History of the Apple iPod Touch
The iPod Touch is a combination personal digital assistant and portable media player from Apple Inc. A slim, rectangular electronic device with multi-touch technology, it allows users to perform tasks by touching the screen with their fingers in order to access the graphical user interface and manipulate various functions.
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Predecessors
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The release of the iPod touch followed all other Apple Inc. first-generation portable media products, including the iPod classic, iPod mini, iPod nano, iPod shuffle and iPhone.
iPhone Connection
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With a similar multi-touch interface yet fewer communication applications and features, the iPod touch was designed as an alternative to the iPhone that had released about two months before it.
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Model One
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The first-generation iPod touch was introduced on September 5, 2007, during the presentation The Beat Goes On, held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.
Model Two
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The second-generation iPod touch was launched on September 9, 2008, at the Let's Rock event presented at Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco, California.
Model Two Changes
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The second version of iPod touch includes an external volume control, a built-in speaker, Nike+iPod capability, updated firmware and a thinner case that more closely resembles that of an iPhone--all at a lower price.
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