so you refresh the ipods right before the ipod's biggest quarter.pads before that same quarter. and the iphone and when you refresh the iphone you've got manufacturing costs as you ramp that. that's a lot of costs they've got to deal with up front. you expect to see margins take a hit in that kind of situation. >> that's a great point p what about the ipad mini? how important is that to the overall story here? >> well, i think it's extremely important because something that a lot of apple watchers and i think some people in apple might be trying to figure out is exactly what is the ipad line? is it going to cannibalize the pc market? do people see it as a full-fledged computing replacement? is it going to follow more of the ipod annual cycle of being really popular in the holidays and then falling off during the year or is it going to be more like the iphone staying popular? that's something we won't know until we're a few more quarters in, especially with this new ipad mini product. >> real quick, from the shareholders in the group david and dan, a

i have an ipod, i have a -- i haven't touched it since i got my ipod. cameras.my gosh. >> reporter: hard to throw that stuff away because you spent a lot of money. >> and i feel like maybe i'll use it for something some day. but it's been, you know, a year or two or three. >> reporter: so, we went hunting. >> iphone 4? >> reporter: yeah. >> you can get a little bit for this. >> yeah. >> hand it over. >> you can get a couple of bucks for these, too. this is better than nothing. >> reporter: who, how do you turn it into gold? jessica offered a few tips. number one, everything's worth something. even if it's broken. what about this? >> believe it or not, you can still get a couple of bucks for that. >> reporter: broken screen? >> they'll take broken screens. >> reporter: well, almost everything is worth something. >> one of those old scanners. >> i would personally recycle it. >> done. >> reporter: not an antique or anything now? >> when did you buy this? >> reporter: tip two, sell the big stuff. computers and cameras, online. we check out the dozens of websites th

it is more like a long time ago the ipod had the ipod mini that came out.used to release ipods off cycle. this is years ago like in 2004. they justified it because it was a different type of product and the capacity was lower. will there be enough of a difference that maybe they will be able to work it out pricewise. >> if you are amazon should you be quaking in your boots? >> i think so. they are playing a price game. i think apple has been able to side step that a lot of the time. the price has slipped under $199 with the kindles or $299. if they come up with a tweener with benefits of both and it is more versatile it is a lot more versatile than the closed ecosystem on the kindle fire or the nook. >> what demographic is buying this? for college kids or the reader that wants something more than a kindle? >> i think some of it i would like to see them show. i think people as crazy as it sounds -- >> we have to buy second ipads. >> i hear a lot of people say they want an ipad but haven't been able to afford it. $499 i'm not sure. that is where the ipod touc

nano, which put the ipod on an entirely new trajectory. this has the potential to be that, but we've really got to see how consumers react to it when it really gets into their hands in a couple of weeks. apple is going to phase out the new ipad. they're not saying exactly what they're going to do in terms of price of that. they're keeping the ipad 2 around at $400. this gives them full, very interesting touch lineup from the ipod touch at just a couple hundred dollars to the higher end touch at $300. the ipad 2, the ipad mini, and now this fourth generation ipad, a very formidable holiday lineup going to be in stores heading into the season when they're facing competition from amazon with the kindle fire and fire hd from barnes & noble with the nook, now microsoft coming on this week with the surface. google with the nexus 7. and who knows what other touch devices we might see from them before this season is over. so quite the battle royale among these tech companies. but apple taking quite a swing yesterday. guys, bark to you. >> that was

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look at apple's ipods, more expensive than other mp 3 players out there.that turned out not to make that big a difference. people off the street who don't own kindled, not saying, $100 more than a kindle fire. what do you think about that price point based on thinking about it for a couple more minutes? >> probably making too big of a deal, the difference between 299 and 329, the reality is this is a big step difference. i think also if you look at the difference between google's nexus 7 and the tablets, it's a bigger screen and so i think that, you are know, for $30 more and that big of a difference on the screen, i think that people are going to ultimately get on board with this. this is going to really launch them. >> i know we got to go a great point. have we not talked enough about the risk to google's nexus or the kindle or the nook with this announcement, too am focused and not enough who they might be taking share away from? >> bloom perspective you don't have to a share in the smaller market, expect they will have 50% share next year. i think it's

