Things gleaned from Steve Jobs’s presentation for Apple today. I thought live blogging this would be dreamy for me, and there must be at least a few iPod/iTunes users who read NewMexiKen.
iTunes has sold over 3 billion songs and over 95 million videos.
32% of all music released in the U.S. is only released digitally (no CDs, etc.). Nearly a third!
Tonight there’ll be another new version of iTunes for you to download.
500,000 iTunes songs will be available as iPhone ringtones for just an additional 99ยข each.
They’ve sold 110 million iPods and every item in the line is being refreshed or replaced (in time for the holidays).
A new iPod nano. With video. Metal, not plastic. More storage. With Cover Flow (to scroll through album covers). 2-inch screen (same as iPod). Great resolution, 204 ppi. Still uses wheel for scrolling (no touch screen, like the iPhone). Even smaller than existing nano. Games. 24-hour battery life for audio (5 for video).
Jobs endorses The Daily Show.
4GB Nano $149. 8GB Nano $199. In stores this weekend.
The iPod is now to be called the iPod classic. A new 160GB version. 40,000 songs in your pocket. (Does anyone have 40,000 songs?) 40-hour battery life for audio. Smaller than original iPod with 8X the capacity. $349. 80GB model now $249. Shipping today. In stores this weekend.
And introducing the iPod touch. 3.5-inch widescreen. It’s the iPhone without the phone! It’s a third of an inch thinner than the iPhone. With WiFi and Safari. YouTube. 22-hour battery life for audio, 5 for video. 8GB ($299) and 16GB ($399). Shipping in September!
And there’s a wireless iTunes Store on the iPod touch (and iPhone). Search, preview, buy and download from anywhere (anywhere there’s WiFi).
I want one!
Jobs says the customer satisfaction numbers on the iPhone are the highest for any Apple product ever. So they’re dropping the price from $599 to $399! 33%!
And then Jobs introduced KT Tunstall to perform live.