Author: Damon Brown
Nothing groundbreaking at "Let's Rock!" event, but the wide range of products introduced should keep the faithful content until the January MacWorld conference.
After receiving a jubilant Apple "Let's Rock!" invitation earlier this summer, many analysts predicted some major news from Steve Jobs. A new line of desktops and laptops? Yet another iPhone update? The entire Beatles catalog finally on iTunes?
After yesterday's presentation here in San Francisco, it was hard not to be a *little* let down. Now, there wasn't any bad news - pictures show Jobs in solid health, more than 100 million apps have been downloaded since July, etc. - but even the most die-hard Apple optimist would have difficultly getting excited.
We have a new line of iPod Touches and Nanos, iTunes 8 and new games announced as well as the much hyped Genius application. Jobs also promised more stable firmware for the iPhone which, really, should be a given. Nothing groundbreaking here, but the wide range of products should keep us happy until the January MacWorld conference. Let's take a look.