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New iPods Announced: Updated Classic, touch, and nano

Posted 09/09/2008 at 2:03:41pm | by Zack Stern

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New iPods predictably shuffled into Apple's media event today, including an updated classic and touch, and new nano. All are shipping from Apple now and should reach stores in the next several days. The classic got a storage bump to 120GB for $249, while the touch and nano improvements were bigger.

Both include the Genius automatic playlist feature found in iTunes 8, so you can let the iPod AI mix songs away from a Mac. It's like your iPod is always passing you mixtapes in class. iPod touch hardware improvements make it more similar to the iPhone, including a thinner shape and built-in speaker. Nike + is built into the touch, too, so you can connect to your Nike shoe pedometer without needing the iPod dock connector. (That connector will continue to work with all nanos.) The new touch comes in 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB sizes for $229, $299, or $399.

If the iPod classic is fat/phat, the new nano is tall. A curved, glass display wraps around the front of its oval shape. It also includes an accelerometer, so if you tilt the device horizontally, the lengthy display better matches wide video. And a quick shake shuffles songs.

Available in blue, purple, green, yellow, orange, red, pink, and silver, the nano comes in 8GB and 16GB sizes for $149 or $199. New earphones are bundled with the media player that include a button to control playback and a microphone to record voice notes. Apple will sell premium, in-ear headphones in October for $79.

COMMENTS: 12

TAGS: iPod, iPod touch, iPod nano, ipod classic

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iPod Touch
Submitted by Lisa Weddle on Tue, 2008-09-09 12:26

What? No camera on the new iPod Touch? Well, at least I won't be envious of others since I already just got mine. (Free!) A speaker would be nice *imagines playing More Cowbell and Tiny Violin* but I can live without it.

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iPod Classics - SMALLER??
Submitted by photogirl333 on Tue, 2008-09-09 12:46

Okay - what is going on at Apple!? They made the iPod Classics ONE size only?? 120 GB?? What happened to the 160GB iPods? Wouldn't that be a better ONE SIZE FITS ALL? Since when to iPods get smaller......?

I was expecting the 160GB to get cheaper and them to announce a new 220GB or something for the higher $349.

one size fits all. go figure.

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Need?
Submitted by petoe35121 on Tue, 2008-09-09 20:44

Do you really NEED to have more that 120 GB of music in your pocket?

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Revenge of the CEO?
Submitted by Sacrifice on Wed, 2008-09-10 07:14

I think that this is all an elaborate practical joke by Apple to get revenge for that Steve Jobs obituary. I can't wait to see the ebay traffic for 160 GB iPods.

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I never won anything spectacularr!
Submitted by Shorti1012 on Mon, 2008-09-15 13:39

I really want to win. because my ipod got stolen isn't that just enoght sadness and pity for me it's beeen 3 years and my dad said I won't get another one untill I'm grown up and I move out the house. please pick me I want to win reaaaaalllllyyyyy bad!!! I'm begging and I don't begg but I am so please again pick me!! wait iz diz a competion or something cuz more ppl would've been comented but whatz wit da win the Ipog nano did any1 already win or what cuz i wanna kno but dey aint put it up there so i was wondering!

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Re: How do you update your Ipod without iTunes?
Submitted by fujiyato on Wed, 2008-10-29 23:16

hi，The iPod copy software supports iPod to iTunes transfer. with it, you can download to ipod shuffle without itunes(sync to ipod without itunes) or transfer windows to ipod without itunes.

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