Friday, September 03, 2010:
Apple® today announced the new iPod
touch®, packed with incredible new features including Apple’s stunning
Retina™ display, FaceTime® video calling, HD video recording, Apple’s
A4 chip, 3-axis gyro, iOS 4.1 and Game Center—all combined in the
thinnest and lightest iPod touch ever.
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The new iPod touch features up to
40 hours of music playback and seven hours of video playback on a single
battery charge.*
“We’ve put our most advanced technology inside the new iPod touch,”
said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Whether you’re listening to music,
playing games, making FaceTime video calls, browsing the web, capturing HD
video or watching TV shows and movies, the new iPod touch with its Retina
display, A4 chip and 3-axis gyro is more fun than ever.”
Apple’s stunning Retina display makes everything on iPod touch look even
more incredible, whether playing games, watching video, browsing the web
or flicking through photos. The Retina display has 960 x 640 pixels—four
times as many pixels than before. The resulting 326 pixels per inch is so
dense that the human eye is unable to distinguish individual pixels when
iPod touch is held at a normal distance, making text, images and video
look sharper, smoother and more realistic.
With the new front-facing camera and mic, iPod touch users can make
FaceTime video calls over Wi-Fi. With just one tap of the new FaceTime
app, iPod touch users can call other new iPod touch or iPhone® 4 users**
to easily see what their friends are up to, share important moments like
the first day of school and even show others what they are seeing by
easily switching to the rear-facing camera.
The rear-facing camera on iPod touch is perfect for HD video recording.
Users can easily capture HD video wherever they are and share it via
email, MobileMe™ and YouTube. With the iMovie® app, users can combine
movie clips, add dynamic transitions and themes and include photos and
music right on their iPod touch. Users can buy and download the app for
just £2.99 through the App Store℠ right on their iPod touch.
Apple’s A4 chip provides iPod touch users with exceptional processor and
graphics performance along with long battery life. This remarkably fast
and power-efficient chip, along with the Retina display and 3-axis gyro,
makes games on iPod touch the best they’ve ever been on any mobile
device.
iPod touch is the world’s most popular portable game player. Now with
Game Center, iPod touch users can challenge and play friends or be matched
automatically with new opponents. Game Center lets iPod touch users
showcase their scores and achievements and discover new games their
friends are playing. With the App Store on iPod touch, users have access
to the world’s largest catalogue of apps with over 250,000 apps,
including over 65,000 game and entertainment titles to choose from.
Music and entertainment lovers can now easily access iTunes® Ping
directly from their new iPod touch. iTunes Ping lets you follow your
favourite artists and friends to discover the music they’re talking
about, listening to and downloading. iPod touch users also have the entire
iTunes Store® at their fingertips, giving them instant access to the
world’s largest catalogue of music, TV shows and movies.
The new iPod touch comes with iOS 4.1, the newest version of the world’s
most advanced mobile operating system. iOS 4.1 enables new features like
FaceTime video calling, multitasking, folders and Game Center.
iPod is the world’s most popular family of digital music players with
over a quarter billion sold. Apple’s new holiday lineup includes a brand
new iPod shuffle® for just Rs. 3,200; the amazing new iPod nano® with
Multi-Touch™ starting at just Rs. 10,700; the incredible new iPod touch
with Retina display, Apple’s A4 chip, FaceTime, HD video recording and
Game Center starting at just Rs. 15,400; and the iPod classic® in a 160GB
model for Rs. 15,200.
Pricing & Availability
The new iPod touch will be available next week for a suggested retail
price of Rs. 15,400 (inc VAT***) for the 8GB model, Rs. 19,900 (inc
VAT***) for the 32GB model and Rs. 25,900 (inc VAT***) for the 64GB model
through Apple Authorised Resellers. iPod touch requires a Mac® with a USB
2.0 port, Mac OS® X v10.5.8 or later and iTunes 10 or later; or a Windows
PC with a USB 2.0 port and Windows Vista or Windows XP Home or
Professional (Service Pack 3) or later and iTunes 10 or later. Existing
second and third generation iPod touch users can update to iOS 4.1 free of
charge on September 8 to enjoy new features including Game Center. ***
VAT, duty, and levies may vary over time. Video availability varies by
country.
*Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. See
www.apple.com/in/batteries for more information.
**iOS 4.1 required.
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with
OS X, iLife, iWork, and professional software. Apple leads the digital
music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple is
reinventing the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store,
and has recently introduced its magical iPad which is defining the future
of mobile media and computing devices.
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