You could be anywhere — Gate 3B, shoe shopping, two miles in on the treadmill — when it hits you. There’s a song you need by a band you love, a TV show you missed, or a movie you just have to see, right then and there. Enter iTunes on iPad.
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Instant music, movie, and TV show gratification.
With one tap on your iPad, you can discover new music from millions of songs on the iTunes Store. Buy or rent movies. Buy TV shows. Or find free podcasts. Browse New Releases, Top Tens, and Genres. If you know exactly what you’re looking for, type in a quick search. Play a preview of any song or video, then tap to buy it. It downloads right to your iPad and you’ll be watching or rocking in minutes.
Be the smartest kid in class.
Discover iTunes U on your iPad and download some knowledge. You’ll find lectures, discussions, language lessons, audiobooks, podcasts, and more from top universities, museums, and other cultural institutions around the world.
Now you have a following.
Ping your friends and follow each other to find out what music everyone loves, buys, and recommends. You can even follow your favorite artists and see who they follow. And when they’re playing a show near you, Ping tells you which friends are up for going.
iTunes in the Cloud.
When you buy music from iTunes, iCloud automatically downloads it to all your devices over Wi-Fi or 3G. So everything new appears everywhere you want it — on your iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. You can also browse your purchase history and choose specific songs, albums, or TV shows to download again at no additional cost.1 Sign up for iTunes Match and you can access all your other music from iCloud — including music you’ve imported from CDs. For just $24.99 a year.2
The Tone Store. All kinds of tones for all kinds of people.
Ding. Now you can tell whether you’ve gotten an email versus a text message versus a game notification — just by the sound of it. Thanks to iOS 5, the iTunes Store on your iPad now includes the Tone Store. Choose from all kinds of tones and assign them to any alert setting on your iPad. They're just 99 cents each.
Genius recommends.
With millions of songs and thousands of movies, TV episodes, and music videos in the iTunes Store — and a huge selection in HD — you might need some help finding new favorites. Genius keeps track of what you love and recommends more of the same.