Exploring the Power of Touch with Apple’s Latest iPod
In addition to the new iPod Shuffle, iPod Nano and iPod Classic, Apple CEO Steve Jobs revealed the iPod Touch, which he described as “One of the Seven Wonders of the World” during Apple’s special media event held in San Francisco last September 5, 2007. The iPod Touch is the first iPod that features Apple’s revolutionary multi-touch interface similar to that of the iPhone, which was released in June of this year.However, unlike the iPhone, it is a bit smaller and much thinner. Like the new iPods, the iPod touch features music, photos, and video. One of its main features is a built in WI-FI antenna located at its backside. It boasts of being the best portable web browser in the world, allowing users to easily surf the internet and zoom in and out of any webpage with just a tap of a finger. It has the Safari web browser built into it as well as instant access to YouTube and online search engines such as Yahoo and Google.
The iPod touch comes in black and has a 3.5 inch widescreen display as well as a built in accelerometer, which is a sensor for auto-landscape viewing of photos and video. Flipping it horizontally automatically moves images and video into landscape position for easier viewing. With Cover Flow built into its interface, the iPod touch allows users to flick through their music libraries via album cover artwork when choosing the album which they want to listen to. It contains the same pinch and spread zoom controls for photo viewing introduced in the iPhone as well as a slide to unlock feature.
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