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Posted on 09/05/2007 12:16:14 PM PDT by martin_fierro
Apple unveils new wireless iPod Touch
By Ben Farmer Last Updated: 7:53pm BST 05/09/2007
A new generation of iPod player with an extra wide screen and wireless internet connection has been unveiled by Apple.
Apple boss Steve Jobs unveils the next generation iPods Steve Jobs unveils the next generation iPod
The newest incarnation of the iconic MP3 player will allow users to surf the web, store photos, watch internet videos and download music directly to the device.
The new "iPod Touch", features a 3.5-inch, touch-screen display on which light finger touches allow the user to scroll through menus, and use two fingers to resize pictures.
The wireless internet access and the Safari web browser, including the Google and Yahoo search engines, offers access to the popular YouTube video-sharing website.
The iPod touch will be available in the UK later this month. An 8GB memory version capable of holding up to 1,750 songs will cost £199 and the 16GB model holding 3,500 songs will cost £269. advertisement
It comes in bright colours and is a much squarer shape than previous generations of the gadget.
Speaking from his company’s headquarters in San Francisco, California, Steve Jobs, chief executive and founder of Apple joked that his company’s new iPod was "one of the seven wonders of the world".
"This is the revolution in how to enjoy your music," he said.
The device was unveiled in a launch broadcast live from California to eager Apple enthusiasts and journalists around the world. Every new announcement was met with whoops and cheers.
Mr Jobs also unveiled the new iPod Nano, which features a 2.5-inch screen for watching movies and playing built-in games. "It’s incredibly tiny. It’s incredibly thin," he said.
The Nano features a 320-by-240-pixel screen with 24 hours of audio playback. "We think it’s really, really beautiful," Mr Jobs said.
The company also plans to release the sleek iPhone in the UK before Christmas priced somewhere between £300 and £400.
The eagerly awaited launch of the new iPod touch comes a year after Apple last updated the iPod range and the latest models mark the sixth generation of the hugely popular music player.
Since it was first launched in November 2001 it has become an iconic symbol of the digital world and more than 110 million have been sold across the globe.
The portable music player transformed the fortunes of Apple and helped lead a music industry revolution which has seen a collapse in sales of tapes and CDs.
iPod sales accounted for 29 per cent of the company’s £2.7billion revenue in the last quarter while its iTunes store is the world’s most popular online digital media shop and has sold more than three billion songs.
The huge sums of money at stake have seen other manufacturers and retailers including Microsoft aggressively trying to muscle in on the market but Apple is hoping the new models will help maintain its dominance.
The company controls more than two-thirds of the MP3 player market but sales have begun to slip as the market reaches saturation.
Michael Gartenberg of market research firm Gartner said: "Competitors seem to always be chasing the last generation of Apple products. It makes it very difficult for competitors to make a dent against Apple in this space."
Carolyn
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;’) If I could predict stock movements, I’m pretty sure I’d not be here right now... ;’)
LOL! Yeah, that sums it up nicely. Actually, I think the fanboys would look at that and say, “I don’t get it.”
Keep an eye on Apple press... it was common knowledge that the iPod line was due for a refresh and Apple had announced that they were doing something big with iPods a couple of weeks ago when the invited the press to a shindig on September 5th. Don't buy anything two weeks before one of these things.
I’ll stick with my iPod Shuffle, it has just what I need, and no more.
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