Apple launches iPod touch,nano updates
iPhones and iPads may get the attention these days, but Apple isn't ready to abandon its iconic music players just yet. The company announced two new iPods at its Wednesday media event—updated versions of the iPod touch and the iPod nano.
iPod touch
The new 5 GEN (fifth generation)iPod touch is thinner than its predecessor (6.1mm) last one was(7.2mm) and much lighter (88.0 grams) against the last one (101.1 grams).The itouch’s comes in many colors (silver ,red , blue ,Black , yellow). There’s a new iPod touch addon in it! ,you can now attach a wrist strap on the itouch 5GEN! The new touch’s screen is not only bigger,, 4 inches screen instead of 3.5 before,but it also has a sharper Retina display. (Last one is less sharper but Aslo RETINA display) .It has the same screen as on the iPhone 5.So screenwise, The ipod touch 5gen is the same as the iphone 5
Performance wise, the 5-GEN itouch has a dual-core A5 processor that is twice as powerful as the previous model’s CPU (2X). Theres' also addition to graphics...They are much better and enchanced!
The new touch has a much improved camera(FRONT AND REAR). It has a 5-megapixel sensor and has 1080p HD video recording. It has autofocus and LED flash.Now that's a big Change! Apple inc. claims that the camera is much improved. Like the iPhone 5, lens cover , panorama feature, , is also added in the ipod touch 5GEN camera!
Apple said that the new itouch battery will last for 40+ hours of music playback & upto to 8 hours of video playback,,,,,,not much difference from the previous gen(4th gen)or no difference!. The wireless functions improved too,as with support for Bluetooth 4.0 and dual-band 802.11n networking. Like the iPhone 5, the itouch 5GEN comes with the whole new connector, as well as the new Apple EarPods!! (THATS LIKE IT!).
The new touch will run iOS 6, so we'll get Facebook integration, twitter integration ect!! And the touch now supports Siri!!!!
iPod nano
The new nano is A blast !!! So much improved but one would buy an itouch because the price differences aren't much!
That display is a 2.5-inch, the largest display ever of a nano, it supports widescreen video. It adds many navigational buttons: There is a home button now for getting back to home screen! And it has volume control buttons and buttons like play pause etc!
Like the itouch 5gen , the new nano is thinner than its predecessor (5.4mm vs 8.78 mm). It also comes in a range of colors
Apple claims battery life is better on the nano, than the previous!Up to 30 hours of music playback!! And the nano also now supports Bluetooth! for wireless audio!
Pricing and availability
Apple will start taking pre-orders for the new iPod touch at the Apple Store (www.apple.com) Starting on mid September 20012; the touch will start shipping in October. The 32GB model will have a suggested price of $299, the 64GB model will run $399(bit of expensive in Pakistani rupees)
The previous 4GEN iPod touch will still be available, as well, for $199 (16GB) and $249 (32GB). Owners of the fourth-generation touch will be able to install iOS 6 when its released on Sept. 19, though they may not be able to take advantage of all of its features.
The iPod nano will also be available in October, with suggested pricing of $149 for a 16GB model.(bit an expensive oNe!)
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