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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation

Apple has launched iPod touch 5G to feature a larger 4-inch Retina display with a 16:9 aspect ratio, the same used in the new iPhone 5. Announced alongside the redesigned iPod nano 7th generation, the new iPod touch is just 6.1mm thin and weighs only 88 grams, the lightest and thinnest yet and is almost as thin as the nano.

iPod touch 5G now packs A5 processor with up to 7x the performance of previous touches. Apple has also made significant battery improvements, allowing users to get up to 40 hours of use when listening to music. iPod touch now gets a really nice 5 megapixel iSight camera with an LED flash, backside illumination, and more, while the front-facing FaceTime camera now shoots 720p video.

Apple has also designed a hook into the chassis to support lanyards, including their own solution, which they call theLoop. For networking, Apple has included Bluetooth 4.0 LE, 802.11 a/b/g/n (dual-band), and support for AirPlay mirroring. Apple has also brought Siri to the iPod touch, the voice assistant software introduced with the iPhone 4S.

The iPod touch will ship with iOS 6 and come bundled with Apple’s new EarPods. The new iPod touch will be available this October in 32GB and 64GB variations for $299 and $399, respectively. Pre-orders will begin on September 14th. Apple will continue offering last year’s model at a price of $199 with 16GB of storage.