iPod now has radio, in an odd way

Just announced at Macworld, Apple has a new accessory for the iPod that is a remote and FM radio (reminds me of the remotes for the Zen USB2.0!)

This is a good thing for the pod, but now I am going to have to track a bunch of people on cnet that bashed creative on the inclusion of FM radio in it's Zen line, but will no doubt praise this.

Again, I want to say, this is not a bad this, I just dislike hypocrites, even though I may be one for time to time. I would also like to add, in the modern world, Apple does not innovate as they one did, most often these days (though, like Microsoft, they still bring new things to the table, yes MS brings new things to the table you just have to sort through a mess of false statements and newsposts to find out what MS did first), they take tried and tested systems, add their twist to it, a little clear/white plastic and market it well.

I have a feeling, don't quote me on it, as I will probably fall flat on my face making it, but I think this year may show a slight decline in iPod sales, or at least a leveling of their sales. This could be for many reasons. Many people who already have an iPod could be happy with what they have, and do not want to buy a new one. Competing products and services are getting better, some offering things that Apple does not, services that appeal to certain people. Some people have also do not like that they can only buy their music for iTunes (in an online sense, I do not count eMusic, and AllOfMP3 is a really shady business) I do not think that the iPod will drop from dominance anytime soon, but I do think that 83% market share cannot hold forever.

The iMac and new MacBook (odd name...) are the first Apple computers with Intel cores Core Duo) But the damn laptop still only has one button! On the plus side, it has a nice magnetic breakaway power cable, and a few other features that are really nothing new. And, like all Steve Jobs keynotes, he never passes up a chance to condescend to the PC world. The final question is: Sure it's an Intel Mac, but can I install Vista on it? Time will tell.