Type of Article: MacTech Blog

Now that I’d had a few hours to think about all the announcements from Apple at yesterday’s special event, here are some random musings about them.

Despite rumors of the iPod shuffle’s demise, it lives on. For now. I still think that its days are numbered, now that the nano has gotten so small. Eventually, I think we’ll see a 2GB nano replacing the shuffle entirely.

Hmmm, the new nano trades its camera for a touchscreen. Is that a good swap?

Apple will hold a special event today at 1 pm (Pacific) and speculation has been rampant about what will be announced. I’ve read pretty much all the predictions, mulled ’em over and decided this is what we’ll see — and won’t see.

We will see:

° A new iPod touch with a front-facing camera, higher rez display and support for FaceTime;

° A revamped iPod nano that lacks a click wheel;

Apple has been granted eight patents by the US Patent & Trademark Office. Following is a summary of each.