Apple Announces iTunes 7, Movies, Set-Top Box

necro81 writes, "As anticipated, Apple announced several additions and upgrades to its iPod and iTunes lineup. The iPod now comes in an 80 GB model, with a $50 price drop for the 30 GB model. The 2nd generation iPod Nano harkens back to the iPod Mini with metallic, multi-colored shells (though as diminutive as ever) and comes in an 8 GB model. The Shuffle has been completely redesigned and shrunk down to the size of a matchbook. All of this comes with the release of iTunes 7, which includes support for downloading full-length movies from iTMS." All 75 movies initially available are from Disney-related studios. The new iTunes will download cover art for all the songs in your library, no matter where you got them from, as long as you have an iTunes account. (A confirmation dialog says: "Information about songs with missing artwork will be sent to Apple. Apple does not keep any information related to the contents of your music library.") There's a new album-cover browsing view of your library. And Steve Jobs gave a sneak preview of a project code-named iTV: a Mac Mini-like wireless set-top box. Engadget has a blow-by-blow of Steve Jobs's presentation.

Comments

The Path to Disney

[Doc Ruby]

"All 75 movies initially available are from Disney-related studios."

When can I upload my own terrorism fan fiction, say a version of the story of 9/11/2001 that blames Al Gore, to iTunes, and become a Disney-related studio?

Haven't we seen this before?

[MaWeiTao]

If the best Apple can come up with is to reuse old designs then there's isn't much hope for the company.

Although, I'm sure the new iPod Nano will sell well given the way people obsess company regardless of what Apple does. After all, only Apple can take something that's been around for a few years and present it as something new and innovative.

Re:Scratches on the Nano

[RMingin]

You're supposed to use your finger to push the buttons, not protruding pieces of furniture. I'm pretty rough on my electronics, but I also decline to operate them via hammers and chisels, so my PSP and iPod have gotten through a year and over three years with minor cosmetic scuffs at most. Don't use hammers to hit the buttons. You'll be fine if you avoid that.