 The Apple iPod classic 120GB has become a political statement more than a music playing device. It's for users who won't give up the idea of taking their entire library, or a few good months worth of music at least, every where they go. It's the only iPod left with serious capacity, as the iPod touch is only creeping its way upwards in storage incrementally. But Apple also needs to distinguish the iPod classic, at it's expensive price point, from the iPhone's and touch devices at the same price. So, the iPod classic gets a price cut, or a capacity cut, depending on how you look at it. Either the former iPod classic 80GB just got better, or the 160GB iPod just went the way of the Dodo bird. We're sure purists will be up in arms, and futurists will wonder when the 320GB iPod, or iPods with storage that we measure in terms of Terabytes, will make their eventual appearance. At the very least, be pleased that the new iPod classic gets access to the same Genius playlist features as the iPod nano, so if that Genius idea really takes off, the new class of 120GB users won't be left out in the cold. Release: September 2008. Price: $250.
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