Apple Updates iPod

MARKHAM, Ontario—October 16, 2003—Apple® today announced a free softwareupdate for iPod™, the world's most popular portable digital music player.The iPod software update adds support for new Belkin voice recording andphoto storage accessories for dockable iPods, allowing users to recordhundreds of hours of audio and store thousands of digital photos on theiriPod. Available for both Mac® and Windows, the iPod software update alsoincludes faster browsing and accessing of large music libraries, the abilityto sync On-The-Go playlists back to iTunes® and a new Music Quiz game whichtests a player's knowledge of their own iTunes music library.

“Apple's latest iPods have been a huge hit, becoming the most successfuldigital music players ever. With these new added features there are evenmore great reasons to get one,” said Philip Schiller, Apples senior vicepresident of Worldwide Product Marketing. “We have worked together withBelkin to provide a simple and elegant solution to iPod users' two mostrequested features, digital voice recording and photo storage.”

With the new voice recording features, iPod users can use a Belkin VoiceRecorder to record and instantly review over 600 hours of lectures,interviews or notes on a 40GB iPod. Once the iPod is connected to a Mac orWindows PC, the voice notes are automatically synced with the computer justlike songs and playlists are synced in the iTunes library. These audiorecordings are stored in WAV file format and can be easily edited or evensent to others via email. The Belkin Voice Recorder for iPod is the firstthird-party voice recording accessory to take advantage of these newcapabilities in iPod. Belkins ultra-compact Voice Recorder for iPod isequipped with a high-quality, omnidirectional microphone and 16mm speaker,works with all dockable iPods through the headphone connector and indicatesrecording status through iPods LCD screen.

iPods new photo storage feature allows users to use a Belkin Media Readerto import, store and backup over 20,000 digital photos from a 3 megapixelcamera onto a 40GB iPod and take them anywhere. This frees up valuablecamera and memory card storage space so users can continue to take pictureswithout the hassle and expense of buying and carrying multiple memory cards.Once the iPod is connected to a Mac or Windows PC, the digital photos areeasily transferred to a users computer and photo editing software. With MacOS® X, iPhoto™ will automatically recognize the iPod as a media storagedevice and prompt users to transfer their photos into the iPhotolibrary—just as if it were a camera, allowing users to erase the photosafter transfer if desired. The ideal tool for professional photographers andpeople on vacation, Belkins new Media Reader for iPod is the first thirdparty iPod photo storage accessory. The Belkin Media Reader for iPodconnects easily though iPods dock connector and supports the five mostcommon memory card formats�CompactFlash, SmartMedia, Memory Stick, SD andMMC.

Pricing & Availability
The new iPod software update, Version 2.1, is available today as a freedownload from www.apple.com/ipod. iPods for Mac and Windows PCs areavailable for a suggested retail price of $439 (CDN) for the 10GB iPod, $579(CDN) for the 20GB iPod and $729 (CDN) for the 40GB iPod through the AppleStore® (www.apple.com/canadastore) and Apple Authorized Resellers. iPodrequires a Mac with FireWire® port, Mac OS X version 10.1.5 or later (Mac OSX v10.2 or later recommended) or a Windows PC with FireWire or USB 2.0 port,or Windows-certified FireWire or USB 2.0 card, Windows 2000, or Windows XPHome or Professional.

The new Belkin iPod accessories are also available starting today at

for a suggested retail price of $49.99 (US) for the BelkinVoice Recorder and $99.99 (US) for the Belkin Media Reader.

Apple Canada Inc. is headquartered in Markham, Ontario and is a wholly-ownedsubsidiary of Apple Computer, Inc. Apple products are available at morethan 450 Authorized Apple Canada Dealer locations across Canada.

Press Contact:
Tara Hendela
Apple Canada
(905) 513-5853
thendela@apple.com