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<p>Apple Introduces New iPod classic</p>
<p>New 160GB Model Holds Up to 40,000 Songs</p>
<p>SAN FRANCISCO--September 5, 2007--Apple today introduced the new iPod<br />
classic, featuring 80GB or 160GB of storage that holds your entire<br />
collection of music, photos, video, podcasts and games--up to 40,000 songs<br />
or 200 hours of video. Now in its sixth generation, the new iPod classic<br />
delivers all the features customers love about their iPods, plus an<br />
enhanced user interface featuring Cover Flow and a new all-metal enclosure.<br />
iPod classic is priced at just $249 for the 80GB model and $349 for the<br />
160GB model.</p>
<p>"The first iPod put 1,000 songs in your pocket--this new iPod classic can<br />
put 40,000 songs in your pocket," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "With a<br />
thinner, all-metal enclosure and an enhanced user interface, the iPod<br />
classic is ideal for people who want to hold everything on their iPod."</p>
<p>The new iPod classic holds up to 160GB of storage in an all-metal anodized<br />
aluminum and polished stainless steel enclosure. iPod classic works<br />
seamlessly with iTunes so you can import, manage and then easily sync your<br />
favorite content. You can buy music, video and games for your iPod classic<br />
from the iTunes Store with more than six million songs available for<br />
preview and one-click purchase.</p>
<p>The new iPod classic features up to 40 hours of music playback and seven<br />
hours of video playback in the 160GB model, and up to 30 hours of music<br />
playback and five hours of video playback in the 80GB model on a single<br />
charge,* letting users enjoy their entire collections of music, audiobooks,<br />
audio and video podcasts, music videos, television shows and movies<br />
wherever they go.</p>
<p>The new iPod classic is perfect for playing iPod games and comes pre-loaded<br />
with iQuiz, the entertainment trivia game; Vortex, a fast-paced 360 degree<br />
brick-bashing game; and Klondike, the popular solitaire card game.<br />
Additional games will be available for purchase for the new iPod classic<br />
later this month from the iTunes Store, including Sudoku and Tetris from<br />
Electronic Arts and Ms. PAC-MAN from NAMCO.</p>
<p>The iPod is the world's most popular family of digital music players with<br />
over 100 million sold. Today, Apple released its most exciting iPod lineup<br />
ever with the iPod shuffle in five new colors; iPod classic holding up to<br />
40,000 songs; the incredible all new iPod nano with video playback; and the<br />
breakthrough iPod touch with a revolutionary multi-touch user interface.<br />
iPod owners can choose from a vast ecosystem of accessories with over 4,000<br />
products made specifically for the iPod including cases, fitness<br />
accessories, speaker systems and iPod connectivity in over 70 percent of US<br />
automobiles.</p>
<p>Pricing & Availability</p>
<p>Both iPod classic models are available immediately worldwide in silver and<br />
black. The 80GB iPod classic model is $249 (US) and the 160GB iPod classic<br />
is $349 (US).</p>
<p>iPod classic requires a Mac with a USB 2.0 port, Mac OS X v10.4.8 or later<br />
and iTunes 7.4; or a Windows PC with a USB 2.0 port and Windows Vista or<br />
Windows XP Home or Professional (Service Pack 2) or later and iTunes 7.4.<br />
Internet access is required and a broadband connection is recommended, fees<br />
may apply. The iTunes Store is not available in all countries.</p>
<p>* Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. See<br />
<a href="http://www.apple.com/batteries" title="www.apple.com/batteries">www.apple.com/batteries</a> for more information. Music capacity is based on<br />
four minutes per song and 128-Kbps AAC encoding; photo capacity is based on<br />
iPod-viewable photos transferred from iTunes; and video capacity is based<br />
on H.264 1.5-Mbps video at 640-by-480 resolution.</p>
<p>Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple<br />
II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh.<br />
Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its<br />
award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional<br />
applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with<br />
its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and has<br />
entered the mobile phone market this year with its revolutionary iPhone.</p>
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