iPod Touch Timeline:

iPod Touch

Launched: September 5, 2007

iPod touch features a 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen multi-touch display and 8 GB, 16 GB, or 32 GB flash drive. You can browse the web with Safari and watch YouTube videos on the first-ever Wi-Fi iPod.

iPod Touch 2G

Launched: September 9, 2008

iPod touch (2nd generation) features a 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen multi-touch display and 8 GB, 16 GB, or 32 GB flash drive. You can browse the web with Safari and watch YouTube videos with Wi-Fi.

iPod Touch 3G

Launched: September 9, 2009

iPod touch (3rd generation) features a 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen multi-touch display and 32 GB or 64 GB flash drive. You can browse the web with Safari and watch YouTube videos with Wi-Fi.

iPod touch 3G Features:

Improved Performance

The third generation iPod touch — available in 32GB and 64GB models — is up to 50 percent faster than the previous-generation iPod touch. So apps launch faster and web pages load in a fraction of the time.

Voice control:  Say and Play

Voice Control knows the music in your iPod touch. Want to hear something specific? All you have to do is ask. For instance, say “Play artist Bob Dylan,” and iPod touch does just that. Ask what song is playing and hear iPod touch answer. Tell it to play your favorite album, artist, or playlist. Speak simple commands such as “shuffle”, “next song”, and “pause.”

Speak into the Mic

The new 32GB and 64GB iPod touch signature white Apple Earphones come equipped with a Remote and Mic. So you can reap the benefits (and the fun) of Voice Control even when your iPod touch is tucked in your pocket or bag. To activate Voice Control using the headphones, just press and hold the center area of the remote.

Performance and Graphics

The new 32GB and 64GB iPod touch models feature improved performance and support for OpenGL ES Version 2.0, which lets developers create games with superior graphics. So games launch noticeably faster, and you experience richer, more lifelike textures and detail.

Music

The improved Genius feature allows you to have iPod touch play more songs like the one you’re listening to. Simply sync your iPod touch to your iTunes and Genius searches your iTunes library for songs that sound great together for your own personal Genius Mixes.

  • 1,750 songs
  • 10 hours of video
  • 10,000 photos
  • Up to 30 hours of music playback
  • Up to 6 hours of video playback
  • iPod touch 3.1 software
  • Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth
  • Nike + iPod support built in
  • Built-in speaker
  • Earphones
  • 7,000 songs
  • 40 hours of video
  • 40,000 photos
  • Voice Control
  • Up to 30 hours of music playback
  • Up to 6 hours of video playback
  • iPod touch 3.1 software
  • Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth
  • Nike + iPod support built in
  • Built-in speaker
  • Earphones with Remote and Mic
  • 14,000 songs
  • 80 hours of video
  • 90,000 photos
  • Voice Control
  • Up to 30 hours of music playback
  • Up to 6 hours of video playback
  • iPod touch 3.1 software
  • Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth
  • Nike + iPod support built in
  • Built-in speaker
  • Earphones with Remote and Mic

Most of what you do online with a computer can easily be done on iPod touch. Built-in Wi-Fi means you can check your favorite blogs, write an email with a photo attached, or find out how to get to that new restaurant. When you think about it, iPod touch is a computer in your pocket. How handy is that?

Mail

Email on iPod touch looks and works just like email on your computer. And it works with the email accounts you already have.

View Messages and Attachments

iPod touch supports rich HTML email, so images and photos appear alongside text. And you see email attachments in their original formats, not stripped-down versions. Rotate, zoom, and pan in more than a dozen standard file and image formats, including PDF; Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; and iWork.

Access All Your Accounts

Access your email from popular providers — including MobileMe, Google Gmail, Microsoft Exchange, Yahoo! Mail, and AOL — and most industry-standard IMAP and POP mail systems.

Compose Instantly

iPod touch recognizes email addresses in different applications. If you run across an email address on a web page or a map listing, for example, just tap it and iPod touch opens a new message and addresses it for you.

TypeSmart

With its built-in dictionary,* the intelligent iPod touch keyboard predicts and corrects words as you type, making it fast and easy to write email. And when you rotate iPod touch on its side, the keyboard instantly switches from portrait to landscape for larger keys and more room to type.

Search Your Inbox

No need to scroll through message after message in your inbox looking for the right one. A quick downward flick brings up a search field that lets you find email by sender, recipient, subject, or all headers.

Games for iPod touch are made to take advantage of its built-in technologies such as the accelerometer, Multi-Touch, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth wireless technology. The result is truly immersive game-play — whether you’re playing alone or with others in multiplayer mode. And with an App Store that offers thousands of games ready to download and play, the fun of iPod touch never ends.

Accelerometer

The accelerometer inside iPod touch detects when you rotate iPod touch from portrait to landscape, then automatically changes what you see onscreen. But the beauty of the accelerometer comes into play when you’re actually in play. For instance, in racing games where your entire iPod touch becomes the steering wheel. Or balance games, such as Topple.

Multi-Touch

What sets iPod touch apart from traditional handheld gaming devices is its revolutionary Multi-Touch interface. It means you’re not just playing a game; you’re interacting with the game. Turn your fingers into an expert skateboarder. Test your reflexes as you’re challenged to tap through the beats of a song. You can even transform iPod touch into a musical instrument such as a drum set or a guitar. It’s all thanks to the brilliance of Multi-Touch technology.Apple iPod touch 3G