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Did somebody say "gapless playback" on iPods?
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Inkblot
12-09-2006
Apparently the new iPods have gapless playback, according to macrumorslive.com .
Last edited by Inkblot : 12-09-2006 at 18:23
Chili Con Carne
12-09-2006
here is the latest updates from macrumors.com

10:14 am iLounge: 24 hour batter life
10:14 am iLounge: Green silver black blue pink
10:12 am iLounge: Nano is now, as rumored, Aluminum and in colors
10:12 am iLounge: 249 and 349 with 60GB and 80GB capacity
10:10 am iLounge: games will work on 5G ipods
10:09 am iLounge: games for sale off iTunes for $4.99
10:08 am iLounge: new iPod software features: instant searching, new games (Bejeweled, Cubis 2, Mahjong, Mini golf, pac man, tetris, texas holdem, vortex, and zuma)
10:07 am iLounge: iPod is getting enhanced today. 60% brighter with brighness control, 3.5 hours video playback (up from 2 hrs... big version goes to 6.5 hours), new headphones, gapless playback
10:06 am iLounge: iPods. 3 iPods: iPod, Nano, and Shuffle
10:05 am iLounge: talks about iPod sports kit. Foot Locker is blown away by sales. 450,000 sales in 90 days

i will give updates every 5 minutes
Pingu
12-09-2006
Wow! For gapless playback I'll certainly have to get one.
Inkblot
12-09-2006
Originally Posted by Pingu:
“Wow! For gapless playback I'll certainly have to get one.”

But it has always been a bone of contention, hasn't it? All that "join CD tracks" nonsense just to hear an album the way it's meant to sound.
Chili Con Carne
12-09-2006
hi, op could you change the title of the thread so that it's about the entire mac conference as i don't really want to start another
Chili Con Carne
12-09-2006
10:18 am iLounge: iPod Shuffle is now 2nd generationl size of iPod Radio Remote
10:17 am iLounge: All models are 52% smaller in volume than previous nano. new charger, new armband, new lanyard
10:16 am iLounge: 8GB is $249 in all colors
10:16 am iLounge: 4GB is $199 in all colors but black
10:16 am iLounge: 2GB is $149 in silver only
10:16 am iLounge: 3 models, but with double storage capacity at each model (and varying colors available)
10:15 am iLounge: New software just like standard iPod
Inkblot
12-09-2006
Originally Posted by Chili Con Carne:
“hi, op could you change the title of the thread so that it's about the entire mac conference as i don't really want to start another”

apparently not, the thread title stayed the same when I edited.
Chili Con Carne
12-09-2006
10:25 am iLounge: iTunes will give you cover art for free if you are missing cover art (thanks Steve)
10:24 am iLounge: Store now has own section, devices have their own sections, playlists too
10:24 am iLounge: Source list now includes library with sep libraries for all forms of media
10:23 am iLounge: iTunes 7 today
10:22 am Engadget: (for nano) $149 2GB ipod is aluminum only, $199 4GB has colors, $249 8GB is black only
10:21 am iLounge: metal body, 1 model (1GB), $79, ships in october.


oh, well it may change later, im sure if nobody else starts a thread that it will be ok
Chili Con Carne
12-09-2006
10:30 am Engadget: Now, all of this video is encoded with the best encoding in the world, H.264. We've been distributing it at 320x240. Today, we're going to take that up a notch to 640x480. That's 4x the resolution. iTunes 7 also has seamless playback for video.
10:30 am iLounge: you can now sync between multiple computers using an iPod, as long as both are authorized on the same account
10:28 am Engadget: Today we're introducing the biggest single enhancement: iTunes 7
You say "it looks the same," but it isn't
[the left nav is more cleanly organized without being radically different]
We've added a View switch, a 3-position switch. we've added a 2nd view called album view, so you can scroll through your music library and look at it by album. what if you ripped your CDs and don't have the covers? Today we're announcing free missing album cover art for all the music in your library if you have an itune acct. itunes will automatically download it for free
but there's something even better. that's the third view. it's called Cover Flow view. [LOOKS LIKE FLIPPLING THROUGH YOUR CD RACK]
10:28 am iLounge: TV shows are now encoded at 640x480 (h264), up from 320x240
10:27 am iLounge: iPod updater appears to be now integrated into iTunes
10:26 am iLounge: 3 different views of iTunes, list view, album view (with art and tracks), then "cover flow view" lets you rapidly find what you want by album cover
Inkblot
12-09-2006
iTunes 7 sounds well thought-out. Being able to synch from multiple computers, again it's one of those things that people pop up and say "why can't I..." when iPods are being discussed. Rather than use a workaround, just make it work in the first place.
Chili Con Carne
12-09-2006
10:36 am iLounge: movies

10:36 am iLounge: "one more thing..."

10:34 am iLounge: Video on screen now markedly higher resolution

10:33 am correction: it appears as though the nano's packaging is 52% smaller, not the nano itself.

