Redesigning Store and iTunes LP Experience

The author recently got to test out iTunes 9.0 and had the opportunity to experience some exciting changes to both the store and iTunes LP. The new layout for both platforms is designed to be more user-friendly and allows customers to pick and choose what they want to see, making it a more personalized experience.

One of the interesting aspects of the updated store was how it compared the sales numbers between Apple's iPods and those from Microsoft. According to Phil Schiller, who is in charge of discussing iPods, Apple had an impressive 73.8% share of the MP3 market, while Microsoft only had a paltry 1.1%. This comparison highlights just how dominant Apple has become in the world of portable music players.

Moving on from the store, the author took some time to explore the latest features and updates available for the iPod touch. One of the standout aspects was how it compared to other gaming consoles like the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS. The iPod touch offers a much better user experience, with no need to pay top dollar for games or worry about multi-touch interfaces that are currently trendy. In addition, the iPod touch has an app store and access to music, making it a more appealing option for consumers.

Some notable titles announced during the keynote included Assassin's Creed 2 on the iPod touch, as well as Rhythm Ribbon, which combines elements of Wipeout and Rock Band. Other games like Nova, a first-person shooter with multiplayer capabilities over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, were also showcased. Furthermore, EA Sports announced that they would be releasing Madden NFL 2010 for the iPod touch.

The author noted that the prices for the iPod touch have been reduced, making it more accessible to consumers. The new pricing structure includes an 8GB model for $199, a 32GB model for $299, and a 64GB model for $399. This is a significant decrease from previous prices and makes the iPod touch a much more attractive option for those looking to purchase a portable music player.

The commercial for the iPod touch was also showcased during the keynote, highlighting its sleek design and user-friendly interface. In contrast to the iPod Nano, which was announced as a new addition to the lineup, the iPod Touch did not receive any major updates or features. The iPod Nano, on the other hand, will feature an integrated microphone and camera, allowing users to easily share their photos and videos with others.

The author noted that the iPod Nano is available in eight different colors, including silver, pink, blue, green, yellow, orange, and purple. The 8GB model will be priced at $149, while the 16GB model will cost $179. Shipping for both models will take place within 24 hours of purchase.

