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iTunes 8 Mockup with Grid View, Genius Playlist
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For me it's been bothersome ever since I first tried iTunes 2 way back in early 2002 when I first acquired a Mac OS X system. I've got hundreds of classical CDs to add to my library, but due to the current deficiencies of the Artist/Album/Song filing system I've on the whole not bothered with them. I've seen several Windows applications handle such content properly for years.
I doubt it, especially in PC world. I would guess Friday/Saturday at the earliest?
Who is Kevin Rose anyway.
That was just answered on the previous page of this thread:
And if you want more information, Wikipedia is generally your friend:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Rose
Im so pumped guys i put my ipod touch on ebay yesterday it is at 200 right now and my friend works at apple, and can get me 25% off. Im basically gonna get a brand new updated ipod touch at little to no cost, then a new macbook in a few weeks to go all out
This is a big yawn, not a big deal in my eyes. Apple needs to return to doing good computer stuff. Mini on life support, MBP way long in the tooth, MB was fine as a quick Intel transition but update the package already. Phones, TV, iTunes.... blehhh.
I'm holding out for a surprise but it looks grim.
I'm holding out for a surprise but it looks grim.
You aren't the only one, kid. I use List view as well. None of the other view modes really strike my fancy...
BJ
The big deal tomorrow? I'd bet it all on AppleTV getting a big makeover just in time for the holidays... released in late Nov / early Dec.
All I want is an ipod touch with side volume control, and now i'm not getting an updated one. Damn!
OMG I gots teh rumor!! lolz
Here's the Big Deal: Jobs, after laboring for many fortnights, will finally unveil to the world Apple's super secret hardware version of timemachine. As is typical, he will then demonstrate to the audience what it can do. Traveling back in time, he will smite Gates, conquer Microsoft, and return to a future where all humans blissfully live in Mactopia and each receives their own fully sentient iPod companion at birth.
Here's the Big Deal: Jobs, after laboring for many fortnights, will finally unveil to the world Apple's super secret hardware version of timemachine. As is typical, he will then demonstrate to the audience what it can do. Traveling back in time, he will smite Gates, conquer Microsoft, and return to a future where all humans blissfully live in Mactopia and each receives their own fully sentient iPod companion at birth.
LOL, awesome.
BTW, though, Apple probably wouldn't be nearly what they are today without Microsoft. Without having to endure the brutal treachery of that Goliath of software companies, they never would have bettered themselves to the level that they do now, possibly even would have reversed roles, though I would suspect not in the same way.
jW
Kevin Rose, go back to your day job.
He is a cofounder of digg.
And here he is collecting known apple rumors and calling them his own.
Fine, he may have been first with the 9th of September date..but, for crying out loud, he came up with that just days before the public.
The pictures of the new nano were already out before he posted his.
He runs one of the most popular bookmarking sites, I would certainly hope he would have the ability to aggregate some of the information into news.
I just feel that he is trying to take the entire credit for "predicting" new nanos when it had already been discussed. Sure, having a public face say something instead of unknown members in a rumor site gives the rumors more authenticity...but, come on Kevin, are you really in such desperate need to bring attention to digg?
He is a cofounder of digg.
And here he is collecting known apple rumors and calling them his own.
Fine, he may have been first with the 9th of September date..but, for crying out loud, he came up with that just days before the public.
The pictures of the new nano were already out before he posted his.
He runs one of the most popular bookmarking sites, I would certainly hope he would have the ability to aggregate some of the information into news.
I just feel that he is trying to take the entire credit for "predicting" new nanos when it had already been discussed. Sure, having a public face say something instead of unknown members in a rumor site gives the rumors more authenticity...but, come on Kevin, are you really in such desperate need to bring attention to digg?
Ninja's are actually a secret feature of iTunes 8 and new iPods.
Apple's legal department must be as quiet as a ninja this time around.
Genius Bar
I agree that the Genius bar would help a lot. With over 70 gigs of music, it gets hard to remember what I have and how I would group it. I have used Tune Tags and made Smart Playlists, but that is a time intensive task. Genius playlists based on similarities would be good.
With regard to recommendations already being there, I think you are talking about the mini-store. This makes suggestions, but doesn't build playlists. I believe the Genius bar is a playlist builder. I wonder if it doesn't work on the same strategy as the Pandora Radio project.
Pandora uses the Music Genome Project, which categorizes music based on musical similarities, to build playlists based on choices you make. If you choose an artist, Pandora finds similar artists. As you eliminate some songs, Pandora further refines your playlist. The software looks interesting, and has an iPhone interface. However, I would much prefer to do the same thing with my own music. I would hope that is what the Genius playlists do.
I agree that the Genius bar would help a lot. With over 70 gigs of music, it gets hard to remember what I have and how I would group it. I have used Tune Tags and made Smart Playlists, but that is a time intensive task. Genius playlists based on similarities would be good.
With regard to recommendations already being there, I think you are talking about the mini-store. This makes suggestions, but doesn't build playlists. I believe the Genius bar is a playlist builder. I wonder if it doesn't work on the same strategy as the Pandora Radio project.
Pandora uses the Music Genome Project, which categorizes music based on musical similarities, to build playlists based on choices you make. If you choose an artist, Pandora finds similar artists. As you eliminate some songs, Pandora further refines your playlist. The software looks interesting, and has an iPhone interface. However, I would much prefer to do the same thing with my own music. I would hope that is what the Genius playlists do.
my itunes on my XP or Vista system isn't slow but it's not fast either. i was (and still hoping) that the new itunes will be like winamp. small and quick when playing music. the stuff talked about will just make iTunes even more bloated
the other thing i'm hoping for is an improved cover art finder. on winamp and media player, it's so easy to get the cover album that you literally have to do nothing. it'll get the album cover as long as you have the title and it's smart enough to guess the right cover album.
on itunes you have to be dead on what the music title/artist/cd name etc.
