Apple adds white iPod touch, drops price of 8GB model to $199
Apple boasted that the iPod touch now comes with iOS 5 and iCloud, as well as the traditional black color and a new white model. The 8GB model was previously priced at $229, but it has since been dropped to $199.
Pricing for the higher models remains the same, at $299 for 32GB and $399 for 64GB. With iOS 5, the iPod touch comes with iMessage, allowing for users to message with other devices like the iPhone and iPad, as well as the Game Center application with social networking and achievements.
"iPod has revolutionized the way we listen to music and with over 320 million sold is the worldâs most popular music player,â said Philip Schiller, Appleâs senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "iPod touch, now available in both black and white, is the best selling iPod ever, and with iOS 5 and iCloud it is better than ever."
Features of the new iPod touch, as highlighted by Apple, include:
- Includes iOS 5, which includes over 200 new features including iMessage, Game Center, Notifications and Wi-Fi Syncing to iTunes.
- iMessage brings the functionality of iPhone messaging to your iPod touch, so you can easily send text messages, photos, videos and contact information to an individual or group on other iOS 5 devices. It also allows you to easily maintain one conversation across all your iOS devicesâfor freeâwith notifications, read receipts and typing indication.
- Game Center enhancements include the ability to add photos to your profile, purchase new games from within the Game Center app, and even easier ways to find friends and new games.
- iPod touch also works with iCloud, Appleâs free cloud services, including iTunes in the Cloud, Photo Stream and Documents in the Cloud, that work seamlessly with your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac or PC to automatically and wirelessly store your content and push it to your devices. When content changes on one device, all your other devices are updated automatically and wirelessly.
Pricing & Availability
iPod touch with iOS 5 and iCloud will be available October 12 in black and white for a suggested price of $199 (US) for the 8GB model, $299 (US) for the 32GB model and $399 (US) for the 64GB model through the Apple Store (www.apple.com), Appleâs retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers.
iPod touch requires a Mac with a USB 2.0 port, Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later and iTunes 10 or later; or a Windows PC with a USB 2.0 port and Windows Vista or Windows XP Home or Professional (Service Pack 3) or later and iTunes 10.5 or later.
iOS 5 will also be available as a free software update for iPod touch (third and fourth generations) customers allowing them to experience the amazing new features including iMessage, Game Center, Notifications and Wi-Fi Syncing to iTunes.
AppleInsider was first to report back in July that Apple would release a white iPod touch while otherwise leaving the digital media player untouched.
36 Comments
Probably the most boring Apple event ever
Well, generation 3 updated Disapointment repeated. This wasn't worth waiting for.
Everyone seems to be in a tizzy about the iPhone 4S not being the iPhone 5... but that's just semantics. It's a new iPhone with substantial new features.
The real let down of the announcement was this, the iPod touch. And I though last year's touch was disappointing. White? Really? That's what iPt users get? I wouldn't have cared if they made it Zune-brown, just give it a little love. You know, for those of us that would like a capable iOS device in our pocket but aren't willing to get wallet-raped by a required two-year data plan.
Yeah....no iphone 5 and a white ipod touch? Blah.
Definately not the home run for new CEO Cook everyone was hoping for.
A Job-less keynote was bad enough. Cook needed all the help he could get, and he didnt. Now the stock is tanking.
For me the biggest let down was the Ipod Touch. White? White? No A5 to handle the nee demands of iOS5? And NO NEW CAMERA????? That is unforgivable. The old camera sucked balls. Seriously. It is soooo far behind even the crappiest disposable camera its not even funny.
There is a huge market for the ipod touch still. They could have made it a killer portable iOS/music device....and all they change is the friggin color? Blah!
Totally underwhelmed.
Anyone who thought the iPhone would br a complete overhaul was an idiot to start with. But no improvements to the iPod touch is insulting. Why no 128gb in the face of falling prices? Why noa5 in the face of no capacity upgrade? Wow white. That's magical. A games machine that won't handle the games to the same extent as the phone? But it's white!