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New iPods, New iTunes
Vincent Alzieu
September 10, 2008 7:14 pm
September 10, 2008 7:14 pm
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:
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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.
Without a doubt, it's Apple's most successful digital audio player, the enormously popular Nano, that has seen the most changes.
As well as the new look, Apple have also made room for an acceleromator to add some of the cool functionality found on the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Spin your Nano round to look at some photos in landscape mode and the diplay will rotate; do the same while browsing your music collection and it will fire up CoverFlow so that you can scroll through your albums.
A cute new application of this technology is the new shake-to-shuffle feature which allows you to skip to a random track just by shaking up the iPod itself.
As well as the new look, Apple have also made room for an acceleromator to add some of the cool functionality found on the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Spin your Nano round to look at some photos in landscape mode and the diplay will rotate; do the same while browsing your music collection and it will fire up CoverFlow so that you can scroll through your albums.
A cute new application of this technology is the new shake-to-shuffle feature which allows you to skip to a random track just by shaking up the iPod itself.
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