Apple Streams its Fall Music Event
By NewtoApple on Sep 01, 2010 with Comments 0
I usually catch the Apple event’s via several blogs that are present and live blog the event. This time Apple showed it’s network muscle by streaming the event live to any iOS device or OSx computer. I failed to try it on a Windows PC but I suspect it didn’t work. When I tried later in the event Apple already had the front page covered in the new iPod Touch that was announced.
So here are some quickly typed notes from the event along with screen shots from iPad of the live stream. I took some shots so you could see it in the browser and the rest were done full screen.
New iOS
HDR Photos. Takes 3 photos in this mode and applies algorithms to get the best possible photo.
iOS 4.1, Bug fixes
Game Center, compete with friends, invite to games.
Epic Games new game using Game Center. Project Sword. 3D world. Available this holiday season.
Available next week. Free download in iTunes for touch and iPhone
Sneak Peek of 4.2 and it’s all about iPad. Adding wireless printing. Adds print center to the multi tasking bar.
Adds AirPlay changed from AirTunes. Stream audio and video over Wi-Fi.
Adds folders
4.2 coming out in November, free update for ipad, touch, and iPhone
iPods
Shuffle gets buttons back. $49
iPod Nano
Now multitouch enabled, click wheel gone. added a clip to make it wearable $149 8G, $179 16 ?
iPod Touch
#1 Portable Game Player
even thinner
Retina Display
Apple A4 Chip
3Axis Gyro
ios 4.1
Front camera FaceTime
HD video recording via rear camera
8, 32, 64
Available next week, pre order today
Ads are up next
iTunes
iTunes 10 new logo ditches the CD
Flashed the store, saw the rent tv episodes box.
Ping, a social network for music
Available immediately.
Ping also on the iTouch and iPhone. In the store you can access it.
iTunes 10 available today
I checked for new iTunes during the feed and it wasn’t available
One more thing…
Apple TV
“Nothing is really hit in the living room yet.”
What do users want? Movies and TV shows.
It’s 1/4 the size of the old one.
Power built in, HDMI connector 5.1 sourround, ethernet, wifi built in, N.
All rentals, no purchases. No storage management. Streaming, no syncing.
Photo slideshows
Silent, cool and tiny
First run HD movies $4.99 when they come out on DVD.
HD TV shows was $2.99, now .99cents commercial free
ABC and Fox offering shows
Netflix, stream to apple tv.
YouTube
flickr photos
Mobile Me video and photos
stream from mac and pc, music, photos, videos
Lost the feed again. Always restarts at the beginning.
Airplay again
stream content from ios device to apple tv
Push photos from iPhone to apple tv
Was $229, now $99
Available in 4 weeks, preorder today.
September 1st new shuffle, new nano, new ipod touch, new iTunes with Ping, iOS 4.2 with HDR photos, gamecenter, Apple TV
stream died again
Restart back to the guitar.
Favorite musical artist is? Coldplay
or Chris Martin on piano.
He played two songs before being asked to keep going. At the second song the Apple store came back to life although my iTunes still didn’t recognize a new version available.
Steve popped back on stage after the third song and of course my feed failed so I didn’t see the end live. I restarted the entire feed to hear Steve proclaim that there would be an area setup for the press in order to get hands on with the new devices. I did lose the feed a few times which was annoying but it was easy to restart. I don’t know if it was a bandwidth, Wi-Fi, or an Apple issue.
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