Raise your hand! (I’ve got to put mine down to keep typing, but you get the idea). Truth be told I am buying a new iPhone, but it sure sounds like it’s not going to be on June 24th. I saw a new ship date in July, and Apple has apparently suspended all pre-orders. Damnit. Begs the question how did they make the mistake? Get people buying, NOW. No one likes to wait, and a lot those that end up waiting don’t end up buying. Come on Apple. Kick up production already.

Well, we’re guessing at the name ‘iSlate’, but it seems the Apple tablet may be debuting on January 26, 2010. Fox News reports Apple’s intent to make some form of announcement on the 26th. This all makes sense considering Apple is no longer showing at the Macworld Expo, so a direct announcement, or event, at Cupertino may fill the void for product debuts – though I wonder how effective these may actually be without the Macworld frenzy present.

The other rumored tablet name is iGuide – which I like even less than iSlate. But my curiosity is peaked. There have been the typical rumors out of China about manufacturing and unit orders (10 million rumored), but I tend to disregard a lot of that stuff. Other then of course blogging on it (hah). But everyone tends to believe anything when it comes to Apple and product debut hype. So I guess we’ll have to wait it out a little longer to see the giant iPhone.

iTunes 8, plus new iPod Nano and updates to the Touch and Classic with more storage starting at $149!

At today’s special Let’s Rock event, Apple Inc. refreshed it’s iPod lineup with a new longer shaped 4th generation iPod Nano and updates to the Touch and Classic iPod. The new iPod Nano has a curved aluminum design. Apple says it is the thinnest Nano yet. The Nano gets a new user interface (UI) and the Accelerometer from iPhone. Shake the iPod Nano and it shuffles your songs! The Nano now comes in eight new colors: silver, purple, bue, green, yellow, orange, red and pink. Apple also lowered the price on the Nano; 8 GB model is $149 with a 16 GB for $199.

The iPod Touch is now even thinner than before. The Touch now borrows its shape from the IPhone 3G but with a polished steel back. Improved UI, Genius creation on the fly like the Nano, a speaker and Nike + iPod software built in. The Touch comes in three models; 8GB for $229, 16GB $299 and 32GB model for $399. The Touch comes with the new 2.1 software update. iPhone users will get the update beginning Friday. The iPod Classic now becomes one 120 GB model for $249, while the Shuffle appears to be unchanged.

iTunes 8 adds some new features such as HD TV shows and a new “grid” mode that lets you pick albums, artists, genres, similar to Apple’s iPhoto application. iTunes 8 also introduces a new type of smart playlist called “Genius.” Genius auto creates playlists from songs in your library that go good together, with just one click. After selecting a song you press the Genius button in bottom right corner to create a new genius list. A Genius sidebar can also recommend items to purchase from the iTunes Store. iTunes sends the information anonymously, so there is no big brother at work here.

Apple also announce today that NBC will be binging back TV shows like The Office, Heroes, Monk, Battlestar Galactica and 30 Rock to iTunes.

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