The iPod touch is a portable media player and Wi-Fi mobile platform designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The product was launched on September 5, 2007 through an event called The Beat Goes On. blank">Steve Jobs live — Apple's "The beats goes on" special event (2007-09-05) The iPod touch adds the graphical user interfaces _Cover Flow and Multi-Touch to the iPod line and is available with 8, 16 or 32 GB of flash memory. It includes Apple's Safari web browser and is the first iPod enabling wireless access to the iTunes Store. blank">Apple – ([[2007-09-05]) Beginning in June, the iPod touch will also have access to the App Store. http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/06/apple-announces-app-store-for-iphone-ipod-touch/([[2008-03-06])
The iPod touch has the iPhone's multi-touch interface, with a physical home button off the touch screen. The home screen has a list of buttons for the available applications which include Music, Videos, Photos, iTunes, _Safari, YouTube, Mail, Maps and Widgets. Software upgrades sold by Apple expand the iPod touch's functionality by adding more features.
