SINGAPORE: Surf with your iPod with just one touch of your finger.
Apple fans will be able to do that, and soon, with the new evolution of iPod line, the iPod touch. To be on sale by the end of September, the iPod touch features for the first time, WiFi networking and a 3.5-inch wide screen with multi-touch interface that allows users to find and enjoy their music, videos, photos and more with just the touch of a finger.
The functions and designs of the iPod touch are similar to the iPhone because the technology came from the breakthroughs seen in the iPhone. Little surprise that it has been dubbed an iPhone, without the mobile capabilities.
The touch-screen iPod in 8GB and 16 GB, sports a slick casing that's just 8mm thin but packed with surprises. As Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO aptly put it, "People are going to be amazed at how thin it is and how much it does."
For starters, the iPod touch boasts a built-in accelerometer which senses when the device is rotated and will automatically display photos, websites, or videos in their respective landscape or profile aspect ratios. It also has the ability to allow users to zoom in and out on the screen by pinching the image with their fingers.
What sets apart the iPod touch from others in the iPod family is the built-in WiFi that allows users to launch into Apple's Safari web browser which comes with custom Google and Yahoo search functions. Also included is a YouTube application for fast wireless access to millions of free videos.
Apart from the iPod touch, Apple has also polished its iPod product line aimed at boosting year-end holiday season sales.
The iPod nano now comes in five new colours,including green, silver and special edition RED, and features a larger, clearer (204 pixel) screen that should come in handy for the new extra on board - games.
There is also the sixth generation iPod Classic with 80 GB or 160 GB of storage in an all-new metal enclosure.
Like the iPod Nano, the iPod classic will also be bundled with three games, the new Cover Flow interface to flip through the stored digital music and video and longer battery-life on a single charge.
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CNA
