And Now, No New Kenickie Videos. But iPods!

Well, it is Apple Day again, after all.

Firstly - the new Apple Shuffle. Oooh. Shiny. Metal is back. But this time, it's brought a clip! No change in storage or price, but it does look swish!

The new iPod nanos are…well…mini-ish, aren't they? All your favourite colours, now back in a flash memory stylee. Apple seem to be playing their 'fun and zany' games with options and pricing again; if you want a black nano, it only comes in the maximum spec 8Gb option, whereas, you can get all the other colours only in 6Gb flavours (but, bizarrely, you can buy a 4Gb silver one. I have no idea why). And 24 HOURS FROM TUSLA! (or: battery life)

The iPods don't seem to have changed that much, but battery life and storage have been extended (to 20 hours and 80Gb in the top model). And, finally, after what seems like years of rumours, you can now play games on your iPod. I'd be more impressed if Apple had released the iPod SDK in Xcode so we could all try our hand at writing iPod games and software, but perhaps they'll do that later on.

iTunes has changed! Back to a blue icon, new scrollbars, and a better system of organising music, films, TV, radio, podcasts, iPods. Lots of people are excited by the new gapless playback feature, but for me? iTunes is currently downloading artwork for all the tracks I've ripped in the past. Hurrah for Apple!

(note: I reserve the right to post a bitchfest against them tomorrow when it inevitably screws up my music collection)

currently playing: Aimee Mann — Lost In Space

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