By Erwin Oliva
INQUIRER.net
THE NEW iPod touch will make its debut in the Philippines in October, an Apple executive said.
The multi-touch, wireless fidelity-enabled iPod will be sold in local stores next month, said Tony Li, director for product marketing of Apple in Asia Pacific. The iPod touch will retail for P19,090 for the 8 gigabyte version, and P25,490 for the 16 gigabyte version, Li said.
The new iPod touch will still cater to the iPod-loving consumers who can now surf using the same device. It is 8 mm thick, features a 3.5-inch display, and has wi-fi support. It runs the safari browser, and can play YouTube videos using the H2.64 format that is supported by the iPod, Li added.
Apple has sold over 100 million iPods worldwide. No figures were given for the Philippines.
The debut of the iPod touch is being timed with the coming holiday season when sales for gadgets are high, Li said.
Li also introduced the new iPod shuffle and nano models in the local market.
No word yet on the local release of the iPhone in the country.
September 20th, 2007 at 9:33 pm
Ipod may well work in Phil. but iphone? i don’t think so. Its weakness lies in texting mode, which is very important for filipinos. It cannot forward txt msg nor send same txt msg to numerous numbers. Beleive me, i own one.
September 20th, 2007 at 4:15 pm
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