New Apple Products Announced! iTunes 10, iOS 4.1, New Apple TV and New iPod lineup!

In case you haven’t heard, Apple had an event a couple of days ago on September 1st where Steve Jobs disclosed all of their new products. You can watch the whole event here.

Here is the short version of Steve Jobs’s presentation…

iTunes 10 is now out, and it’s pretty cool. If you have a Mac, click on the Apple menu in the upper left corner of your screen and select “Software Update” to get it. For PC users, you should be prompted to
update iTunes if you have the Apple software update program installed. If not, just go to here and download it.

In addition to iTunes 10 coming out, Apple announced that it will be releasing a brand new version of the iPod Touch, iPod Shuffle, and iPod Nano. Apple will also be releasing a new version of iOS 4 (version 4.1; the operating system that runs the iPod Touch, iPad, and iPhone), which will be available as a free download from iTunes next week. And they will be releasing a brand new Apple TV, which will be 1/4 the size of its predecessor! Amazing.

Here is a brief rundown of what’s new:

iOS 4.1 (operating system for iPod Touch, iPad, and iPhone)

• Bugs have been fixed (Proximity, Bluetooth, iPhone 3G)
• High Dynamic Range photos (it takes 3 photos in rapid succession; one normal exposure, one with under exposure, and one with over exposure and combines all three into one photo; you will have choice between normal exposure and HDR version of photo)
• HD video upload via WiFi
• TV show rentals
• Game Center – all about multi-player games; can challenge
  friends, or it will auto match you with others if you don’t have
  any friends; compare scores; discover new games your friends are
  playing

Price: FREE
Available next week
Free download via iTunes

iTunes 10

• New Logo – no longer has a CD in the logo since it’s becoming
  obsolete
• Shows album cover in Playlist if you have more than 5 songs from
  that album
• iTunes Ping – a new social network all about music. It allows
  you to follow artists and friends, keep up on their recent
  activity, and know when their next concert is. You’ll even be able
  to see which artists your favorite artists like. You can get as
  private and as public as you want with regards to who can follow
  you and what you share. Starts with an immediate customer base of
  160 million people. Pretty cool service.
• TV Show Rentals – you can now rent TV shows in HD commercial free for
  99 cents
• Airplay – Now you’ll be able to play music wirelessly throughout
  your entire house with AirPlay-enabled speakers. You can even
  stream movies, photos, and music from your iPad or iPhone to your
  Apple TV. That will come in November with iOS 4.2. Nice.
• Apple TV – Now it has more movies and TV Shows, plus your music
  and photos. It also has improved syncing capabilities with iTunes.

Price: FREE
Available Now
Get it here or via Software Update

Apple TV

• It’s 1/4 the size of its predecessor
• Can hold it in the palm of your hand
• No power brick with power cord
• HDMI connection
• Ethernet & Wifi 802.11n
• 1st Run Movies, TV shows, & music
• All HD (when available)
• You don’t store the content, you rent it; no purchases
• No storage management, because you’re not storing anything on it
• Streaming – no syncing
• 99cents to rent HD TV Shows (commercial free) – ABC & FOX shows
  for now
• Rent 1st Run movies in HD for $4.99 (Steve demoed Ironman 2 during
  the presentation)
• Can stream Netflix to Apple TV for free
• Stream videos from YouTube
• Stream photos from Flickr
• Stream photos and movies from MobileMe
• Stream music from Internet Radio Stations
• Stream music, photos, and video from your computer
• Will even be able to stream your music, photos, and video from your iOS device (iPod Touch, iPad, or iPhone) when iOS 4.2 comes out in November 2010

Price: Only $99
Available in 4 weeks
Can pre-order now by clicking here

iPod Shuffle

• It now has buttons + voiceover + playlists
• It will speak the playlists for you
• Genius Mixes
• It will even tell you when the batteries need charging (I mean
  tell you via a voice, not a light; at least that was the impression
  that Steve gave)
• Has a belt clip
• 15 hrs of music

iPod Shuffle 2GB $49
Available next week
Can pre-order now by clicking here

iPod Nano

• Make it smaller – it’s very small
• Half as small and half as light as its predecessor
• Now has multi-touch screen
• It also has a clip
• FM Radio, Pedometer, Nike Plus
• 24hr Audio playback

iPod Nano 8GB $149 (pre-order here)
iPod Nano 16GB $179 (pre-order here)
Available next week

iPod Touch

• It’s even thinner than its predecessor
• Retina display (4x the number of pixels; same as iPhone 4)
• Apple A4 chip – same as iPhone 4
• iOS 4.1 with Game Center
• Facetime with Front Camera
• Can do Facetime (video calls via Wifi) with iPod Touch to iPod
• Touch and iPod Touch to iPhone 4
• Rear Camera with HD recording
• Can edit videos right on phone and upload to YouTube via Wifi
• 40hrs of music playback

iPod Touch 8GB $229 (pre-order it here)
iPod Touch 32GB $299 (pre-order it here)
iPod Touch 64GB $399 (pre-order it here)

As usual, all of the new products look fantastic. Apple always comes out with such amazing products. Gotta love them!

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