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Apple to introduce new music-related (Video?) product

Monday, August 29, 2005 | 08:00 PM

AppleInsider: Apple Computer plans to host a special event on September 7th to introduce new music-related products.

On Monday the iPod maker began distributing e-mail invites to the event, which will take place at 10:00am on Sept. 7th at San Francisco's Moscone Center.

"1000 songs in your pocket changed everything. Here we go again," the invite reads, in part. The slogan "1000 songs in your pocket" was originally used by the Apple when it introduced the the very first 5GB iPod digital music player in 2001.

Sources had previously reported that Motorola and Apple would use the 7th of September to unveil the first of Motorola's iTunes ROKR cell phones.

The phones will be the first product of Motorola's strategic partnership with Apple, aimed at enabling music fans to transfer their favorite songs from Apple's iTunes jukebox software to compatible Motorola mobile handsets.

It was previously reported that Motorola was also be looking into the rental of a studio venue in Manhattan to hold an east coast launch party for the phones.

Apple, as it has done historically, does not mention in the event invites which products it plans to announce.

C/Net suggests that its video related, noting:

Record company executives have said recently that Apple has been seeking licenses to distribute a wide variety of music videos through the iTunes music store, and that the computer company has told them of plans to unveil an iPod that plays video.

Research firm iSuppli recently reported that Samsung Electronics was dedicating a large amount--perhaps as much as 40 percent--of its flash memory production to Apple, leading to speculation that the Mac maker was preparing a larger-capacity version of its flash-based Shuffle player, or even switching its iPod Mini to a flash-based technology.

You just have to wait a week . . .

Sources:
Apple music event set for Sept 7
AppleInsider Staff, Monday, August 29, 2005
http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1249

Apple hints at big music announcement
John Borland
CNET News.com, August 29, 2005, 11:20 AM PDT
http://news.com.com/Apple+hints+at+big+music+announcement/
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