iTunes 8 On The Way, New Features Leaked
Hardcore Apple fans have to pretty much live their life under the shadow of iTunes, so most will be interested in the upcoming version 8 and what additional features it has to offer. On the 9th of September Apple hosts its ‘Lets Rock’ event which is the official launch of the new software, but we’ve heard some leaked details that’ll give you a taster of what you can expect to find.The biggest talking point is the new ‘Genius’ element which is capable of creating playlists from songs in your library that iTunes reckons would sound good together. Of course Papa-Bear needs his honey, so a Genius sidebar will also sit alongside the interface bugging you to download other tunes it thinks would work great with your playlist from the Apple store. Elsewhere a new grid view allows you to browse around more visually, which looks a little like something Microsoft uses on the Zune and can replace Apple’s cover-flow aesthetic. You can also download HD-quality TV shows from the store directly and there’s a ’stunning’ new music visualiser to enjoy. There are bound to be a few more tweaks and touches that’ll be described as ‘and much, much more…’, but this seems to be the meat of it. Which is sad really, because while the Genius feature sounds pretty cool what we’d really like to see is a ballsy move like ditching DRM or finally working in some automatic folder monitoring. Still, I guess this would make life a lot easier and that’s not something Apple seems interested in building its reputation on. - Paul Lester [TechDigest] Apple iTunes iPod
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