Apple releases the long-awaited touch screen iPod, with wireless connectivity and a familiar interface.
Apple today took the wraps off of one of its most anticipated products, a full touch screen iPod. Essentially an iPhone without the GSM radio, the new iPod touch incorporates the iPhone's 3.5-inch, 480 by 320 pixel screen with multi-touch technology. The device retains the iPhone's Wi-Fi radio, which helps it to browse the Web using Safari, or stream videos using the included YouTube app. You can even buy music over the new iTunes Wi-Fi store.
The new iPod touch will be available in two flash memory configurations. The 8GB model will retail for $300, while a 16GB flavor will sell for $400. Apple claims that users will be able to listen to 22 hours of music, or watch five hours of video on the device. Both models should be available by the end of September.
Frankly, this marks Apple's entry into the portable media player space. While previous iPod models have featured video playback, the ability was an also-ran addendum to the iPod's feature set, the excellent iTunes video store notwithstanding. Now, the iPod touch more closely matches the features we've come to expect on high-end portable media players, like the Archos 605 WiFi we recently reviewed. That device features a larger screen and better Web browsing than we've experienced on our iPhone, with real flash player support, but comes in a larger package as well.
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