Tuesday, September 09, 2008

All new iPods. New iTunes. No new MacBooks.

Tonight saw the introduction of a whole new range of iPods and iTunes 8. Here's a brief low-down.
Right 'let's rock!'


iPod Touch
New iPhone-like shape.
Side volume buttons.
Built in speaker.
Nike+ built-in.
8GB costs £169, 16GB £219 and 32GB £289.

iPod Touch Software 2.1
(includes iPhone Software 2.1)
Numerous bug fixes.
New Genius playlists.
Improved battery life.
Less App crashes.
Faster back-ups.
Free to those who paid for version 2.0 software.
£5.99 otherwise.
(available Friday).


iPod nano
Thinnest yet.
Widescreen display on its side.
Accelerometer detects movement to twist display for viewing film, photos and cover flow.
New shake-to-shuffle mode.
New Genius playlists.
Built-in voice recorder.
8 colours.
24 hours battery life for music, 4 hours for video.
8GB for £109, 16GB for £149
Available now.

Both the iPod touch and nano are made with more environmentally-friendly materials.


iTunes 8
New Genius playlists analyses track being played and complies a playlist of similar-sounding tracks.
Genius track data is anonymously sent to Apple for them to recommend music from the iTunes Music Store.
New Grid view.
HD TV Shows (NBC back on board - they know it makes sense).
Improved accessibility including access to the Voice Over functionality
Available now.


iPod classic.
Now 120GB only.
Costs £179.
Available now.


iPod shuffle.
Four new colours.
Available now.


New In-ear Headphones.
Two drivers in each ear.
impressive sound isolation.
Control capsule on cable with microphone.
Steel Mesh caps for protection.
Frequency response: 5Hz to 21kHz
Impedance (at 100Hz): 23 ohms
Sensitivity (at 100Hz): 109 dB SPL/mW
Much better than the last ones.


New MacBook Nano.
Oh. Sorry, that's the new Dell Inspiron Mini 9.
C'mon Apple. Sort it out!

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