
It's a big week for people in the market for new PMPs. Today Steve Jobs hosted an event titled "Apple: Let's Rock," with the purpose of introducing upgrades and updates to the company's ever outdated stable of gadgets. This prompted Microsoft to make some announcements its own yesterday to offset Apple's inevitable post-convention bounce. So first to the Microsoft Zune device, which not only still exists, but now comes with the ability to buy music directly over via its on board wi-fi connection. Two more new features worth noting: "Buy From FM," which allows you to tag a song you hear on the radio and purchase it right away, and a new song recommendation system which allows you access to playlists pre-programmed by music biz type people. As for new models, look out for a hard-drive based 120GB model () and flash-based devices at 16GB () and 8GB () -- we'll update with pics when they're available.
The "Apple: Let's Rock" stuff's more expansive. Here's a quick rundown: