Meet the New iPod Family!

Today, Steve Jobs has announced an extreme make over to the iPod family. This is probably the biggest change to the iPod family ever. In the past, Apple usually announce a product one-by-one. However, this time, almost the whole iPod family has changed.

First, the iPod shuffle, the smallest in the family. Spec-wise, there is virtually no change. Apple has only changed the colors of the shuffle. Now it comes in four new different colors, plus silver.

Then is the next generation of iPod nano. First of all, it's "fatter", both in size and capacity. The lowest end model starts with 4GB and $149. It's shaped like a compressed "iPod". Covered in a metal body. The reason for the nano to grow wider is Apple has put a 2" screen on the nano for video play back.

Today, Apple has given a new name to the original iPod. They've renamed it iPod classic and the next generation was introduced. The iPod classic looks very similar to its smaller brother the nano. Only the classic longer and slightly wider. It's also covered in a metal body, and is available in two colors. The capacity has also grown, the lowest end model has a 80GB hard drive inside. The high end model has double the capacity, 160GB. With that much space, the 160GB model can holds 40,000 songs. Assuming each song is three minutes long, you can now listen to your iPod non-stop for a month without repeating any song.

Last is the most exciting announcement of the day. Apple has announced a new member to to iPod family, it's called the iPod touch. It's basically an iPhone without the "phone" part. They look very similar to each other, even the dimensions are alike. It has the patterned touch-screen on the iPhone. It also has built-in wi-fi. Apple has loaded a Safari browser into the iPod touch, that means you can browse the web on the iPod touch near any hotspot. Another reason this device has built-in wi-fi is Apple will launch something called "iTune Wi-Fi Music Store" in the near future. That means we can now buy songs directly on the iPod touch(and the iPhone).