Half ass update / cross post from Mac Users...
So far God.. I mean Steve Jobs has announced
iPod Nano
After summarizing the existing iPod product line, Jobs explained that the iPod mini is what all of Apple's competitors are aiming for. Apple is "going to do something pretty bold," he said. Apple is "replacing it with something new."
Jobs calls the iPod nano "an entirely new ground-up design, that also has 1000 songs in your pocket." The white device features a color display and can support photos, uses a grey click wheel to navigate, and is 80 percent smaller in volume than the original iPod -- thinner than a number two pencil, said Jobs. The iPod nano weighs 1.5 ounces or 42 grams
Compared to the iPod mini, the iPod nano is half the thickness and 62 percent smaller by volume. It uses a 30-pin dock connector, so the iPod nano plugs in to existing iPod accessories, and can also connect using USB 2.0. It features a 14-hour rechargeable battery.
The iPod nano also features a new graphical clock, games, stopwatch and lap timer, and a screen lock that uses the click wheel like a combination lock.
"White is our signature color for the iPod ... but we decided to so a second color, and we tried it because it looked so cool," said Jobs, "so we're doing a black model as well."
The iPod nano ships today in 2GB and 4GB confiugurations for US$199 and $249 respectively. Apple is also offering customized iPod nano accessories including a $29 dock, $39 lanyard with built-in headphones, color-coordinated armbands for $29 each, and "nanotubes" -- green, purple, blue and pink slipcases, sold in boxes of five, for $29 each.
iTunes 5
Jobs then rolled out iTunes 5, an update to the popular software Apple makes available for Mac and Windows users alike. He described the new version's interface as sporting "a little bit of a refined look." It's available today as a free download from Apple's Web site.
Users can now organize playlists into folders, and new search capabilities have been added. Windows users can now automatically synchronize contact and calendar information using iTunes 5 and Microsoft's Outlook and Outlook Express software.
A "Smart Shuffle" feature has been added that lets users control how likely they are to hear multiple songs from the same artist or the same album using a preference slider. "We've got a lot of people saying our shuffle is not random," mused Jobs.
Parental controls have also been added to help parents restrict purchases of music that contains explicit lyrics through the iTunes Music Store.
HOGWARTS iPOD!!!!!!!
Jobs spoke about new additions to the iTunes' audiobook collection, including the complete Harry Potter set. He also introduced a collectable iPod engraved with a Hogwarts crest -- Hogwarts is the school that fictional magician Harry Potter goes to.
Madonna
Jobs then introduced famed pop star Madonna in a transcontinental live chat using iChat AV. Connected from London, Madonna explained that she "tried to hold out as long as possible. But I got tired of not being able to download my own music." Madonna and Steve Jobs announced that all fifteen of her albums will be available for purchase and download through iTunes, by album and by song.
iPod Phone - Cingular only
iTunes Phone - Motorola ROKR, exclusive to Cingular
Jobs also used today's event to unveil the first iTunes-compatible cell phone, the Motorola ROKR. "You've probably heard about this," Jobs said, a reference to the speculation that has run rampant prior to today's event.
The phone will automatically pause when you get a call, explained Jobs. Songs are transferred through a USB cable.
The ROKR can only hold about 100 songs, according to Jobs. "The way we think of this phone is, it's really an iPod shuffle on your phone," he explained. Both devices can shuffle, both can autofill, neither has a click wheel -- but the phone has a display.
Madonna and other musicians are also being tapped to shill the new ROKR in a Motorola advertising campaign set to begin later this week, showing them in a phone booth out in the desert. There will also be a billboard campaign from Cingular featuring slogans like "Kiss + tell," "Smashblabbermouth" and "Matthew Sweet talk," along with a television ad campaign in both English and Spanish.
"A great phone with an iTunes client is half the story," said Jobs. "What we're adding to that is the number one wireless carrier in North America. Cingular will be the exclusive provider of this phone in North America." Jobs then introduced Ralph de la Vega, Cingular's Chief Operating Officer.
"We have a vision, working with Apple and Motorola, about convergence between entertainment, computers, and communications, coming together and forming a real product," said de la Vega. "There have been a lot of rumors about this product, but today, the talk ends and the music begins. You're going to get your songs on your phone, anywhere you want them, any time you want them, with the world's best music service, brought to you by Motorola and Cingular."