. >> do you remember the first ipod when it came out?> it took me two years to jump on the bandwagon. >> we have one of the original ipods and it's thick and big compared to the ipods now. -- now. >>> coming up, the theme song to the new james bond movie is out. >> and that looks good. >> what prices spiked 20 cents since overnight. >> and get ready for some big changes. gary's back with the weekend forecast. [ male announcer ] who will raise taxes on the middle class? according to an independent, non-partisan study, barack obama and the liberals will raise taxes on the middle class by $4,000. the same organization says the plan from mitt romney and common sense conservatives is "not a tax hike on the middle class." want proof? read the non-partisan study for yourself at american.com. obama and his liberal allies? we can't afford four more years. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. we can't afford four more years. i"i'm not in favor of a a$5 trillion tax cut. that's not my plan." mitchell: "the nonpartisan tax polic

also, any time new product has come out, like if you remember with the ipad -- the ipod touch, people were questioning whether or not there was much of a difference there. again, any pullback was also a buy. do you not see the same setup here where people are knocking the ipad mini, but that it will take off and set records again in the very near term? >> i think the mini in and of itself will have very strong sales. so we think it's not implausible that 30 million minis could be sold in the first year. i just simply think that that's going to be at the expense of the larger ipad. now, quite frankly, even if you said there's no cannibalization at all and you said that the mini is 100% acreetive and they sell 30 million units it only adds 3% to apple's eps. apple is a huge company. it's a relatively lower priced, lower margin device. >> thanks for joining us. appreciate it. >> my pleasure. >>> the big question mark that continues to haunt the euro, spain. worries hitting the euro today. this week steve liesman has new insight from someone in the know. he joins us from the buttonwood ga

we turn off the ipod at midnight every single night. we have no mandate to do so. we have a mandate to stop serving alcohol. we honor that. there are people cleaning and i apologize for that, but it is in a music-free zone. i run a very clean and professional operation. people do their jobs and they go home. i don't pay them to party. i don't pay them to stay. >> okay. i just have a specific question. outdoor operation, outdoor activity is supposed to end at 10 o'clock weekdays 12:00 midnight friday and saturdayv. i assume you're compliant with the outdoor area. >>> i have done everything in my power. i did everything one or two nights and i lost it on the managers. >> thank you. a couple comments. i think these are things that have to be done. those are the conditions. and in the future, you have to make sure the outdoor area is -- diners and other patrons are asked to complete whatever they're eating and leave by 10 o'clock on week nights, and then by 12:00 midnight on friday and saturday and because that's probably the most egregious because the noise really car

tomorrow is the data day that you can buy apple's mini ipod tablets. same day, same to your call. the apple screen that is new, a lot is on the line. it may be cool itself. apple has always had the cool stuff. now microsoft says it does, too. that remains to be seen. be sure mean business now, and they are spending a ton of money hoping that the days announcement starts changing perceptions fast. >> the company that once seemed to accept them being thrown in their face, well, it seems that they are not going to anymore. so start your hard drives, that is the most significant technology battle in a generation. and it is on. coming to a retail store near you tomorrow. the fallout from these guys having it out. we have robert gray first, who took all of his end. what did you learn, robert? >> what we saw was that windows tablet is touch screen. for the digital natives, they grew up touching things and on computers. it is very intuitive. with through antiplatelet tablets before. you recognize a lot that is going on here. tablets aren't new. microsoft had a decade ago, they just never

and the ipod touch is $299. so where does that leave the ipad mini?t's definitely not going to be $199. so most likely somewhere and $349. a premium. >> somewhere in between the ipod and ipad 2. >> yes. >> thanks for breaking it down. remember, you can find more tech watch segments on cbssf.com/mornings. >> i want one. [ laughter ] >> thank you. >>> a new forecast suggests the global economy is further in the tank than previously expected. here to chat about it jason brooks with kcbs and cbsmoneywatch.com. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. plenty of pessimism regarding the direction of the global economy. the international monetary fund reducing its prior forecast for global growth in 2012 from 3.5 to 3.3% knocking next year down from its original forecast of 3.9 to 3.6%. europe of course has been a big problem with a raging debt crisis. we are also seeing china slow down. we had a report yesterday that its growth is expected to slow from 8.2 to 7.7%. of course, the u.s. not doing much to help. we saw our gdp only grow at a rate of 1.3% in the

