Apple Hints at iPod News
Apple is expected to show off its new iPod music players, and possibly announce price cuts, on Tuesday but may not release a long-awaited update to its MacBook laptop computers until a later date.
Apple, which also makes iPhone devices, e-mailed reporters an invitation to a Sept. 9 event titled “Let’s Rock,” which has an image of a man jumping while listening to an iPod, with the words “playing soon.”
No further details were available.
Creating an allure for its brand has helped drive Apple’s market capitalization above Google’s, despite fears about the weak economy.
An analyst at American Technology Research, Shaw Wu, said the iPod line needed to be refreshed and the price of its iPod Touch models needed to be cut because they have a higher starting price than the iPhone, which includes a cellphone and other features not included in the Touch.
The Internet-ready iPod Touch starts at $299 in the United States, compared with $199 for the iPhone.
Apple is expected to show off its new iPod music players, and possibly announce price cuts, on Tuesday but may not release a long-awaited update to its MacBook laptop computers until a later date.
Apple, which also makes iPhone devices, e-mailed reporters an invitation to a Sept. 9 event titled “Let’s Rock,” which has an image of a man jumping while listening to an iPod, with the words “playing soon.”
No further details were available.
Creating an allure for its brand has helped drive Apple’s market capitalization above Google’s, despite fears about the weak economy.
An analyst at American Technology Research, Shaw Wu, said the iPod line needed to be refreshed and the price of its iPod Touch models needed to be cut because they have a higher starting price than the iPhone, which includes a cellphone and other features not included in the Touch.
The Internet-ready iPod Touch starts at $299 in the United States, compared with $199 for the iPhone.
