New iPod Info

Yesterday Apple announced the details of the 4G iPod. The new version does away wit the old scroll wheel and uses the Apple Click Wheel that was first introduced on iPod mini. Battery life has been improved to a very respectable 12 hours and it weighs just 5.6 ounces. Hott.
Despite rumours of a 60 gig iPod earlier this summer, the new models will only come in 20 gig ($299) and 40 gig ($399) capacities. Both models are $100 cheaper than previous models, however, the 20 gig model will be packaged without a dock. Greg Joswiak, vice president of hardware product marketing at Apple said of 60-gigabyte iPod rumours: "We have no plans in regard to announcing 60-gigabyte models. We are trying to create a much more compelling lineup with two models for 20 and 40 gigabytes at extremely compelling prices."
In other iPod news, Apple's popular digital music player is making substantial changes in the way CDs are digitally locked, changes that could ultimately be a setback to recent Microsoft strides into the music business.
And lastly, I give you yet another reason to love (or hate) Duke. The university will give each incoming freshman an iPod preloaded with "Duke-related content and will allow students to download supplementary university material in addition to being able to play music." Some say Best Evs.