Apple today announced that it is adding a gorgeous new pink iPod nano to the lineup of the world's most popular music player. The much-requested pink iPod nano is available immediately in an 8GB model for $199. iPod nano features a two-inch display which lets users watch the brand new iTunes Movie Rentals, or TV shows and music videos purchased from the iTunes Store. iPod nano delivers up to 24 hours of audio playback or five hours of video playback on a single charge and is encased in a beautiful all-metal design made with anodized aluminum and polished stainless steel, which is also available in silver, black, blue, green and a (PRODUCT) RED special edition.

Apple today released MacBook, MacBook Pro Keyboard Firmware Update 1.0 via Software Update and standalone download. [876KB Download Link] Apple notes, "This MacBook and MacBook Pro firmware update addresses an issue where the first key press may be ignored if the computer has been sitting idle. It also addresses some other issues.

Apple brings the revolutionary technology once again at your disposal. This time, with iPhone, it has made a foray into mobile market with equal élan. As technology has always proved to be a liberator in mankind's growth and development, Apple's iPhone is yet another step in this direction. Full of widgets and rich content applications especially for the smooth mobile function makes for a great mobile using experience.

Apple AppleCare Protection Plan - iPod nano or iPod shuffle - 39 USD

Apple iPhone may be getting games soon - the proof is in the code

It's not just Apple's iPhone SDK-based AIM client that made splash, there were a number of demonstrations at today's iPhone Software Roadmap that gave us some insight on what to expect later this year. The early seeds of the iPhone SDK seems to have gone to some good use.

3G iPhone to get $200 subsidy from AT&T?

The iPod line has been upgraded many times, and each significant revision is called a "generation". Only the most recent (highest numbered) generation and refurbished units of previous generations of the iPod line are available from Apple for each model (Classic, Nano, Shuffle, Touch). Each new generation usually has more features and refinements while typically being physically smaller and lighter than its predecessor, while usually (but not always) retaining the older model's price tag. Notable changes include the touch-sensitive click wheel replacing the mechanical scroll wheel, use of color displays, and flash memory replacing hard disks. The software bundled with the first generation iPod was Macintosh-only, so Windows users had to use third-party software like ephPod or XPlay to manage their music.

Whenever Jason Berkowitz listens to "You're the Best" on his iPod, he recalls that 1984 summer vacation in Fort Lauderdale and seeing "The Karate Kid" for the first time. ("I thought it was the best song ever. I still kinda do and I don't care what people say," says the 29-year-old.) Whenever he listens to Zero 7's song "Destiny," which he first heard at London's Heathrow Airport four years ago, he thinks about meeting his wife, Bethany. The thing about the iPod is, it's what you bring to it."It becomes an extension of you. It's like a window to your soul," says Jason Berkowitz of his iPod. When he hears "Destiny," he thinks of meeting his wife. (By Lucian Perkins -- The Washington Post)

Two years ago this month, Apple Computer released a small, sleek-looking device it called the iPod. A digital music player, it weighed just 6.5 ounces and held about 1,000 songs. There were small MP3 players around at the time, and there were players that could hold a lot of music. But if the crucial equation is ''largest number of songs'' divided by ''smallest physical space,'' the iPod seemed untouchable. And yet the initial reaction was mixed: the thing cost $400, so much more than existing digital players that it prompted one online skeptic to suggest that the name might be an acronym for ''Idiots Price Our Devices.'' This line of complaint called to mind the Newton, Apple's pen-based personal organizer that was ahead of its time but carried a bloated price tag to its doom.