Apple's "It's Only Rock and Roll" music-technology event last week was closely watched by Apple fans in Japan, where many consumers have anointed the iPod and iPhone as their music players of choice over the past few years, even over homegrown competitors such as Sony.
The tag line of the day was inspired by the title of a Rolling Stones song, but "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" may have been a more appropriate title.
Contrary to a reported Yoko Ono leak, there was no mention of The Beatles on iTunes, there was no mythical Apple tablet, and there was no camera announced for the iPod Touch. The big revelation was a video camera for the iPod Nano, which caught many tech analysts off guard.
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