Apple iTunes 9 details, Blu-ray, app organization

[aznkid25]

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/08/08/apple-itunes-9-details-blu-ray-app-organization/

One of the new additions to iTunes is said to include Blu-ray support which lines up nicely with a recent Apple Insider report about Apple integrating Blu-ray into their new iMac line-up. Something else that will most likely make a bunch of people happy is that we’ve been told iTunes 9 will finally include the ability to visually organize and arrange your iPhone and iPod touch applications. Something that wasn’t so clearly described was some kind of Twitter/Facebook/Last.fm integration. Maybe broadcasting what song you’re playing to your friends.

 

[Sijmen]

That's nice. I don't particularly care about Blu-Ray, but other people might. The app organisation is great.

Yet I'm still finding it hard to understand why iTunes 8 is so insanely slow at times. Why does scrolling through some tens of apps bring it to its knees? I just can't use my scroll wheel, because there is just no scrolling feedback. It takes some of a second and then scrolls down (without an animation). It takes two seconds to open my Movies pane. Ugh.

 

[Lukeyboy01]

theres no hardware to play it that comes with a mac tho

 

[Tilpots]

^^Not yet. September could be a very cool month for Apple fans.

 

[J the Ninja]

So...iTunes 9 is coming for real at the iPod show?

I wonder if they rewrote it? iTunes could probably use it. It's one of the last Carbon holdouts of the built-in apps. The Snow Leopard page says it's one of only 4 built-in apps that aren't 64bit. Of note...two of the others were DVD player and Front Row. Wonder if Apple is holding back the redo's of all these for this conference?

 

[ravenvii]

If iTunes plays back Blu-Ray discs, does that mean Apple's long-term plans are to merge the functions of DVD Player into iTunes?

What would they do for the Windows version? I don't think Apple wants to provide Blu-Ray playback for everyone...

 

[Cynicalone]

There is already a reference to Blu-ray in iTunes 8.