. >> drew: the ipod shuffle.at start with a seven or end with a nine? >> nine. >> drew: ends with a nine, it is 49 bucks. come on over here, you're going to have three chips. altogether. amber, jeannette. thanks, manuela. on your way up the stairs. on your way up the stairs. one chip at a time, put them against the wall and drop it. you're looking for the $10,000 spot right here. here we go, back in the middle, back in the middle. zero. forget all about that one. fresh start. see what happens. down the middle. oh! here we go, jeannette. get some money. $10,000. unbelievable! jeannette. >> thank you, thank you. >> drew: hey listen, you got a $10,000 donation in your name. >> that's wonderful! >> drew: and you won all that nice jewelry and you're going to spin the wheel later on, you're going to have a good day. showcase showdown coming up. day. showcase showdown coming up. don't go away, folks. but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aa

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. >> when kennedy asked if they were ever getting back together taylor handed him an ipod and said play track six. >> i can't get that song out of my head. >> will it be a dear conner song? >> we predicted this. >> i like to feel bad for conner, but he's a kennedy. >> good point. >>> this comes to us from savannah a, georgia, i one south carolina woman is showing us it's better late than never. >> i did vote. >> she feels good. she says 108-year-old joanna jenkins will exercise her right to vote for the very first time this election. her family didn't think she would be eligible to vote, but with some help she is registered as an absentee voter. >>> i'm lynn berry, this is "early today." president obama: there's just no quit in america... and you're seeing that right now. over five million new jobs. exports up forty one percent. home values... rising. our auto industry... back. and our heroes are coming home. we're not there yet, but we've made real progress and the... last thing we should do is turn back now. here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a natio

have you to down load it on to your ipod, ipad or tablet. thank you. so that is pretty cool. what do we go to get this fine stuff? >> thank you. you can log on as long as you're there there are three additional items. it's holidays. everyone getting ready. do it for free. >> yes. >> great gifts. >> coming up a new species found under the sea. >> that story is coming up next. >>> coming up a bay area man reveals he was molested by a scout leader. and what happened to some of those named in the file. >> they brought us binders full of women. >> mittomney's debate comment. how it brought focus to win the women's vote. >> and giving new mean together phrase "pedal power". testing a device supposed to charge your phone while you ride a bike. those stories and more coming up at 6:00. >> scientists excited about a giant discovery made this month. >> it sent rover into a cliff about 10 miles west of the farallon islands. >> they provided these images for us. they came upon a possible sponge species. >> they're calling it catcher's mitt sponge. they found it as buster poseo hit a gran

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and we live in a very distracted age where everybody has ipads, ipods, blueberries, they have stuff in their ear. >> oh, i'm sorry. i'm sorry. all right. all right. .. >> all right. what is that? what is that? yeah, no. hold on. can you hold on? i have another call. hold on. hello? hello? yes? uh-huh. uh-huh. you have got what? i have got -- i have got a what in my ear? you have to speak up yavment hear you i have a banana in my ear. hmm, hmm, hmm. >> that got in there. >> i will call you back. but papa bear has got a point. these electronic gadgets that we all have now -- they give us -- they give us information 24/7, no matter where we are, and it has made it impossible for us to know who this guy is. i want to say let's -- anyway, whoever he is, he needs to introduce himself to america again. sure we met him briefly at the republican convention, during the primaries, during the 2008 primaries, and when he was governor of massachusetts, but he just won't stick. he is like that guy at the party you have seen a million times but you can't remember his name. that's why he trails not onl

ipod say i have been living out of a suitcase. to sleep in the do somew days and laundry and feel like a person not someone lives on a bus. we will be watching tomorrow as the country. always enjoy you guys individually and now to gather other greatr superstars that you perform with all the time. good luck tomorrow. that show airs tomorrow on abc 7 at 8:00 tomorrow night. r live reports. autria godfrey will be on the talking to them anncr: which do you believe? what mitt romney's tv ads say about women? or what mitt romney himself says? mitt romney: do i believe the supreme coururt... should overturn roe v. wade? yes. and it would be my preference that they, that they... reverse roe v. wade. hopefully reverse roeoe v. wad. overturn roe v. wade. planned parenthood, we're going to get rid of that. i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. anncr: no matter what mitt romney's ads say. we know what he'll do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. at the height of the high rain, the devastating everything, bu

