Apple Lauched New Gadgets

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs announced a new line of iPods today, including a Nano model that has a touchscreen and lacks buttons. Like previous versions, the Nano has a built-in FM tuner and can display photos. But instead of buttons, controls for playing, pausing and selecting music are right on the screen.

Jobs also introduced a new iPod Shuffle (NZ$89), the lowest-end music player in Apple’s line. Like the past generation, it can speak the names of playlists and songs. But unlike the most recent of the tiny music players, it brings back the square shape and buttons of Apple’s second-generation Shuffle.

Jobs also said iPhone users will be getting a software update that offers the ability to upload high-definition video over Wi-Fi. And when people take photos, the new software will save three slightly different copies that, when combined, make for a sharper image.

The iPad currently runs an older version, though Jobs says an update coming in November will add such features as wireless printing to Apple’s tablet computer. Apple had been criticised for making a powerful device but hobbling it by not including any ports for USB devices such as printers or thumb drives.

Apple says it will also sell a new, smaller version of its Apple TV device for streaming movies and television shows over the internet and into the living room.

The new Apple TV will only let people rent, not buy, content. For first-run high-definition movies the day they come out on DVD. At an event in San Francisco, Jobs said the current Apple TV setup is too complicated for average consumers.

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