For those of you who were clamoring for the iPhone public domain book client pictured in year old blog post, I've got some great news.

Presenting Classics. More info at ClassicsApp.com. Coming soon to the App Store.

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As most of you no doubt already know, Apple is holding a media event in a few hours (10:00 AM PDT) to release new iPods, and possibly a whole lot more. Of note, the event, which Apple has dubbed "The Beat Goes On", seems to be a reference to the final press release issued by The Beatles in 1970:

Spring is here and Leeds play Chelsea tomorrow and Ringo and John
and George and Paul are alive and well and full of hope.
The world is still spinning and so are we and so are you.
When the spinning stops — that'll be the time to worry, not before.
Until then, the Beatles are alive and well and the beat goes on, the beat goes on.
- Final Beatles press release, April 10, 1970

You never give me your mooooney

This of course aligns perfectly with rumors of The Beatles finally making it to iTunes Store, after literally years of speculation. The road has been long and winding, but it looks like it'll only be a few hours until customers can download digitally remastered Beatles songs on iTunes.

For live coverage of the event, MacRumors provides a comprehensive list.

Update: Event has begun Of note:

* new iTunes tonight
* ringtones support in iTunes
* new iPod shuffles in new colors, (PRODUCT) RED version
* new iPod nano, with larger screen, cover flow, games (Vortex, Sudoku), new colors, refreshed design, 320*240 screen, more capacity, video support, etc. (photo)
* current iPods refreshed with more capacity, thinner designs, redubbed "iPod classic"
* iPod touch, basically iPhone without phone functionality, thinner, has wifi, Safari... is making me kinda regret picking up on iPhone. Hum. Too soon? Also interesting that what Steve called "iPhone apps" (aka, glorified web pages formatted to fit the iPhone UI) now by default, becomes iPod touch apps as well.
* iTunes Store on iPod touch (and iPhone?) via wifi, so scratch one off the list
* so, no Beatles? darn. Ars reports, "Steve is being a tease by listening to Lennon songs"
* wait, wait, "One more 'incredible' part of this..."
* oh great, a Starbucks button when you're browsing in Starbucks. Really?
* "Can now buy whatever song is playing at Starbucks with one tap of a finger" from Ars. Cool concept, but kind of a let down. Incredible my ass.
* Ars reports, "welcoming howard schultz, founder and chairman of starbucks to talk (played Paul McCartney in the middle there, Steve is such a tease)"
* motherfucker, my friend was right. iPhone 8 gig price drop, and if his source was correct, 16 gig to fill in the top tier will be announced momentarily. I hope not.
* yay, my month old, 8 gig iPhone still remains kinda cutting edge. for now. but Steve suddenly made it worth $200 less. people are going to be pissed. especially 4 gig owners.
* aaaand, no Beatles yet. burned.
* time to lick my wounds and buy more Apple products

Questions Raised
* how long until hackers open up the iPod touch / start adding native apps, including the iPhone mail app?
* with games on the iPod classics/nanos, when will the iPod touch/iPhone get them?
* since when does "one more thing" mean four more things?
* am I the only one who thinks the Starbucks announcement was far from 'incredible', and closer to 'huh?'
* how are early iPhone adopters (the hardcore Apple fans who waited in line) supposed to feel about their models being cut, prices slashed, and the exclusive, sleek look and much functionality mimicked on a new iPod, just two months after its release? that's a quick turnaround time to screw over early adopters, even for Apple.

On a more optimistic note, this holiday season is going to be massive for Apple with all these new iPods.

Updatea 2: And Steve offers all iPhone early adopters $100 back in an open letter... in Apple products, anyway. Nice gesture, and smart business move.