by a company with the power Microsoft has.

Along with the mp3 player supposedly they're making a portable gaming console. They may be one in the same. Theres a lot of rumors going around about it.

From what I've read its gonna be able to connect to other Zunes so you can listen to their music. For example you're on a bus and you see someone listening to music, you'll be able to view their songs and mark them for download later. Also if theres wireless xbox 360 connectivity I might have to get one. It probably won't be Mac compatible though so I'll probably stick with the iPod.
Jul 18 2006 2:05PM
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Bob_Loblaw
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My ipod plays music. That's good enough for me. Fuck all the gimmicks.
Jul 18 2006 2:28PM
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Skiing_Is_Fun
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Apple should come out with a gaming console
Jul 18 2006 2:30PM
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freeskibum82
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you are correct:

It will feature WIFI, making downloading to the player instead of needing an "Itunes" to get music on it.. it will also feature a TRUE VIDEO PLAYER as well as more capabilites as far as address book and notes and games as well as better sound quality and will use wma, mp3, mp4, avi, mpeg, wmv...

Jul 18 2006 2:37PM
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Ericpbp
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is there a price around?
Jul 18 2006 2:47PM
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pierceme
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Hell yea dude. I got a 20g Dell DJ for $100 less than the same size ipod and its never broken in the year that ive had it. Its a little heavier than an ipod but the outside of it is metal so its durable as shit.
Jul 18 2006 2:51PM
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symbol.
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The thing is Creative and Dell both suck, and they're fucking huge. Ill keep my iPod thanks.
Jul 19 2006 1:12PM
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Nihiriju
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looks pretty brokeback to me. 
Jul 19 2006 1:13PM
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pierceme
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Wow you make good points. I didnt know Dell sucks. I better get an iPod now. I mean it's probably better to have it break after 6 months anyway cuz there'll probably be a newer iPod out by then so Ill have to get the new one to keep on top of the trends. Thanks man.
Jul 19 2006 2:19PM
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KeegLove
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weird.

[img]http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2006/07/player_zune.jpg[/img]
Jul 19 2006 3:56PM
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KeegLove
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[img]http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2006/07/player_zune.jpg[/img]
Jul 19 2006 3:57PM
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KeegLove
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what the balls!
Jul 19 2006 3:58PM
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Snowcase
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The double address killed ya there.
Jul 19 2006 4:32PM
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Aclique_Clothing
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damn! i wonder when that thing is gonna be released
Jul 19 2006 5:01PM
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KeegLove
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thank you sire, you are a gentleman and a scholar.
Jul 19 2006 10:26PM
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wuestinator
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seems more like a pda
Jul 20 2006 1:59AM
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yeti
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this fall
Jul 20 2006 6:21AM
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Ericpbp
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damn! i wonder what that thing is going to cost
Jul 20 2006 11:05AM
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CBROOKS
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an arm and a leg..

did i mention ipods kick ass?
Jul 20 2006 2:19PM
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JackBach
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All I know is my iriver cost 200 bucks, it's as small as a Nano, holds 2 GB, and plays video and MP3/4 and has a bigger display.  Can't wait.   

Jul 21 2006 6:30AM
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CorkWormTurn
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I Guess its going to have more capabilities than the ipod and be WI-fi. wonder what the blue screen of death will look like on that..

dude BSODs don't happen anymore. what, are you running windows 98?

Jul 21 2006 7:40AM
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freeskibum82
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buddy.. it was a joke.. but yes.. the can still occur.. and i run windows xp pro sp2. it happens when there is a problem with a driver or system file and windows is forced to shut down. Click for larger image

PROOF IT EXISTS

Jul 21 2006 7:48AM
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JackBach
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Hahaha pure pwnage.   
Jul 21 2006 8:21AM
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nitsua
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def looks cooler than the ipod.
Jul 21 2006 12:08PM
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twix_182
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yeah it actually just happened to me today running xp
Jul 22 2006 8:09PM
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kingarthurs
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i dunno, from what i hear the next ipod is gonna have a touch screen, so the whole device is a screen. i think that would be cooler than this xpod or w/e
Jul 22 2006 8:59PM
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Snowcase
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The only time its ever happend to me when I was on my laptop and it overheated.
Jul 23 2006 11:09AM
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Jwenz
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I really think that will be better than an ipod speccially with wi fi
Jul 23 2006 12:41PM
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twix_182
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wierd, recently it's happened to me me a few times over the past few months
Jul 23 2006 9:39PM
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Benzoate
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this is going to be sick....seeing that ipod is a complete joke
Jul 24 2006 3:06PM
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wuestinator
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have you guys seen the new ipod? its crazy
Jul 24 2006 4:30PM
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Ryno
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Word...going back to the 3G for me
Jul 24 2006 9:22PM
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