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YOUNG BLOOD --- Walkman と iPod のシェア争い。
11:16 a.m.: He thanks everyone for coming. That’s the end, folks. We’ll have continuing coverage including reviews of the new devices coming later today from CNET’s Donald Bell and plenty of video and further analysis from CNET News. Thanks for joining us!
11:15 a.m.: Norah Jones concludes her performance. The lights are back up and Steve’s on stage.
11:11 a.m.: Jones says: “Thanks to Steve Jobs for having us. Really happy to see he’s doing well.” Now we get a preview of a song from her upcoming album called “Young Blood.”
11:06 a.m.: Now Jobs is talking music. “It’s the primary reason we do this.” Live performance coming up. It’s Norah Jones.
People clap, but there seems to be some palpable disappointment for those expecting a Beatle or Coldplay, which were some of the rumors. She starts with “Come Away with Me.”
Norah “Not a Beatle” Jones closed the event by performing two songs.
(Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET)11:04 a.m.: We’re getting a preview of the new ad, which highlights the video feature and colors of the Nano—with a cutesy pop song as backing, of course.
11:04 a.m.: It will come in a variety of colors: pink, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, silver, black. 8GB for $159 and 16GB for $179, both will be available today.
Jobs touted brilliant new iPod colors.
(Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET)11:02 a.m.: The voice-over feature from the iPod Shuffle will also be in the Nano, as well as Genius Mixes which were discussed earlier. The Nano will also have an FM radio, a voice recorder app, and pedometer. The pedometer will sync online with Nike Plus.
Jobs shows new video-enabled iPods.
(Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET)11:00 a.m.: He says it’s just as thin as before, and shows a quick demo video from the device’s camera. The videos will sync back to your iPhoto or to YouTube, with one click (another feature of the Flip Video camera).
10:59 a.m.: “Video has exploded in the last few years,” he says. All those streams are coming from solid-state video cameras. He shows a picture of the Flip Video and its 4GB $149 price point. “We want to get in on this,” he says. There will be a video camera in the back of every iPod Nano. There’s also a mic and a speaker inside.
10:58 a.m.: Steve’s back up. One more thing…a video camera.
10:57 a.m.: The iPod Shuffle gets its turn. Now it will come in more colors. Pink, green, and blue in addition to the silver and black. It’s also now $59 for 2GB and $79 for 4GB. There’s also a special edition in stainless steel for $99.
Phil Schiller talks new iPod colors.
(Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET )10:54 a.m.: Now Schiller is discussing the iPod Classic. Now it will be 160GB for $249, which is up from 120GB.
10:53 a.m.: OpenGL ES 2.0 is also on the iPod Touch now, so games are faster—except for the $199 version, which will not have that.
10:52 a.m.: “$199 is a magic price point in the iPod market,” Schiller says. As of today, the iPod Touch is $199 for 8GB and $299 for 32GB. It now also comes in a 64GB model for $399.
Phil Schiller shows new prices and memory configurations for the iPod Touch.
(Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET)10:49 a.m.: You can draw plays right on the screen, which draws lots of applause from the audience. Madden 10 is available today in the App Store, Boatman says.
10:47 a.m.: Only one more game developer, Schiller promises. It’s Travis Boatman from Electronic Arts. He’s talking Madden NFL 10, which is coming to the App Store for the first time.
Travis Boatman from Electronic Arts shows the new interface to control the Madden game.
(Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET)via news.cnet.comiPodのイヴェントとなった、今朝のアップルの発表。
締めくくりはノラ・ジョーンズさんのパフォーマンスとなりました。ジャズの老舗ブランド、ブルーノート・レーベルからのノラ・ジョーンズさんのレコード発売は思いがけない事でした。ちょい聴きムーディーなので、期待してＣＤを買ったもののジャズ・ボーカルとは言えない内容に驚いたのはわたしだけではありませんでした。当時は日本では女性ヴォーカルが活溌でしたが、いずれもジャズ・ムードを装ったものでした。
日本に留まらず、ヴァーヴレコードなどからも歌唱力のある女性ヴォーカルが紹介されましたけれどもポピュラーと言える程度のものでした。ジャズ・シンガーとして発表した事はある意味本当に必要としているリスナーに、その魅力が届かなかったのではないかと危惧しています。声の魅力はあるものの、ノラ・ジョーンズさんもソウルはジャズではなくてカントリー。ジャズ・ヴォーカルの愛好仲間の間ではけっこう熱く論じ合われた事を忘れられません。
女性ヴォーカルを好きな仲間内では歓迎されていただけに面白く、お互いが聴き重ねてきた歌手の歌声を例に挙げて持論を展開する様に古くからの因習への執着のようなものを感じました。“大人の音楽”と言われはじめていた頃で、ブルーノートのブランドイメージと上手につきあってノラ・ジョーンズさんらしさが揺らぐ事の無かった事は嬉しい事。ノラ・ジョーンズさんに強く根付いているカントリーの血潮が垣根を払ってくれるでしょう。携帯音楽プレーヤーでジャズを聴く事も、新しいiPodの記録容量は不満感を与えない事でしょう。
