iPod Buying Guide - Tiscali Shopping

With new models being released quicker than you can learn how to use them, we're here to help you identify the different models available today as well as which one matches your lifestyle needs as well as your wallet.

Sleek and black, the new iPod touch 8GB is only 8mm thick. If it doesn't turns heads, the movies you'll be playing on its gorgeous 3.5" widescreen will!

And now you can not only listen to music, but touch it too. Using your finger to navigate, you can flick through your albums by the cover art, a bit like leafing through a box of LPs to find your favourite record. You can even flip the cover over to view the track listing on the back! It really is that easy to find what you want.

The 8GB hard drive has enough room to store up to 1,750 songs, 10,000 photos or 10 hours of video, so you'll always have plenty of choice when picking something to watch or listen to. And with 5 hours of video or 22 hours of audio playback from a single recharge, you're bound to enjoy your music or movies on the move without interruption.

Thanks to the Wi-Fi capability of the iPod touch 8GB, you'll be able to surf the internet or buy music from the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, whilst you're out and about. Find a Wi-Fi hotspot, establish a connection, and the rest is easy. And when you get home and synchronise, your music purchases will be added to your iTunes library.

Priced at between £200 (8GB) and £270 (16GB).
 

Half the size of the original iPod shuffle, this little baby is smaller than a matchbox and is encased in a sleek aluminium casing. With its built-in clip you can clip it just about anywhere: on your sleeve, in your pocket, on your belt for instant music on the move; and weighing just 15.5g (less than an ounce) you'll hardly notice it's there.

The iPod shuffle has no display. There are LED lights on the front and back. The iPod shuffle rejects routine by serving up your favourite songs in a different order every time. The iPod shuffle comes with its very own dock that you connect to your Mac or PC via USB 2.0, so whenever you feel the need for a quick sync, just drop iPod shuffle into the dock and iTunes gets to work.

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Priced around £50
 

The iPod nano (3rd generation) is available in 4 GB or 8 GB capacity, and comes in 5 colours.

This iPod nano version is distinguished from previous iPod nano models by:
- Its wider screen
- Hold switch location on the bottom
- Its ability to play video

It's the small iPod with one very big idea: video. The world's most popular digital music player now lets you enjoy movies, TV shows, and more on a two-inch display (with the most pixels per inch of any Apple display) that's 65% brighter than before.

Wafer thin with an anodized aluminum and polished stainless steel enclosure and a choice of five colours, iPod nano is dressed to impress.

Priced at approximately £100 for the 4GB model and £130 for the 8GB model.
 

The first iPod to play videos, revolutionising the way you experience your music and more. Available in 30GB, 60GB and 80GB models with support for up to 15,000 songs and up to 150 hours of video, on a 2.5-inch QVGA color display - this iPod is music to your eyes and ears.

Ability to connect to your TV and play photo slideshows or music videos. The optional iPod Camera Connector lets you shoot all day, then transfer the pictures from your camera to your iPod, where you can view them immediately.

This model is going to suit anyone who likes up-to-the-minute technology. Perfect if you travel a lot as you can store photos and keep yourself entertained in many ways. Good for business travelers, commuters, gadget and hard-core music lovers.

The iPod (5th generation) is a a hard drive-based iPod featuring a large, widescreen colour display, a Click Wheel, and the capability of displaying photos and videos. Like iPod nano, it uses USB for syncing and comes in white and black.

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From approximately £180.
 

Available in 2, 4 and 8 GB versions, the Second Generation iPod nano is distinguished from other models by:
- Its smaller size.
- Its colours.
- The dock connector and headphones port are both located on the bottom of the unit.

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iPod nano is smaller than iPod mini and has a colour screen and a Click Wheel but has flash memory instead of a hard drive. Song and photo syncing only occurs over USB 2 (not FireWire). iPod nano comes in white and black. The capacity of the iPod nano is engraved on the back of the case (1 GB, 2 GB, or 4 GB).

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With 80GB (20,000 songs) or 160GB (40,00 songs) of storage and up to 40 hours of battery life,1 the new iPod classic lets you enjoy up to 40,000 songs or up to 200 hours of video - or any combination - wherever you go.

Using the 2.5-inch colour display, browse through your music and video collection by flipping through album art. Select an album to turn it over and see the track list.

The iPod classic now features an anodized aluminum and polished stainless steel enclosure with rounded edges.
 

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