9.05.2007

Apple Shows Off New iPods and Lower Prices

Today was a shock for many iPhone customers who have previously purchased iPhones as their was a $200 price drop. What was most amazing is the new "iPod Touch". Just like the iPhone, the iPhone Touch features all of the great touch features, but is also available in an 16GB version for the same price as the iPhone. The other thing is that Apple came out with new colors for the iPod Shuffles, and has reintroduced the new Nano's that can now play video. One key feature of the Nano, Classic, Touch, and iPhone is that they all feature Coverflow, play video, photos, and music, but the new iPods also have a much better menu system, and more memory. What is astonishing is the fact the the iPod Classic comes in a 160GB model and is still flash memory. Meaning that everything will load way faster and save a lot of battery life. As for only the iPhone and iPod touch, they will now both feature a mobile version of the iTunes store and the ability to find song information of music currently playing at Starbucks. By tomorrow Apple plans to have realeased the new iTunes Ringtone Maker for iPhone users. The catch to their 99 cent ringtones is that it is 99 cents plus the cost of the song. I would recommend watching the Keynote Address, which is about 90mins. long!