Brief 627 | What? The Apple Event Wasn’t in Mississippi?!?
Posted on: September 9, 2009
Posted in: Video
Posted by: Cali Lewis
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We’re on our way to Atlanta for CEDIA and kept up with Apple’s “It’s only Rock and Roll” event while in the car. Forgive the low quality video. It’s the only way to get it uploaded while moving down the road! :)
iPhone 3.1
– Genius will make suggestions for apps you might like based on apps you already have
– 30,000 ringtones will be available for $1.29 each
iTunes 9
– Genius Mixes will pick out and play songs from your music library that it thinks go together
– Improved syncing includes the ability to manage pages and apps from iTunes. You’ll also be able to copy songs or movies onto your iPod from other libraries on your network.
– Available now
Touch
– Unfortunately we don’t get the camera and microphone on the touch as we predicted
– 8GB $199
– $299 16GB
– $399 64GB
iPod Classic
– The 120GB iPod Classic is upgraded to 160GB, but stays at same price of $249
Nano
– The Nano DOES get the camera and microphone addition
– One click sends videos to YouTube
– Adds FM Radio
– Adds Pedometer
– 8GB $149
– 16GB $179
– Available Today
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September 9th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Good/quick brief!
(Your interior looks familiar … Subaru?)
September 9th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Please tell me you had your seatbelt on in the car?
September 9th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
I just feel it was to much hype for apple this time around. Don’t get me wrong I still love my apple.
September 9th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
@Al – I’m wearing the seatbelt! :)
September 9th, 2009 at 9:11 pm
Small correction – there’s no 16GB Touch any more – the one at $299 is actually a 32GB. Seems there’s some internal changes too – they mentioned OpenGL ES 2.0 support, which got added in the iPhone 3GS, so presumably it has the same graphics chip. I’m quite happy about all today’s updates. iTunes 9 is particularly good :)
September 10th, 2009 at 3:09 am
Cali – informal – “unplugged” – Do it this way more often – like listening to a friend who is in the passenger seat while cruising along – friendly and informative.
September 10th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
16 iphone and ipod with single usb was marvellous.
September 10th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
Great brief. How do you keep the image so steady in the car?
September 11th, 2009 at 12:30 am
I enjjoyed the brief and in the car was great…..as another respondant calle dit “unplugged”
September 11th, 2009 at 4:39 am
@SteadyShot the computer was sitting on some luggage in the back seat.
September 11th, 2009 at 11:47 am
Imagine my surprise when, after driving 180 miles round trip to get my 32GB iPod Touch with the faster processor I heard on your podcast that it was only 16GB! I think you need to check your facts again, Cali. The 16GB model has been discontinued. Aside from the processor upgrade, the price on the 32GB model dropped by $100 to $299 … SWEET!
September 11th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Yeah, keep in mind I recorded this *immediately* after the keynote, so I wasn’t going off official information from Apple, but reports coming out of the keynote. Sometimes details get mixed up :)
September 12th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
@dvoka I’m pretty sure the car interior is a Mercedes, its similar to my E320. Can tell by the Wood Trim in the door.
September 13th, 2009 at 8:02 am
Nice show, loved the scenery going by in the background. Very 1 to 1, like we were right there with ya. Do more that way.
September 24th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
I love how you always condense the tech news for me. :) …even on the road. Thank you!
December 25th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Hi, i just thought i’d post and let you know your blogs layout is really messed up on the G-Matrix browser. Anyhow keep up the good work.