Apple has revamped its entire iPod range, offering a smaller square shaped iPod Nano and improved iPod Touch display with built in cameras and a redesigned iPod Shuffle.  The announcement was made at Apple’s annual press conference in California.

The New iPod Touch

The new iPod Touch features Apple’s super sharp Retina display, which was first added to the iPhone 4, and includes front and rear facing cameras, enabling FaceTime video calling between all compatible iPod Touch and iPhone 4 devices, while the rear camera can record in high definition (720p) video.

The latest iPod Touch will be available in three capacity versions.

• iPod Touch 8GB model will retail for £189
• iPod Touch 32GB model for £239
• iPod Touch 64GB model for £329

The new iPod Touch release date is yet to be announced.

The New Apple iPod Nano with Multi Touch

The new iPod Nano is almost half the size of the previous  Nano design, and now has a square shape rather than a rectangular form.  There is no longer a scroll-wheel, instead it features a 1.5 inch touchscreen display with multi touch capability. The iPod Nano sports a clip on the back of the device, combined with it’s new portable size, making it as gym friendly as the iPod Shuffle.

The new iPod Nano will be available in 5 colours:  grey, blue, green, orange and pink, and sold in a 8GB model for £129 and a 16GB version for £159.

The new iPod Nano release date is yet to be confirmed.

The New iPod Shuffle

The new iPod Shuffle resembles one of the previous Shuffle designs and has brought back the click-wheel to the front of the device, while the headphone controls have been dropped.  The latest iPod Shuffle is only available in a 2GB version and you can pre-orders yours now for £39.

Apple has also launched Ping, its own social network service, which Steve Jobs has described as: “A social network that’s all about music. It’s like Facebook and Twitter meets iTunes.”

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