Another MacWorld, another Steve Jobs keynote presentation. Sure, new versions of iDVD, iPhoto, iMovie, Final Cut Express 2, new G5 Xserve and Raid, sleek new iPod minis (at least $50 overpriced in my opinion)... but the best and most exciting thing is called "GarageBand" and will be available on January 16th.
What is GarageBand? Well, a seemingly brilliant app that "turns your Mac into an anytime, anywhere recording studio packed with hundreds of instruments and a recording engineer or two for good measure." Looks wicked easy to use yet seems to be quite powerful. Like a mix of Soundtrack and ProTools LE. The supplied vintage guitar amps alone are probably reason enough to purchase! Very kiff! After watching the presentation I thought a price of $129 would be cheap. $99 would be giving it away. My jaw hit the floor when Steve announced it would be available with all the other four iApps (mentioned above) for only $49! Heck, at that price you can buy a couple copies to give away as presents. They'll sell millions.
Don't believe me? Check out the streaming video from the keynote at the link above and then fast forward to 1:08:34 and start watching as Steve Jobs and John Mayer demo GarageBand. You'll flip your lid.