Apple today updated it’s iPod line, revving the iPod shuffle, iPod nano and iPod touch.
The most interesting news for musicians is the updated iPod touch, which gets many of the features of the iPhone 4:
- Retina display (326ppi)
- Apple A4 chip
- 3-axis Gyro
- HD video recording with back camera
- Front camera with Facetime
- 40 hours of music playback
If you’ve been interested in the music capabilities of the iPhone 4, but not the AT&T contract, the new iPod touch may be a good option.
The pricing options are:
- 8 GB – $229
- 32 GB – $299
- 64 GB – $399
The iPod shuffle gets:
- Playlists
- Genius mixes
- VoiceOver
- 15 hours of music playback
The iPod shuffle will sell for $49 for a 2GB player.
The iPod nano gets:
- Multi-touch user interface
- 46% smaller
- Clip on
- Volume buttons
- VoiceOver
- FM radio
- Nike+
- 24 hour battery life
The iPod nano will come in a $149 8 GB version and a $179 16 GB version.
Does the new Touch have a microphone?I believe that answer will make or break the sale for most people here.
It's got a microphone – it needs it to record sound with the video cameras.
So does apple own synthopia now or something?
if itunes will play while recording video, I can see this being used by many people for music videos…. it would be easy to put in-ears on an artist and shoot wirelessly. I know that for quick and dirty work, it would make syncing the stuff up much easier when i go from the green screen to the editing station.
I think this is the iPod that finally sucks me in…the combination of the App Store, 2 cameras, onboard video editing et al has me thinking of using this as a VERY capable flash recorder…now I have to check out whether or not the Blue iPod add-on will work with this!!!!