IPod is a range of portable media players designed and marketed by Apple. Product range consists of hard-drive based iPod classic, the touch screen iPod touch, the compact iPod nano and the ultra-compact iPod shuffle. Learn more about the features of the latest iPod form apple the iPod 5 in this article, iPod 5 review.
IPod video is the fifth generation of full sized iPods introduced 4 years after the original 5GB iPod that started it all.
The latest 5g 60GB iPod is thinner than the 4g 20GB iPod. The larger widescreen color display of the 5th generation iPod dominates. In front of 5g, previously perfectly sized iPod display looks tiny. As compared to the old iPod, the huge display of iPod 5 at first looks too large for the text, but it quickly becomes normal.
iPod 5 Features
IPod 5g is available in 8GB or 16 GB capacity and comes in 9 colors. It is distinguished from previous iPod nano by some features
- iPod 5g has a bigger screen when compared to I pod 4g. It consists of a video playback.
- iPod 5g has polished anodized aluminum finish.
- It also has a camera. The camera is based on face recognition which has head position tracking system. Camera is located on the back of the device along with a microphone.
- IPod 5g uses USB for syncing. The most important feature of iPod touch 5g is that it has a new 3D display which doesn’t require any 3D glasses from user.
iPod 5 Configuration
Original iPod 5 OS and sync is MAC10.3 and WIN2000. Battery life for 30GB audio is14 hours ,where recharging requires 5 hours to get back to fully loaded and battery life for video is 2 hours, whereas for 60/80GB its 20 hours and 3/6.5 hours respectively.
Hardware and firmware was updated with 80GB model on 12th september2006.
iPod 5 Release
Hardware and firmware was updated with 80GB model on 12th september2006.
Release of iPod 5g is expected sometime in September
As far as price is concerned it would go up to $189.99 and used or cheap one will cost approximately $52.
An iPod 5 is still the safe bet and will work as a good gift. It will provide excellent audio quality and the video is also simple to drive.One last word of caution, the newer iPods are prone to damage and scratches so it would require a good case which is a reasonable way to protect your investment.