Notes From Today's Showtime Event
As we begin to soak in today's announcements, a few tidbits of note:
- In reference to 'iTV', Steve only said that "802.11" would be used for wireless communication. Currently, Apple employs 802.11g "Airport Extreme" in its products, but the lack of specificity may hint at an adoption of the upcoming 802.11n standard.
- Many users have noted the iTunes 7 standalone installer includes a greyed-out custom option for "iTunes Phone Driver". It is not clear whether this driver is for the rumored iPhone or for already iTunes compatible phones from Motorola.
- To the delight of many existing 5G owners, iPod Software 1.2 (included with iTunes 7) will provide capability to playback the increased resolution of new iTunes TV Shows, Music Videos, and Movies. The technical specifications of the 5G had originally stated the maximum resolution for h264 playback as 320x240 px.
- iTunes 7 will confirm if you wish to re-download content, and has a backup utility for backing up your library. Also introduced is a feature called "skip count" which tells you how often you have skipped a song.
- In reference to 'iTV', Steve only said that "802.11" would be used for wireless communication. Currently, Apple employs 802.11g "Airport Extreme" in its products, but the lack of specificity may hint at an adoption of the upcoming 802.11n standard.
- Many users have noted the iTunes 7 standalone installer includes a greyed-out custom option for "iTunes Phone Driver". It is not clear whether this driver is for the rumored iPhone or for already iTunes compatible phones from Motorola.
- To the delight of many existing 5G owners, iPod Software 1.2 (included with iTunes 7) will provide capability to playback the increased resolution of new iTunes TV Shows, Music Videos, and Movies. The technical specifications of the 5G had originally stated the maximum resolution for h264 playback as 320x240 px.
- iTunes 7 will confirm if you wish to re-download content, and has a backup utility for backing up your library. Also introduced is a feature called "skip count" which tells you how often you have skipped a song.
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71 months ago
- iTunes 7 will confirm if you wish to re-download content
What does that mean. :confused:Can I redownload any TV Shows in 640x480 (crosses fingers) :p
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71 months ago
What does that mean. :confused:
Can I redownload any TV Shows in 640x480 (crosses fingers) :p
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No... as in if you are re-buying it
71 months ago
Glad I saw the software updates, ordered a 30G black refurb, but it's a 5G, so, I can get the higher res videos and play games. that works for me. Couldnt beat it for $199 + tax.
71 months ago
my 5g wont let me play zuma.
any help here?
Try updating to iPod software 1.2. If you continue having problems, go to this forum.
71 months ago
Whoohoo! One of the first replies!
I'm watching the webcast now... already updated iTunes and looks very coool so far!
And... OMG... Steve's wearing a black dress shirt instead of a turtleneck!
:eek:
Anybody know if the new iPod search features are going to work for existing iPods? So far I can't find it on my 60G that I just also updated...
I'm watching the webcast now... already updated iTunes and looks very coool so far!
And... OMG... Steve's wearing a black dress shirt instead of a turtleneck!
:eek:
Anybody know if the new iPod search features are going to work for existing iPods? So far I can't find it on my 60G that I just also updated...
71 months ago
Holding myself back form a shuffle for running, but I will definitely be buying a set top box when they come out. They must have been delaye din getting those together, or they wouldn't have given a sneak peak.
Not like they could really release movies without any hope to the consumer of playing them on a TV.
Not like they could really release movies without any hope to the consumer of playing them on a TV.
71 months ago
Anyone have pic's or know where to look for pics of this 'iTV'? or did they not show it? I am really interested in this.
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