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Mon, 28 Apr 2003
Apple releases QuickTime 6.2 update
Apple has released QuickTime version 6.2 which improves the iTunes 4.0 foundation (including adding ACC encoding and decoding) and more. You can download it at the QuickTime Download web page.
Apple announces new iPods, shipping Friday
Apple announced today new 10 GB, 15 GB, and 30 GB iPods with an updated design and a new docking station.
One of the biggest new features of the newly styled iPods are the fact that they can play AAC music files, which take up less space then normal MP3 files, which means you can store more music in the same amount of space. (iPod Software version 1.3 has also been releases for previous iPods which adds AAC playback support).
The new design of the iPods puts the main buttons (play, stop, next, back) on the top of the scroll wheel, right below the newer higher contrast display.
The docking station, which is only included on the 15 GB and 30 GB models, charges and syncs the iPod with your Macintosh. Currently only FireWire, in a month a USB 2.0 version will be available ($19 adapter).
Some new features in the iPod Software 1.3 update includes AAC playback support, 2 new games (Solitaire and Parachute), and on-the-go playlists.
Apple releases iTunes 4.0 with Music Store
Apple today announced the immediate release of iTunes 4.0 and the included Music Store.
iTunes 4.0 now includes Rendezvous playlist sharing for other Mac users in your household, AAC import (requires the new QuickTime 6.2 update also released today), the ability to add and view album artwork, burn DVD archives of your music, and to search using more options.
But perhaps to most amazing new feature of iTunes 4.0 is the Music Store. What looks like a green playlist on your iTunes list of sources, is a place to sample (30 second high quality streams) and to buy single songs or entire albums. Each song is $.99 and a whole CD is $9.99. The Music Store supports one-click buying, where you can simply click on the song you want and it will be downloaded in a high quality AAC format and added to your playlist where you can move it to your iPod or burn to a CD as many times as you would like.
The Music Store is currently only for the U.S., and contains about 200,000 songs.