The future of mobile computing is a sleek touch-controlled iPod that can surf the internet and show films in wide-screen, Apple predicted last night.

First introduced on iPhone, the multi-touch interface uses the new Mac OS X-based software to present the ideal user interface for each application. The iPod touch also includes Wi-Fi wireless networking, the first on any iPod, and three applications that use it — 1) Safari, the most advanced browser on any mobile device, lets users wirelessly view web pages just as they look on their computer, and features Google Search or Yahoo! 2) oneSearch; Apple’s YouTube application lets users wirelessly watch over 10 million free videos from the Internet’s most popular video website; and 3) the new iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store lets users wirelessly browse, preview and buy songs and albums from the most popular online music store in the world. The iPod touch is an unbelievable 8 mm thin, and is priced starting at just $299.

For the first time users will now be able to buy tracks from iTunes, Apple’s online media store, directly to the iPod without having to use a separate computer. Steve Jobs, the Apple chief executive, declared the gadget “the seventh wonder of the world”.

With its 3.5-inch widescreen display, iPod touch works well for watching movies and TV shows, as well as viewing photos and album art. The player also features a built-in accelerometer that automatically senses when you rotate it into its landscape position, just like iPhone.  When you’re in music, it automatically switches to Cover Flow so you can browse your music collection by album cover artwork with just a flick of a finger.  When in Photos, it automatically displays the photo in its landscape aspect ratio; and when in Safari it displays the web page horizontally.   Need we say it?  Very cool.

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