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Deal One:

SAVE $20 + FREE SHIPPING on a brand new, previous-generation 8GB iPod Touch!

3.5-inch widescreen color display
Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
8mm thin
Safari, Music, Movies, Photos, YouTube, iTunes Wi-Fi Music, Starbucks Music

You can download the optional $20 iPod touch software bundle directly from iTunes. Read about this here.

In the box:

iPod touch
Earphones
USB 2.0 cable
Dock adapter
Polishing cloth
Stand
Quick Start guide

Capacity:

8GB flash drive
Holds up to 1,750 in 128-Kbps AAC format
Holds up to 10,000 iPod-viewable photos
Holds up to 10 hours of video
Stores data via USB flash drive

Display:

3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen multi-touch display
480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 pixels per inch

Audio:

Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV

Video:

H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats.

Video:

Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
Headphones

Earphones:

Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Impedance: 32 ohms
Mac computer with USB 2.0 port
Mac OS X v10.4.10 or later
iTunes 7.4 or later6

Windows system requirements:

PC with USB 2.0 port
Windows Vista or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later
iTunes 7.4 or later

$279.99
VIEW DETAILS AND PURCHASE HERE

Deal Two:

SAVE $20 + FREE SHIPPING on a brand new, previous-generation 16GB iPod Touch!

3.5-inch widescreen color display
Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
8mm thin
Safari, Music, Movies, Photos, YouTube, iTunes Wi-Fi Music, Starbucks Music

You can download the optional $20 iPod touch software bundle directly from iTunes. Read about this here.

In the box:

iPod touch
Earphones
USB 2.0 cable
Dock adapter
Polishing cloth
Stand
Quick Start guide

Capacity:

16GB flash drive
Holds up to 3,500 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format
Holds up to 20,000 iPod-viewable photos
Holds up to 20 hours of video
Stores data via USB flash drive

Display:

3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen multi-touch display
480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 pixels per inch

Audio:

Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV

Video:

H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats.

Video: