Apple stuff

Well, rumors were right, iTunes 8 is (almost) available. With the smart filter tools called "Genius".
that means I can ditch The Filter finally. That one didn't work really well.


New Nano. Cool, accelerometer usage. Shake to shuffle/go to next song .. hangon, that's nothing new, Sony has done that before in one of their Walkman phones. Oh well. More storage (8 and 16 Gig) and available in lots of colors too.
Environmentally friendly, most components fully recyclable.. Nice.
New headset as well. No idea if that is included in the Nano package, but it sounds like a good one for the iPhone too. Features song control (play, pause, skip), a mic but also volume control.. which is lacking on the iPhone headset. At least *I* haven't found it :-) .. and some higher-end in-ear buds.. hmm.. not suitable for me, since I use my iPhone on my scooter, and I need to hear at least some surrounding noises :-)

EDIT: F*ck, the new earphone controles are NOT supported on any model except the new iPods. So I guess we're stuck without volume control..
earphones
New iPod Touch as well. Includes the receiver (and software) for Nike+, Genius playlists (duh) and has improved UI. Cool stuff. Finally it doesn't look like a crippled iPhone anymore (hmm, except for the now embedded speakers and volume buttons.. heh).

iPhone 2.1 firmware available Friday... Lots of bugs fixed, better reception, better battery life.. Let's see if it also solves my annoying GPS problem, otherwise I have to return the iPhone..

Big YAWN at the event though.

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