Apple's fall announcement: First reactions

Techies weigh in on Apple's product launches: Revamped iPods, a new version of iTunes (with a Facebook-like feature), and another stab at Apple TV

Apple CEO Steve Jobs announces a new touch screen version of the iPod Nano as he speaks during an Apple Special Event.
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For Apple watchers, the latest round of speculation is over. At Wednesday's annual fall product announcement, CEO Steve Jobs unveiled refreshed versions of the entire iPod line, including an iPod Touch with a "Retina" touch-screen, two cameras and FaceTime video chat functionality. The other big developments? A new version of iTunes that offers its own social network service called Ping (which some see as a Facebook rival), and a smaller, second generation $99 Apple TV that allows users to stream movies and TV shows from Apple's library and services like Netflix in high definition over a WiFi connection. Commentators weigh in:

iPod Touch 4G

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