Meet The Best iPods Ever
Sep 5th, 2007Apple is calling the new line of iPods “the best iPods Ever.” Are they? Well let’s take a look at the redesigned line that includes a model with iPhone-style touch-screen and Wi-Fi connectivity.
iPod Shuffle:For $79 you can get 1GB of screenless music. Now in red, silver, blue, lighter blue, and greenish blue.
Redesigned iPod nano:Branded “A little video for everyone”, the new nano is shorter and more squat, but with a larger display. A new user interface features cover flow and extras on the right side of the screen. The nano still uses the same scroll wheel as before. Specs are as follows:
- Incredibly smaller
- New colors: (RED), silver, light blue, teal & green
- Full Metal design
- New User Interface - includes Cover Flow
- Three games bundled - includes Vortex
- Video-capable
- Cover Flow
- 2″ screen, with brigher, QVGA resolution (320×240) - highest pixel density Apple’s ever shipped
- 4GB - US$149 (silver only)
- 8GB - US$199
- 24 hours of audio playback, 5 hours video playback
- Shipping Today
- Both models compatible with Nike+ running kit
iPod classic:Apple revamped its full-size iPod, now called the iPod classic. It features a thinner, full metal body, and increased capacity. The 30GB model is gone. Specs are as follows:
- 80GB - $249
- 160GB - $349
- 40 hrs music playback, 7 hrs video playback
- Available today

iPod touch:Steve Jobs called it “One of the Seven Wonders of the World.” The iPod touch is essentiality a phoneless iPhone. It featuring full, touchscreen controls like the iPhone. Includes Wi-FI capability, Calendar, Clock, Contacts, Calc, Safari, and a few more. Specs are as follows:
- Thinner than the iPhone - only 8mm
- Same multitouch pinch & spread zooming controls for photos as the iPhone
- Same coverflow as the iPhone
- 3.5″ diagonal screen
- Wi-Fi 802.11b & 802.11g - it can save your home network setup
- Home button
- Slide to unlock - same as the iPhone
- Sensor for auto-landscape viewing
- Safari - connect to the internet via WiFi
- YouTube via WiFi
- 22 hours audio, 5 hours video playback
- Shipping worldwide this month - already localized into many languages
- 8GB - $299
- 16GB - $399
iPhone:The 8GB iPhone is now $399 down from $599. The 4GB iPhone? Dead.If you head over to Apple you can watch the Apple Special Event, where Steve Jobs introduced the new iPod line, new TV spots, and new features for iTunes .