So far God.. I mean Steve Jobs has announced
iPod Nano
After summarizing the existing iPod product line, Jobs explained that the iPod mini is what all of Apple's competitors are aiming for. Apple is "going to do something pretty bold," he said. Apple is "replacing it with something new."
Jobs calls the iPod nano "an entirely new ground-up design, that also has 1000 songs in your pocket." The white device features a color display and can support photos, uses a grey click wheel to navigate, and is 80 percent smaller in volume than the original iPod -- thinner than a number two pencil, said Jobs. The iPod nano weighs 1.5 ounces or 42 grams
Compared to the iPod mini, the iPod nano is half the thickness and 62 percent smaller by volume. It uses a 30-pin dock connector, so the iPod nano plugs in to existing iPod accessories, and can also connect using USB 2.0. It features a 14-hour rechargeable battery.
The iPod nano also features a new graphical clock, games, stopwatch and lap timer, and a screen lock that uses the click wheel like a combination lock.
"White is our signature color for the iPod ... but we decided to so a second color, and we tried it because it looked so cool," said Jobs, "so we're doing a black model as well."
The iPod nano ships today in 2GB and 4GB confiugurations for US$199 and $249 respectively. Apple is also offering customized iPod nano accessories including a $29 dock, $39 lanyard with built-in headphones, color-coordinated armbands for $29 each, and "nanotubes" -- green, purple, blue and pink slipcases, sold in boxes of five, for $29 each.
iTunes 5
Jobs then rolled out iTunes 5, an update to the popular software Apple makes available for Mac and Windows users alike. He described the new version's interface as sporting "a little bit of a refined look." It's available today as a free download from Apple's Web site.
Users can now organize playlists into folders, and new search capabilities have been added. Windows users can now automatically synchronize contact and calendar information using iTunes 5 and Microsoft's Outlook and Outlook Express software.
A "Smart Shuffle" feature has been added that lets users control how likely they are to hear multiple songs from the same artist or the same album using a preference slider. "We've got a lot of people saying our shuffle is not random," mused Jobs.
Parental controls have also been added to help parents restrict purchases of music that contains explicit lyrics through the iTunes Music Store.
HOGWARTS iPOD!!!!!!!
Jobs spoke about new additions to the iTunes' audiobook collection, including the complete Harry Potter set. He also introduced a collectable iPod engraved with a Hogwarts crest -- Hogwarts is the school that fictional magician Harry Potter goes to.
Madonna
Jobs then introduced famed pop star Madonna in a transcontinental live chat using iChat AV. Connected from London, Madonna explained that she "tried to hold out as long as possible. But I got tired of not being able to download my own music." Madonna and Steve Jobs announced that all fifteen of her albums will be available for purchase and download through iTunes, by album and by song.
iPod Phone - Cingular only
iTunes Phone - Motorola ROKR, exclusive to Cingular
Jobs also used today's event to unveil the first iTunes-compatible cell phone, the Motorola ROKR. "You've probably heard about this," Jobs said, a reference to the speculation that has run rampant prior to today's event.
The phone will automatically pause when you get a call, explained Jobs. Songs are transferred through a USB cable.
The ROKR can only hold about 100 songs, according to Jobs. "The way we think of this phone is, it's really an iPod shuffle on your phone," he explained. Both devices can shuffle, both can autofill, neither has a click wheel -- but the phone has a display.
Madonna and other musicians are also being tapped to shill the new ROKR in a Motorola advertising campaign set to begin later this week, showing them in a phone booth out in the desert. There will also be a billboard campaign from Cingular featuring slogans like "Kiss + tell," "Smashblabbermouth" and "Matthew Sweet talk," along with a television ad campaign in both English and Spanish.
"A great phone with an iTunes client is half the story," said Jobs. "What we're adding to that is the number one wireless carrier in North America. Cingular will be the exclusive provider of this phone in North America." Jobs then introduced Ralph de la Vega, Cingular's Chief Operating Officer.
"We have a vision, working with Apple and Motorola, about convergence between entertainment, computers, and communications, coming together and forming a real product," said de la Vega. "There have been a lot of rumors about this product, but today, the talk ends and the music begins. You're going to get your songs on your phone, anywhere you want them, any time you want them, with the world's best music service, brought to you by Motorola and Cingular."
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b57913:
DOOOD I WANT 1!!!!! The black ones look so cool.
pollywog:
