Yawn! All that hype for nothing. It was a lose-lose situation for Apple (AAPL: sentiment, chart, options) investors today, as nothing short of "the next best thing since the iPhone" would have lived up to the "special event" status of this not-so-special event. Sure, we were graced with a rainbow of flavors for the new iPod Nano, a redesign of the iPod Touch, and a new update for iTunes, but nothing above and beyond. It makes me think that Steve Jobs is losing his touch ... he's still alive by the way, which every - single - media - outlet made it their duty to point out.

With the health matter finally settled, I am back to stifling yawns over the newest offerings from Apple. Below is a quick rundown of the new iPods and iTunes features:

• Just like a Hollywood actress, the Nano has gone from thin to fat to thin once again. This time around, however, the littlest iPod comes in a rainbow of flavors - ironically, so do the Skittles I had for lunch. But the iPod's similarities to sugar-coated candy and Hollywood actresses end there. The device has a built-in motion sensor for screen rotation, bigger capacity, but not price change.
• The iPod touch received a nice facelift, with a new metal case, a built-in speaker, and built-in volume control. The device will also support Nike+iPod built-in. The Touch also gets a price cut, with the 8-gig dropping $70 to $229, the 16-gig shedding $100 to $299, and the 32-gig also dropping $100 to $399.
• iTunes will be update to version 8.0, with the addition of HD TV shows, accessibility, built in Voice Over, and browsing and Genius. NBC shows also return to iTunes.