Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Apple Unveils New Generation of iPods
Posted by Jason Dunn in "HARDWARE" @ 01:39 PM
If you're an iPod fan, today is a great day for you - Apple has released a wave of new iPods that are every bit as impressive as I was afraid they'd be. ;-)
As I followed Engadget's excellent coverage, I was blown away by what I was seeing. Here are the very brief highlights of where the iPod lineup now stands and what I find most significant about each one:
iPod Shuffle: not much changd here other than new colours. Same design, which works really well for the target market, and the price point is $79 USD.
iPod Nano: a two inch display running 320 x 240 resolution. The pixel density is off the charts here, which means amazingly smooth and crisp text, images, and video. It can now play games like the bigger iPods can, and is available in five colours. Coverflow support has been added, and it will give you 24 hours of audio and 5 hours of video on a single charge. The price? 4 GB for $149 USD, and 8 GB for $199. [engadget hands on]
iPod Classic: The new iPod 80 GB Classic boats 30 hours of audio playback, 6 hours of video. They have a 160 GB version that boosts that number to 40 hours of audio and 7 house of video playback. The price? $249 USD for the 80 GB version and $349 for the 160 GB version. The body of the iPod Classic is described as having a "full metal design", and they're even thinner than before. [engadget hands on]
iPod Touch: This is an iPhone without the phone. 3.5" wide screen display, 480 x 320 resolution, 8mm thick, full multi-touch interface, 802.11 b/g WiFi, and most of the apps from the iPhone: calendar, clock, calculator, contacts, YouTube, Safari web browser, etc. No mention of an email client. 22 hours of audio, 5 hours of video. And the cherry on top? iTunes WiFi Music Store - that's right, full mobile browsing and purchasing of iTunes music. It downloads the song to the iPod Touch, then when you sync it pushes them onto the desktop. [engadget hands on]
Apple has certainly raised the bar yet again - can any other digital media player catch up? Every day I doubt it more and more...
As I followed Engadget's excellent coverage, I was blown away by what I was seeing. Here are the very brief highlights of where the iPod lineup now stands and what I find most significant about each one:
Apple has certainly raised the bar yet again - can any other digital media player catch up? Every day I doubt it more and more...
