Flash iPod Details?

No screen would equal no buyers. This can't be right.

For the $99 they mentioned, not bad - even without a screen. With 1gb memory that means about 250 songs. Not too bad to work without a screen IMO.

An MP3 player with No Screen would be incredibly unusable. Navigation would be frustrating and long winded.

Perhaps a screen in the remote control?

The mock up looks good, but again, no screen - no usability.

I'm not saying I don't believe it at all, but I find it highly suspect.

Site seems down - anyone want to post the pics and story?

This seems very un-Apple -- navigate through 250 songs without a screen? Where is the excellent user experience? And I doubt that Apple could make much money on a $99 player, as the margins would be much smaller than for the HD-based iPods.

Sure, Apple might produce a flash-based iPod, but it seems unlikely to me.

I didn't know it was April 1st. No Screen. Come on!

I am definitely one who would purchase on the lower end of the pricing scheme. Honestly though, such a form factor is completely uninteresting to me. What I want is an iPod mini or iPod (the latter being the preferred) form factor and layout, with the cheaper memory to make a cheaper iPod. Bring it on!

where are people getting the 1 GB idea? (is it in the orig. article? i can't get to it...)

for $99, no way it will be 1 GB. we have to remember, apple never does "cheap." most everything apple makes is full featured and seems overpriced. lack of the screen and $99 price fits neither, so i consider this highly suspect. (or wishful thinking... even though people claim apple is overpriced for "no good reason," they still want apple designed/made things for cheap, basically confirming that apple is doing the correct thing in pricing their products higher.)

if anything, i'd expect one with a 2 line screen, with 512 MB priced $150. 1 GB for $100 is a "bargain" in any sense of the word and we know apple doesn't do bargains -> just look at mini. and it may look overpriced and it may still do very well, like the mini.

I agree with the no screen posts meaning not usable. I also think that iPod name is valuable on any form but the scroll wheel system is also valuable. Probably need to stick with both to be a big seller.