Overall, the author was underwhelmed by the lack of major updates to the iPod Touch, but was impressed by the new features and releases announced during the keynote. The inclusion of a microphone and camera in the iPod Nano is an exciting development that could set it apart from other portable music players on the market.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey guys what's up it's Brandon here BB's iPod touch up and see I'll be giving you guys a full recap of the apples It's Only Rock and Roll event so first of all my first surprise was when Steve Jobs came out um first on the stage he actually came out um and he the pretty much the first thing he introduced was he was talking about how many iPhones they've sold you know the 30 million iPhones sold and all the iPods sold as well and then he um came out with the iPod iPhone 3.1 firmware he announced that will be coming out after the keynote um also he started talking about how um today free downloads on iTunes for the for it um 8.5 billion songs sold in iTunes that is a crazy number uh over 100 million accounts with credit cards for iTunes uh also you can arrange your home screens and home screens and move apps around through iTunes so this is something that everybody was hoping for and they knew it was kind of coming but um where you can actually on your computer you can control um what icons are on your first page your second page you can scroll through like that also there's something called Home Sharing which is going to let you copy your TV shows videos um music whatever with up to five computers in your household so that's pretty cool it's going to show up in the little sidebar on iTunes so um that's going to be pretty interesting to see that also they introduced iTunes 9 which is gonna have a genius mixes improved syncing Home Sharing redesign store and iTunes LP so um also a new layout for the whole thing so it's gonna be um you can actually pick that up right now I have iTunes 9.0 right now I'm testing it out um so make sure you guys are subscribed and I will have a demo coming up on that soon some of the new features and everything and Phil Schiller is the guy who talks about iPods he kind of dissed Microsoft by saying they only had 1.1 percent of sales for MP3s um and I thought at 73.8 percent so that was kind of funny to see that um those numbers like that also they compared the iPod touch and the iPhone to um the Sony PSP and the Nintendo DS because how much more quality things you get with the iPod touch and you don't even have to pay you know 40 50 bucks for games 30 40 50 bucks like you do for the Nintendo DS and the Sony PSP so also no multi-touch user interface they don't have like touch screen which everybody wants touch screen because it's like the new thing now and their games are so expensive they don't have app store or music on any of that so I mean an iPod Touch is such a better deal next the game people came out um the uh the people from that made Assassin's Creed so um they were Ubisoft Ubisoft however you want to say the new Assassin's Creed 2 is going to be coming out for the iPod touch and then next um tapulis came out with a new game that they said it it's called rhythm ribbon it's kind of a combo with Wipeout and rock band it actually looks really nice and next game lock came out and they showed a really really stunning game um called Nova it's a first person shooter and it's gonna have multiplayer over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi so that's gonna be really cool next EA Sports came out and said that they are going to release Madden NFL 2010 which it was supposed to release last month but it didn't of course so um I guess it could be seeing that pretty soon they reduce the price of the iPod Touch for 199 for an 8 gig 299 for a 32 gig and now 3.99 for a 64 gig which is uh quite nice next they showed the new ad for the iPod Touch they have a new um advertisement for a little commercial and next was the actually the iPod Classic it's a um there's going to be a thin version that's 120 gigs and they're updating they're upping rather the capacity to 160 gig for the same price of 249 dollars next was the iPod Shuffle which is a teeny teeny device now um and it's gonna they said customers have asked us about the headphones you can use with a shuffle new headphones will come out and have all the controller for the shuffle and of course they showed the um Beats by Dre uh they will cost you 59 for a two gig and 79 dollars for a 4 gig there's also going to be a special edition one that's totally stainless steel and Polished and then the big announcement came that they're gonna have a micro a microphone and a camera on the new iPod Nano so did you see the picture right there it's only 1.1 cubic inches so that just shows you how thin it actually is and you can turn it on the side you know video camera and you can send it to YouTube with one click when you plug it into your computer which I don't know why they didn't put this on the iPod Touch because the iPod touchy just be able to send it over Wi-Fi which you can't do that with the iPod Nano also the iPod Nano has a 2.2 inch display and it's full aluminum microphone and speaker voice over FM radio and a built-in pedometer so that's starting to look really nice especially with all the new colors that they came in with eight gig for 149 dollars and the 16 gig for 179 dollars they are available today on iTunes well on Apple site they ship within 24 hours so I'm probably gonna order one and that's pretty much it for the keynote um the Apple It's Only Rock and Roll event um thanks for watching guys please rate comment subscribe for a lot more stuff Apple coming and uh yeah everything you'll need is in the sidebar you saw all the pictures and it's actually really a shame um that it's not coming to the microphone and the camera it's not coming to the iPod Touch like everybody thought and no new Macs no anything pretty much just updates to iTunes pretty much iPod Nano and uh 3.1 firmware