Here’s an video that I found interesting. It seems to show the Apple iPhone (or iPod Touch if you prefer) Operating System running on a Mac Pro and being used with a touch screen and Apple remote to act as the iPhone’s main button.
You decide if it has actually been done or very cleverly faked.
When Apple release the new iPhone Operating System (3.0) they will remove applications which are not compatible with the update from the App Store. Is it time to make the App Store backward compatible?
Apple have been encouraging iPhone App developers to create new apps for iPhone OS 3.0 for some time. In addition to developing new apps developers are also encouraged to test old apps to make sure that they are also compatible with the impending iPhone OS release (if not make them so). This encouragement from Apple seems reasonable and logical, yet it has been tainted with the warning that compatibility issues could lead to some applications being removed from Apple’s App Store.
Just when you thought that mp3 players could not get smaller without loosing functionality Apple release their new Shuffle. The new iPod Shuffle is indeed smaller yet can hold even more music (now 4Gb) and introduces new features while becoming more minimalist.
The familiar ring of buttons has gone leaving the Shuffle’s facia blank. Now the iPod Shuffle is controlled via the simplified three button control which are found on the earphones cable. A single click on the centre button will play or pause music, a double click will skip to the next track and a triple click will select the last track.
![2008 Apple iPod family [Courtesy of Apple]](http://blog24.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/2008_apple_ipods.png "2008 Apple iPods [Courtesy of Apple]")
Once again Apple are striving to make their products accessible.
Apple’s special event, Let’s Rock, that was held in San Francisco recently is now available online for all to watch.
Steve Jobs announces the new iPod Nano
The presentation lasts a little over an hour and is worth watching to get details about the new version of iTunes and its new features and how the iPod range has changed.
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