New iPods galore, but no new Apple TV

Well, the Apple Let’s Rock event has finally happened, giving the Apple FanBoys the cool new gadgets they need while leaving the rest of us slightly shrugging our shoulders! Most of the rumours prior to the event came true, which slightly took the gloss off all the new announcements, but at least no-one will be disappointed.

No-one, that is, except for those poor unfortunate few hoping for an announcement on Apple TV, which sadly remained the forgotten child of Apple’s gadget portfolio.

The following briefly lists what actually was announced (courtesy of Engadget):

• New iPod Nano – now longer and fatter than ever before, but still looking uber-cool
• iPod Touch 2nd generation – functionally identical, a few bugs fixed, integrated Nike+ and much, much thinner than before
• iTunes 8 – now with the Genius feature that was rumoured before the announcement
• iPhone 2.1 software update – bug fix mainly
• In-ear headphones – not, unfortunately, named the “iBud” !
• iPod Classic – only one version remains, a slightly updated 120GB model for $249.

And that’s about your lot, at least as far as gadgets are concerned. No big news there, really, but everything’s been made just that little bit better, and I’m sure the Apple Fanboys will be sleeping soundly tonight (unlike the people who bought a now-outdated iPod Nano last week!).

[Source: Engadget]