Hurrah, new browser-sporting wi-fi iPods, and they look just like everybody said they would.
Steve Jobs previewed an ad for the new toy in his keynote yesterday, which you can find if you dodge all the ‘Amazing!’s, the bad jokes, and his overextended attempt to make a ringtone out of Aretha Franklin’s Respect.
The ad is short and follows the same see-what-my-finger-can-do aesthetic as the iPhone ads. Looking forward to seeing the “official” version.
Also, Apple announced a partnership with Starbucks where you can log onto iTunes for free on a wi-fi-ready Apple unit, and even – get this – buy a song in a Starbucks while it’s playing. Cashing in on the impulse has never been easier.
Okay. So if the new iPod is all sexed-up with a browser and wi-fi, does this mean we can stop worrying about what mobile carriers will and won’t let us do?
And more importantly (ask yourself out loud), will Steve Jobs change the world?
