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Apple has just released into the wild its new iPod Touch which has reached, with this release, its third generation. The new iPod Touch is getting closer and closer to a portable computer thanks to incredible features which make it faster and high performing. A special note goes to its Internet “trait” which lets you surf the Internet, check your emails, and enjoy popular social networking sites such Facebook, YouTube, Twitter etc. Among its most important improvements we can find Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connection, multi touch interface, a huge 3.5″ widescreen, Google Maps and Safari browser.

The new iPod comes in two flavours: 8Gb, 32GB and 64GB and its is bundled with Earphones with Remote and Mic also include up to 50% faster performance and support for even better graphics with Open GL ES 2.0. Here is a brief list of its most important features:

• 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen  Multi-Touch display.
• 480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 pixels per inch.
• Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV.
• Wi-Fi (802.11b/g).
• Nike + iPod support built in.
• Built-in accelerometer and speaker.
• Genius automatically searches your library to find songs that sound great together.
• iPhone 3.1 software, including Cut, Copy and Paste; Spotlight Search to search across iPod touch or within Mail, Contacts, Calendar and iPod; landscape keyboard for Mail, Notes and Safari; remote lock for MobileMe and anti-phishing features.
• Voice memo.
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR.
• Support for 480p and 576p component TV out.
• H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats.

The new iPod is available in different cuts, namely 8GB, 32GB and 64GB model  for $199, $299 and $399, respectively. If you want to know more or if you want to buy it, visit Apple official website.