Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Apple Introduces the New iPod

2006Apple today introduced the new iPod, the best digital music player and most popular portable video player in the world. The new iPod features a 60 percent brighter and more vibrant 2.5-inch colour display perfect for watching TV shows and now Hollywood movies right in the palm of your hand. The new iPod features seamless integration with iTunes 7 which now includes over 75 Hollywood movies, 220 television shows and popular video games designed specifically for the fifth generation iPod. The new iPod is available in a 30GB model at the new low price of R2 999.00 and an 80GB model, which holds up to 20,000 songs or 100 hours of video, for R3 999.00.

The worlds best digital music player has evolved into the worlds most popular portable video player too, said Steve Jobs, Apples CEO. The new iPods brighter and more vibrant display and longer battery life make it perfect for watching Hollywood movies and TV shows right in the palm of your hand.

The new iPod features Apples patented Click Wheel for precise, one-handed navigation, and is seamlessly integrated with iTunes 7 which now features gapless playback for enjoying albums the way they were intended to be listened to. iPods new Search and Quick Scroll feature makes it even easier for music fans to find exactly what they are looking for and Apples patent pending Auto-Sync technology automatically downloads digital music, podcasts, photos, audiobooks, movies, music videos and popular TV shows onto the iPod and keeps them up-to-date whenever the iPod is plugged into a Mac or Windows computer.

With its stunning high-resolution colour display, iPod allows users to view album art and photo slideshows while playing music, or watch video and play games in full colour.

The 30GB model features up to 14 hours of battery life for music playback and up to three and a half hours of video playback, and the 80GB model features up to 20 hours of battery life for music playback and five and a half hours of video playback.* The new iPod features brightness control allowing users to easily change the brightness.

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