Apple announces new iPod Shuffle, Nano, Touch

By on Sep 1, 2010 at 1:42 PM
General September 1, 2010

Following up on the iOS 4.1 announcement, Apple unveiled three new iPod models to refresh their music player lineup. The iPod Shuffle will go back to its familiar matchbook-like form, complete with buttons and clip, and will hold 2 GB of music; the new Shuffle will be available in five different colors and retail for $49. As reported across the internet, the new iPod Nano will be a small, multitouch, square device, have a clip — like the Shuffle — and will be sold in seven different colors; including a Product(RED) version. It will be available in an 8 GB model for $149 and a 16 GB model for $179.

And of course, the iPod Touch was not left out of the upgrade festival. Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs touted that the iPod Touch is the most popular portable gaming device in the world; outselling Sony and Nintendo combined. The new device is thinner, lighter, has Apple’s Retina display, 1 GHz A4 processor, front facing camera with FaceTime support, rear-facing camera with 720p HD recording, iOS 4.1 support, and 3-axis gyroscope. The iPod Touch will retail for: 8GB $229, 32 GB $299, 64 GB $399.

All the new iPod models will be available for pre-order today and will begin shipping next week.

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  • Monique

    the touch looks nice, I was really considering upgrading to this from the 1st generation BUT I just saw that the rear camera is not even 1 megapixel…I really wanted to replace my kodak 5 megapixel (that has since crashed on me) but I guess I won’t just yet…ugh! If Apple would’ve included a 5 or even 3 megapixel came into the touch, it would’ve definitely hurt digital cam sales since the iPhone takes some pretty amazing pics and is only 5 megs…

  • Dogfather

    Am agree with some people, ipod touch should have more memory if you wanna put movies besides music it won’t hold too many but the new desing is great and the cameras are a huge plus…..!!!!!

  • Dane

    What is it about Apple that every year they feel the need to throw one of their iPod models under the @#$%’ing bus? They had a cool design with the nano and went and f’ed it up with that ludicrous fatboy design (as evidenced by tossing that under the bus in favor of a form factor like the one the fatboy replaced). They had a cool design with the shuffle 2nd gen and went and f’ed it up with that asinine redesign (as evidenced by tossing that under the bus in favor of reverting to the prevoius form factor). And now they’re completely f’ing up the nano. Losing features… great idea, Apple. Just… @#$%’ing… great.

  • DaveM

    Does it have a microphone for Skype calls?

    • ummm

      no you just mouth you conversation over facetime… lol

      Of course there is a microphone….

      • Jacob L.

        LMAO you just made my day, bro.

  • Sonya

    $400 for a 64GB iPod Touch? That’s a bit outrageous. I’ll stick with my 2nd gen that I use every blue moon. It wouldn’t have killed them to redesign it either.

  • Joe

    For $400 that thing should be 250GB.

  • serpentor

    So the Shuffle goes back to matchbook shape. I see a pattern here. Just keep going back and forth on design every year and tell people it’s something new.

    New Shuffle next year – it’s a stick of gum, no buttons, and it’s gorgeous.

  • Adrian97c

    Why are people using droids to tether to iPod FaceTime? Lol, iphone4 jailbreak FaceTime over 3G easy!!

    • Shelton!!

      Enjoy the bill on that one.

  • Rosario

    The iPod Nano is the stupidest thing they have done yet I dont see the point in someone wanting to buy that when the screen is that some, plus you lost both watching videos and the camera. Its obvious that Apple wants everyone to go buy the touch because if they honestly think this is gonna sell then I dont know what there on.

    • Scotty

      I agree, the old nano was way better, why not make the new nano the new shuffle and keep video for the nano

  • TAYLOR

    And the white iPhone 4 availability date is…..???

    • Nstark89

      At this rate, never.

  • jose

    299 for the 32 GB ipod touch is not bad considering that the 32GB zune hd still 280, I’m not really an itouch fan but it looks like the best bet, not to include that it has retina display, front and rear facing camara, plus all of that others stuff…..pretty cool

  • Tyler

    I call Apples bluff. How can the ipod touch have outsold nintendo and sony combined??

    “this particular statistic seems a little hard to swallow, given that the Nintendo DS alone sold roughly 132 million units — a good bit less than the 120 million iOS devices Apple claims, and only some of which are iPod touch — as of the Japanese company’s July earnings report. We’ve contacted Apple for clarification and hope to be able to explain the discrepancy soon.

    http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/01/apple-claims-50-percent-of-portable-gaming-market-ipod-touch-o/

  • Napes

    Nicely done Apple taking a book out of Coca Cola’s playbook.

    Let’s introduce Coke 2, everyone will hate it. Then when we go back to the original Coca Cola formula, the masses will be happy.

    • http://World Plus 1

      oh you got hold of their marketing plan i see.

      LOL @ selling more than psp and DS combined.

  • Jimmy123

    i think there fresh ham for sale

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