Musings

Apple has done it again. And I mean that in a not-so-good way. Sure we can all yap about new nano colors, but I’m sorry: I just think it looks archaic, harking back to the iPod mini days, when the shiny black and white looked so much more modern. I wouldn’t be so hasty to jump on the iPod nano bandwagon just yet. And the much-rumored widescreen video iPod? Zilch. They merely bumped up the storage space on the 60GB to 80GB, improved battery life and added a new search feature (yippee…). I have to say the only thing that impresses me is iTunes 7; the overhaul was sorely needed, and it looks so darn elegant now. I spent the last (I’m ashamed to say it) 2 hours or so getting iTunes to download my cover artwork for me. It didn’t have a lot of them so it also required Firefox set to Google Images on standby for backup. I’m excited about the new movies feature, except that I have netflix and could technically (though I don’t, because it is illegal) watch movies on my iPod anyway. I’m not entirely sure how one would do that, but I’m pretty sure it’s possible. Probably better if you own the movie already, folks. All in all, I was sorely disappointed what with the huge hullaballoo that whipped everyone in a frenzy come “It’s Showtime” day–kind of a letdown if you ask me. Which you did, right?