Greetings everybody, yes I’m back with an extra installment of Triple T. as I wanted to talk about the Apple Special Event today. So lets dive right into things. My comments are in italic. Please excuse the notes form of the post but I decided for the sake of a timely release it was best to just keep it the way I wrote my notes.
iOS 4.1
Proximity, Bluetooth, iPhone 3G bug fixes- Glad to see the proximity censor issue finally addressed here.
High Dynamic Range photos-uses algorithm to enhance photos So basically a built in software function to enhance photos
HD video upload over WiFi
TV show rentals
Game Center-Multi-player games Challenge friends, auto matching, Compare scores
Will be out next week for the iPhone and iPod touch
iOS 4.2 sneak peek iPad
Everything in 4.1 plus
Wireless Printing - Finally! This is going to be awesome and make working with Pages a whole lot easier
AirPlay- stream audio, photos, and video formerly called AirTunes
Out in November free update to iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch - Although I was hoping the iPad would have multitasking earlier, for wireless printing, I can wait.
iPods
Buttons and voiceover
Multiple Playlists
Genius mixes
15 hours of music
2GB available in 5 colors
$49
Smaller no wheel multitouch has a clip on the back to wear
24 hours of music battery life
Square looking
voice over
radio
Nike+
Pedometer
screen rotates
Photos
7 colors
$149 8 GB, $179 16 GB
Slightly thinner than the previous iPod touch
Retina display like in iPhone 4
Apple A4 chip also like in the iPhone 4
3-axis gyro
iOS 4.1
FaceTime with front and rear facing camera - This means if you have an iPod touch and a friend or family member has an iPhone 4 you can talk to each other using FaceTime. I’m guessing this will be tied via an email address since the iPod touch is not a phone.
HD video recording
40 hours battery life
8GB $229
32GB $299
64GB $399
Available next week
This is great if you wanted the iPhone features of HD video capture, FaceTime and the retina display but don’t want to sign up for an AT&T contract. They will sell a ton of these!
iTunes
iTunes 10 - dig the new logo...the CD is gone!
Ping- Social music discovery, see what your friends are listening to. Connect with your friends and favorite artists. I think MySpace has a problem!
available today Free
AppleTV
The new AppleTV is a fourth the size of the original AppleTV and it fits in your hand!
On the back:
HDMI
Optical audio
Ethernet
802.11n WiFI
Comes with a remote
streaming- no syncing so don’t have to worry about HD space
HD movie rental $4.99 for first run titles
HD TV shows 99 cents commercial free
ABC & FOX signed on to deliver content Please CBS sign on so I can get my NCIS episodes in HD since my local channels are not offered in HD by DirecTV yet.
Netflix - I finally got to see how Netflix streaming on a TV looks after going down to Hattiesburg and seeing it stream via the Nintendo Wii to my in-laws TV. I can’t wait to get this device.
YouTube - Love that my wife and I can browse our TV for YouTube content.
Flickr & MobileMe - Cool to show off pictures on the TV without hooking up a computer to it to do so
$99 Available in 4 weeks - Keep in mind it was $299 so they are dropping $200 on this and it does so much more now. I will be getting one!
Well, that is what Apple came out with today. Lot of cool stuff that made my eyes as big as saucers. What really stands out to me is the new AppleTV. I think the price point and its features is really going to turn it around in sales. Also the new iPod touch is going to be big for those that want the FaceTime and HD video shooting but not the expense of a 2 year AT&T contract.
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