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iTunes 8 - Genius
- Release date: Sept. 9, 2008
The Genius feature is all about music discovery. Select a song you like, and Genius will create a playlist. It will also whip you up genre-specific mixes. Want new music? Genius has suggestions -- which, of course, you can buy in the iTunes Music Store.
Genius works so well because it makes use of a large data set: It scans the libraries of all iTunes users to make its recommendations. Users have speculated for years about the specific algorithms that make Genius' magic.
- Last updated April 26 2013 03:23 PM ET
