Apple have release their two new TV ads for iPods.

iPod Nano:

iPod Touch:

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This was the big announcement.  At 1/4th the size and less than 1/2 the price of the old Apple TV this will be a huge hit.  It is so streamlined with your other Apple devices that you can be watching a movie on your iPad, press a button and continue watching it on your TV.  It pulls data from your mac so you can watch slideshows that are on your Mac without having to sync  You can rent HD movies for $4.99 and TV shows for 99c! All this for just $99!  Apple TV will be available in about 4 weeks.

Please Note: Apple chose to use 720p HD to have a good combination of  viedo quality and bandwidth usage.

Possibly the biggest change in the iPod line the iPod Nano has been shrunk down to almost Shuffle size! Gone with the click wheel and camera… The new 46% smaller iPod Nano features the 1.7″ touchscreen leaked a few months ago.  It comes in a a 8gb and 16gb model with 7 colors being priced at $149 ($249 NZD) and $179 ($299 NZD) respectively. See the images after the break!

The new iPod Touch refresh is once again…  The new iPod Touch sports the same features as the iPhone 4, the retina display, face-time, high-def video recording, gyroscope etc.  It has also, amazingly been slimmed down to 7.2mm!  The other amazing thing is it can play 40 hours of music on a single charge.  Prices start at $229 ($379 NZD). See the images after the break

Yup, It’s around the time of the year where Apple hits the new lines of iPods to the consumer for the holiday season. The new iPod Shuffle features a design quite similar to the 2nd generation except smaller.  It only comes in a 2gb model which costs $49 USD ($89 NZD).

iOS 4.1 – Available next week!
Bugs fixed – Proximity, Bluetooth, iPhone 3G
High Dynamic Range photos
HD video upload over WiFi
TV show rentals
Game Center

iOS 4.2 – for iPad
All iOS 4 features to iPad
Wireless Printing
“AirPlay” – stream audio, videos and photos over WiFi

New iPod lineup:

iPod shuffle – The buttons are back!
iPod nano – New touch-screen based design
iPod touch – FaceTime, Rear Camera, Retina Display

iTunes
iTunes 10
“Ping” – Apples take on social networking

Apple TV

Stream Netflix, YouTube, Podcasts, MobileMe, Flickr, Radio
No purchases, renting only – Cloud storage

Thats right! Short update to tell you iTunes 10 is out today!

Just a reminder that we will be covering Apple’s ‘Special Event’ Wednesday (Thursday for NZ).  Tune into this page for live updates of what is happening.  Our coverage will start at 9:30am PT (4:30am in New Zealand).  The official event starts at 10am PT on Wednesday (Thursday, 5am in New Zealand).  Hit the read more link for the live blog.

I personally like HP’s netbooks, the keyboards, the trackpads and price etc.  It would be the first brand I would turn to for a netbook.  They have just released a new Mini 5103 and a refreshed Mini 210 which look just as good as any other.

The refreshed Mini 210, aimed at consumers, has had a redesign.  With 5 colors and a back that integrates the battery (like the older MacBook) but is removable.  It still has the amazing chiclet keyboard, and the trackpad with weird buttons.  It will start at $330 USD ($473 NZD) with a single core Atom CPU (an upgrade to the N550 processor will be available).

The new professional aimed Mini 5103 will be getting a dual-core 1.5GHZ processor, which HP says will improve performance by up to 20% without affecting battery life much.  It will cost $399 USD ($572 NZD) and will include HP’s Day Starter instant-on OS.  Unfortunately there is no Web-OS.  You can view the official photos here.

Congratulations to Deborah McCray, you were randomly selected as the winner of the Incipio iPad Case giveaway. We will email you to arrange delivery of this.

Apple are officially providing a live video stream of tomorrows event.  They have usually kept the events for the media only but are now opening it up to the public.  Unfortunately you must have a Mac running Snow Leopard (10.6) and Safari or an iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad running iOS 3.0 and above.  Official announcement below.  Or you can view it on their website here.

What:
Live video stream of Apple’s September 1 event

When:
Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 10:00 a.m. PDT

Where:
www.apple.com

Live Video Streaming

Apple® will broadcast its September 1 event online using Apple’s industry-leading HTTP Live Streaming, which is based on open standards. Viewing requires either a Mac® running Safari® on Mac OS® X version 10.6 Snow Leopard®, an iPhone® or iPod touch® running iOS 3.0 or higher, or an iPad™. The live broadcast will begin at 10:00 a.m. PDT on September 1, 2010 at www.apple.com.

This broadcast is the property of Apple and is protected by US copyright law and international treaties. Any reproduction or distribution is strictly prohibited without prior written approval from Apple. Please contact Apple Public Relations with any questions.

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork, and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple is reinventing the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced its magical iPad which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.

Please Note: We will still be covering the event here on TechBitus.

Just to letting all our of viewers out there that we have extended review month to the end of September. We have done this as our review models have been delayed until this week.

So! We look forward to bringing you some exciting reviews!

Remember to enter the TechBitus iPad case giveaway. Closes tonight.