Apple intros iPod and iTunes2

Oct 23, '01 01:54:07PM

Contributed by: robg

Not directly OS X related, but Apple's much-hyped introduction today is the iPod, a new 1,000 song MP3 player. Key specs include a 5gb hard drive, firewire (transfer an entire CD in under 10 seconds), 20 minute skip protection, and auto-synchronize with the iTunes library. Any space on the hard drive that's not used for music will mount as a spare partition on your desktop (neat). Priced at $399, it can be ordered as of today from the Apple store, and will ship starting November 10th.

In addition, Apple also announed iTunes2, available in November as a free download. The key features include cross-fading between songs, burning MP3 CD's, and a graphic equalizer. CD burning is also claimed to be up to twice as fast as it was previously.

Editorial: I find the iPod player fairly interesting, but not enough so to actually order one at this point (might have to put it on the Christmas list, though!). The new iTunes2, however, looks like a real winner. Cross fading and an equalizer, faster burning, and MP3 burning support are all great wins, and it's still going to be a free download! There's no mention on the page about "OS X", but I'm assuming it will be available for both OS 9 and OS X ... if it's not OS X only.

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