Apple's surprise weapon: Computers

The iPod and iPhone are hits, but they're not the company's hottest line, says Fortune's Brent Schlender.

Although the whole world thinks Steve Jobs company is living off the sales of his iPhone and iPods, they are wrong.

While Apple has been all over the news with the iPhone its Macintosh computer business is the hottest line of all - see the all new iMac.

Check out the article by Brent Schlender.

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Playlist for the "Oldies, but Goodies" lover....

iPod Dude recommends:

20 Top 10 Hits of the 50's & 60's (Laurie)

1 Oh, Lonesome Me - Gibson, Don (2:36)
2 Save the Last Dance for Me - Drifters [US] (2:29)
3 End of the World - Davis, Skeeter (2:38)
4 Yakety Yak - Coasters (1:51)
5 What's Your Name? - Don & Juan (2:17)
6 Angel Baby - Rosie & The Originals (3:44)
7 Runaway - Shannon, Del (2:17)
8 Thousand Stars in the Sky - Young, Cathy & The Innocents (3:17)
9 He's So Fine - Chiffons (1:56)
10 Runaround Sue - Dion (2:46)
11 Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out) - Maresca, Ernie (2:16
12 Wanderer - Dion (2:46)
13 Denise - Randy & The Rainbows (2:02)
14 This Is My Song - Clark, Petula (3:19)
15 There's a Moon Out Tonight - Capris (2:22)
16 I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) - George, Barbara (2:25)
17 Teenager in Love - Dion & the Belmonts (2:36)
18 Love Came to Me - Dion (2:41)
19 Sweet Talkin' Guy - Chiffons (2:28)
20 Lovers Who Wander - Dion (2:23)..........

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Revamped iPod Nano overlooked?.........

With all the hoopla over the iPhone and the iTouch, we think the little iPod Nano new features have been overlooked. There is navigation by scroll wheel, not touch. The Nano now comes in two versions, a 4GB silver model for $149 and the 8GB version which is offered in five colors for $199.

Nano looks like the iPod Classic but is much, much smaller and now plays video. The 2 inch diagonal screen is suprisingly bright and easy to watch. Apples says it is 65 percent brighter than the previous Nano, it shows videos, photos and album art quite well and has a new menu screen. Along the left side sits the standard menu choices, i.e., music, videos, photos, podcasts and a few others but on the right, you can scroll down and you see images of your content. It might be album art if you select music or a picture of your children if you chose photos. The images will change randomly every few seconds. When you scroll, you can click on an album cover and it will list all of the songs on that album. Go ahead and click on it and hear the music.

So as you will see, the Nano may be small but has become mighty.

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Meet the next generation of iPod

iPod Classic, 80GB and 160GB

iPod touch, 8GB and 16GB

iPod nano, 4GB and 8GB

iPod shuffle, 1GB

Now Get your iTunes without a PC

In a special Apple event today, Steve Jobs demonstrated the new wireless iTunes store.
The store is available only with the new iPod Touch and the Apple iPhone and will feature the same catalog as the standard iTunes store.. Tracks will still be available for $0.99.

Apple now has an arrangement with Starbucks coffee, so when you are in range of a Starbucks WiFi hotspot, the new iTunes store will reflect the currently playing track in that coffee shop. Users will be granted special, free access to the iTunes store while you are in the coffee shop, but will have to pay for full t-Moile Hotspot access.

You can find the store in all the markets currently served by the iTunes store and should be active within the next few weeks. The Starbucks partnership will roll out more slowly.

Apple drops cost of iPhone

In an open letter from Steve Jobs, Apple CEO, stated that he read all the emails from iPhone owners and is sorry so many are upset with the drop in price. He also stated " If they bought it this morning, they should go back to where they bought it and talk to them. If they bought it a month ago, well, that's what happens in technology." He also said a holiday season is approaching; we'd have to wait another year for another one."

As he stated in his letter, "Apple will be offering a $100 credit to the Apple Store (both online and physical stores) for anyone who purchased an iPhone before the break reduction and who hasn't received any other kinds of credit (i.e. if you get a refund from Apple or AT&T already you won't get another sawbuck). Details are still being worked out, but look for them to be posted on Apple.com next week."

He stressed how they wanted to do the right thing for their valued iPhone customers and apologized for disappointing some of you, and they are doing their best to live up to your high expectations of Apple.

Instead of being upset, iPhone owners should look at it as being able to buy iPhones for the whole family for Christmas!

Forget the iPhone, iPod Touch is here!

iPod Touch is here!

iPod touch features the same revolutionary interface as iPhone. Built to take full advantage of the large 3.5-inch display, the multi-touch interface lets you control everything using only your fingers. So you can glide through albums with Cover Flow, flick through photos and enlarge them with a pinch, or zoom in and out on a section of a web page. And iPod touch features a touchscreen QWERTY keyboard perfect for browsing the web in Safari, searching for videos on YouTube, finding music on the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, entering calendar events, or adding new contacts.

New iPod Nanos!

The new Nanos are here!

It’s the small iPod with one very big idea: Video. Now the world’s most popular music player lets you enjoy TV shows, movies, video podcasts, and more. The larger, brighter display means amazing picture quality. In five eye-catching colors, iPod nano is stunning all around. And with 4GB and 8GB models starting at just $149, little speaks volumes