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New iPod touch includes speakers, Nike+

by Robert Palmer Sep 9th 2008 at 2:45PM

In its "Let's Rock" event today, Apple introduced three new iPod touch models, all of which are available today.

$229 will get you 8GB of storage, $299 will buy 16GB, and $399 scores 32GB. That's knocking $70 to $100 off the price of each.

The form factor is very slightly thinner, and has a similar tapered back as the iPhone 3G, as rumors suggested. It will also include an exterior volume control and a built-in speaker for "casual listening." There is no microphone built in, but the touch will work with new Apple headphones that include a microphone on the cord. The new headphones are sold separately for $79.

The new models all come with version 2.1 of the iPod touch firmware, which includes the Genius recommendation service mentioned earlier in the presentation. The software also comes with Nike+ built-in, so all you have to buy is the shoe sensor/transmitter. No more dongle.

For those with a current-model iPod touch, the software update is free for those updating from 2.x, and $10 for those upgrading from 1.x.

The new iPod touch models also are more environmentally-friendly, and are constructed with arsenic-free glass and BFR-free, mercury-free, PVC-free, and highly-recyclable components just like the new nano.

[Photo via Engadget.]



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Mosiris Wireless

Does the new iPod Touch support the Nike Amp+ watch? Or does it need the dongle?

September 09 2008 at 10:24 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
LuminousNerd.com

"The new headphones are sold separately for $79."

Umm, not even close. They are like $35...around there... the $80 ones are the high-end ones...but the low-end ones are the ones with the buttons on them.

Is it safe to assume those will also work with iPhone?

September 09 2008 at 8:49 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Alfred Hermida

Will you be able to use the new headphones and mic on the 1st gen iPod Touch with a VoiP app like Truphone. Now that would be cool.

September 09 2008 at 4:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jeff

"The touch will work with new Apple headphones that include a microphone on the cord..." Am I reading that correctly? Does that mean there will be official VOIP support?

September 09 2008 at 4:07 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Doc

I want to know the same thing. My girlfriend want's an iphone but if she can get VOIP on the touch she will be happy with that.

So the Touch will be able to use the mic? And if so where does APPLE say that?

Can it use the iPhone ear buds with the mic built in?

Also who ever always posts the Stevenote direct DL link, PLEASE PLEASE do it again!!!!!

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September 09 2008 at 4:40 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
LuminousNerd.com

APPLE says that in the KEYNOTE.

September 09 2008 at 8:51 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
andrew

oh gosh its like last year all over again, this new ipod touch is amazing.
i mean yeah the storage is a little bit dinky but it is the features that make it what it is. And the whole thing with putting a hd in there instead of flash, it wont work. Coverflow would be draggy, and the disk would fail a lot sooner due to the fact that you are always turning the ipod on its side and stuff. It is perfect just the way it is. Just two months till my 1st gen gets replaced by one of these amazing things.

September 09 2008 at 4:05 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
sjkhuth

Thinking about it... iPhone 2.1 isn't out yet till friday, so maybe that's the reason they didn't put it on the product page yet. But then again, iPod touch 2.1 is supposed to be out for 1st gen today, and that's not on the product page either. Plus, they could have just written "iPhone with 2.1 software upgrade" but they haven't and Steve didn't mention anything, so I don't think we'll be seeing it before 2.2...

September 09 2008 at 3:45 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
CZ

I'm sold based on the built-in speaker. I already had a touch up for sale (I was thinking of switching to a classic) but the ability to listen to audiobooks, movies, and podcasts without having to plug something into the device increases the value for me... So it's off to the Apple Store!

September 09 2008 at 3:40 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Jeff

Don't run too fast. None of the stores around here have them yet, and they all say they have no idea when they might show up.

"Available in stores today" my ass.

September 09 2008 at 4:07 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Chris

The 'funnest' ipod ever? C'mon Apple... Lets get serious with our grammar skills.

September 09 2008 at 3:34 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Tony

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funnest

It may not be your favorite word, but it's grammatically correct.

September 09 2008 at 6:38 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Patrick

@Tony:

Merriam-Webster is notorious for their permissive usage notes.

September 10 2008 at 11:08 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Raphael Salgado

Gizmodo just confirmed that Nike+ is for iPod touch 2G only, 1G versions and iPhones are out of luck. Yikes.

September 09 2008 at 3:28 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
worm

What do you mean $50 off each? Weren't they $299, $399, and $499? That would be $70-off, $100-off, and $100-off, respectively.

September 09 2008 at 3:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Robert Palmer

Thanks for the correction -- I was trying to do quick math in my head and obviously I failed. I updated the story with the correct figures.

September 09 2008 at 3:27 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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