After all the rumors we have been hearing about lately, Apple announced the new iPod Touch with the following features.
Here is a few tidbits of information about the iPod Touch from the Apple media event.
- Most popular iPod surpassing iPod Nano
- #1 gaming device in the world – outsells Nintendo & Sony portable gaming devices
- 1.5 billion games and entertainment titles downloaded to iPod Touch
New iPod Touch Features
- Thinner than the previous one weighing just 3.56 ounces
- Retina display – 960-by-640-pixel resolution at 326 pixels per inch
- Apple A4 chip
- 3-axis Gyro
- iOS 4.1 with Game Center
- FaceTime – front facing camera. Between iPhone and iPod Touch
- Rear camera with HD recording – 960×720 pixels. (not the same as iPhone 4 5MP camera)
- 3 models $8Gb costs $229; 32GB costs $299; 64GB costs $399
- 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz only)
- Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR
- Nike + iPod support built-in
- H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
- Music playback time: Up to 40 hours when fully charged
- Video playback time: Up to 7 hours when fully charged
All in all, the new iPod Touch is going to sell like hot cakes. If I didn’t have an iPhone 4, I would be all over this model for this holiday season.
iPod Touch is available for Pre-order on Apple’s website right now. And they expect to ship in a week.
Here is the new iPod Touch Apple TV ad
What do you think about the new iPod Touch?
