iPod Touch 5G will be driven out of the market?

On Monday, New York-based tech journalist Karsten Strauss updated his blog on forbes.com, claiming that iPod touch will ultimately be driven out of the market for offering at a higher price almost the same features as iPhone 5. Apple unveiled iPhone 5 on September 12th, and alongside announced the new iPod touch and iPod nano. Yet it may not be long before iPod touch becomes obsolete, since iPhone 5 offers so many features of iPod touch, and actually even more additional features that are not available on iPod touch so far. As Apple iPhone 5, iPod touch 5th generation comes with the same 4-inch Retina display, is powered by iOS 6, can be used to surf the web and check emails, and have a calendar app and a map app. iPhone 5 starts at $199 in the U.S., while iPod touch at $299. Why should customers go for an iPod touch when they can get a more powerful iPhone for less? Compared with iPod touch, iPod nano makes a lot more sense – it's a pure music player in a very small size. It comes with a 16GB capacity that can hold lots of tunes, and even a built-in pedometer for joggers. For those genuine music lovers, the versatile features on iPhone and iPod touch actually turn out to be deterrent, especially when they're working out at a gym. The sales of iPod touch to date suggest that this device is not yet on its way out, though. Since iPod touch was introduced in 2007, more than 46 million devices have been sold, generating over $10 million in revenue. 2010 and 2011 witnessed a downward trend in the sales figures of iPod touch, but this trend can possibly be turned around by this year's revamp of the product. http://www.ipodtouch5thgeneration.info/

Ultrathin iPod Touch 5 coming in at only 6.1mm

After a whole year of waiting, the much-anticipated iPod touch 5g was officially launched by Apple following the release of iPhone 5 and iPod nano 7 in Apple’s launch event. Just like its iPhone 5 counterparts, the all new 5th generation iPod Touch features a 4-inch screen with a 16:9 aspect ratio and an 1136 x 640 resolution. Beside sporting the dual-core A5 Chip like iPad 2, iPod touch 5 also has an updated 5-megapixel iSight camera with a hybrid IR filter, a five-element lens, and a fast f/2.4 aperture. It’s worth noting that the new model of iPod Touch now has a LED flash, panorama mode, and 1080p video with image stabilization and face detection. In addition, the front camera is now upgraded to a backside illuminated 720p camera. Starting from $299, iPod Touch 5 will be shipped in 32GB and 64GB, and will be no longer available in 16GB. http://www.ipodtouch5thgeneration.info/released/