With the intoduction of the new ipod Touch Apple has matched Zune features or exceeded them, everybody wants wifi in the ipods to share music, photos and socialise, now it even has more uses for the incorporated wifi, you can browse the internet like the iphone, you can buy music online and socialise when visit any Starbuck store. Want more? It features the same touchscreen of the iphone, has 16 gigabyte and you know what? It is hackers ready, because it same the same components as its older brother all the hacks available for the iphone are immediately ready for the ipod touch.

Feature	Zune
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Storage	30 GB
Capacity (songs)	7,500 songs
Capacity (pictures)	25,000 pictures
Capacity (video)	100 hours of video
Controls	Side buttons and front control pad
Screen size/type	3″ LCD
Screen resolution	320×240
Screen aspect ratio	4:3
Landscape display mode	Yes
Portrait display mode	Yes
Personalized wallpaper	Yes
Audio player	Yes
Video player	Yes
Picture viewer	Yes
Games player	No
Audio formats	WMA, MP3, AAC
Video formats	WMV
FM tuner	Yes
Height/Width	4.4 x 2.4 inches
Depth	.6 inches
Weight	5.6 ounces
Wireless	802.11b/g (”Wi-Fi”)
Wireless/social features (audio)	Wireless Zune-to-Zune sharing of audio files, for up to 3 plays in 3 days
Wireless/social features (pictures)	Wireless Zune-to-Zune sharing of pictures
Wireless/social features (video)	None
Connectivity	USB 2.0 Wireless
Battery	Li-Ion rechargeable, built-in
Battery life	Music: 14 hours (wireless off), 13 hours (wireless on). Video: 4 hours. Pictures: 4 hours.
Battery charge time	3 hours (2 hours to 90%)
Colors	White, black, brown
PC / Mac	PC only
Online download service	Marketplace
Downloads available	Audio
Price per song / album	79 Microsoft Points ($.99) per song
Subscription service	ZunePass
Subscription cost	$14.99 per month; unlimited downloads
Client software	Zune Software
System requirements - OS	Windows Vista, XP Home or Pro with SP2 or later, Windows XP Tablet PC SP2, or Windows XP Media Center 2005 with Rollup Update 2 and Oct. 2006 Rollup Update.
System requirements - Processor	1.5 GHz or better
Internet Ready	No
Youtube Video	No
Agenda	No
Contacts	No
System requirements - Other	Broadband Internet connection; 64MB of Video RAM
Over the aire Music Download	No
Starbuck Ready	No
Price	$199
What you get in the box	Zune, magnetic earbuds, USB 2.0 cable, soft-suede carry pouch.

Feature	iPod Touch
Picture
Storage	8 GB or 16 GB
Capacity (songs)	1,750 songs (8GB model) 3,500 songs (16GB model)
Capacity (pictures)	10,000 pictures (8GB model) 20,000 songs (16GB model)
Capacity (video)	10 hours of video (8GB model) 20 hours of video (16GB model)
Controls	Multi Touchscreen, Cover Flow
Screen size/type	3.5″ LCD
Screen resolution	480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 pixels per inch
Screen aspect ratio	4:3
Landscape display mode	Yes
Portrait display mode	Yes
Personalized wallpaper	Yes
Audio player	Yes
Video player	Yes
Picture viewer	Yes
Games player	Yes
Audio formats	AAC, MP3, Audible, Apple Lossless, AIFF, WAV
Video formats	H.264, m4v, mp4, mov, MPEG-4
FM tuner	No
Height/Width	4.3 x 2.4 inches
Depth	.31 inch
Weight	4.8 ounces (30GB) 5.5 ounces (80GB)
Wireless	Wi-Fi (802.11b/g
Wireless/social features (audio)	Hackers Ready
Wireless/social features (pictures)	Hackers Ready
Wireless/social features (video)	Hackers Ready
Connectivity	USB 2.0 (wireless possible?)
Battery	Li-Ion rechargeable, built-in
Battery life	Music: 22 hours. Video: 5 hours.
Battery charge time	1.5 hours to 80%
Colors	Black
PC / Mac	Mac and PC
Online download service	iTunes Store
Downloads available	Audio, video, games, podcast,
Price per song / album	$.99 per song; $9.99 per album, $.99 per Ringtone
Subscription service	None
Subscription cost	Not available
Client software	iTunes
System requirements - OS	Mac OS X v10.3.9 or later; Windows 2000 SP4; Windows XP SP2 or later
System requirements - Processor	Not specified
Internet Ready	Yes, Safari over Wifi
Youtube Video	Yes
Agenda	Yes, Ical sync
Contacts	Yest, Contact, address book sync
System requirements - Other	Broadband Internet connection; video RAM not specified
Over the aire Music Download	Yes, Itunes Wi-fi Music Store
Starbuck Ready	Yes, internet access free in Starbuck stores
Price	$299 (8GB) $399 (16GB)
What you get in the box	iPod, earphones, USB 2.0 cable, Dock adapter for use with Universal Dock, case.

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