Apple Updates Their Phones And Devices
Apple is ready to roll out the new features that they have prepared just for you and your phone and other electronic devices. This is a list of everything that they have for the iPhone, iPod, and iTunes.(you notice how everything begins with ‘i’?)
Ringtones Come to iPhone: For an extra dollar you can turn 30 seconds from a song you buy from iTunes into a ringtone for your iPhone. Not every song, mind you, but about 10 percent of the iTunes catalog. Outrageous ripoff or brilliant marketing scheme? You be the judge.
iPod Shuffle Available in New Colors: $79 gets you 1GB of screenless music. Now in red, silver, blue, lighter blue, and greenish blue.
Redesigned iPod Nano: This is the device that was widely leaked last week. The new Nano is shorter and more squat, but with a larger display. A new UI shows you cover art and extras on the right side of the screen, but the operation of the Nano is largely the same, with the traditional scrollwheel where you expect it. Still the same capacities: 4GB ($149, silver only) and 8GB ($199, colors available).
iPod “Classic” Gets Tweaked: Now known as the “iPod Classic,” the old hard-drive-based iPod gets upgraded to 80GB ($249) and 160GB ($349) models, and it’s a bit thinner than previous models, too. The 30GB model is gone. Same UI as the Nano.
Introducing the iPod Touch: As everyone expected, a new iPod with the iPhone touchscreen interface arrives. It’s the iPod Touch, basically an iPhone (almost exactly the same size) without the phone. It’s also the first iPod with Wi-Fi, which you can use to watch YouTube videos and browse the web. $299 (8GB) and $399 (16GB).
iTunes Goes Wi-Fi: Now you can give Steve Jobs more of your money, without even having to use a computer. iPod Touch and iPhone users can browse the full iTMS selection wirelessly and purchase music without a PC. No wireless sync from the looks of it.
iPhone Price Cut: 8GB model now $399. The 4GB iPhone? Gone.