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Apple Announces New iPods, iTunes 10, Social Network, AppleTV

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-isn't-that-special dept.

Steve Jobs gave his iPod keynote this morning. He started with iOS 4.1 and Game Center which will be coming out next week. iOS 4.2 will add printing to the iPad and will be out in November. The new iPod Shuffle has buttons again, and costs $49. The new iPod Nano has a tiny multi-touch screen, and an FM radio, and starts at $149. The new (thinner) Touch has the iPhone 4 screen, an A4 chip, and FaceTime over WiFi, starting at $229 for 8GB. They all ship next week. iTunes 10 looks the same, but adds a social network called "Ping," which basically looks like Last.fm integrated, and should be out today. AppleTV is updating: 1/4th the size, no purchases — only rentals. 99 cents for TV rentals (ABC & Fox), Netflix on Demand built in, and for $99.

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  1. They had to name it ping, didn't they? by Steauengeglase · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's gonna be awesome for internet help-desk workers. How about creating a Flickr clone and calling it iFconfig?

    1. Re:They had to name it ping, didn't they? by Junior+J.+Junior+III · · Score: 5, Funny

      There should be absolutely no confusion about this, since iFconfig and ifconfig are clearly not the same. Any unix user knows this!

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    2. Re:They had to name it ping, didn't they? by Dancindan84 · · Score: 5, Funny

      A mapquest clone called traceroute?

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  2. Re:First iPost by plover · · Score: 4, Funny

    directly from Steve Jobs keynote and only readable with authenticated apps.

    Nice try at a first post. Too bad it took you two-prior-posts worth of time to get it approved through the App Store.

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  3. Re:Really? by MrEricSir · · Score: 4, Funny

    They've always had this feature, see?
    http://appadvice.com/appnn/2010/04/humor-ipad-printing-simple/

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  4. Re:why no AM as well? by DrgnDancer · · Score: 5, Funny

    You just a succinct (I believe accurate) technical answer to a question about an Apple product on Slashdot... Is that allowed? :-)

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  5. Re:Really? by bennomatic · · Score: 4, Funny

    And believe it or not, I'm sure Ghandi and Martin Luther King, Jr. would like to punch you.

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