Big Apple

As a special for the festive season, Apple has introduced a new range of iPods. You can take your pick from a wide range of products to fit every pocket ranging from the 1GB iPod shuffle starting at Rs 2,300 to a 32 GB iPod touch at Rs 21,100. With an all-new design, and an amazing set of new features, the world8217;s most popular music player is now available in eight vibrant colours such as silver, purple, blue, green, orange, yellow, pink, and black. The new fourth generation iPod Nano sports a curved aluminum enclosure that feels great in your hand, while the large, 2-inch display makes it easy to enjoy movies, and games. With a choice of models, both 8GB and 16GB you may never want to put the iPod nano down. The new Genius feature turns iPod Nano into your own highly intelligent, personal DJ. It creates playlists by finding songs in your library that go great together. Then there8217;s the iPod Touch which is smaller and lighter and features a thin contoured metal design, a 3.5-inch widescreen glass display, 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi wireless networking, integrated volume control buttons, a built-in speaker for casual listening, a built-in accelerometer and other advanced sensors, and Apple8217;s 8216;Multi-Touch8217; user interface. If you are pockets aren8217;t too deep, then there8217;s the iPod Classic and the iPod Shuffle to choose from. With up to 36 hours of audio playback time and a 2.5-inch colour display the iPod Classic is available in quintessential silver or striking new black. The iPod Shuffle priced at 1GB for Rs 2,300 local taxes apply and 2GB for Rs 3,200 local taxes apply is now available in four vibrant colours blue, green, pink and original silver. Wear up to 500 songs on your sleeve or belt or gym shorts. With the built-in clip, iPod shuffle goes with anything.

All in one

Nokie Nseries, the premium multimedia sub-brand of Nokia, has launched the Nokia N85 in India. The dual-slider Nokia N85 boasts of a vivid 2.68221; OLED screen with a super-sleek finish, which redefines the mobile experience and makes it an ideal backdrop for games, images and web-browsing. It comes pre-loaded with 15 try-and-buy made-for-mobile N-Gage games and a voucher for one full game license. Dedicated gaming keys of the device light up when it is in gaming mode to further enhance the action-packed experience. The Nokia N85 will be retailed at an MRP of Rs 27299. 8220;The Nokia N85 was created to be more than the sum of its parts, offering a complete mobile entertainment package,8221; said Devinder Kishore, Director Marketing, Nokia India. Combined with landscape gaming and dedicated gaming keys for additional comfort, the Nokia N85 breaks the boundaries of mobile gameplay.8221;

In addition to games, the Nokia N85 comes with a strong lineup of multimedia features. It offers an in-built FM transmitter, 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and location tagging capabilities, a three month integrated license for turn-by-turn voice navigation and high-speed connectivity.