Apple heeft iTunes 8.0 uitgebracht. Met dit programma is het onder andere mogelijk om de muziekcollectie te beheren, muzieknummers via de online muziekwinkel van Apple te kopen, cd's te branden en natuurlijk de iPod of iPhone te beheren. Apple iTunes is beschikbaar voor Windows XP en Vista en Mac OS X en downloads variëren tussen de 56 en 64MB. Nieuw in deze release is onder andere Genius, een slimme functie die liedjes uit de media bibliotheek of eventueel uit de iTunes Store zoekt die goed bij elkaar zouden passen. Meer informatie over de nieuwe Genius-functie kan in dit nieuwsartikel worden gelezen. Hieronder zijn de volledige release noters voor versie 8.0 te vinden:
What’s new in iTunes 8
Genius PlaylistsGenius Sidebar
- Meet Genius: a brilliant way to create perfect playlists. Play a song, click the Genius button, and iTunes creates a playlist of other songs from your library that go great together. Genius playlists help you discover songs in your library you never knew you had — and rediscover forgotten favorites.
Grid View
- While you reacquaint yourself with the music you already own, let Genius introduce you to new music you’ll love. As you select songs in your library, the Genius sidebar displays songs from the iTunes Store that go great with it. The Genius sidebar won’t recommend songs already in your library, and you can preview and buy recommended songs directly from the sidebar.
HD TV Shows
- See your iTunes library in a new way. Select Albums in Grid View and iTunes 8 displays your entire music library using cover art. Select Artists, Genres, or Composers and iTunes automatically creates groups of albums based on your selection. Simply skim across a group to see the albums inside, and start playing an album with a single click. Movies, TV shows, podcasts, and audiobooks look great in Grid View, too.
Enhanced Accessibility
- Purchase select episodes of your favorite TV shows in high definition for just $2.99. Or get the whole season in HD with a Season Pass. And when you buy HD, iTunes doubles your viewing pleasure: You also get an iPod-ready version with a file size and resolution that's ideal for smaller screens.
New Visualizer
- iTunes 8 is now screen reader friendly on both Mac and PC. Manage your iTunes library using VoiceOver in Mac OS X Leopard or Window-Eyes for Windows XP and Windows Vista. Or use your screen reader to purchase or download content from the iTunes Store — including iTunes U.
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- 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.
Apple iTunes 8.0 voor Windows
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