Apple refreshes its iPod lineup
In addition to an update to iTunes, Apple also announced a refresh of its iPod lineup at its annual fall event. First up is the iPod touch which saw a price drop, capacity increase and a hardware upgrade. The iPod touch is available in the traditional 8GB capacity for $199, 32Gb for $299 and 64Gb for $399. The 32Gb and 64Gb models are 50% faster than the current iPod touch and features OpenGL ES 2.0 support, presumably sharing the same underlying architecture as the iPhone 3GS. The iPod Classic has been bumped to boost to 160GB with a steady-state price at $250. The Shuffle got a brand new paint job and a price drop with a 2GB Shuffle available in a smorgasbord of new colors for $59, and a 4GB special edition model available for $99. The biggest changes to the lineup occurred in the Nano which to the surprise of no one has received, insert drum roll here, a video camera. Now we know where all of those rumored camera modules went. The new iPod Nano features a larger 2.2 inch screen, polished anodized aluminum case, video camera, microphone, speaker, YouTube integration, CoverFlow, VoiceOver, Genius mixes, Voice recorder, a pedometer and FM radio. The iPod Nano is also available in multiple colors with the 8GB model priced at $149 and the 16GB at $179. All models are now live and available on Apple’s website.
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no camera on the touch
lame-O
Why was there a special event for this? A smart person would just find a old iPhone 3G for around 150 and use it as an iPod touch. That’s what I did. (assuming you don’t have much music like me.)
Ohhh man…this is going to be good.
The Nano gets the camera..EPIC FAIL!
Do you hear that sound BGR..*listens carefully*
Its the sound on lemmings jumping off of a cliff.
Zune HD > *
Crapple strikes again.
What a waste of time. Trying to create hype over the simplest of hardware and software updates.
The whole event was uncalled for.
What? Are you kidding? The nano gets the upgrade and the touch gets a price drop?
Wow, epic fail.
Sounds like the 8 GB Touch is Apple’s version of the tard pack.
No camera for Touch but for Nano???
Apple did it again.
Videocamera, but no camera at all. No 3.2 megapixels, not even 1 megapixel…
FAIL!
pedometer,that means theres a special edition nano for under aged teens. now thats a great upgrade
Pathetic! Where the hell is the the Mac Tablet? They role out Jobs for this nonsense? Mo’Nique makes a bigger splash at the BET awards!
Apple dropped the ball. They’re no longer the most innovative in touch-screen PMPs–that title goes to Microsoft. I fully expected Apple to destroy the fledgling Flip/Vado/Webbie digital video market, and this is epic fail on their part. An iPod touch “3rd-gen” should be capable of shooting 720p video and uploading direct to Youtube via wifi.
The only reason why Apple wouldn’t add this to the iPod touch? Because they plan on launching a separate product at a higher price point (not the tablet–that would be too big as a camcorder)
I’ve known it for years…Apple sucks! Products are NOT innovative anymore. Of course the “itouchboys” isn’t going to have a video camera…they purposely left it off. So the isheep will have a reason to get the next model which will probably have it. Oh, and lol @ the nano getting the camera! Epik Phailure!
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I am psyched! my nano was stolen and I have been waiting for this launch to replace it-I could care less about the camera but I have been waiting for a radio for years-must have NPR-i know, I am clearly not a teenager-sorry;)
Why would you wait for years for a nano with an FM tuner when any cheap mp3 player from $40 and up comes equipped with a tuner?
Apple = new Microsoft
closed systems, “WTF?” product updates, generally evil
Steve Jobs came back from the dead for this?
LOL My Samsung MP3 player from 4 years ago had an FM radio AND a voice recorder, and most of theirs still do. I’m waiting for all the ingornant morons out there to start talking about how they have an FM radio now like nobody else has ever done this before.
Can someone explain, specifically, why this was an epic fail?
Maybe this wasn’t a HUGE leap but why all the negativity?
The lines are now open…please respond.
C
Camera/mic on Nano but not the Touch?! fucking retarded