New iTunes 8.0 and iPods – Nothing Special
Today Steve gave another iPod/iTunes presentation and that's nice, but as expected by the rumor sites, there really wasn't a lot there that would cause anyone to stop and take notice. The new Nanos are nice, with accelerometers and bigger screens. Nice, but expected. Also, the new iPod Touch with 36 hrs of music is nice, but it's still 32GB like mine. Make it 18 hrs and 64GB - that's interesting. But I have to understand, it's all part of the Holiday Sales Cycle. They needed something new, and they delivered.
iTunes 8.0 looks nice, but again, I'm not a big user of the "auto-suggest" features of music apps. I'm pretty picky. It's nice that NBC is back in the store and they will be selling standard def and high def movies and shows. But again... nothing amazing.
Unfortunately, as expected, no new MacBook Pros. I'll have to wait. The word on the street is that October is the time to expect some news on that front. I'm just worried it'll be a marginal bump in the MacBook Pros, and focused instead on the MacBooks going aluminum like the Air. We'll have to wait and see.