he said you guys are on his ipod.i mean that is a cool past that you cannot buy. >> we feel like our muss sick for everybody. >> really? >> yeah. >> oh yeah. >> we don't want to keep it from anybody. >> of course not. of course not. like romney you're for 100% of americans. okay. you met him, right, you guys met him, right. >> yeah. >> now you are mormon, correct. >> yeah. >> okay, now do you, do all mormons meet each other. >> no, no. >> i don't know. i'm learning. we're all learning. >> there are about 14 million of us now so we haven't all met each other yet. >> 14348. you have this reputation of being kind of a-- kind of a clean band, you know what i mean, like kind of clean cut. do you ever trash a hotel room and then clean it up again because-- (laughter) >> my mom and my aunt worked in the hotels cleaning those rooms so i think that makes me stay on the cleaner side. >> you would be at trouble in home if you trashed it. >> always kiss the made too. >> -- always tip the made. >> oh, i don't tip anyone. >> okay.

years, the ipod shuffle, the ipod nano, ipod touch.. they showed it is lighter, thinner, you can hold it with one hand. you think about popping that in your purse or taking it with you it kind of a nice feature in terms of how compact it is. >> so portability. >> but we have to tell you -- >> go ahead, katie. >> portability, lighter, thinner. it is very small. dan and i love to talk about the event because a lot of people are very intrigued by apple events. when you head into the apple event, you get trampled. i would like to let you know. >> i don't want anyone trampling you. >> it is not quite walmart after thanksgiving. >> it is. high level tech journalists pushing each other to get inside, to see what was unveiled today. >> but the other reason why they came out with the ipad mini is they're following their competitors. we see google coming out with a smaller tablet. samsung has one. now amazon. so they didn't want to be beaten in their own category. they invented the tablet basically and see their competitors coming out with small

why the tech giant is pushing ahead with the ipod mini. connell: let's start with the mass of the markets. nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchange. it is ugly down there. nicole: it is indeed. we sell we were breaking key support levels on the dow and s&p. some technical analyst jumping in right away. when i was talking with mark newman, he was looking and saying that the parish trades pull us to the downside for these major averages. on the s&p 500 he was looking at 13,090. talking about the three names that reported without that united technologies and also dupont. you can see these names coming out and not looking too good. as we see these big names coming out, they are giving forecasts. a lot of these s&p 500 companies are giving forecasts and when they have to lower the expectations. whether it is at the top and or bottom and or having the whole thing be below what analysts were expected. that is what we were looking at. 3m would be another name with a tough outlook as well. back to you. dagen: thank you. third a

moving away from toys to more gadgets and see, even apple will tell you the biggest market for the ipodt adults, it's children, right? they're giving it to their children, right? and i have a child and you know, if he doesn't have an ipad he's got plenty of friends that do. stuart: how old? >> eight. stuart: is he getting one soon? >> yeah, he is, he is of course. you have to. you have to. >> and probably knows how to use it better than you do. >> naturally and his cousins have one. an interesting story. last weekend my nephew got to toy and bought a toy like a transformer thing and didn't know how to put it together so he looked at a video on his ipad to figure out how to put it together. so he kind of brings it altogether a little. i don't think that's the worst thing in the world. stuart: nothing wrong with it, but i'm interested in the trend here. look at this for a second. i've got a picture, this is an iphone and a toy add on to the iphone. can you see that? that's an iphone in the middle. is that correct. >> it's an iphone or an ipad. it looks like a treating ring supplied by a t

