Apple today announced the new Apple TV, which offers the simplest way to watch your favorite HD movies and TV shows on your HD TV for the breakthrough price of just $99. Apple TV users can choose from the largest online selection of HD movies to rent, including first run movies for just $4.99, and the largest online selection of HD TV show episodes to rent from ABC, ABC Family, Fox, Disney Channel and BBC America for just 99 cents. Read More
Apple’s iPod nano saw the most radical redesign of all the iPods announced today. The revolutionary click wheel has been removed in favor of multitouch screen and it is half the size and weight of previous generation. The iPod nano is truly nano now. It features a polished aluminum and glass enclosure with a built-in clip, making it instantly wearable. Read More
Apple today announced the new iPod touch, packed with incredible new features including Apple’s stunning Retina display, FaceTime video calling, HD video recording, Apple’s A4 chip, 3-axis gyro, iOS 4.1 and Game Center—all combined in the thinnest and lightest iPod touch ever. The new iPod touch features up to 40 hours of music playback and seven hours of video playback on a single battery charge. Read More
It looks like iPod classic didn't get any Apple love, however the other three iPod models have been completely redesigned to keep Apple ahead of the market. In fact, there is not a single MP3 player in the respective price categories that can match the iPod shuffle, nano or touch, in size, price, features and sexiness. Thats all from Apple's music event. We will post complete details about each product Apple announced today on TechzTalk.
With the new price point Apple will be able to compete with other streaming set-top boxes like Roku.
And as was rumored the new Apple TV will be priced $99.
The main factor that will decide how successful Apple TV will be is price.
The new UI is very easy to use and very elegant with easier navigation and search features specially for Internet content. And AirPlay allows wireless content sharing between iOS device.
The new Apple TV is just one fourth the size of original model. It's rental only with no storage and syncing. It is designed to stream content from either iTunes store or your computer. And it has Netflix also.
Apple says that Ping is a combination of FaceBook and Twitter for music, it's interesting that Apple is entering social networking through music. With FaceBook and Twitter having captured most of the social networking market this is the only place (music) where Apple could enter the market without challenging those two social networking giants.
The demo shows how easy it is to use, share and find music with Ping.
Apple says that Ping is for social music discovery, where you can follow artists, just friends or the whole wide world.
Apple is introducing Ping - a social networking feature that is designed for music.
iTunes gets new icon and cleaner user interface.
iPod touch follows the iPhone and again forces the market to follow, what will creative, Sony and Microsoft do.
The new iPod touch get Retina display, Apple A4 chip, Gyro, FaceTime and HD video recording. All three models 8GB for $229, 32GB for $299 and 64GB for $399 will have the new slimmer design.
The new design clearly shows that Apple has again left the market behind when it comes to small MP3 players.
The 8GB model will be $149 and 16GB model will be $179.
Price will be a big factor as Apple can pass on the saving they got by removing the click wheel, but as always Apple will maintain the price points.
The demo shows that Apple has thought about the small screen design as its very easy to use with fingers. The font and icons are big enough to use and the display is big enough to show at least four items at once.
Now iPod nano, it comes with multitouch screen and is very small with a clip.It has 24 hours battery life.
Apple has again decreased the size of iPod shuffle and added button again to make it easier to use. It has 15 hours of battery life and will sell for $49.
Apple has sold over 275 million iPods, and today they are introducing new design for every iPod model.
Now the main event begins...
Apple will ship iOS 4.2 in November.
Apple previews iOS 4.2 that is aimed at adding features specifically designed for iPad with wireless printing and new AirPlay.
iOS 4.1 is available today with bug fixes, HDR photography and Game Center.
This indicates iOS devices are selling like hot cakes, which I think everyone knew.
Apple has sold over 120 million iOS devices and they are activating over 230,000 devices everyday. The total apps downloaded from App Store is now over 6.5 billion.
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As Apple will be doing live video streaming of the music event, we will switch from live coverage to live analysis of Apple’s announcements at the event. We will post details about what Apple announces as well as our thoughts on the new products or services, as soon as Apple introduces them. Please join us for live analysis of Apple media event on live.techztalk.com on Wednesday, September 1st at 10 AM PST and 1 PM EST. Till the event start you can read Rumor Roundup for September 1st Apple Event.
