Apple “Let’s Rock” event round up!
Mr. Jobs has just left the stage down in San Francisco, and in recognition of Apple’s big event today we thought it was appropriate to bring you a round-up of all of the relevant bits of new product news and information. Cupertino dropped a lot of tidbits on us today, so grab a cup of coffee, light up that mid-day cigarette, and get ready to dive in:
- New iPod Nano. The new device is thinner than ever before, sports a completely revamped OS with cover flow, shake-to-shuffle feature, built-in Genius playlist, and a curved glass screen. It has a built-in accelerometer, and comes in a dizzying array of colors. Expect to pay $149 for the 8GB and $199 for the 16GB. The 8GB should be available right now, with the 16GB following sometime next week
- New iPod Touch. The new Touch features a completely redesigned case, integrated Nike+iPod functionality, external volume controls and speaker, and more. Available immediately, you should expect to pay $229 for the 8GB model, $299 for the 16GB, and $399 for the 32GB. Apple is billing this one as the “Funnest iPod Ever”, and seems to be trying to position it as a mobile gaming device.
- iPhone firmware 2.1. As expected, Apple announced the new 2.1 firmware update for the iPhone. The new software promises greatly improved battery life, fewer crashes, fewer dropped calls, and faster backups. Can anyone say “Hell yeah?” We’ll see how well it delivers on these promises, with an expected delivery this Friday.
- iPod Classic 120 GB. Nothing much to say about this one, except that it has replaced both the 80GB and 160GB models. Expect to pay $249 for this baby, available immediately.
- iTunes 8. The command center behind all of this, Apple introduced the new version of their omnipresent media software. iTunes 8 delivers a news Genius playlist function, new Hi-Def TV show support, the return of NBC shows to the TV Store, and more. The software is expected to launch today, though as of this writing it had yet to appear on Apple’s site.
- Minor bits: iPod Shuffle now comes in 4 new colors, Apple is now offering in-ear headphones with an in-line volume control and improved speakers for $79.
Excited? Disappointed? Indifferent? Sound off!
Meh … not impressed. Don’t see many of you complaining about the fact that iTunes 8 is really not bringing a whole lot of new stuff! The browser is still crappy, the sync sucks and instead they come out with the Genius?!? WTF? I still find this a crappy music library! Give me a tool that allows me to use WMP with my iPhone 3G!! Firmware 2.1 sounds interesting though! Let’s see if they can deliver on the 3G improvements!
Still no folder monitoring in iTunes, how can they justify the version change for music suggestions and a grid view that was in media player 11 beta but pulled for some unknown reason?
what if you have you have your nano in your pocket and you’re running or something… i hope they have an option to disable the “shake to shuffle” feature
I dont mind he memory but personally i really want a ipot witha camera xp
I remember selling the G1 of nanos and seeing devices alike these but were ipod knock offs…
Boy I was wrong…
who’s the knock off now?
Just add an internal speaker on the back and Apple will have some Chinese company on their back lol
If I understand your request the language you’re writing in, I believe you’re wishing for an iPhone.
Let’s Rock NOTHING. The best firmware on what ought to be called a BETA device, the iPhone 3G, was 2.0.1. 2.0.2 made things worse for me. What a joke. Can we be specific about the 2.1 for the BETA iPhone 3G?
I’ve owned tons of phones in my almost 10 years with AT&T, and the iPhone 3G is the worst one. A DISTANT 2nd would be the Treo 650 a few years back.
It’s great for making money, though. It never ceases to amaze me that it doesn’t seem to matter to my customers that they have a buggy phone on their hands, which constantly crashes, has poor reception, drops calls left and right, and never mind the crappy 3G to 2G handoffs. I love Apple, though. I’ve never made so much money per phones than with the Beta iPhone 3G.
I’m def going to replace my 2g Nano with a 4g 16GB one. I was hoping for more from the Touch. It’s not ready for prime time just yet.