Where's the wow?

OK, before I crap all over their latest announcements, let me preface by saying: "I love Apple" and "Steve Jobs is the man (I'm glad he's still alive)." Like most people, I look forward to Apple announcements because I know that somehow, someway, Apple is going to come up with something new and amazing that was previously unimaginable. They set the bar for innovation and then consistently raise it. But today was a different story. Today's Let's Rock event in San Francisco was barely newsworthy (almost not even blogworthy). As you'll notice in the picture below, Apple is rolling out a new Nano that looks suspiciously similar to the one they had a two generations ago. There are some small changes- the body is more round and there are a whole slew of new colors, but who likes small changes. The same is true for the iPod Touch which is now slightly slimmer but is still pretty weak since it's not the iPhone. Is there even a need for the Touch now that the iPhone is only $199? Probably not. Anyway, I'm hoping this doesn't become a trend. Given Apple's track record, I don't think it will be.