Apple's music player advancements from 2005 iPod to 2010 iPod touch

The last five-year period – from 2005 to 2010 – have witnessed the Apple iPod undergo a number of advancements, ranging from changes in size, weight and quality to advancements in the processor power, efficiency, and connectivity of its popular music player.

Five years back, when Apple released its fifth-generation iPod, the first one boasting that capability of playing full motion video, the music player was available in 30 and 60GB versions, priced at $299 and $399.

Currently, Apple is offering its iPod touch, in 32 and 64GB versions which after all cost $299 and $399; along with an 8GB version costing $229. The present-day devices, to put it more exactly than being slow hard drives; are full screen computers with fast flash memory.

The 32GB iPod touch model delivers 40 hours of audio playback, or 7 hours of video; with Apple's iTunes nevertheless also offering full movies and rentals at VGA resolution of 640x480.

The smaller

The smaller, but more powerful, iPod touch nevertheless includes Bluetooth and WiFi wireless networking; and can as well record voice memos via a mic-integrated set of headphones or built-in mic. The dual-camera device supports Apple’s new FaceTime video conferencing, along with third party VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) with video apps like Fring and Skype.