iPod Touch - it's an iPhone without the.. er.. phoney bit

Apple introduces the iPod touch, featuring Apple’s revolutionary multi-touch user interface that enables users to find all of their music, videos and more on its  widescreen display with just the touch of a finger. But is it just an iPhone with the phone bits taken out? 

As well as Apple's pioneering multi-touch interface, the Apple iPod Touch also features Wi-Fi wireless networking, the first on any iPod.

At launch there will be 3 applications that make use of the iPod Touch WiFi capabilities

• Safari web browser lets users wirelessly view web pages just as they look on their computer, and features Google Search or Yahoo! oneSearch;
• Apple’s YouTube application lets users wirelessly watch videos from the Internet’s most popular video website;
• new iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store lets users wirelessly browse, preview and buy songs and albums from the most popular online music store in the world.

The iPod touch is only 8 mm thick, and is priced starting at just £199 (inc VAT).

iPod touch has a built-in accelerometer that automatically senses when you rotate it into its landscape position. When you’re in music, it automatically switches to Cover Flow so you can browse your music collection by album cover artwork with just a flick of a finger. When in Photos, it automatically displays the photo in its landscape aspect ratio; and when in Safari it displays the web page horizontally. iPod touch also has a built-in ambient light sensor that automatically adjusts the display’s brightness. iPod touch features up to 22 hours of audio playback and up to five hours of video playback.

With the Safari web browser you can see web pages the way they were meant to be seen, with the ability to zoom into any web page with a tap of your finger. The Safari web browser offers built-in Google Search and Yahoo! oneSearch. iPod touch also includes Apple’s YouTube application that allows you to access, browse and search for millions of free YouTube videos over Wi-Fi.