Apple Introduces New iPod touch<\/p>\n
Features Retina Display, A4 chip, FaceTime Video Calling, HD Video Recording & Game Center<\/p>\n
SYDNEY, Australia – 2 September 2010 – Apple\u00ae today announced the new iPod touch\u00ae, packed with incredible new features including Apple\u2019s stunning Retina\u2122 display, FaceTime\u00ae video calling, HD video recording, Apple\u2019s A4 chip, 3-axis gyro, iOS 4.1 and Game Center\u2014all combined in the thinnest and lightest iPod touch ever. The new iPod touch features up to 40 hours of music playback and seven hours of video playback on a single battery charge.*<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve put our most advanced technology inside the new iPod touch,\u201d said Steve Jobs, Apple\u2019s CEO. \u201cWhether you\u2019re 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
Apple\u2019s 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\u2014four 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.<\/p>\n
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\u00ae 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.<\/p>\n
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\u2122 and YouTube. With the iMovie\u00ae 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 AUD$5.99 inc GST through the App Store? right on their iPod touch.<\/p>\n
Apple\u2019s 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\u2019ve ever been on any mobile device.<\/p>\n
iPod touch is the world\u2019s 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\u2019s largest catalogue of apps with over 250,000 apps, including over 65,000 game and entertainment titles to choose from.<\/p>\n
Music and entertainment lovers can now easily access iTunes\u00ae Ping directly from their new iPod touch. iTunes Ping lets you follow your favourite artists and friends to discover the music they\u2019re talking about, listening to and downloading. iPod touch users also have the entire iTunes Store\u00ae at their fingertips, giving them instant access to the world\u2019s largest catalogue of music, TV shows and movies.<\/p>\n
The new iPod touch comes with iOS 4.1, the newest version of the world\u2019s most advanced mobile operating system. iOS 4.1 enables new features like FaceTime video calling, multitasking, folders and Game Center.<\/p>\n
iPod is the world\u2019s most popular family of digital music players with over a quarter of a billion sold. Apple\u2019s new holiday lineup includes a brand new iPod shuffle\u00ae for just Recommended Retail Price (RRP) AUD$69 inc GST; the amazing new iPod nano\u00ae with Multi-Touch\u2122 starting at just RRP AUD$199 inc GST; the incredible new iPod touch with Retina display, Apple\u2019s A4 chip, FaceTime, HD video recording and Game Center starting at just RRP AUD$289 inc GST; and the iPod classic\u00ae in a 160GB model for RRP AUD$329 inc GST.<\/p>\n
Pricing & Availability
\nThe new iPod touch will be available next week for a recommended retail price of AUD$289 inc GST for the 8GB model, RRP AUD$378 inc GST for the 32GB model and RRP AUD$499 inc GST for the 64GB model through the Apple Store\u00ae (www.apple.com\/au), Apple\u2019s retail stores and Apple Authorised Resellers. iPod touch requires a Mac\u00ae with a USB 2.0 port, Mac OS\u00ae 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 9 September to enjoy new features including Game Center.<\/p>\n
*Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. See www.apple.com\/au\/batteries for more information.<\/p>\n
**iOS 4.1 required.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Apple Introduces New iPod touch Features Retina Display, A4 chip, FaceTime Video Calling, HD Video Recording & Game Center SYDNEY, Australia – 2 September 2010 – Apple\u00ae today announced the new iPod touch\u00ae, packed with incredible new features including Apple\u2019s stunning Retina\u2122 display, FaceTime\u00ae video calling, HD video recording, Apple\u2019s A4 chip, 3-axis gyro, iOS<\/p>\n