Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Is iTunes' new "genius" really genius?

Apple - iTunes - What’s new in iTunes.jpgIf you're not as crazy about Apple as I am, you may not know that iTunes was updated to iTunes 8.0 today (along with a couple new iPods). One of its features is a new smart playlist called "genius." You just click a song and it creates a whole playlist of similar music in your library. It also recommends other music from the iTunes store that you don't own.

I was honestly very skeptical of this feature, but it's pretty damn amazing. The music that it find is right on with whatever song you picked. If you want to listen to dance music, find a song, click genius, and you've got a whole playlist of it. If you want something relaxing, click another song and get a new playlist. Try it out, you'll probably be surprised. It's very good to help you find old music that you like, but forgot about, or just never listened to very much. It also has a new view mode that is much better than anything iTunes has had before. If you haven't already, download it now!

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