As many had predicted, Tuesday saw the launch of a refreshed selection of iPods and a new version of iTunes from Apple.

Here's what we got from Steve Jobs:

• iTunes 8, a new version of the media player that will ship with a feature called Genius, designed to choose tracks for you that match the one you're listening to already.

• A new 120 GB iPod Classic, which is thinner than before.  No more 160 GB iPods for the time being, though

• Redesigned iPod Nanos (below) in 8 GB and 16 GB flavors, with curvy cases and a return of the long, thin look from the second generation.  The user interface now profits from the extra screen real estate available by ditching the two-column approach from the third-gen iPods to go show off album art along the bottom of the screen with options on the top.  More on the new Nanos here and here.

• New iPod Touchs, too, in 8 GB, 16 GB and 32 GB versions, all of which feature several hardware improvements, including the addition of a speaker and a manual volume control along the side of the case.

After a seemingly-endless stream of delays, Mitsubishi has finally announced the price of the first commercially available TV to use laser technology.


To get your hands on one of these huge Laservue L65-A90s (above), you'll need to have a spare 6, 999 dollars lying around. 

Nevertheless, as Mitsubishi point out in their FAQs, the cost of this 65'' TV is not very much more than comparably sized flatscreens that rely on other technologies.

For the time being, the model is only available in the US, but we imagine a launch in Europe will follow shortly.  Hopefully Mitsubishi will not opt for the one euro/pound for one dollar approach, and release this TV at a roughly equivalent price - 4, 000 pounds or 5, 000 euros.


For our part, we can't wait to get our hands on the first of this new generation of TVs and see if it really does outperform today's LCDs and plasmas - and, for that matter, how it compares to screens featuring the long-awaited OLED technology, the first of which we tested recently.

> Comparatif : les TV de 40 à 49 pouces

We've managed to get our hands on the new Nikon D90 for a second time and have tried it out for longer than we did the first time.

Renaud from our photo lab tried out its HD videos in both day and night conditions, and you can download them here on our French partner site, Focus Numerique, if you'd like a look, although some of them are up to 50 MB.  The photos he took are also available and we'll bring you a full review soon.