(14 September 2007 4:30 pm)

MUMBAI: Apple which launched iPod Shuffle, iPod nano, iPod Classic and iPod touch in the US on 5 September, has now brought the line to India.

Apple senior product marketing manager portables Asia Pacific region Yeo Eng Yiong declared the launch of this new line of Apple products in Mumbai on Thursday.

The iPod Shuffle has a capacity of just 1 GB and can store up to 240 songs. The Shuffle has been introduced with three new colours and has a 12-hour battery life. It is priced at Rs 4,500 for the Indian market.

The new iPod nano is designed in a manner that can help it fit the pocket easily. It is 6.5 mm thin and has an all metal enclosure. Along with these added features, it also has two new colours, an enhanced interface, previews of the photos, three preloaded games and an option where one can actually rate songs.

The iPod with 4 GB and 8 GB capacity have 24 hours playback and five hours of video playback. It can store 1000 and 2000 songs each, along with 3500 and 7000 photos in each of them respectively. Priced at Rs 8,800 and Rs 11,400, the new iPod nano also consists of accessories which can connect it to a TV screen.

Meanwhile, the new iPod classic is thinner with an all metal enclosure with a newly introduced cover flow. It was launched with a capacity of 80GB and 160 GB wherein the 80 GB Classic had 30 hours audio playback and five hours of video playback. It can store 20,000 songs and 100 hours of video. The 80GB model is priced at Rs 14,500, the 160 GB classic is priced at Rs 20,400.

The iPod Touch has a Wi Fi: Safari. Considered as one of the fastest browsers in the market, it also has Wi Fi: YouTube for downloading videos and bookmarking them. This model is available in an 8GB capacity, priced at Rs 17,700 and the 16 GB model priced at Rs 23,600.

The iPod Shuffle, iPod Nano and iPod Classic will be available within a few days in the Indian market. But iPod Touch will hit the Indian market only in end of October.