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New Apple iPod Models

Apple Computer revealed three new iPod models, one of which is the size of a matchbook. The company also launched a movie download service through its popular iTunes online store.

Chief executive Steve Jobs also demonstrated at a San Francisco media event a new device codenamed iTV that would carry content from a PC or Apple Mac to a television. The new iPod Shuffle, which is, according to Apple, the world`s tiniest digital music player, contains 1GB of flash memory able of holding up to 240 songs. The device, which weighs half an ounce and has a battery life of 12 hours, sells for $79.

New generations of the iPod and the iPod Nano were also introduced. The fifth version of the former includes a brighter 2.5-inch color display for playing movies from the iTunes Store, which launched its new download service with 75 Hollywood titles. Along with movies, Apple also started selling videogames through iTunes. Titles included "Pac-Man," "Tetris," and "Texas Hold`em." The new iPod is available with 30GB of storage for $249, and 80GB for $349. The latter can store up to 20,000 songs, or 100 hours of video.