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Hands On: iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store

cookedart — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 13:02:26 EDT

One of your cons is still incorrect - The iTunes Free Single of the Week can be found under the "Featured" Button, under "What's Hot" - It is the top right button.

This is on the Canadian Wifi Music Store.

Just thought you guys should know...

cookedart

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Brandon935 — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:36:06 EDT

According to this article it seems like this is a good idea. As a long time apple and iPod customer, I have been considering upgrading my older model iPod and have been waiting for something like this to come out. The iPod touch itself seems nice but the addition of a wireless iTunes store makes it a must have.

Brandon935

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Brandon935 — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:27:27 EDT

I find this article to be very informative. As a long time user of apple and itunes products, I have been considering updating my older model iPod and the new iPod touch seems like a good purchase, especially with the included wireless iTunes. According to this, it seems just as easy to use as the normal iTunes account but using it anywhere seems really convenient.

Brandon935

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Chef-d-Soul — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:37:01 EDT

DRM-free is great, but what about higher birates for non itunes plus music. 128 sounds like shit on a good system, this is why i dont purchase much from itunes.

Chef-d-Soul

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Dorgon — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:34:02 EDT

Third person to ask: Are podcasts available?

Downloading podcasts wirelessly is the reason I would buy this, so I simply must know! :)

Thanks!

Dorgon

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SirCrumpet — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 06:26:00 EDT

Hold on...

From support documents:
"In order to view iTunes Plus content on the iPhone or iPod touch, the last computer with which it was synced needs to have the option enabled (To change this setting on your computer, choose "View My Account" from the "Store" menu, then go to the iTunes Plus section and select the option to show this content)."
Source: [docs.info.apple.com]

So which is it?

SirCrumpet

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RoyB — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:07:50 EDT

iTunes Plus content is available through the iTunes WiFi store on iPod touch. Log into the iTunes Store on your computer, make sure your iTunes Store account is configured to show you iTunes Plus content, and then sync your iPod touch.

RoyB

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thechansen — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:53 EDT

This got me really really excited, then I looked at my iTunes purchased playlist thing.... 1491 items, 112 GB... Plus all the music i bought at concerts I'm getting close to 9,000 songs and they are all legal... Maybe having easier access to the store aint a good thing...

Ah the money I love to waste. Not that music is a waste.

thechansen

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mrsalty — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:49:26 EDT

So now your HELIO can download from the WiFi music store as well... and faster? I guess I better return my iphone right away!

mrsalty

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chillywilly — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:41:37 EDT

I'm curious like SAMCAL... can you get podcasts via iTunes WiFi Store?

On that same note, what about synching to your desktop via WiFi?

chillywilly

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teexcue — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:34:25 EDT

How about actually showing how to buy a song? Maybe? I've seen it before from the Steve, but I just want to see how long it takes.

teexcue

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trendspotter — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:31:40 EDT

Podcast support is the most important feature in my mind. It would be great to get the latest KATG while traveling...

trendspotter

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NMDavid — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:29:36 EDT

Apple has published a Knowledge Base document regarding the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store. It addresses the iTunes Plus issue, but my iPhone is not showing this feature yet so I can not confirm it yet.

[docs.info.apple.com]

iTunes Plus content is displayed only if the computer you last sync'd your iPod touch or iPhone with is set to display this content. If you wish to see this content but do not see it (or vice versa), change this setting in iTunes on your computer and then sync iPod touch or iPhone with iTunes on your computer. Here's how to change this setting in iTunes on your computer:

1. Open iTunes.
2. From the Store menu choose View My Account.
3. Enter your password in the resulting dialog and click View Account.
4. On the Apple Account Information page, click the Manage iTunes Plus button.
5. Select or deselect the "Always show me iTunes Plus music and music videos when available." checkbox and click Save Changes.

NMDavid

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Falconfire — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:28:47 EDT

@AlexNC: to be clear not all music is supported in the store YET. The wifi only has a mil or so of the normal iTunes stock.

I am sure this means the plus songs are included with this.

