December 18, 2009
The new iTunes 9. Much Better, than iTunes 8. Why?
iTunes Extra: Like iTunes LPs for films, this gives you a downloadable equivalent of DVD extras for films, with interviews, supplemental clips and photo galleries. Some of the extras, like the ones for Wall-E shown here, are a little more interactive, and have their own distinct interface.
A New Store: As for the storefront itself, all content is now organized in a new layout, which looks a lot more like a software interface, and less like a heavily formatted webpage. For example, you can now quick-view albums, which opens Preview-style windows that let you see what's behind a given link in the store, and there's an ever-present menu bar that lives up top, replacing the cumbersome breadcrumb navigation from before. 
A Tweaked Interface: Apple's rearranged a couple of interface elements here, moving the "Artists" browser to the far left as tall column, and changing the color of the app chrome so it's a little lighter than other apps, which is a bit odd, and visually jarring.
Syncing, Genius and Social Networking: A few odds and ends here—iTunes 9 also brings finer sync controls, including options to sync genres or artists instead of just playlists, and more options for video and photo syncing. There are also new "Genius Playlists," which are just general library mixes that iTunes thinks you'll like, rather than the old Genius playlists, which were based on a particular artist. Social networking support is nowhere near as deep as rumored—it just gives you shortcuts to spam your friends with links to iTunes store pages over Twitter, et al. Apple's also thrown in a little treat for Windows users: Playback controls from the Windows 7 task bar.
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Download iTunes 9 now!
via apple.com
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