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iPod Touch

• Thinner than the iPhone - only 8mm
• Same multitouch pinch & spread zooming controls for photos as the iPhone
• Cover Flow
• 3.5″ diagonal screen
• Wi-Fi 802.11b & 802.11g - it can save your home network setup
• Home button
• Same Unlocking feature as iPhone (slide to unlock)
• Sensor for auto-landscape viewing
• Safari - connect to the internet via WiFi
• YouTube via WiFi
• 22 hours audio, 5 hours video playback
• Shipping later this month
• 8GB - $299
• 16GB - $399

iPod Nano

• Smaller Size
• Full Metal design
• New User Interface
• Cover Flow
• Three games included
• Now with Video
• 2″ screen, with brigher, QVGA resolution (320×240)
• 4GB - US$149
• 8GB - US$199
• 24 hours of audio playback, 5 hours video playback

iPod Classic

With a newly designed Full Metal Body similar to the new iPod Nano, the iPod Classic has an increased capacity of 80GB and 160GB. The 80GB Model costs $249 and the 160GB model costs $349. Both have an amazing battery life with up to 40 hrs of music playback and 7 hrs video playback.

Both the iPod Classic and Nano are available today with the iPod Touch shipping later this month.  More Info at MacRumors.com

‘Now Play It‘ is a great new way for musicians to learn their favourite songs online at a low cost price. The site features over 300 exclusive videos of real artists using great teaching methods in order to help you learn their songs correctly.

There are 3 different types of tutorials, each one to suit the level on which you wish to learn. ‘Full’ tutorials last around 15 minutes and cost £3.99 whilst the ‘Lite’ tutorials last around 3 to 6 minutes costing just £1.99. Videos are encoded in WMV and MPEG4 so they’ll work seamlessly with your iPod and iTunes. With everything from KT Tunstall herself, to Blur, David Bowie, Starsailor, Coldplay and Supergrass, this really is a site worth checking out.

This episode Matt and I take a look at Web 2.0. We discuss what it means, what it really means, why you should care, and what actually classifies a site as Web 2.0.

In general we really feel that the classification of Web 2.0 is very subjective. Most people probably have their own view of what Web 2.0 really is. So, we pose the question to you, what do you feel classifies a site as Web 2.0? Is it glossy buttons, fancy usability, the social aspect, or something else entirely? Let us know and we’ll talk about it on the next show!

Next week we’ll continue this conversation into Web 3.0, how people are already trying to frame it, and what it really means to the future of the web. Check back next week!

Kill The Desktop

Are you a fan of the Web 2.0 movement? Do you prefer to create a Google Doc over a Word document? If so, Kill The Desktop is the podcast for you!

Kill The Desktop is an audio podcast devoted to web focused tech news. Matt and I, your hosts, are Mac crazed geeks with real experience in the field. We bring a broad range of abilities to the table that create an interesting and unique conversation. At least that’s what our fans tell us.

We’re excited to have teamed up with Scopetech to create a synergy of technology news and notes. After each episode I’ll be posting a recap of the topics discussed along with some extra thoughts about the show. We fully expect to work with the Scopetech team to bring quality and unique content on a weekly basis.

We hope you’re excited about our partnership and will continue to support these efforts. Thanks and stay tuned for Kill The Desktop 7: Web 2.0. Until then, check out some of our past shows!