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I bought the iPod when it first came out. One of those 1st gen 5 GB ones with the mechanical wheels that came out six whole freakin’ years ago. Now I own a 4th gen 40 GB monochrome iPod that I use almost every work day, and one of those clippy 1 GB Shuffle things that I occasionally use when I walk the dog in the hood. I’ve had the battery and hard drive replaced on the bigger iPod, so it’s still alive and kicking, but I’ve been waiting to upgrade for the last while. I think I’m still waiting. Today’s announcements just don’t cut it for me: the iPod touch looks awesome – many of my coworkers have iPhones, so I know exactly how compelling the wide display and touch interface is. But 16 GB just doesn’t cut it, since I carry around at least 30 gigs of music; and the point of the large display is to watch movies, which isn’t exactly easy on the storage. And the Wi-Fi ability isn’t that interesting either: wherever I’m near wireless Internet, I’m pretty much near a computer anyways – I’d rather just get an iPhone for the better cellular connectivity. As for the iPod classic, it’s definitely got the space all right – I’d have a hard time filling 80 or 160 gigs – but I’d be thinking wistfully about that iPhone touch screen as my poor finger goes round.. and round.. and round that darn wheel. Guess I’m going to hold out longer and wait for the next iteration. By then hopefully it’ll be 32 GB of flash memory with the touch interface, which makes somewhat more sense. (Or maybe I’ll still complain about the lack of storage.)