so really disappointing guys leave a comment Down Below on what you thought and I will try to respond but that's pretty much it guys thanks for watching I'll catch you guys later peacehey guys what's up it's Brandon here BB's iPod touch up and see I'll be giving you guys a full recap of the apples It's Only Rock and Roll event so first of all my first surprise was when Steve Jobs came out um first on the stage he actually came out um and he the pretty much the first thing he introduced was he was talking about how many iPhones they've sold you know the 30 million iPhones sold and all the iPods sold as well and then he um came out with the iPod iPhone 3.1 firmware he announced that will be coming out after the keynote um also he started talking about how um today free downloads on iTunes for the for it um 8.5 billion songs sold in iTunes that is a crazy number uh over 100 million accounts with credit cards for iTunes uh also you can arrange your home screens and home screens and move apps around through iTunes so this is something that everybody was hoping for and they knew it was kind of coming but um where you can actually on your computer you can control um what icons are on your first page your second page you can scroll through like that also there's something called Home Sharing which is going to let you copy your TV shows videos um music whatever with up to five computers in your household so that's pretty cool it's going to show up in the little sidebar on iTunes so um that's going to be pretty interesting to see that also they introduced iTunes 9 which is gonna have a genius mixes improved syncing Home Sharing redesign store and iTunes LP so um also a new layout for the whole thing so it's gonna be um you can actually pick that up right now I have iTunes 9.0 right now I'm testing it out um so make sure you guys are subscribed and I will have a demo coming up on that soon some of the new features and everything and Phil Schiller is the guy who talks about iPods he kind of dissed Microsoft by saying they only had 1.1 percent of sales for MP3s um and I thought at 73.8 percent so that was kind of funny to see that um those numbers like that also they compared the iPod touch and the iPhone to um the Sony PSP and the Nintendo DS because how much more quality things you get with the iPod touch and you don't even have to pay you know 40 50 bucks for games 30 40 50 bucks like you do for the Nintendo DS and the Sony PSP so also no multi-touch user interface they don't have like touch screen which everybody wants touch screen because it's like the new thing now and their games are so expensive they don't have app store or music on any of that so I mean an iPod Touch is such a better deal next the game people came out um the uh the people from that made Assassin's Creed so um they were Ubisoft Ubisoft however you want to say the new Assassin's Creed 2 is going to be coming out for the iPod touch and then next um tapulis came out with a new game that they said it it's called rhythm ribbon it's kind of a combo with Wipeout and rock band it actually looks really nice and next game lock came out and they showed a really really stunning game um called Nova it's a first person shooter and it's gonna have multiplayer over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi so that's gonna be really cool next EA Sports came out and said that they are going to release Madden NFL 2010 which it was supposed to release last month but it didn't of course so um I guess it could be seeing that pretty soon they reduce the price of the iPod Touch for 199 for an 8 gig 299 for a 32 gig and now 3.99 for a 64 gig which is uh quite nice next they showed the new ad for the iPod Touch they have a new um advertisement for a little commercial and next was the actually the iPod Classic it's a um there's going to be a thin version that's 120 gigs and they're updating they're upping rather the capacity to 160 gig for the same price of 249 dollars next was the iPod Shuffle which is a teeny teeny device now um and it's gonna they said customers have asked us about the headphones you can use with a shuffle new headphones will come out and have all the controller for the shuffle and of course they showed the um Beats by Dre uh they will cost you 59 for a two gig and 79 dollars for a 4 gig there's also going to be a special edition one that's totally stainless steel and Polished and then the big announcement came that they're gonna have a micro a microphone and a camera on the new iPod Nano so did you see the picture right there it's only 1.1 cubic inches so that just shows you how thin it actually is and you can turn it on the side you know video camera and you can send it to YouTube with one click when you plug it into your computer which I don't know why they didn't put this on the iPod Touch because the iPod touchy just be able to send it over Wi-Fi which you can't do that with the iPod Nano also the iPod Nano has a 2.2 inch display and it's full aluminum microphone and speaker voice over FM radio and a built-in pedometer so that's starting to look really nice especially with all the new colors that they came in with eight gig for 149 dollars and the 16 gig for 179 dollars they are available today on iTunes well on Apple site they ship within 24 hours so I'm probably gonna order one and that's pretty much it for the keynote um the Apple It's Only Rock and Roll event um thanks for watching guys please rate comment subscribe for a lot more stuff Apple coming and uh yeah everything you'll need is in the sidebar you saw all the pictures and it's actually really a shame um that it's not coming to the microphone and the camera it's not coming to the iPod Touch like everybody thought and no new Macs no anything pretty much just updates to iTunes pretty much iPod Nano and uh 3.1 firmware so really disappointing guys leave a comment Down Below on what you thought and I will try to respond but that's pretty much it guys thanks for watching I'll catch you guys later peace\n"