“Activist and rock singer Bono along with Oprah Winfrey is partnering with Apple Computer on a red-colored iPod to help promote a charity [PRODUCT RED] aimed at battling AIDS, AppleInsider has learned,” Kasper Jade reports for AppleInsider.
“The U2 frontman and Oprah will publicly unveil the new ‘iPod nano Red’ — a 4GB version of Apple’s second-generation iPod nano in red anodized aluminum — on national television this friday,” Jade reports.
Jade reports, “The two celebrities swung by Apple’s North Michigan Ave. retail store in Chicago, Ill. on Thursday afternoon to film a promotional segment for the cause, which will air on tomorrow’s edition of the ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show.'”
Full article with pricing details and more here.
MacDailyNews Note: On the PRODUCT RED website, it states in the timeline: “October 13, 2006: (RED) appears on Oprah for US launch,” although no specific product is mentioned. Also on the PRODUCT RED website here, it states: (RED) ALERT! WE’RE GOING ON OPRAH Tune in to The Oprah Winfrey Show in Friday, October 13 to see (RED)! Join Oprah and Bono as they paint the town (RED) – with special appearances by Penelope Cruz and Kanye West!
On Oprah.com, tomorrow’s show is promoted “Oprah and Bono Paint the Town ‘Red'” with the accompanying text, “Coming up October 13, 2006: Get ‘red’-y! It’s something so huge, it took Oprah, Bono and a convertible to happen! Plus Penelope Cruz and Kanye West are in on it! An extraordinary launch! Then, Alicia Keys shares her latest passion. An exclusive, one-time-only performance! Chicago goes “red” today and this is just the beginning!”
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[UPDATE 3:33pm EDT: Mike Hughlett reports for The Chicago Tribune, “Apple Computer – through its ubiquitous iPod – is expected to be the next famous brand to join rock star Bono’s ‘Product Red’ crusade against AIDS in the developing world. Apple is expected to unveil a ‘Product Red’ iPod Friday, said Richard Feachem, executive director of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.”
“The Global Fund is the repository for proceeds raised from products branded as Product Red, a project started by U2 front man Bono in January,” Hughlett reports. “Product Red’s official U.S. launch is slated for Friday with a Bono appearance on Oprah’s Winfrey’s television program. The two celebrities shot footage for the show Thursday at The Gap and Motorola outlets on Chicago’s Miracle Mile.” Full article here.]
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Too many outsiders involved to keep that one under wraps for too long, I guess.
an Oprah endorsement? Yikes. Goodbye Zune
They should do the new clip on Shuffles in red too, you clip to you like a badge.
Cheers,
Tim.
great support AIDS by destroying the earth, one hand washes anothers hand, recylce your iPods that are not eco friendly, be good to your earth.
btw, apple contributes a measy 5% to aids help. whoooopettttttttttttttttfreakindo.
what about 10-15%
more money for steve as he bulldozes his earth
rejoice apple fans, rejoice.
lam30rz
“The Coalition for the Safety of Earth”
Gerald Ford and Regis Philbin are to unveil the Product Brown Zune MP3 player partnering with Microsoft to help promote a charity aimed at battling unfair estate taxes for the wealthiest Americans, Paul Thurrott from the SuperSite for Windows has learned.
Oprah is God. Bono is Jesus. The iPod is sacrament.
Hallelujah!
ECOWARRIOR
How much does DEll contribute.
or HP
???
Hey macdude… er… ECOWARRIOR! How ya been? Shouldn’t you be in school this time of day? Anyway, nice to see you back!
atleast Microsoft is contributing alot of fertalizer for those plants that Apple is killing with the iPod.
JUST BECAUSE OTHER COMPANIES ARE TEH SUCK DOESN’T EXCUSE APPLE AKA THE BIGGEST VIOLATER
I KNOW THIS IS AN APPLE FANBOI WEBS1TE, ASK YOURSELF
YOU HAVE BITTEN OF THE APPLE OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL
NOW YOU KNOW SIN
DOES THAT EXCUSE YOU?
be good to this earth
“The Coalition for the Safety of Earth”
Ecowarrior…I think you’re totally inresponsible: how much fossil fuel do you think it cost to power your PC you use to come here? Shame on you!
MacB
If it has to do with iTS and iPods, it’s a video product most likely. However I hate code-word-only advertisements because it reminds me of all the loopy code names for the Segway before it was released. “So what is ‘daisy’?”
“It’s wonderful! It will change the world!”
“Yes, but what is it?”
Nothing wrong with “Code Guardian” though. http://www.cee-gee.net/
I want one, now.
DO NOT BE FACEITIOUS MACB. OR MELB THE SPICE MAC BOY. LAM3ORZ. LOL
I bring up legitimate points
“The Coalition for the Safety of Earth”
Yes, long life rechargeable batteries are so much worse for the environment then replaceable alkaline or lithium AAA or AA batteries!
Ecowarrior = knob, or it should, except a knob has a use!
Bring up legitimate points and then type something like “LAM3ORZ. LOL”
what an idiot.
ECOWARRIOR, that Apple sure tases good too, much better than a brown Zune.
No one will listen to your rants here, flameboi.
Ballmer could team up with UPS and Enema International and promote brown Zunes.
So, basically, members of the mac community have no desire, to be law abiding members of the ecoocommunity.
pathetic.
rot in this matrix world that you have made for yourSELF.
anyone that wants to debate, me you know where to find me.
“The Coalition for the Safety of Earth”
There is no such thing as “fossil” fuel.
Troll.
Well guys…sorry if the word “Fossil” fuel is not the correct english…sometimes my english has a dropout…..fossilfuel as in Coal, gas, oil etc…..you know…
Ecowarrior..chill mate, screw in a new battery and life is good again !
MacB
ECOWARRIOR
Your vision of being one with the earth is a good idea.
The best way to do that would be 6 underground.
That way we would not have to go through all this acetamenophen reading your greenmongering. Acetamenophen, which is housed in plastic, which is not biodegradable, which . . . .
Ecowarrior is either a) a 12 year old, or b) a conservative trying to make fun of people who are genuinely concerned about the planet.
Probably “b” with the mind of an “a”.
That’s it! The (RED) Zune!
Actually, I’m curious about the Bono/Oprah/Convertible link. Maybe it’ll be a (RED) G6 Convertible.