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September 07, 2005
Apple releases iTunes version 5
Apple is hitting us with a barrage of exciting new products today like only Apple can do. They've released a new version of iTunes that incorporates a number of enhancements:
- New Look: Streamlined design makes iTunes even easier to use.
- Search Bar: Find stuff fast and refine your search with the handy new Search Bar.
- Smart Shuffle: Adjust random playback to hear what you want.
- Sync from Outlook: iTunes now supports iPod syncing for Outlook and Outlook Express on Windows PCs.
- Playlist Folders: Organize all your playlists into folders.
- Parental Controls: Limit kids’ access to the iTunes Music Store and sharing features.
- Album Reviews: Browse over 1,000 album reviews.
- The Complete Harry Potter: Download all six audiobooks or the Digital Box Set and add the collector’s iPod with Hogwarts crest.
- iTunes for Your Mobile Phone: Sync music to the Motorola ROKR E1.
From reading the specs, it sounds like a nice incremental update, but nothing monumental. No mention on whether they've made improvements to the Smart Playlist choosing criteria so I'll have to take a look at that. The Smart Shuffle feature could be nice. Download it here.
Posted on September 7, 2005 01:05 PM | Category: News, iTunes
