Toshiba to Ship 100GB 1.8-inch HDD

By the Betanews Staff | Published December 5, 2006, 12:36 PM

Toshiba said Tuesday that it would begin shipping a 100GB 1.8-inch hard drive in January of next year, leading to speculation that the timing may have something to do with a new iPod that may be launched at the MacWorld 2007 Expo in January. Toshiba's new drive is the same physical size as what is used in the current crop of iPods, although in 30GB and 80GB capacities.

Rumors have surfaced in the past month of a touch-screen iPod model to be announced at the show. The unit is expected to sport a 3.5-inch display, and would be the first major upgrade to the iPod platform in over a year.

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100Gb ipod with a 3.5 touchscreen, including mobile & internet phone capabilities, can be used as internet browser and as a GPS device, has easy-to-use foldable keyboard on back, contains cell processor and is delievered with half life 3 and a razr mouse.

ok i kinda overdid the end, but up to the foldable keyboard it was a pretty sweet idea

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C'mon, they haven't even included a radio or voice recorder yet. ;)

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I'll pass on all that, thanks. Jack of all trades suck.

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