“Apple will be rolling out a refreshed line of iPods today, according to sources,” Mark Gurman reports for 9to5Mac. “As indicated by new colors recently found in iTunes on the Mac, the new iPod touch, shuffle, and nano will come in new darker blue and pink colors. A gold color will be added as well for all three iPods.”
“The new Nanos and Shuffles won’t get new features, but the iOS-based iPod touch will see a considerable upgrade,” Gurman reports. “Camera upgrade from 5 megapixels to 8; new 64-bit chip; ‘M’ [motion] chip for fitness, steps, and elevation tracking.”
Gurman reports the new iPod touch’s pricing as follows:
• 128GB – $399
• 64GB – $299
• 16GB – $199
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Note: Apple Store is currently offline ahead of the expected updates.
And to think I finally gave up and bought a 32 GB Touch yesterday!
Oh, well, good thing the store botched the purchase and I still haven’t got it. (maybe they were doing me a favor…?)
Knowing that new iPods were rumored to be coming today you couldn’t wait one more day? Impatient aren’t you? 🙂 I’ll be nabbing a 128Gb model. Frankly I see no reason to ever buy the least capacity in a media device like this, except for budgetary reasons.
No, I’m still use to Tuesday being Apple’s release date so I thought it might just be another rumor, plus it is for a grandson’s birthday (tomorrow!).
Ahh, well it looks as though you may have time to get a current model and double the capacity for the same money.
Actually the 32 GB was $250.00, which is already stretching it for a child.
Add Applecare and a case and pretty soon you start to look like the US Government….;-)
Yeah but what a nice Grandpa. It could be worse. I have bought Apple gifts for grandkids too though at much more expense like a 15″ MBP RD for a grandson and a new gold MacBook for a granddaughter, plus iPods in the past. Obviously they are thrilled to get this stuff, as would anyone be, including me. 🙂
Fortunately my grandkids are not that big yet.
Unfortunately, neither is my bank account…..
(they will be getting a hand-me-down Mac Mini. I bought about ten 2006-2009 iMacs for all the generation older that some use now)
Apple has a 2 week period where you can return items if a new product is released. Applies to Macs for sure but may also apply to iPods.
It does, I already checked (it used to be 30 days).
But as a gift to a kid, I doubt if it would be that shiny in two weeks.
My hope is for a gps and data chip included. Would cannibalize iPhone sales but Apple’s never been afraid if that. That way it’s useful on runs/exercising, works with Apple Watch and connects to Apple Music. Should work on the same plans as the iPad. Could also work with Apple Pay. Cell providers will eventually devolve into internet service providers anyway. It’s the cell/mobile providers that won’t like this…..
all I noticed on new ones-
802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 4.1 technology
Maps location-based service
How bored can someone be to go online just to give one-star ratings with nothing to add?
Actually, childish is more like it.
How very…thoughtful.
😉
AND a camera as good as what’s on the iPhone, would be nice.
Should have given the iPod Touch a 4.7″ screen like the iPhone 6. Nano could definitely be dropped.
Uhg!!! 16 Gig iPod Touch. 32 gigs should be the new minimum for any such device – phone, iPad, iPod, etc.
The latest iBook for iPod has just been released. Details probably in there.
If Apple snuck a NFC chip into the new touches as well…
Also TouchID
So if this ships with 4″ screen, does that give more hope for a 4″ iPhone to be added to the next lineup?
iPod touch plus would have been nice