Apple today announced plans to launch a new 8GB iPod, along with smaller, matchbook-sized version of its iPod shuffle, reports MarketWatch. The 80GB iPod will sell for US$349, while the new shuffle will retail for $79.” At its media event today in San Francisco, the Cupertino, Calif.-based company also said it plans to sell new 8GB iPod Nano for $249.
Acertant Technologies today announced that the first public beta of Versomatic for Mac OS X is now available for download. “Versomatic is a powerful version control extension for Mac OS X. It catalogs and archives all file changes automatically in real-time and then allows users to go back and instantly view or restore any past version of a file.
Read MoreA report on Reuters today notes that Apple has unveiled a number of new iPods, including one with the most capacity to date, and said new versions of the popular digital music players would sport video games such as Pac-Man and Tetris “Speaking at an event in San Francisco where the company was expected to introduce a movie download service, Chief Executive Steve Jobs said the new 80 gigabyte Ipod would cost US$349.” The company also introduced a new, thinner iPod nano available in five colors with 24 hours battery life.
Read MoreNewer Technology (NewerTech) today introduced the NuPower 1350mAh Lithium-Polymer replacement battery for iPod 4G 40GB and all iPod Photo models at US$29.95. The NuPower 1350mAh is the highest capacity replacement battery ever for the 4G 40GB and Photo iPods and delivers up to 150% more run time than the original stock batter, notes the company. Installation service through NewerTech primary source distributor Other World Computing also is available for $39 with a 72 business-hour turnaround time.
Read MoreSAN FRANCISCO–September 12, 2006–Apple today introduced the all-new
iPod nano with a new aluminum body, an incredible 24 hours of battery
life and more than twice the music capacity for the same price as the
previous generation. The new iPod nano features Apple’s innovative
Click Wheel and an even smaller, thinner and lighter design available
in silver, pink, green, blue and black.
“iPod nano is the world’s most popular digital music player, and
we’ve completely redesigned it to make it even better,” said Steve
Jobs, Apple’s CEO.