ITunes Genius
On September 9, 2008, during their "Let's Rock" event at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco, Apple announced that the new version of iTunes, with new "Genius" features, was now available for download.
Fast Facts
- Available for download on September 9, 2008
- Genius selects songs that are similar or of a similar genre and automatically creates playlists
- The Genius iTunes sidebar makes recommendations from the iTunes store based on the user's music collection
- Option to anonymously send playlist information, such as song ratings, to the iTunes "Cloud"
- Functions similarly to Pandora Internet Radio or Last.fm1
Apple Let's Rock Event Announcements
iTunes 8 upgrade and iTunes 8 download
High definition TV shows from the iTunes store for $2.99
iTunes Genius: Smart playlists for iTunes
iPod Classic: 120GB for $249
New 4G iPod Nano: 8GB for $149, 16GB for $199
New iPod Touch: 3GB for $229, 16GB for $299, 32GB for $399
iPod Touch features: Thinner, 36 hours of music, built-in speaker/App Store/Nike+
New App Store games such as Spore Origins utilize the iPod Touch accelerometer
New earbuds featuring pause/play/volume controls for $79
iPhone firmware upgrade improves battery life and call connections
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