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New iPod Mimics the iPhone

Apple followed through again this year, with another release of the popular iPod Line this Wednesday at a press event hosted at the Apple Inc. Campus in Cupertino, Ca.

Is the iPod Touch a Hero?

Apple Inc. released a stripped down, yet enhanced version of the iPhone today called the iPod Touch. This is the first iPod to be able to connect to WiFi networks. So far, it seems the only differences between it and an iPhone is the absence of the phone element and the availability of a 16GB Hard Drive. The 8GB iPod Touch can hold up to 1,750 songs, 10,000 photos, or 10 hours of video, while the 16GB version holds 3,500 songs, 20,000 photos, or 20 hours of video. The iPhone Touch is only available in the color black and features a 3.5-inch multi-touch display. Battery life for music playing can last up to 22 hours, while video playback will only last 5 hours.

Will the iPod Touch feature the same Apps that the iPhone has been endowed with? You can bet on it. This means a whole new level of gaming and organization that previous iPods lacked. WiFi doesn’t just come in handy for viewing websites with Safari, but I can make iTunes Store purchases over wireless networks as well. The iPod Touch will not be available at launch, but later in September.