iPod touch gets more storage and speed

As we saw earlier, Apple announced new iPod touch models today. They'll include both lower price points and significant internal improvements. There were no major changes to the overall design -- meaning no camera at this point, no matter how long we've been waiting -- but they will definitely make the iPod gaming experience hard to beat. Phil Schiller himself made several digs at Sony and Nintendo for their lack of game titles compared to Apple's (607, 3,680 and 21,178 respectively).

8GB version: $199

The 8GB iPod Touch still has the same internals as before, but a significant drop in price makes it much more affordable for all of you iPod gamers.

32GB: $299, 64GB: $399

Both the 32GB and 64GB received internal upgrades and support for OpenGL|ES 2.0. We don't have hardware specifics as of yet, but Apple says that it will be "Up to 50% faster" than the previous iPod touch. That should put it somewhere around the same speed of the iPhone 3GS.

Apple has really stressed the gaming experience of the iPod touch, and for good reason. There are a lot of companies tripping over each other to get a piece of the Apple pie. Ubisoft, Electronic Arts, Tapulous and Gameloft were at the event showing off some new games that will run beautifully on the new iPod touch handhelds. Happy Gaming!

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admmck

Exactly which pulse is Apple monitoring?? Steve Job's or the consumer's?? We know the answer to that question already, Steve has received more attention then what the consumers have, especially in 2009.

So his opinion on what he thinks is best for consumers is more pressing than what his consumers actually want and are willing to pay for?? Steve know's what's best for us, I guess.

Nano = future of iPods??

Apple, put your finger back on the consumer's pulse, please!! It's fading....

September 10 2009 at 11:23 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

bikeham

I for one, would have liked a gps and microphone in a touch. There are so many cool apps that require these things and I don't want to encourage our local telephone sharks - Telstra with their exhorbitant bytes-in-exchange-for-gold data plans, by getting an iPhone. Booo Telstra!

September 10 2009 at 1:02 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Rich

Yeah, great gaming platform. Keep telling yourselves that.

Where's the D-pad?

September 09 2009 at 6:55 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Drew

A refurbished 8GB Touch is now $149 at apple.com. I'm dumping my iPhone (to save on monthly expenses) and just picked one up.

September 09 2009 at 6:45 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

iBearTouch

yeah I am pretty much despondent right now at the fact that the iPod Touch has no camera. If Apple thinks I will buy a 3G now, and then a 4G next year (which will probably suddenly, almost "miraculously" sporting a camera) they are smoking some kind of crazy ass wacky tobaccky. Wake the F**K up Apple

September 09 2009 at 6:21 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Ivan

Is it me or is the non-inclusion of an FM tuner a huge deal too? I like the camera. I love being able to listen to local stations. But from what I saw it's not on the gen 3 Touch. Yet the Nano gets the tuner and a camera.

September 09 2009 at 5:59 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Paulius

Yehh Apple sucks this year. All I was waiting is for camera and mic. And I think I will have to wait a little bit more.

September 09 2009 at 5:16 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Load of crap. Fine, no camera but what about GPS, compass and a microphone? A lot of apps take advantage of these 3 items. Had the Touch come out with these, I would have bought one.

September 09 2009 at 5:11 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Rudy

i love my ipod touch but i dont think it could ever take over the gaming market. touch screen controls just dont work as well as buttons when it comes to gaming.

September 09 2009 at 4:59 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jeff

Lets see. The iPod Nano gets a camera, but doesn't include the Nike sport kit. Meanwhile, the iPod Touch includes the Nike sport kit but doesn't include the camera. Who runs with a Touch?

September 09 2009 at 4:54 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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PMartinez527

only the nano "includes" the nike sports kit, because it now has a built-in pedometer. The only thing the ipod touch has is a nike+ipod app, and bluetooth capability. you still have to buy the nike bluetooth sensor thingy to stick in your shoe in order to use the app. the nano requires no extra purchase unless you want to upload stats to your computer.

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