SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple (AAPL Quote) refreshed its iPod offerings in time for the holiday season, with a thin-but-healthy CEO Steve Jobs appearing on stage for the new product unveilings.
As widely expected, the company introduced a redesigned iPod nano, which featured a new elongated shape and an enhanced user interface. Apple said it has taken the accelerometer from its popular iPhone and brought it to the new iPod nano, which will be available in eight different colors. An 8-gigabyte version will retail for $149 and a 16-gigabyte iPod nano will sell for $199.
"It is the thinnest iPod we've ever made," said Apple CEO Steve Jobs. "It combines the best of both worlds. Video is fantastic on this high-res display." Jobs also said that the iPod has a 73.4% market share in the U.S., compared to 8.6% for SanDisk (SNDK Quote) and 2.6% for Microsoft (MSFT Quote). ...
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