Apple announced the next addition to the iPod family on Wednesday, called the iPod Touch. I think everyone expected this move after the release of iPhone in late June.
The new iPod Touch features an iPhone-like touch screen with Wi-Fi capabilities, also included is the Safari Internet browser and, like the iPhone it will play YouTube videos. it comes in two capacity’s 8GB or 16GB which is an improvement over the iPhone which only has 8GB for storage at the moment. The size of the iPod Touch is slightly smaller and weighs a little less than the iPhone but the screen size is exactly the same on both models, except the iPod Touch beats the iPhone by 3 dpi.
Specs:
| iPhone | iPod Touch |
| Height: 4.5 inches (115 mm) | Height: 4.3 inches (110 mm) |
| Width: 2.4 inches (61 mm) | Width: 2.4 inches (61.8 mm) |
| Depth: 0.46 inch (11.6 mm) | Depth: 0.31 inch (8 mm) |
| Weight: 4.8 ounces (135 grams) | Weight: 4.2 ounces (120 grams |
| Display: 480 by 320 pixel at 160 dpi | Display: 480 by 320 pixel at 163 dpi |
| Maximum capacity: 8GB | Maximum capacity: 16GB |
Along with announcing the iPod Touch, apple also announce a number of updates to the current iPod line. Both the Nano and the current 80GB iPod models have been upgraded with new metal casing. And the Nano, now has a larger & brighter screen with the ability to play videos. while the current 80GB iPod has been re-branded as the iPod classic, and has had its capacity doubled form 80GB to 160GB. The only member of the iPod family that didn’t get upgraded was the iPod shuffle. I was actually hoping for the shuffle to be upgraded to something slightly bigger say 4GB. Anyway Apple should begin shipping the New iPod Touch this month, so it looks like it’s just in time for Christmas.
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