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Apple 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 viewing movies and photo's right in the palm of your hand.

The new iPod is available in a 30GB model at the new low price of $489 (incl GST) and an 80GB model, which holds up to 20,000 songs or 100 hours of video, for $649 (incl GST).

"The world's best digital music player has evolved into the world's most popular portable video player too," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "The new iPod's 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." (Not available in NZ)

The new iPod features Apple's 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. iPod's new Search and Quick Scroll feature makes it even easier for music fans to find exactly what they are looking for and Apple's patent pending Auto-Sync technology automatically downloads digital music, podcasts, photos, audiobooks, and movies 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.

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.

Pricing & Availability

The new iPod models are available to order immediately through Apple Authorised Resellers. The new 30GB iPod model in white or black is available for $489 (Incl GST), and the new 80GB model in white or black is available for $649 (Incl GST). All iPod models include redesigned earbud headphones providing superior comfort, fit and sound quality, and a USB 2.0 cable.

Optional accessories for the new iPod include: Universal Dock for $76 (Incl GST), Apple Remote for $62 (Incl GST), Apple iPod AV cable for $37 (Incl GST), the iPod Camera Connector for $62 (Incl GST) and a new incredibly compact iPod USB power adapter for $62 (Incl GST) which at almost half the size of the previous USB power adapter, is perfect for charging your iPod while traveling.

iPod requires a Mac with a USB 2.0 port and Mac OS® X version 10.3.9 or later and iTunes 7.0 or later; or a Windows PC with a USB 2.0 port and Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4), Windows XP Home or Professional (Service Pack 2) and iTunes 7.0 or later. Internet access is required and a broadband connection is recommended.

* Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. See www.apple.com/batteries for more information. Music capacity is based on four minutes per song and 128-Kbps AAC encoding; actual capacity varies by content. Photo capacity is based on iPod-viewable photos transferred from iTunes. Video playback based on 640X480 iTunes video content.

[Update 1]NZ prices added

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illiciousness said: September 13, 2006   Votes: +0

	....but instead of being mad at it I can thank it for its excellent timing! 80GB! I will be able to have my whole library on my iPod once again!
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