Falconfire

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tys — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:27:37 EDT

Did you just get a sneak preview, or it this feature up and running now ? I assume this will require an update on the iphone.
I doubt I'll ever use it, but I'd like to check it out.

tys

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AlexNC — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:17:21 EDT

@ortuno2k:
I bought the Touch because I thought the new iPod iTunes store was great. I am also very against DRM, and love how the iTunes store is now selling DRM-less "Plus" songs. I thought I had finally found a legal way to enjoy purchasing songs online, but from Gizmodo's review, it sounds like this is not possible. So, now I am very pissed to say the least. This is one of the main reasons I bought the damn thing in the first place. So, you are saying I shouldn't be mad?

AlexNC

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Adrian Covert — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:16:17 EDT

@samcal: doesnt seem like its supported on the fly. obviously you can get them by syncing.

Adrian Covert

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Adrian Covert — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:15:27 EDT

@Simpsons-Movie-ruled: i think thats just due to temporary server overload. its been pretty speedy at times.

Adrian Covert

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GalacticWidgets — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:14:58 EDT

i buy music from the iTunes music store, too. I try to support the artists I like cuz if I don't, they can't afford to buy food, die, and can't make more music.

GalacticWidgets

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rlreif — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:13:59 EDT

it really makes me wish they would do an all you can eat subscription for itunes... it would be sweet to have the whole store in an iphone

rlreif

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jmdecombe — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:01:21 EDT

I like Apple Lossless encoding. So I'll keep buying and ripping CDs. I hope that those who pirate music are starving students, otherwise it is quite inexcusable. My 2 cents.

What I want is lyrics + karaoke on the iPod. When is that supposed to become available?

jmdecombe

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phreno — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:01:18 EDT

@ortuno2k:
Actually, it was the first thing mentioned in the "Bad." So it is kind of about no iTunes Plus.
It's the only thing in the review that realy stood out to me (and the load time).

phreno

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The-Simpsons-Rule!! — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:56:09 EDT

@Simpsons-Movie-ruled: and yes i kno it has 3g

The-Simpsons-Rule!!

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The-Simpsons-Rule!! — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:49:34 EDT

It looks like it took him a long time just to get to the store, Hell even my helio ocean is faster(and i dont get that much coverage)

The-Simpsons-Rule!!

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ortuno2k — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:48:10 EDT

@ALEXNC: Shut up dude. The review isn't about whether the iTMS on the Touch has DRM-free songs or not - it's about using the store on the Touch.

ortuno2k

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LiveFromNY — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:47:16 EDT

Car? You mean the one that has your feet running under it for power? The kind Fred Flinstone used to drive?

LiveFromNY

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qhead7 — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:45:32 EDT

i legally buy and own many songs i dont but them online i like something tangible like album cases

qhead7

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samcal — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:44:36 EDT

Are podcasts supported?

samcal

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betamax — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:44:06 EDT

ok, now i am starting to understand what a 'holla back girl is', cheer up biatches, why be so high maintenance?

betamax

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Padriac — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:44:00 EDT

@M. Schlabach: I hope one of the artists you get "free" music from steals your car.

Padriac

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AlexNC — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:39:30 EDT

No iTunes Plus!!!???!!!

What the fuck. This was one of the main reason I bought the fucking Touch - DRM-less purchaces on the fly. God damn I am so pissed right now. Isn't this false advertisement?

Gizmodo,
please press Apple hard on this if you have the ability too. This is a huge oversite, and very unfair to the people that purchased the Touch for the itunes store.

AlexNC

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Parker. A — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:38:34 EDT

what is this legally purchased music you speak of? You mean like actually pay money for music, like Fred Flintstone used to do.

Parker. A

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daftrok — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:36:18 EDT

If you're a company that wants to make money and you made roughly three BILLION dollars in selling songs in the past five years....I wouldn't stop.

daftrok

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chasema — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:21:21 EDT

I buy music from iTunes. I like to legally have my music. And millions of other people do too, apparently. :P

chasema

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scarf — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:16:39 EDT

No one buys music from itunes. If apple would just put wireless utorrent and limewire on there it'd be 10 times easier for me.

scarf