Apple launches new iPod ad, lots of colors and bouncing

Apple unveiled a snappy new ad for its refreshed iPod devices on Wednesday highlighting the range of colors on offer.

As Apple begins shipping the first batch of orders for its refreshed iPod range of media players to expectant customers around the world, the tech company has launched a new ad called ‘Bounce’ featuring the new devices.

The 30-second slot, posted on YouTube on Wednesday night and set to air on TV, features a bunch of iPods (touches, nanos and shuffles) bouncing around to a funky track called Yeah Yeah by London-based singer Willy Moon. It’s pretty, slick, and quick, and you can check it out below.

Apple unveiled a new iPod touch last month, featuring a larger 4-inch screen identical in size to that of the iPhone 5. Compared to its predecessor, the updated fifth-generation device is slimmer and lighter, and sports a vastly improved 5-megapixel camera. More RAM and a faster processor make for a much zippier device compared to earlier touches, too. It also comes in six colors – no longer just black and white – a feature that forms the basis of the new ad.

The new seventh-generation iPod nano, described as the thinnest nano to date, has done away with the small square design of its predecessor and returned to the longer look of the fifth-generation nano. An extra color has been added to the range, too.

As for the shuffle, three new colors have been added to the range.

Source : http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/apple-launches-new-ipod-ad-lots-of-colors-and-bouncing/

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Pink Samsung Galaxy S III unveiled, landing in Korea first

Samsung has been quite busy expanding the palette of available colors for its Galaxy S III flagship. Only three weeks ago it announced four new versions of the quad-core smartphone will be making their ways to the shelves and now we learn of a new fifth one.

The Samsung Galaxy S III will be hitting Korean shelves in pink next week. This brings the total number of choices for the color of the smartphone to seven, after the initially available Marble White and Pebble Blue and the four new versions from the end of last month (Amber Brown, Garnet Red, Sapphire Black and Titanium Grey).

Samsung Galaxy S III in pink

Naturally, availability of the individual colors will vary by region, and we haven't received confirmation yet that the Pink units will be leaving Korea at all, but chances are you'll be able to get whatever color you prefer all around the globe in time for Christmas.

So are the ladies out there tempted to go for the Pink Galaxy S III, or have you already set your heart on one of the other versions?

A hat tip to Jongil Moon for sending this in!

Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/pink_samsung_galaxy_s_iii_landing_in_korea_next_week-news-4839.php

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Rumor: 2 or 3 new iPods launching with iPhone 5 Sept. 12

Could a new iPod Touch come in colors besides black and white?

Apple has finally confirmed that there will be an event on Sept. 12, and it's clear that the new iPhone 5 will at long last be introduced.

But while the iPhone 5 will no doubt be the star of the show, Apple's got plenty of other products due for an upgrade as well.

Initial rumors claimed that the supposed iPad Mini would be introduced at the same event, though popular opinion now holds that Apple will unveil the new, smaller iPad later, possibly in Oct.

So what does that leave for the Sept. 12 iPhone 5 event?

New iPods, of course

Apple's iconic portable music player is due for an upgrade across all lines - Nano, Shuffle, and Touch.

The latest versions of all three iPod models were introduced in Sept. 2010, shortly after the introduction of the iPhone 4.

So new iPod models are practically assured, and 9to5Mac is reporting that at least two - and possibly three - new iPods will be unveiled alongside the iPhone 5 on Sept. 12.

All three new iPod lines will come in multiple colors, claims the Apple blog, and one of them will come in two different storage sizes. The other two will ship with one storage option.

Naturally, there are some conclusions to jump to based on that info.

New iPod Nano + new iPod Shuffle

Compare the rumored new iPods to the current offerings: the latest iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle come in multiple colors, and while the iPod Nano is available in 8 or 16GB, the current iPod Shuffle only packs 2GB.

That fits nicely with everything that's known about the rumored new iPods.

So it may be safe to assume (for now) that Apple is preparing to introduce a new iPod Shuffle and a new iPod Nano to complement the iPhone 5 on Sept. 12.

So what about the third new iPod?

The rumored third new iPod could be a new iPod Touch, as was rumored in July, though it would be the first time the iPod Touch came in multiple colors - the current iPod Touch is either black or white.

9to5Mac speculates that the final new iPod could be a new line of iPods altogether, small in form but with a taller screen than other small iPods.

This new iPod would sport a "home" button like the iPhone and iPod Touch.

On the other hand, Apple could be reviving the iPod Mini brand, the last of which was released in 2005, to pair with the iPad Mini, though it would be strange to introduce one before the other.

Let's not forget about the iPod Classic, which last saw a release in 2007. It was reported in 2011 that Apple has "no plans" to kill the iPod Classic.

With Tim Cook now in charge, that might have changed, but it's never too late for a classic to come back, is it?

Source : http://www.techradar.com/news/portable-devices/mp3-players/rumor-2-or-3-new-ipods-launching-with-iphone-5-sept-12-1094971

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