Breakdown of Apple’s ‘It’s Only Rock & Roll’ Event
By SRASC at 9 September, 2009, 2:42 pm
Apple today held their It’s Only Rock & Roll event & announced some new features & products as expected.
-iTunes 9 <-download link
-iPod classic 160GB model returns
-iPod touch 64GB model debuts
-iPod shuffle new colours & special edition & camera
-iPod nano with camera
-iPhone OS 3.1
A pleasant return as Steve Jobs, Apple CEO delivers his 1st keynote in quite a while. Here’s a rundown of what happened.
Steve takes the stage.
I’m very happy to be here today with you all. As some of you know about 5 months ago I had a liver transplant, so I now have the liver of a mid-20’s person who died in a car crash. I wouldn’t be here without such generosity. I hope all of us can be as generous and become organ donors.
“I’d like to thank everyone in the community for the support, and Tim Cook and the exec team at Apple. Thank you.
He announces that Apple has sold 30 million iPhones to date & then announces iPhone OS 3.1 (available today). A new feature in 3.1 is now the Genius feature extends to Apps as well. Also that 30 000 ringtones from the 4 major labels will be available for $1.29 USD.
iTunes 9 is then introduced. (Oh iTunes 8 we barely got to know you…)
A new feature that iTunes 9 brings is Genius Mixes.
Imagine a genius DJ that plays endless mixes of songs from your library that go great together. You just click on one of the mixes, and start playing it — and it will go on and on and on. It’s like a great radio station
They also announced improved syncing features
but the killer feature for iPod touch & iPhone owners, Application Management
& there’s even more. Another new feature announced was Home Sharing.
The iTunes Store also gets a nice revamp
and a summary of what iTunes 9 brings to the table
Phil Schiller then takes the stage & begins to talk about iPods.
he compares the iPod touch to having a portable computer in your pocket, which is unlike…
(Apple taking a little stab at Dell)
He then goes on to compare the iPod touch to Sony’s PSP & Nintendo’s DS
Some games are then demoed by their developers, some notable titles include:
Assassin’s Creed II & Madden (available today).
New prices for the iPod touch
Apple then announces the return of the 160GB iPod classic
Now on to the shuffle
& the new special edition
Ahh yes the infamous ‘One More Thing’
Looks like the rumors of an iPod with a camera are true
You can with one click send a recorded video to YouTube. The new nano also now includes an FM radio.
Summary of the new iPod nano
& in typical Apple fashion all the new goodies are available today.
the new iPod family
& thats about it. Good to see that Steve’s back & that the iPod line is alive & well & thriving.
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