So here's what we got from the Engadget Live Blog of the Apple fall conference, arranged by product:

iOS 4.1

• Built-in HDR photography mode - the camera will basically take three photos at once and combine them to create a HDR photo
• Multi-player Game Center, leveraging iPhone contacts to challenge friends, compare scores, etc
• Available next week for download

iOS 4.2 sneak peek

• AirPlay, a wireless connection protocol
• Will enable wireless printing, the ability to stream audio and video over wifi to your Apple devices
• Available November

iPods

• Ipod shuffle smaller, now square, buttons have returned, featuring voiceover playlists, genius mixes
• Nano is now like a mini iPod touch – no buttons, all screen, iOS style navigation
• Ipod Touch – Retina display, Apple A4 chip, gyro, iOS 4.1 with Game Center, Facetime with front facing camera
• No mention of iPod Classic – it might mean the end of the road for this device

iTunes 10

• logo gets rid of CD image
• Cleaned up list view (album titles and artists now over with album art, only listed once)
• Ping – social network for music – "friend" artists and follow their releases or concerts, what your friends are downloading, post reviews of music and opinions – trying to tease out from screenshots if you can auto-update what you’re listening to like Last.fm
• Available today

Apple TV

• Was the “one more thing” announcement, but made into “one more hobby”
• New Apple TV – ¼ the size of the current model
• HDMI, USB, optical Audio, Ethernet, 802.11 n wireless
• Everything is rentals – no storage
• $4.99 first run HD moves, 99 cent HD TV shows
• Stream content from your PC, Netflix, youtube, Flickr, mobileme
• $99, available in four weeks (surprisingly reasonable price for this device)

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