Apple yesterday released a new iPod, adding a video camera, microphone and speaker to its popular music player.
The iPod nano goes on sale in New Zealand with a recommended retail price of $259 for a 8GB model and $318 for a 16GB model.
It comes in nine colours, including silver, green, orange, yellow and pink.
However, at the Apple media event in San Francisco, where the iPods were released, all eyes were on Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who received a standing ovation as he made his first public appearance since returning to work after a liver transplant.
"I'm very happy to be here today with you all. About five months ago, I had a liver transplant. So I now have the liver of a mid-20s person who died in a car crash and was generous enough to donate his organs," Mr Jobs (54) said.
Apple had not announced Mr Jobs would appear at the event, but technology blogs had been running hot for days on whether or not he would turn up.
During his 15 minute appearance, Mr Jobs unveiled details of iTunes 9, the latest version of its online music store, and the availability of ring tones for the iPhone.
The iTunes 9 would include a feature called "Genius", which would find other songs for a user based on his or her music selections.
The iPod nano features a larger display for navigating or shooting and viewing video clips.
It has a built-in FM radio, with live pause, to let users pause and resume playing their favourite radio shows.
The Genius automatically creates up to 12 endless mixes of songs from the iTunes library that go together.
The iPod nano provides up to 24 hours of music playback or five hours of video playback on a single charge.
The 8GB model holds up to 2000 songs, 7000 photographs, eight hours of video and seven hours of captured video.