10:31 am iLounge: Demo of iTunes 7

10:31 am (10:27AM) Engadget: You can update your iPod from right inside iTunes now, you don't need to go to Preferences. You can say, "I want to sync the 10 most recent unwatched episides of all my TV shows."
Chili Con Carne
12-09-2006
10:40 am iLounge: Near DVD quality. Same encoding as TV shows at 640x480. If you have a 5mb/s broadband connection, it will take approximately 30 minutes to download a movie

10:38 am iLounge: most titles will be 9.99

10:38 am iLounge: New releases 12.99 preorders and first week, after that up to 14.99

10:38 am iLounge: 75 films online today, more every week and month

10:37 am iLounge: Today, films from Walt Disney, Pixar, Touchstone, Miramax. (all Disney owned)

10:37 am iLounge: Tv shows - started with 1 network, 5 shows.
Chili Con Carne
12-09-2006
10:45 am MacCentral: we HOPE to take this international in 2007. (see the difference?)

10:42 am Engadget: So: Movies
near DVD image quality
Dolby surround audio
Same day as DVD
Pre-order with one click
Usage rights = same as TV shows
Parental controls extended to include MPAA ratings
International in 2007

10:42 am Engadget: iTunes 7 is available today as a free download from apple.com

10:41 am iLounge: iPod boxes now show Pirates of the Carribbean

10:41 am iLounge: U.S. now, International in 2007.

10:41 am iLounge: Dolby surround audio in videos
Chili Con Carne
12-09-2006
10:50 am MacCentral: Iger called Disney and Apple's first partnership to bring TV shows to the iTunes Store last year "a breakthrough," and added that "the marriage of great content and great technology -- and of great user interface -- is truly a killer application."

10:47 am iLounge: Bob Iger of Disney takes stage, and recaps what Jobs has already said
Chili Con Carne
12-09-2006
10:56 am iLounge: 1/2 size of Mac Mini, built-in power supply, USB, Ethernet, 802.11 "wireless component video", optical audio and HDMI ports, plus old RCA stereo audio ports. Works with Apple Remote

10:54 am iLounge: Like a Mac Mini... iTV is its name (not final).

10:53 am iLounge: Apple is releasing its long-rumored set-top box in Q1 2007. It will be Wireless

10:52 am iLounge: You can take content to computer or iPod, but now... TV

10:52 am iLounge: Q1 2007 "Completes the story"

10:51 am iLounge: One last thing, an unusual sneak peek

10:51 am iLounge: Steve is wrapping up. Thanks to engineering and other departments.
Chili Con Carne
12-09-2006
11:01 am MacCentral: The software features 3D animated graphics with a menu on the right and graphics on the left. Jobs demonstrated it, going into the Movies menu and scrolling through floating artwork on the left-hand side.

10:59 am iLounge: Video looks very close to DVD quality even on a huge theater sized projector

10:58 am iLounge: Video access is instantaneous, looks like watching a DVD

10:57 am Engadget: It looks like this {a flatter Mini} it's called iTV. That's a codeword. we need to come up with a better name.

10:57 am iLounge: Interface is like next gen front row
Chili Con Carne
12-09-2006
11:02 am Engadget: [Steve finds and plays The Incredibles. it's not 640x480, it's HDTV]

11:01 am iLounge: iTV lets you get access to trailers and itunes store selected content from internet
Pingu
12-09-2006
If the iTV can stream MPEG2-TS HDTV over WiFi, then.. gimme one.
Chili Con Carne
12-09-2006
11:10 am iLounge: It all comes down to the artists

11:10 am iLounge: One More Thing (again)

11:09 am iLounge: Steve says: Apple is now in your den, living room, car, pocket

11:06 am iLounge: works with iTunes on PC or Mac. price will be $299
Chili Con Carne
12-09-2006
11:14 am MacCentral: Jobs closed the event with a live performance by Grammy-winning musician John Legend.

11:11 am iLounge: John Legend has a new album next month (Legend slides on sage via moving platform)
Chili Con Carne
12-09-2006
11:15 am Engadget: So we'll see you all soon. Oh, we do have one more thing!
All this technology is amazing, but it all comes down to artists because otherwise we don't have anything to listen to or watch.
We like to remind ourselves of that. So today we have a great artist here to perform for us. his name is John Legend. He was nominated for 8 Grammy awards and won 3.
He's got a new album coming out next month called Once Again, so I would like it if you would please joing me in welcoming John Legend
[Legend appears at a full-size piano to sing an acoustic version of Save "Room"]
Chili Con Carne
12-09-2006
11:16 am Aside from John Legend's performance, it appears as though the event is over.
Pingu
12-09-2006
I'm sure people are capable of visiting iLounge/Engadet/MacRumorsLive themselves
Daveydje
12-09-2006
http://www.apple.com/ now updated with all the new stuff
Chili Con Carne
12-09-2006
I would like to say thank you to www.macrumourslive.com for supplying the information.

and apart from that my live coverage is now over, and i hope that everyone enjoys the information that i have provided.

one final note, the apple site has been updated
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