Apple Event has just recently ended, which turned out to be extremely productive on the news. It was announced about new iPod models, lower prices for the iPhone, etc. We tried to summarize the event.
Steve Jobs began his speech with a story about iTunes. Apple can be proud of its success — users have downloaded more than 600 million copies of iTunes. The online music store has sold more than 3 billion songs and ranks 1st in sales in 21 countries of the world where it operates. There is a huge increase in sales — Apple started selling music online with 200 thousand songs, and now more than 6 million. At the same time, «Apple » competes in volume with traditional sellers, second only to two American retail chains. Not only music is successfully sold, but also TV shows (550 programs and series have been sold almost 100 million times).
iTunes has changed the music industry. In the USA, already every third track is released only in electronic form (and not on CD).
As for the iTunes program itself, its update will be released in a matter of hours. The main feature is the ability to create ringtones for iPhone. Ringtones can be made from songs purchased in an online store, which will once again boost sales. At the first stage, 500 thousand musical compositions will participate, but in the future their number will increase. At the same time, you will have to pay for the ringtone. :)
Apple has sold more than 110 million music players and has prepared an update for each model in the line! Steve Jobs started the story with an iPod shuffle. Shuffle will be delivered in new colors, plus there will be a RED model, which is traditionally considered more expensive in the iPod range. Part of the proceeds from the sale will go to help Africa.
The iPod nano, the most popular player in history, will receive an enlarged (2-inch), brighter display for watching videos, as well as Cover Flow for working with a library of files. There will be games (there are already three), increased disk space and a fully metal design. iPod nano will become an even thinner player!
The battery of the new nano will withstand 24 hours of listening to music, 5 hours of video playback. The silver iPod nano will come with 4 GB of space, and the 8 GB models will be in all colors.
«Apple» will receive a new iPod Classics, which is thinner than its predecessors. It will come with 80 GB(s). Music can be played for 30 hours, videos can be watched for 6.
For those who can't imagine their life without music, the company has introduced an iPod with 160 GB of space. This should be enough for … 40 thousand songs (I can't imagine who will buy so much). The model will cost $ 350.
And finally, the latest and most elegant iPod model is the iPod Touch. It will be managed in the same way as in the iPhone. And the size of the phone and the player will be the same. We can say that this is a iPod Touch — iPhone without the ability to call and send SMS :)
Steve Jobs jokingly called the iPod Touch the seventh wonder of the world. The device has a 3.5-inch widescreen screen and WiFi support. According to the reviews of bloggers and the press, the model is great for storing photos. The iPod Touch will have a calendar, an address book, a calculator, the ability to store videos and a WEB BROWSER. You will be able to watch videos from YouTube on the screen of your player, visit social networks. use the Google Maps mapping service. The iPod touch battery will allow you to listen to music for 22 hours or watch videos for 5 hours. «What is the price?» — the main question. A model with 8 GB will cost $299, and 16 GB is a hundred more expensive. The iPod Touch will be on sale within two weeks.
A new iTunes WiFi music store program was written specifically for the iPod Touch, allowing you to buy music directly from the iPod :)
The first Starbucks is due to open in Russia soon, so I will also touch on this part of the Apple Event. Apple promises that while users are sitting in a Starbucks cafe, they get free access to the iTunes WiFi music store without any login passwords inherent in establishments with WiFi, :) Well, in addition, you can buy the song that sounds at the moment. Cool.
The millionth iPhone will be sold this month, so the skeptics who predicted failure were mistaken. In addition, Apple has lowered the price of iPhones — now it is $399.
