iPod touch is a great iPod, a great
pocket computer, and a great portable
game player. It includes the latest 3.1
software, which offers new features
like peer-to-peer gaming, Genius Mixes,
and Genius recommendations for apps.
iPod touch 8GB 3rd Gen:
8GB capacity
iPod touch 3.1 software
Genius Mixes
Genius recommendations for apps
Multi-Touch touch screen interface
Brilliant 3.5-inch widescreen display
Ambient light sensor and accelerometer
Built-in volume controls and speaker
Built-in Bluetooth
Built-in Wi-Fi and Nike + iPod support
Buy music, movies, TV shows, and audio books from the iTunes Store via Wi-Fi
Rent movies from the iTunes Store
via Wi-Fi
Surf the web, view email, and more
For Mac and Windows
Size and weight
Height:
4.3 inches (110 mm)
Width:
2.4 inches (61.8 mm)
Depth:
0.33 inch (8.5 mm)
Weight:
4.05 ounces (115 grams)
Capacity
8GB flash drive
Holds up to 1,750 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format
Holds up to 10,000 iPod-viewable photos
Holds up to 10 hours of video
Wireless
Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
Nike + iPod support built in
Maps location-based service
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
In the box
iPod touch
Earphones
USB 2.0 cable
Dock adapter
Quick Start guide
Environmental Status Report
iPod touch is designed with the following features to reduce environmental impact:
Arsenic-free display glass
BFR-free
Mercury-free LED-backlit display
PVC-free
Highly recyclable stainless steel enclosure
Display
3.5" (diagonal) widescreen
Multi-Touch display
480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 pixels per inch
Audio
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
Headphones
Earphones
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Impedance: 32 ohms
TV and video
Support for 480p and 576p component TV out
H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
Languages
Language support for English (U.S.), English (UK), French (France), German, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Polish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Arabic, Thai, Czech, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Malay, Romanian, Slovak, and Croatian
Input and output
Dock connector
3.5-mm stereo headphone jack
External buttons and controls
Sleep/wake
Volume up/down
Home
Battery and power
Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Music playback time: Up to 30 hours when fully charged
Video playback time: Up to 6 hours when fully charged
Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter (sold separately)
Fast-charge time: about 2 hours (charges up to 80% of battery capacity)
Full-charge time: about 4 hours
Mac system requirements
Mac computer with USB 2.0 port
Mac OS X v10.4.11 or later
iTunes 9 or later
Windows system requirements
PC with USB 2.0 port
Windows Vista or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 3 or later
iTunes 9 or later