iPod updates are here!

Apple announced the new iPod Touch 4th Generation on 1st September giving it almost iPhone 4 capability. It now features a rear camera, front facing camera, gyroscope, iOS4.1 and... a retina display. The rear camera has a shameful 0.6 megapixels but still supports HD video recording. Apple has done this because they could not fit the 5MP iPhone 4 camera in the extremely thin iPod Touch. The front camera supports FaceTime video calls with its microphone, it can call other iPod Touch 4G's and iPhone 4's. The retina display is an improvement for viewing webpages and photos. It provides 326 ppi screen quality and crisp text quality. another improvement is iOS4.1 which fixes minor problems and brings in Game center and iTunes Ping. The WiFi chip has been improved, enabling 802.11n signal as well as 802.11g,b,a. Apple also released a new iPod Nano, Shuffle and Apple TV. The Nano is now touchscreen and is square and smaller. The iPod Shuffle has found its buttons and become smarter, it now supports playlists and genius playlists. The TV is smaller and faster, and now streams content instead of storing it on a hard drive. Apple no longer sells the old iPod Touch, the Nano, the Shuffle or the TV. Prices are below (prices are in US$):

iPod touch

8GB $229  32GB $299  64GB $399

iPod Nano

8GB $149  16GB $179

iPod Shuffle

2GB $49

Apple TV

$99