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We knew they were coming, and now they are official. Steve Jobs announced the new iPod line up just minutes ago at "The Beat Goes On" event.
First up, its the iPod shuffle available in new colors including a (PRODUCT) RED model. The new Shuffle will cost US$79 and comes with 1GB of storage.
 Next, the 3rd gen iPod Nano is thinner than ever but a little wide as we saw in those rumored pics. The new Nano now features a 2.0" screen with a 240x320 px resolution and is capable of playing videos and displaying album art. Cool... right? The Nano also comes loaded with three new games and more games are available for purchase from iTunes.
The new Nano will play music for 24 hrs straight on a single charge (only 5 hrs when viewing video) and costs $149 for the 4GB version and $199 for the 8GB version. Both the models will be available in stores for purchase by this weekend. (The 4GB version will be available in Silver only).
 And now, for the big thing, the iPod Classic, featuring the updated UI with a full metal body and thinner than the current iPod. The iPod Classic 80GB model will be selling for $249 and is thinner than the current 30GB iPod. You can play music for 25 hrs or watch videos for 5 hrs. A thicker 160GB model will also be available for $349 and has a battery life of 40 hrs music, 7 hrs video.
Finally, the real deal, the iPod Touch. Yes, the rumors are true. The iPod Touch features a 3.5" touch screen and has a user interface similar to the iPhone UI and features MultiTouch. The iPod Touch works exactly like the iPod feature on the iPhone.
 The 8mm thick iPod Touch also got WiFi and the WiFi icon is there at the top of the screen just like on the iPhone. It's got the Safari browser and Youtube too! Expect some cool Interne features. This one looks strikingly similar to the iPhone, only with fewer icons on the screen.
What's even better? The battery life is excellent - 22 hrs of music or 5 hrs of video playback. And Apple, for the first time, decided to ship the iPod Touch worldwide. Woohooo!!!!!!!!! The iPod Touch will be available in 8GB ($299) and 16GB ($399) configurations and will be available for purchase before the end of this month.
Another cool trick up the Touch's sleeve is it's ability to download music directly over the Internet through the iTunes WiFi Music Store which can be accessed from the Touch's homescreen. The Music Store will be available in 22 countries and will soon be made available on the iPhone too!
And just before concluding the event, Steve Jobs made the best announcement of the day - that the 8GB iPhone will be available for $399 instead of the current $599 price. Thats a 200 dollar drop!! What more could anyone ask? The 4GB iPhone model will of course be discontinued.
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