Apple.com is one of the most visited pages on the Internet. More than any other consumer electronics company. Since 2011 brings a fresh start and new Apple product cycles, we’ve decided to pay homage to Apple.com as it slowly begins to build and go hand-in-hand with their products.
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Apple updated their iPod lineup last Wednesday and we have to agree that it was a much better event than Apple’s iPod event last September which turned out to be a much predicted dud. Apple updated the iPod Shuffle to bring the buttons back from the second gen, made it even smaller and according to Steve Jobs , combined the best of both VoiceOver and Buttons. The iPod Nano got the biggest redesign of the iPod family. The nano lost it’s click wheel and it’s rear-facing camera but gained a multitouch user interface, a redesigned body, and a clip similiar to the Shuffle. Users also pointed out that the Nano no longer plays video, which many predicted that Apple took out in order turn attention to it’s 4th generation iPod touch. The iPod Touch got a redesigned flontplate, sports a front facing camera for FaceTime, a rear camera for 720p HD Video (with Mic; also for VOIP through FaceTime) and .7MP stills (which isn’t great but satisfies the need for a Rearfacing Camera). The iPod Touch also got the Retina Display (326 PPI), the A4 chip, 3 axis Gyroscope and dedicated speaker port (as opposed to when sound would just leak out of the dock and earphone port). The iPod Touch now features FaceTime which has it’s own dedicated app, run through email. Users can use their Apple ID or create a new email to make calls with. FaceTime now works between new 4th gen iPod Touch users and existing iPhone 4 users. Prices for these devices are listed below.
iPod Shuffle
Only offered in 2GB – $49
iPod Nano
8GB – $149
16GB – $179
iPod Touch
8GB – $229
32GB – $299
64GB – $399
