Earlier today Apple held its “annual” September media event. The focus is usually on updated iPods and new iTunes releases. Today Apple also announced a major overhaul of Apple TV, some key new features coming in versions 4.1 and 4.2 of it’s Multi-Touch iOS operating system for mobile devices, and a few other details.

A few in-depth points before reading further:
Today Steve discussed iPad and during the announcement of iOS 4.2 due in November he said that 4.2 would bring all of the great features of the new iOS to iPad, and then listed the features including HDR photos. Now as we all know there is currently no camera built in to the iPad. Was this a slip? Possibly, or it could be just a mistake. Either way we’re interested.

Secondly, as the keynote took place today, we counted at least 5 of the top trending topics on Twitter which were related to the product updates and the Apple media event.

Third, when showing the demo for iTunes 10, there was a new vertical layout for the buttons in the top left to minimize, and so forth. This was later confirmed when the new iTunes page popped up on Apple’s web site. This used to be the standard format for the mini player but now appears to be standard across the board for iTunes.

Mini Player

Regular iTunes 10 Window

Now for the notes from today’s event. Take a deep breathe, there is a lot to read. Continue reading »