September 12th was a big day in the tech world not just because of the release of the sixth generation iPhone release but also the release of the first look of the best music player, The New iPod Touch. The Iphone 5 has sure made the headlines but it sure did not overwrite the importance of the new iPod touch which was released the same time as iPhone 5. It is an “iPhone without a phone”, it totally justifies this tag as it has all the apps and features of an iPhone except that it is not a phone.

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Features of the New iPod Touch

The new iPod touch is the thinnest iPod touch ever, with the following features

• 4 inch retina display

• 5 megapixel iSight camera

• 1080p HD video recording

• Apple’s A5 chip, Siri

• iOS 6, World’s most advanced operating system

The new iPod touch comes in an excellent ultra-thin and light anodized aluminum design and for the first time it is available in 5 different colors. The 350 million sales of the music player make it the best iPod in the world. In addition to the sales what other things that makes it the best are its, sleek design-4 inch retinal display, light aluminum body, 6mm thin and just 88 grams weight, makes it the thinnest iPod touch ever.

The dual core A5 chip, Siri makes the iPod deliver double the processing power and 7 times faster graphics than its predecessor. It’s incredible long lasting battery with life of 40 hours of music playback and 8 hours of video playback are also the features that make it the best iPod.

It’s 5 megapixel iSight camera with autofocus, 1080p video recording with face detection, image stabilization and LED flash and new panorama feature give it another reason to be called the best iPod touch ever. One last and probably one of the best reasons for calling it best iPod touch ever is it comes with the iOS 6, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, with features of over 200. It also comes with the feature Siri, which is an intelligent assistant which does things with just your command.

Apps for iPod touch

The new iPod touch has access of 70,000 apps, including over 175,000 game and entertainment titles. Customers can also access iTunes store with millions of songs, TV episodes and books. The iPod touch comes with comfortable new Apple EarPods, which fits naturally in your ears, it has increased durability and acoustic quality making listening experience better.

Pricing & Availability

Pr-orders will begin from September 14th via the company’s website for a price of $299 and $399 for 32GB and 64GB models respectively. It will be available in 5 colors-pink, blue, yellow, white & silver, black & slate. The new iPod touch will be available through Apple online store, Apple’s retail store and Apple Authorized retailers in October.

 

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