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iPod Touch Released

Apple also released the iPod Touch today, featuring full, touchscreen controls like the iPhone. Included apps are Calendar, Clock Contacts, Calc, Settings and a few more. Steve Jobs called it "One of the Seven Wonders of the World."

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Thinner than the iPhone - only 8mm
Same multitouch pinch & spread zooming controls for photos as the iPhone
Same coverflow as the iPhone
3.5" diagonal screen
Wi-Fi 802.11b & 802.11g - it can save your home network setup
Home button
Slide to unlock - same as the iPhone
Sensor for auto-landscape viewing
Safari - connect to the internet via WiFi
YouTube via WiFi
22 hours audio, 5 hours video playback
Shipping worldwide this month - already localized into many languages
8GB - $299
16GB - $399

iPod Touch - now available on Amazon

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