Apple - iTunes - What’s new in iTunes.
Okay, the good news. The Philippine Itunes Store now Officially Exists! I installed the Itunes 8 version after the Apple Event early this morning. Yes, I know the Philippine and the Singapore Sites were STILL not updated but the US site was. How to find the US site? Just do a search for REFURBISHED IPOD and you'll go to the US site. Click inside for the ITUNES link. Download!
Now it's done installing itself and processing ALL my album art in my 150 gb Music Collection and Processing Thumbnails of my 92 GB video collection. Yes, it will take time to create the GRID view that Steve was talking about.
Oh here's the grid view off the Apple Site:
This is what it looks like. Of course -in my collection, I've lots of "NO IMAGES".
Now, about Genius (What's majorly new in Itunes 8)
To activate Genuis (the Pandora like song referral service, "You might like this if you like to listen to that...), you need to have an Itunes Account. I did exactly that -and get this --I select Philippines as the Store and it asked me for a CREDIT CARD. Of course it did not proceed if I don't give it -so I did. This means kids if you don't have a credit card - you MIGHT not be able to take advantage of the Genius Feature. So much for being a Pandora (or it's Zune Equivalent) clone.
I'm not sure though if it will work for non-valid cards - after all- they're asking for a card even though NOTHING is to be purchased.
Strange.
A few hours later it's still SENDING the info to Apple to come up with Recommendations. Of course it feels suspicious because I cannot see what it's sending but knowing this - I know Apple now has an idea what my music collection looks like, I'm sure and I DON'T MIND. I do mind is that it's taking a whole lot of time "sending the info".
So about Kevin Rose's prediction (more like official leaks) that the Magnetosphere Vizualization will be included in the Itunes 8. I haven't seen Magnetosphere so I'm not sure if the NEW ITUNES VISUALIZATION is it. But it sure looks good. And get this - I played an Ibiza Track on it -and it looks like it has a good BEAT DETECTOR. The graphics pulsate with the beat in the CORRECT TIME. - unlike other VIZ.
It does look like globes and party confetti, not unlike the Physics Electric Globe of your high school physics room. If you've seen the underrated Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale movie "The Prestige" - you'll know what I mean. The screenshots don't do justice though.
This one from the Apple Site:
From the site: Turn on the new Visualizer and lose yourself in a 3D-scape of spheres, ribbons, and lights that pulsate to the beat and tempo of the song you’re playing.
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