Apple Media Event: New iPod shuffle, nano, touch, Apple TV, iTunes, iOS 4.1 & 4.2

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The new Apple media event hosted today in San Francisco came and went and we have covered everything for you. Apple streamed this music-based event live, which is something they don’t normally do, but in case you missed it all you then we have all the goodies for you.

After telling us, again, how great Apple is doing at selling iOS devices, about 120 million of them already, Steve Jobs went ahead and made a few important announcements.

iOS Updates

The new iOS 4.1 is coming to both the iPod touch and the the iPhone but iOS 4.2 is only going to be available in November for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. At least they’re all free updates:

• Apple Reveals Final iOS 4.1 Features For iPhone and iPod touch [Apple Says iOS 4.1 Will Feature Bug Fixes, HDR Photos, Game Center, TV Show Rentals And More, Launching In About A Week]
• iOS 4.2 for iPad Available Later Down the Road [iOS 4.2 Brings Wireless Printing, Multitasking & All the Other iOS 4.1 Features]

New iPod Lines

Apple simply had to redesign the new devices. They sold 275 million iPods already so what better way to sell more? Reinvent them each year:

• New iPod Shuffle To Incorporate Best Of Both Versions [Apple Unveils New iPod Nano, They Bring Back Buttons But Keep Voice-Over Functions For Just $49]
• New iPod nano 6G Official: Apple Reinvents the iPod nano with Plenty of Touch-friendliness [New iPod nano 6G Specs, Features & Pricing Details Now Official from Apple’s Media Event]
• iPod Touch 4G Specs, Features & Prices Made Official [Apple Reveals New iPod Touch Lineup Starting at $229 Complete With Front Facing Camera With Facetime, A4 Processor, Retina Display And More]

iTunes 10 & Ping

Naturally with new iPods comes new responsibility so Apple launched iTunes 10 today with a not-so-secret-anymore social networking side of it called Ping:

• New iTunes Ditches The Old Logo – But Adds Album Art In Open Space [New iTunes Gains A Social Networking Feature While Adding Minor Features To The Application Itself]
• iTunes 10 Ping: Apple’s Music Social Networking Gets Official, Facebook Beware! [Apple Announces Important Social Networking Feature Called Ping; Will be Available on iPod, iPhone & iPad Too]

Apple TV, a Hobby

Apple needs Apple TV, which isn’t called iTV by the way, to fight Google’s upcoming Google TV. Not to mention they have plenty of iOS devices waiting for more content that would fit well with the Apple TV project. ‘Nuff said:

• Apple TV (not iTV) Refresh Made Official With Smaller Form Factor, Streaming And $99 Price Point [New Apple TV Won't Be Called iTV, Will Include Netflix, 99 Cent TV Show Rentals, Streaming, $99 Price Tag]

What was left out?

Only this:

• Apple Media Event: No CDMA iPhone 4, No 7-inch iPad, No 11.6-inch MacBook Air [Apple’s Music Media Event Came with iPods, iTunes 10 with Ping & Apple TV Only]

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