favorite, the president chose carey because he's done events for him but he has minaj's music on his ipod. >> be honest. wouldn't we rather hear what his daughters prefer? >> or maybe a little bit more current events with that. >> they may go with nicki minaj. >> i think it's dangerous when the president is weighing in on an "american idol" feud, don't you? >> it's important stuff. >> exactly. breaking news. we broke in with it here. >>> this comes to us from knsd nbc 7 in san diego, california, students at one high school showed their classmate just how popular he is on campus. ivan mendoza who has down's syndrome was elected homecoming king in a landslide. crawford high school seniors jumped at the chance to crown him homecoming king. ivan's core row nation began at friday's pep rally and ended with him dressed to the nines for saturday's school dance. looking good there. i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> it is 4:28 right now. a bit cooler -- a lot cooler than it was this time yesterday, but not too much. sunshine is on

also talked about the ipad, or ipod, long-forgot musical device to some. they say they have sold more than 3 million total units of that and they refreshed that of course, at the last event. iphone 15 a hot seller. the ipod new lineup a hot seller. everybody seems to be downloading ios 6 very quickly. went ipad mini launch comes out, we will bring it to you. gene munster wants to see it priced under $300, otherwise, may not gain new market share, just steal from the old. i'm here all day for you guys. >> we will be back with you shortly. let's talk about apple's big event. dan ackerman, senior editor at c net. welcome what is the risk that apple cannibalizes itself with a product that it price at 249, 299 that is smaller but does functionally all the things that the bigger product does? >> that is exactly the risk, a lot of people like the idea of the ipad but don't want to spend $100, if it is 100, 150, $200 less, they will get that instead. up until now, other options in that seven-inch, smaller tablet thing, the kindle fire and nexus 7, $200. apple will

. >> when kennedy asked if they were ever getting back together taylor handed him an ipod and said play track six. >> i can't get that song out of my head. >> will it be a dear conner song? >> we predicted this. >> i like to feel bad for conner, but he's a kennedy. >> good point. >>> this comes to us from savannah a, georgia, i one south carolina woman is showing us it's better late than never. >> i did vote. >> she feels good. she says 108-year-old joanna jenkins will exercise her right to vote for the very first time this election. her family didn't think she would be eligible to vote, but with some help she is registered as an absentee voter. >>> i'm lynn berry, this is "early today." >>> you are watching wbal tv 11. live, local, late breaking. this is 11 news at 5:00. >> good morning. it is can they deja vu all over again. a lot of clouds, and little missed our drizzle here and there and some fog as well. cool temperatures. a lot of readings around 60. bwi marshall 62. barometers still high at 3017. and a downtown the temperature is 64. that is almost identical to yesterday at this

. >> when asked about the break up, taylor swift just handed him a ipod and say play track six. >> aource close to the kennedy family says she was going too fast. if you're buying a home in three months, you're going too fast. >> "way too early" is next. >>> president obama and mitt romney canvas the crucial swing state of ohio as new battleground polls show the president's lead has all but disappeared. the question is does this election have the potential to be the closest in modern history? >>> if you live in the northeast hurricane sandy is heading your way threatening to ruin halloween with what forecasters are calling a frankenstorm. and wednesday it was the kung few panda. last night the best of the detroit tigers. the question is could the e prediction of tigers in five could be his worst ever? yeah, it's possible. and it's also "way too early" for this.

he managed the development of the aimak, itunes, ipod iphone -- imac. he died of cancer a year ago in his 50's. >> ann romney will be a guest host on good morning america on wednesday. she will appear during the 8:00 hour. she's one of several celebrities including open winfrey and steven colbert filling in for robin roberts while she's on medical leave. abc is in talks with the michelle obama for a similar guest appearance before next month's election. and adam caskey as a final look at the weather. >> stay with u [ harry umlaut ] here we go. [ sally umlaut ] what? the five stages of muller. ah yes... stage one: suspicion. "it's a yogurt how good can it be?" stage two: revision. "actually, this ain't bad." stage three: surprise! "look at this cool cornery thing! i love this stuff!!" stage four: desolation. "it's gone!" stage five: anticipation "i guess i could always have another"... "have you been through the five stages of mulleret?" "yeah, just now." [ male announcer ] muller. the european for yummy. greg beekeepers in france were stumped as to why

