Furious writes…
At its music-oriented press conference Wednesday morning in San Francisco, Apple played up iTunes 9, iPod price cuts, games for the Touch, a video camera, and much more.
But nothing excited the crowd like the return to the stage of Apple CEO Steve Jobs, making his first public appearance since returning from medical leave after after receiving a liver transplant earlier this year. (Here’s a video of his standing ovation and opening speech.)
The third-generation iPod touch gets the faster processor and improved 3D hardware of the iPhone 3GS. Dubbed the “most affordable gateway to the App Store” the new 8GB touch drops from $229 to $199. But the high capacity versions $299 (32GB), $399 (64GB) now have the ability to run OpenGL|ES 2.0 (like the iPhone 3GS.)
The fifth-generation iPod nano gets a video camera, speaker, FM radio, Genius Mixes, pedometer for Nike+, larger display and glossy colors. Prices are $149 (8GB) and $179 (16GB).
Not to be left out, the iPod shuffle got five colors and a price drop to $59 (2GB), $79 (4GB).
iTunes 9 is a major upgrade to Apple’s jukebox software, adding iPhone app organization, Genius Mixes, expanded media syncing options, Home Sharing and iPhone app organization.
Tags: 3GS, Apple, Genius Mixes, iPhone, iPod, iTunes 9, Nano, Nike, Shuffle, Steve Jobs, Touch
