CNN/Money One for credit card only hard offer form at $9.95 One for risk-free form at $14.95 w/ $9.95 upsell  
News > Technology
graphic
iPod to rock with Irish band U2
Apple launches U2 iPod and rolls out iPod Photo that allows users to view and share photos.
October 26, 2004: 4:11 PM EDT

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Apple Inc. said Tuesday it signed a deal with U2 and Universal Music Group to sell a special-edition iPod loaded with the Irish rock group's new album.

Apple launches a special-edition iPod that's loaded with U2's new album.  
Apple launches a special-edition iPod that's loaded with U2's new album.

The company also introduced a new version of iPod that comes with a color screen and greater capacity that could store digital music and digital images.

Apple (up $0.29 to $47.84, Research) said the new iPod Photo is a multimedia device with a color screen, which comes with 40 gigabytes or 60 gigabytes of storage. The company has already begun selling the new devices on its online store Tuesday for $499 and $599, respectively.

The black U2 iPod -- with 20 gigabytes -- will ship in mid-November for $349, according to Apple.

In addition, Apple has created the online music industry's first-of-its-kind "Digital Box Set." The first digital box set, "The Complete U2," will contain over 400 tracks including all of the band's albums. Fans will be able to purchase and download "The Complete U2" on Apple's iTunes Music Store in the United States and Europe beginning in late November for $149.

"With iPod and iTunes, Apple has created a crossroads of art, commerce and technology which feels good for both musicians and fans," said U2's lead singer Bono.

Apple remains the undisputed leader in digital music players and online music sales with the iPod, iPod mini and the iTunes online music store. It has more than 60 percent of the market for players that use either flash memory chips or higher-capacity hard disk drives to store songs, according industry research firm NPD Group, cited by Reuters.

Since the iPod's introduction in October 2001, Apple has sold more than 6 million iPods, 2 million alone in Apple's most recent quarter, according to Reuters.

The timing of the iPod release coincides with the upcoming release of the Dublin-based band's new album "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb." An Apple TV ad features new U2 song "Vertigo," a single from the album.  Top of page




  More on TECHNOLOGY
Honda teams up with GM on self-driving cars
The internet industry is suing California over its net neutrality law
Bumble to expand to India with the help of actress Priyanka Chopra
  TODAY'S TOP STORIES
7 things to know before the bell
SoftBank and Toyota want driverless cars to change the world
Aston Martin falls 5% in its London IPO




graphic graphic

Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar: © 2018 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2018. All rights reserved. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Standard & Poor's and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices © S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC 2018 and/or its affiliates.

Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar: © 2018 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2018. All rights reserved. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Standard & Poor's and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices © S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC 2018 and/or its affiliates.