Launching Of The Apple Ipod Got Twitters' Attention
If Steve Jobs announced that iOS 4.2 would be coming to iPhone during his keynote
a the special music event yesterday, I missed it, but thatÕs what Apple.comÕs new
preview page says: Look for iOS 4.2 coming in November for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.1 (That footnote reads Ònot compatible with all modelsÓ so likely iPhone 2G and
iPod touch G1 miss out again). Yesterday during AppleÕs annualÊSpecial Music EventÊSteve Jobs announced that the
iPod touch was more popular than both NintendoÕs DS and SonyÕs PSPÉ combined.
Jobs also said more than 1.5 games and entertainment apps have been downloaded by
iPod touch devices to date. However, as every gadget and gaming blog has since pointed out, while iPod touch
has sold in the mid tens of millions of units (Apple doesnÕt often break them out),
NintendoÕs DS series has sold 132 million all on its lonesome, so take this with
a Òbiggest mobile companyÓ type grain of salt. 1. sofiawantsfunÊand a lot of people said "Walkman beatsÊiPodÊin Japan,
if only for a moment: Sony's music gadget surpassesÊApple'sÊiPodÊin
sales in Japan fo...Êhttp://bit.ly/cZnXaI". This CNET article is simply linkbait. It doesn't mean much only that
Iphone has not penetrated the Japanese market since it's not a japanese company! 2. TheWordMagazineÊsaidÊLet us have a moment of silence for theiPodÊClassic
2001-2010
*pours malt liquor at crossroads*#apple Like most people --I thought Jobs meant "all ipods" when he said "we're
updating "all ipods".
I turns out, the classics are not "ipods" anymore! 3. laurablowhÊsaidÊÊCanÊAppleÊTV transform living-room experience?:
International Business TimesThe company
has already tied up with A...Êhttp://bit.ly/9cezsw At 49 dollars, this is cheaper than most media players released by
Asus etc.ÊÊThis will give apple a
fighting chance in the living room. Alas,
but not me as I've a mac mini to control the big screen monitor.
In this case, I do want a computer and not some "simple" streamer.
Now if only I can get
the apple tv software on a mac! What will distinguish iOS 4.2 on iPhone fromÊiOS 4.1? Only a few things
leap out at me: ¥ Wireless printing, so we can shoot docs from our iOS device to a
receptive paper printer.
(Not word on compatibility requirements yet though). ¥ AirPlay, which takes AirTunes to another level with streaming video
and pictures, and should let us beam content from iPhone or iPod touch
to the new Apple TV. (Perfect to take a movie to friends or family). ¥ Find text on web page, finally. In Safari, easily search for and highlight
specific words and phrases. Most importantly, does this mean weÕll finally see Grand Unification of
iOS in our lifetimes? Have the forces of fracture failed? Developers
will hopefully find out soon. Consumers get it in November.
