9/13/2006
New iPods, iTunes and iTV
Apple saved the music business with the iPod. Can they do the same for Hollywood?
In the five years since the iPod's rollout, Apple has locked down the online music business. 1 in 5 Americans owns or has owned an iPod and consumers have downloaded more than 1 billion songs from Apple's iTunes music store. Riding on the heels of that success, yesterday, Apple founder Steve Jobs fired his first shots in the battle to revolutionize the movie industry. In a special event called "It's Showtime," Apple unloaded new gadgets like it was Christmas morning.
In this single event, Steve Jobs announced the following new products and preannounced a new wireless video router called the iTV:
WARNING: While I was writing this blog post, 4 MethodShop.com readers reported that iTunes 7 erased their iPod. So you might want to wait and backup your iPod before you upgrade to iTunes 7.
When you're not watching movies on your iPod, you can always check out some of the new games Apple is selling in iTunes 7. Each game is in full color and uses the Click Wheel as a controller. The selection of games include addictive classics from Tetris and PAC-MAN to a few newer games like Vortex and Texas Hold'Em.
Games, movies and new iPods are nice, but what is going on with the iTV? In a major break in Apple tradition, Steve Jobs only preannounced a new wireless router product called iTV (screenshots). Apple usually likes to have products ready to buy the day they announce them, so this preannouncement caught everyone off guard. According to CBS MarketWatch, the iTV can attach to a television and wirelessly receive and play digital content from any computer (Mac or PC) running iTunes software. The iTV will also feature a HDMI port for high-definition digital televisions. You can expect to see the iTV sometime during the first quarter of 2007 for around US$299.
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In the five years since the iPod's rollout, Apple has locked down the online music business. 1 in 5 Americans owns or has owned an iPod and consumers have downloaded more than 1 billion songs from Apple's iTunes music store. Riding on the heels of that success, yesterday, Apple founder Steve Jobs fired his first shots in the battle to revolutionize the movie industry. In a special event called "It's Showtime," Apple unloaded new gadgets like it was Christmas morning.In this single event, Steve Jobs announced the following new products and preannounced a new wireless video router called the iTV:
- new versions of both iTunes 7 and QuickTime 7.1.3
- bigger Video iPods including an 80GB iPod
- new multi-colored iPod Nanos that go up to 8 GB and don't scratch
- a matchbook-sized iPod shuffle
WARNING: While I was writing this blog post, 4 MethodShop.com readers reported that iTunes 7 erased their iPod. So you might want to wait and backup your iPod before you upgrade to iTunes 7.
When you're not watching movies on your iPod, you can always check out some of the new games Apple is selling in iTunes 7. Each game is in full color and uses the Click Wheel as a controller. The selection of games include addictive classics from Tetris and PAC-MAN to a few newer games like Vortex and Texas Hold'Em.Games, movies and new iPods are nice, but what is going on with the iTV? In a major break in Apple tradition, Steve Jobs only preannounced a new wireless router product called iTV (screenshots). Apple usually likes to have products ready to buy the day they announce them, so this preannouncement caught everyone off guard. According to CBS MarketWatch, the iTV can attach to a television and wirelessly receive and play digital content from any computer (Mac or PC) running iTunes software. The iTV will also feature a HDMI port for high-definition digital televisions. You can expect to see the iTV sometime during the first quarter of 2007 for around US$299.
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Apple tends to take an idea that has the path paved by the geeks, and brings it out to the more common people. Xerox already had a gui, Creative had an mp3 player, Linux was already making headway as a more personal UNIX, and music was already attempted to be sold as online downloads before Apple made things theirs.
[*] posted by 
: September 13, 2006 11:21 AM
: September 13, 2006 11:21 AM
FTI - iTV is its codename, Jobs said during the event they need to come up with something better.
[*] posted by : September 13, 2006 11:21 AM
: September 13, 2006 11:21 AM
Ive been streamin video from W2K and WinXP for years. Oooooohhhhh, Apple finally jumped on the bandwagon. I use OS X every day. My laptop is a G4. But Apple's announcement is no big deal. And who the hell would pay for shitty downloaded video anyway? Get a MCE and you have all you need. Just know your technology and use your brain!
I think the idea is to get people talking about it now so they can sign on other studios to ride this wave of new technology before it becomes passee.
The missing component here is Tivo-like features. If they worked in HD/SD recording, this would be the ultimate convergence box. Otherwise, to me, it's a glorified cable box with expensive media content. I'm not compelled to get rid of my MythTV box quite yet.
The missing component here is Tivo-like features. If they worked in HD/SD recording, this would be the ultimate convergence box. Otherwise, to me, it's a glorified cable box with expensive media content. I'm not compelled to get rid of my MythTV box quite yet.
There's a cute spoof of the Ipod Shuffle news at:
AmericanInventorSpot.com
AmericanInventorSpot.com
[*] posted by : September 14, 2006 2:11 AM
: September 14, 2006 2:11 AM
Oop`s. Everything got erased on my ishuffle. Is not recognized by itunes (loaded new version, 7.0). Guess I erased the firmware. Any ideas?
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