{"id":5114,"date":"2010-09-02T10:32:29","date_gmt":"2010-09-02T09:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=5114"},"modified":"2022-06-09T12:27:54","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T11:27:54","slug":"new-apple-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/new-apple-products\/","title":{"rendered":"New Apple Products"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Just a quick post for those of you who missed yesterday’s Apple news because you live in a cave on the moon or somewhere beneath the ocean – here are the most exciting bits from the keynote;<\/p>\n

1) iPod Shuffle<\/a> – not much new to say here. They have returned to the clip design which I approve of. The voice over feature might be useful; this will say the name of the song, album or playlist to you so you know roughly where in your playlist you are. This has been a genuine problem with previous shuffles. \u00a339 for 2gb is excellent value for money.<\/p>\n

2) iPod Touch<\/a> – consistently the most underwhelming of the iPod range. This new version has made a move inline with the iPhone 4, as was probably to be expected. HD video recording, front facing camera allowing for ‘FaceTime’ blah blah blah. It’s not that I don’t think this is a great product, I do, it’s just that the entry level 8gb model is \u00a3189. For that price you could just get an iPhone 4 and have the same product as your mobile phone.<\/p>\n

3) Apple TV<\/a> – you’ve got to give it to Steve Jobs, the guy is persistent. After years of trying to make Apple TV work they are still grinding away. Here is the latest redesign\/revamp of the service. I really want this to work and think that the Movie rental feature will be key to its success. Call me a capitalist if you will, but a way to monetize the online video market is something the media has been in desperate need of for years. I will be buying it, I suggest you do the same.<\/p>\n

4) iPod Nano <\/a>– this 6th generation of the iPod Nano has taken my first place award as the best announcement of last night. A brilliant multi-touch screen on a device that clips to your jacket is inspired. If I didn’t already own an iPhone 4 this would be the iPod for me. At \u00a3129 for the basic 8gb I think that these will sell quicker than any of the other new announcements. Watch the video below for full details.<\/p>\n