Apple announces two new iPod models with brighter displays, enhanced battery life, new ear buds, and new software features, including games.
The new full-sized iPods come in two versions. The $249 model is equipped with a 30GB hard drive, and offers up to 14 hours of battery life for music playback or up to three and a half hours of video playback. The $349 model has a 80GB hard drive — a new iPod size record — and offers up to 20 hours of music battery life or five and a half hours of video playback time.
The iPod’s software has also gotten an update. The iPod’s new search feature lets users use the scroll wheel to input letters for an instant live search of all the content on that iPod. The new Quick Scroll feature displays a rectangular overlay of the letter you’re currently scrolling through, if you’re scrolling quickly through an extremely long list of items.
Another major new feature supported by these and all other fifth-generation iPods is Apple’s new collection of $5 games, downloadable from the iTunes Store. The games released today are Bejeweled, Cubis 2, Mahjong, Mini Golf, Pac-Man, Tetris, Texas Hold’em, Vortex, and Zuma.
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