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The Apple iPod Event - microblogged by me #apple #svpt

I will microblog today's Apple iPod Event here on Posterous. It will be the first time I'm using Posterous for event-blogging.
I will update this post continuously, and every time I do that it will also be tweeted to my Twitter account.

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- 9 September 2009
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Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
Sources reveal part of Apple's new iPod lineup with part numbers http://j.mp/FdFwg

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
Bberg says steve jobs at apple event. Dow Jones says eric schmidt - google ceo- here at apple event. via @shibanijoshi

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
iTunes store now offers "LPs" including album art and liner notes.

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
Welcome to itunes 9 (not available for DL yet)

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
Steve Jobs has entered the stage.! Cool!

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
"in a little over 2 years, we've sold 30 million iPhones"

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
Over 1.8 billion apps downloaded.

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
Introducing OS 3.1 today!

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
Genius will now make recommendations for new apps based on the apps you already own

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
There's a new section next to "New" and "Whats Hot" called "Genius"

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
bumped podcasts over in iPhone iTunes Store and given that slot to Ringtones

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
3.1 is free for iPhone and iPod touch customers with 3.0, available today from iTunes

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
"Today, we're introducing iTunes 9"

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
"They've enabled us to make these genius playlists.. what we're applying that same technology to now is something we're calling Genius mixes"

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
"Imagine a Genius DJ that plays endless mixes of songs from your library that go great together"

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
Next feature: Improved syncing

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
So when you sync now you can sync these playlists, but you can now also select genres or artists directly from the Music sync tab.

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
sync by albums, faces (from iPhoto), events

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
App Management: You can now organize and manage apps on the homescreen

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
New feature: "Home Sharing"

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
With new home sharing, let you copy songs, movies, TV shows, etc. from other computers in your house. Up to 5 computers.

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
New iTunes feature: iTunes LP

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
Albums will now come with extras. Great photography, liner notes, essay

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
"The artists themselves can get involved with creating these things"

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
You can also search through all of your apps within iTunes

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
You can now share information to facebook. Exactly as rumored..

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
Share directly to facebook, Twitter, buy gift albums

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
Some of this content looks a lot like what Microsoft is doing with Zune content

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
Just like iTunes LP for music, iTunes Extras for movies

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
iTunes movies can now include DVD/Blu-ray esque extras

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
iTunes 9 demo is now coming to an end.

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
iTunes 9 demo is now coming to an end.! Exciting!

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
Now we're moving on to iPod!

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
"We've now sold over 225 million iPods to date"

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
"I'm really proud to tell you that we've sold over 20 million iPod touch"

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
iPod Touch now does genius mixes as well.

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
"It's a great pocket computer" - true!

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
One other thing: "Its a great portable game player" - Also true

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
Comparing it to the DS and PSP: NO multi-touch, expensive games, no app store, and nothing near the iPod

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
There are 607 titles on PSP, 3680 on DS, and 21,178 on iPhone OS

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
"Apple has created a world class gaming platform. Ubisoft is putting the finishing touches on one of our hottest properties: Assassins Creed 2"

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
Presents a lot of new games...

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
New game, first person shooter called nova. Media player integration, can listen to your iPod music while you're "out there crackin' aliens"

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
"We're excited to be back to talk about one of the largest franchises. It's coming to the App Store... Madden NFL 2010."

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
The iPod touch is now $199 at the base.

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
"Theres something extra about the 64Gb ipod touch. Its 50% faster". They've also added OpenGL|ES to the 64GB iPod Touch.

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
So, the 8GB version is running the older processor and the 32 and 64GB are running the newer one.

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
iPod 64GB costs $399

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
iPod Classic: "what we're doing today is upping capacity to 160GB same thin size, same price at $249"

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
"Today, we're bringing out all new colors of the shuffle". Black, silver, pink, green,and blue. New price: $59 for 2Gb.

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
iPod Shuffle: To recap: 5 new colors, 2 and 4GB models, plus a stainless steel $99 model

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
Video Camer. Rumors, confirmed!

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
"We're going to build a camera right into the iPod Nano."

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
speaker built in as well. a fifth as thick as the Flip, a tenth of the volume.

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
iPod nano is now getting coverflow. and voice over support a la the shuffle and genius Mix

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
also voice recorder and a pedometer.

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
Also built in an FM radio - Great!

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
New iPod Nano colors: Red, Pink, Orange, silver, Black, Purple, Blue, Green,Yellow, Orange

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
iPod nano: 16gb for $179. 8 GBfor $149

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
they didn't mention cameras on the iPod Touch?

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
The iPod Nano video camera: H.264 VGA video, 640 by 480 pixels, up to 30 frames per second with AAC audio

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
The event looks to be over. I hope I have been great for you all? :) #svpt

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
You can see all my microblogs about this event here:

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
No Tablet, no netbook no Apple Tv.

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
Thank you all for over 730 visits to my Event blog post!

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
@lemonad @haavik @valle99 Thank you for following it! :)

Sep 09, 2009

Svartling said...
..and thank you all other for all the ReTweets! I love it! :)

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