. >> they're all on his ipod.xt question from amanda. >> she'd like to know who would your ultimate dream interview be with and why? i gave a serious answer. i said if i was born at a different time, i'd go back and interview martin luther king jr. i think that would be fascinating. >> i thought you were going to say somebody like kim kardashian or halle bareeaarrybarry. i want to interview this guy's parents and ask why they didn't have another child. i think you ruined it for them. >> i was enough. they're done. sorry, momma. ugh. how do you feel? now i'm cold. hmm. this is a better choice. new cepacol sensations cools instantly, and has an active ingredient that stays with you long after the lozenge is gone. ahhh. not just a sensation, sensational relief. i know what you're thinking. it's a hot white number, but what a hassle to care for! but i'm not worried... i use tide vivid detergent and boost. they keep my whites looking like new, wash after wash. that's my tide. wash after wash. that's a good thing, but i

but one thing i try to keep off my ipod is bad music.e you want to jam a dull knife into your ear. [ light laughter ] so, as a service to you guys, i'm about to play some real songs from real bands that i think you should avoid in a new segment i call "my do not play list." here we go. ♪ do not play do not play do not play these songs ♪ ♪ songs >> jimmy: before we start, i want you all to know every artist and song that i'm about to play for you is 100% real. [ laughter ] these are actual bands and actual songs. you can download them on itunes or amazon or see if your local music store has them. they are real. all right. let's see what is on my "do not play list." this first one -- oh, it's great. let's take a look at the first album here. this is from a guy named michael henderson. [ laughter ] album's called "slingshot." and i wonder why he called it that. and then if you just -- there you go. [ laughter ] i think i can see what's going down. i think that was a fashion thing called the slingshot back in the day, man. that's his album c

carey because she's done events for him but he was quick to point out that he has minaj's music on his ipod. >> i think nicki is going to cut him off now. >> you don't get involved in stuff like that. >>> this comes from nbc 7 san diego in california where students at one high school showed their classmate how popular is in on campus. ivan mendoza who has down's syndrome won in a landslide. ivan's coronation began at friday's pep rally and ended with him dressing the the nines there for saturday's school dance. looking great. i'm lynn berry, this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> well, in france, one confectioner wants to know what your sweet tooth thinks about the election. they have designed a box of chocolate medallions featuring the faces of the candidates. each time a customer buys a box they can vote online for their favorite. well, so far president obama leads mitt romney 72 to 4%, but minor detail, only about 22 votes have been cast so it's very unscientific. >>> pumpkin regatta took place in canada and, yes, it's exactly what it sounds

i priced -- >> but the ipod got smaller and smaller and cheaper and cheaper. >> that's different.s a unique product. >> auo is the way to play it off the glass. they make the glass along with lg along with the ipad mini. you've seen in the charts they've had negative head lins on the stock but the stock's been moving higher as of late. that's the way i play it. >> that's like the modern day version of buy the ketchup. don't worry about burger king or mcdonald's. just buy the ketchup. >> the new name should be ipad pocket. give me a little royalties here. >> the other one grasso, corning glass is another way to play that, too. i like the name fun size. >> fun size? >> that's a little weird. we're not going to bring that up. >> we're coming in to halloween. i know you're a fun size guy, grasso. >> thanks, seema. >>> coming up in the next hour, how to play catch-up with your retirement savings. $3.5 trillion worth of advice from blackrock's founder. >>> first though "final trades" next on the halftime report. in america today we're running out of a vital resource we need to compete o

. >> your ipod's not charged up. >> right. your phone's dead, and now what?more than that, i mean, look at the faces. every single person who sits down at that piano can play a note. they all have these huge grins. they're all so happy fop get at smile like that at a bus station is pretty incredible. you're right. everybody seems to be very happy and following directions very right, because they contribute the notes all at the right time. >> what i love about this is you get a free concert and you don't have to paper $100 for the best seat in the house. you're right next to the pianist. >> very cool. at the very end, you see a group of people playing the last notes altogether at the same time. >>> halloween is just around the corner and i found the greatest d.i.y. halloween costume. from our friends at household hacker. today we're going to be making a moving rorshach. aaargh. >> one more time. >> really hard to say -- rorshach. okay. today we're going to be making a moving ror -- >> today we're going to make a moving rorshach mask. >> okay. >> the character