If you've been putting off buying an iPod to see what the next generation would bring (even while your early-adopter friends busted your balls), your patience has paid off. Today Steve Jobs introduced the new iPod Touch, which features the same multi-touch user interface from the iPhone which lets users "find and enjoy all of their music, videos and more on its gorgeous widescreen display with just the touch of a finger."

Surprisingly (or not so surprisingly), similar to the iPhone, it also has Wi-Fi (a first on an iPod), the it-Safari browser for true computer-like web surfing, and the new iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store allowing you to buy tunes and videos anywhere, anytime. And the 8mm thin Touch boasts a 3.5-inch display that automatically rotates the image into landscape or horizontal, depending on how you turn it... just like the iPhone. (I smell convergence.)

It'll be available later this month and is priced at $299 for the 8GB model and $399 for the 16GB model.

For those of you with huge music collections, Apple is also introducing the iPod Classic, which will come in 80GB ($249) or 160GB ($349), an enhanced user interface, and encased in a new all-metal enclosure.

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