New Apple iPods: More Efficient, More Features and Less Expensive

New Apple iPods: More Efficient, More Features and Less Expensive: "The fourth generation Apple iPods operate more efficiently, have more features, and cost less than earlier models.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs talks about the new iPod, and the impact of digital music in a Newsweek interview. 'I was on Madison, and...on every block there was someone with white headphones, and I thought 'Oh my god, it's starting to happen!''
The iPod, the cigarette box-size digital music player has smacked right into the sweet spot where a consumer product becomes something much, much more: an icon, a pet, a status indicator and an indispensable part of one's life, reports Senior Editor Steven Levy in the July 26 Newsweek cover story. To 3 million-plus owners, iPods not only give constant access to their entire collection of songs and CDs, but membership into an implicit society that's transforming the way music will be consumed in the future.
The considerably tweaked fourth-generation iPod that will roll out this week, and it looks a bit different, operates more efficiently, has a few more features and costs less than earlier models."