iPod Touch Revamped by Apple

The Apple iPod Touch has been revamped in a new 5th generation model announced during Apple’s major press conference on September 12th, 2012. This model will boast the same larger 4″ touchscreen as the new upcoming Apple iPhone 5. If you haven’t checked it out already be sure to read our Apple iPhone 5 announcement article. The new iPod Touch will only be 6.1mm thick and weigh a paltry 88 grams, making it the lightest iPod Touch ever created. The new iPod Touch line will be released on September 14th at a price of $299 for the 32GB model and $399 for the 64GB model.

With the new iPod Touch 5th generation product line, Apple is touting that the device will offer 40 hours of music playback and 8 hours of video playback. These are slight increases over the 4th generation iPod Touch model. The back camera has been improved to a 5-megapixel camera that is backside illuminated (aka a light), f/2.4, 5-element lense and the same sapphire crystal lens cover that will be in the iPhone 5. Note that this is a 5-megapixel camera and not the same 8-megapixel camera seen in the iPhone 4S and the iPhone 5. Nevetheless, the back camera will shoot in 1080p HD. The good news is that the front camera has been dramatically improved (just like the iPhone 5) and will sport a 720p HD camera and will also support the new panorama feature and have Siri. Let’s not forget that the front screen has been upgraded to be the same wider 4″ Retina Display that the iPhone 5 is getting.

One brand new feature for the iPod Touch is called “Loop” which is a hook on the back designed to affix itself to a wrist-strap for added security. The iPod touch loop will come color-matched to your iPod Touch, but you can always buy different colors separately. The device will be offered up in five different colors – Black, White, Blue, Pink and Green. Also included with the iPod Touch will be Apple’s all new EarPods. This new design represents an evolutionary step for ear-buds. Apple has finally heard the calls for a better design to fit a wider variety of ear shapes and they promise that the geometry of these EarPods will be a perfect fit for the majority of users and at the very least a much wider audience that have problems with current ear-buds falling out of their ears constantly.

The iPod Touch will feature the dual-core A5 processor chip that is the beefiest and most powerful CPU ever to be rolled out in this line. Games should run better than ever, comporable to the iPhone 4S which has the same chip. Note that the iPhone 5 will sport the newest chip, the dual-core A6 processor. Even so, this A5 chip is pretty powerful and should run most games just fine.

For those of you that love to throw out all your old iPod accessories so you can buy new ones will love the fact that the 5th generation of iPod Touch will utilize the new Lightning connector port. This port is smaller than the old connector port and is purported to be smarter, more durable and reversible. If you want to buy an adapter so you don’t have to throw away hundreds (thousands?) of dollars worth of accessories, an Apple-made adapter can be purchased in the Apple Store for $29.

The Apple iPod Touch will go on sale on September 14th and be available online or in Apple Retail Stores.