So the Apple event has been and gone and with it my faith in Apple. What the fuck was that about?

My predictions proved very hit and miss, primarily because it was so short.

1. iPod Touch redesigned to have physical volume control, possibly built in speaker
   Victory is mine! Correct
2. iPod Touch range repriced, possible introduction of 64GB model
   A little bit wrong with that one, half a point
3. New iPod Nano design with widescreen
   Correct again, but an obvious one really
4. Possible bump in capacity of 160GB iPod Classic, 80GB to remain
   I would never have predicted a downgrade!
5. iPhone/iPod Touch firmware 2.1 released
   This was touch and go but right nonetheless
6. iTunes 8.0 released, introduction of a subscription service sadly unlikely
   Good guess!
7. Mac Mini possibly dropped from the Mac range
   Given the title of the gig I should have guessed, no Mac news
8. New MacBooks introduced
   See above, October for this now I think
9. iPod Shuffle to receive storage boost to 4GB
   Just plain wrong

4½ out of 9 isn’t bad, probably enough to get an A at A-level these days.

The actual content of the announcement was wank though. ‘New Nanos!’. Yay! Hardware! In lot’s of colours, now we’re talking.

‘The iPod Touch now has volume controls and a wee speaker!’. Good, ok, I can wait for the cool shit.

‘iTunes 8.0 with Genius’. Hmm, yes ok.

‘We’ve decided to downgrade the iPod classic range from 160GB to 120GB!’. Hang on? What?! Eh?

‘Ladies and gentlemen, Jack Johnson!’. Ah-ha, so here we go a bit of Jack and then it’s the one-more-thing announcement!

‘Bye.’. What? Eh?

Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?

Filed under: Announcements, Events, Geeky Stuff, Unbelievable