Apple sent out invitations for September 1st press event last week. The invitation had a picture of guitar with Apple logo on it, indicating that Apple will follow the September tradition and introduce new music related products including new iPods at the event. We are very sure that Apple will update the iPod lineup and iTunes software, and there are rumors that we might see new products like iTV, iTunes streaming and even a smaller 7-inch iPad. We have made a list of rumored products that Apple will announce at the event, starting with most likely and ending with least likely: Read More
AppleInsider is reporting that the iOS 4.1 beta released to the developers shows that Apple is testing new iPod touch, iPad and an ‘unknown’ product. AppleInsider has been relatively accurate with these kind of Apple news. The website wrote: Read More
Canon today announced three new high-performance PowerShot cameras - the PowerShot S95, the SD4500 IS and the SX130 IS Digital cameras. These cameras feature Canon's HS (High Sensitivity) SYSTEM for improved low-light shooting in the S95 and SD4500 IS cameras, High Definition (HD) video recording, High Dynamic Range (HDR) in the S95 camera and a more intelligent Smart AUTO mode, among a range of others. Read More
Today, Nikon officially announced the much-rumored Nikon D3100 DSLR. The 14.2-megapixel D3100 has powerful features, such as the enhanced Guide Mode that makes it easy to unleash creative potential and capture memories with still images and full HD video. The D3100 is also the world's first D-SLR to introduce full time auto focus (AF) in Live View and D-Movie mode to effortlessly achieve the critical focus needed when shooting Full HD 1080p video. The camera comes with new EXPEED 2 image processing engine, DX-format CMOS sensor, 11-point autofocus and ISO up to 3200 (expandable to 12800). Read More
Toshiba announced today that their engineers have for the first time made hard drive disk prototype using bit-patterned media – a magnetic storage technology that will be used in future hard drives. By using the new technology Toshiba was able to make a prototype disk that has storage density of 2.5 terabits (Tb) per square inch. Read More
Microsoft today posted second video highlighting new features coming in Office for Mac 2011. The first video released last month showed the UI, Outlook and template gallery, whereas this video focus professional looking visuals, graphics and compatibility. Following features were shown in the video: Read More
Rumors about Apple developing a 7-inch tablet (iPad) model have been going around for more than two years now. However, for past few weeks these rumors have gained additional momentum, as many tech website have reported that the 7-inch iPad is coming soon. Today, PC World added fuel to the fire by posting a news piece reported by Chinese language newspaper Economic Daily. The website posted: Read More
There is still sometime before we will see Windows Phone 7 handsets in the market, but that isn’t stopping Microsoft, as the company premiered first wave of Xbox Live games launching on Windows Phone 7 this holiday at gamescom 2010. Read More
One question that many people have asked me about the new 21.5-inch iMac is - Why Apple chose to use last generation ATI Radeon HD 4670 graphics card, that too with just 256MB GDDR3 memory. The same question has puzzled me also since Apple updated the iMac lineup last month. Read More
Sprint introduced the new Samsung Epic 4G featuring 4-inch AMOLED touchscreen and slide-out QWERTY keypad last week. The Andorid 2.1 based Epic 4G come with 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird processor, 512MB RAM, 1GB onboard storage, 5-megapixel camera, 720p video recording, front facing VGA camera, 4G WiMAX, 3G EVDO Rev A., WiFi b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS and microSD card slot (16GB card included). Below we have added the five best Samsung Epic 4G reviews available online: Read More
Few days back in their SEC filing, AT&T tried to downplay the would be impact caused by loss of iPhone exclusivity agreement. AT&T said “As these exclusivity arrangements end, we expect to continue to offer such handsets (based on historical industry practice) and we believe our service plan offerings will help retain our customers by providing incentives not to move to another carrier.” But a recent survey done by Morpace suggests that lot of people will switch from AT&T to Verizon, if a Verizon iPhone is released. Read More
Nikon Rumors has posted detailed specifications of upcoming Nikon D3100 that was reveled by September edition of German photo magazine “Foto Digital”, which was received by subscribers today. The main features of the upcoming D3100 are: Read More
At mobile press event yesterday, Google introduced the new Chrome-to-Phone extension and enhanced “Voice Actions” in Voice Search for Android smartphones. The Chrome-to-Phone extension is designed for desktop Chrome browsers and when installed allows the user to send webpages, maps and phone numbers that they are look at on the desktop browser to their Android 2.2 device. Read More and Watch the Videos
Photokina 2010 is coming close and as always Canon’s pre-show camera launch rumors are flying around. On the DSLR side, Canon will introduce the new EOS 60D that will be smaller than current 50D and replace the magnesium body with a lighter and cheaper plastic body. By using the plastic body Canon aims to keep the price in range of $1,000-$1,200. Read More
Apple has obtained exclusive license to use Liquidmetal Technologies’ metal alloy in consumer electronics. The metal alloy is made using Zircon mineral and is called Vitreloy. Unlike other metal alloys this Zircon based alloy doesn’t form crystal structure and is “amorphous” in nature, allowing it to be processed like thermoplastics using die cast at relatively lower temperature. Also, Liquidmetal alloy is more durable, harder, stronger and scratch resistant when compared to other metals like aluminum, titanium and steel.
As soon as information about the exclusive license deal was released speculations about where Apple will use the technology started flooding the blogosphere. The speculations ranged from MP3 player (iPod) to desktops. However, we believe that the first device to get the Liquidmetal treatment will be Apple’s Laptop lineup and specially the MacBook Air.
The MacBook Air is one of the thinnest laptop available on the market today, but it is slightly heavier at 3.0 pounds than few other ultraportable laptops that weigh around 2.5-2.7 pounds. The reason behind this slight increase in weight is the aluminum case, which is the heaviest part of the whole design. Yes, the same aluminum case makes the Air more durable and tougher than other ultraportable on the market, but also heavier.
With Liquidmetal alloy, Apple will be able to drastically increase toughness of the laptop further, while reducing the weight. Liquidmetal alloy has 6 times yield strength and 4 times hardness of aluminum, but it is only about 1.5 times heavier. So, Apple could triple the yield strength and double the hardness of MacBook Air, while decreasing the case weight by 25 percent.
Apple could also decrease production cost and time associated with milling operations required to make the aluminum case, as highly precise, cheaper and faster die casting process can be used for Liquidmetal alloy. The alloy will be costlier than aluminum, but the amount of alloy required and process cost for making laptop case will be lower.
Every Apple portable product can get a Liquidmetal upgrade, but we believe MacBook Air might be the first, as it has been due for a design refresh since launch in January 2008. We have added a video below showing the use of Liquidmetal in manufacturing of Omega watch bezels that are considered one of the toughest. [Via TechzTalk]
