APPLE RELEASES iTUNES 7.1

The new version of iTunes was released today and is available for download here.  iTunes 7.1 adds support for the upcoming Apple TV and the ability to change parental controls for several countries (hinting that the iTunes Store will soon sell video content from a total of six countries).  There's also a few new sorting options as well as a full-screen Cover Flow which I think looks very cool (although it lacks the touch-screen/pinch-resizing feature to be included on the upcoming iPhone).

For more information about the features of iTunes 7.1, check out iLounge's "Instant Expert" guide.

JERICHO — FREE EPISODE FROM iTUNES

One of my favorite new television shows is CBS's Jericho.  It's a drama set in a small western Kansas town following a series of nuclear explosions.  I only discovered the program following the mid-season finale at the end of November but I just finished watching all of the previous eleven episodes.  The series is set to resume on February 21.

This past week, a special recap episode — "Return To Jericho" — was broadcast:

Catch up on Jericho during a special recap that chronicles what took place during the first 11 episodes of the series. Jericho is a drama about what happens when a nuclear mushroom cloud suddenly appears on the horizon, plunging the residents of a small, peaceful Kansas town into chaos, leaving them completely isolated and wondering if they're the only Americans left alive. Fear of the unknown propels Jericho into social, psychological and physical mayhem when all communication and power is shut down. The town starts to come apart at the seams as terror, anger and confusion bring out the very worst in some residents.

For a limited time, iTunes is offering a free download of this recap show.  Click here.