Prefix Series iPod touch 5th Generation case

The hidden interior skeletal structure of the Prefix Series iPod touch 5th Generation case provides support for the durable silicone and both work together to protect the touch from damage while customers enjoy endless hours of entertainment. Simply slip on the Prefix Series case and go with confidence knowing your iPod touch is protected and ready for fun. It sells for $24.95.

Features:

• Two materials are molded together to provide impact resistance and solid protection
• Internal polycarbonate skeleton provides structure and keeps case in place
• Tough exterior silicone absorbs impacts and gives the case its distinct appearance
• 1-piece case design makes for easy installation
• A lanyard comes with the case for convenient tethering and carrying
• All features and functions are fully usable through the Prefix Series case, including cameras, microphone and charging port

Defender Series iPod touch 5g case

This case is made to live through the worst with your iPod touch safely inside. The Defender Series has three layers of protection. The inner shell fits firmly over the device and includes foam padding for cushioning. A scratch resistant screen protector is built into the inner shell without compromising touchscreen sensitivity. The rugged silicone skin wraps around the inner shell to absorb bumps and shock. Built with your on-the-go lifestyle in mind, the iPod touch 5th Generation Defender Series case will give you the kind of protection that inspires confidence. It sells for $39.95.

Features:

• Three layers of protection include a scratch resistant screen protector, polycarbonate inner layer and silicone skin outer layer
• Two-piece polycarbonate inner shell fits snugly around the device
• Clear, scratch-resistant screen protector is built into the polycarbonate shell to prevent scratches, smudges and dust intrusion
• Outer silicone skin wraps around the inner shell and absorbs impact from bumps and shock
• Silicone plugs cover the main openings, including the lightning port, headphone jack and volume controls
• All features are fully functional through the iPod touch 5g case, including front and rear cameras, microphones and sensors
• Lanyard is included and attaches to the inner shell for convenient carrying

iPod touch 5g pouch case from Proporta

This case is made from hand crafted high quality leather featuring a stylish pinstripe interior with an orange colored stitching. The case also has protective aluminium lining for additional strength and support.

A handy pull out tab is available on the side for pulling out the iPod touch 5g from the pouch. This case comes with a lifetime warranty and sells for $39.95. Buy it for only $32 on Amazon.com

Roxy iPod touch 5G Sock case from Proporta

This is a sock style case that can be used to protect the iPod touch 5g from both cold and hot weather conditions. It is available in blue, pink and yellow colors and sells for $13.95. Buy it on Amazon.com for less.

Tunewear iPod touch 5g cases

SOFTSHELL case

The softshell case is made from TPU rubber material that is both flexible and soft. It is translucent which means that the color of the iPod touch 5g shows off and so does the apple logo on the back.

The volume control buttons and the tactile home buttons are covered protecting from dirt and debris. Openings are provided for all the openings and ports and you can charge the iPod touch without taking it out of the case. There is also opening for the new loop button on the back.

When you buy this case in the package you will get a TUNEFILM screen protector with a squeegee, a cleaning cloth and a a ring strap stand. This ring strap stand is a multi utility piece that can be used as a stand, as a strap or a earpods cable holder. The color of this piece will match that of the case itself. Colors available are smoke (gray), pink and turquoise.

Tuneshell RubberFrame case for iPod touch 5g

The RubberFrame case features a 2 layers design with a tough rubber frame to protect the corners and a polycarbonate shell on the back. The back of the case is transparent so that the color and the apple logo can shine through.

The home button and the volume buttons are all covered by the case and openings are provided for all the ports, camera and the loop button. Near the rear camera, holes have be provided to attaching a strap or a charm.

A TUNEFILM screen protector with a squeegee, a cleaning cloth and a a ring strap stand and a home button cover are included in the package. The home button cover is specifically designed to match the color of the case. This 5th generation iPod touch case is available in Black, White, Blue and Red colors.

eggshell iPod touch 5g case

As the name suggests this case is super thin and light weight made from polycarbonate material. Its thickness is only 0.75mm. A unique feature of this case is that the tunewear logo on the side is embossed for superior grip.

All ports, volume buttons, home button, camera lens and loop button are accessible via openings. A home button cover, a TUNEFILM screen protector with a squeegee, a cleaning cloth and a ring strap stand are all included in the package. The home cover button color matches with the color of the case. This iPod touch 5g case is available in clear, smoke and clear white colors.

Macally 5th gen iPod touch (5g) cases

Hardshell case with stand

This case features a dual toned design with a durable hardshell for protection from bumps and accidental drops. On the sides of the case is ridged slip-proof surface for superior grip. This case also has a kickstand for hands-free viewing of videos and playing games.

Openings are provided for 1all the ports, camera and loop buttons while the volume controls and on/off button is covered. It is available in only the black/yellow color tone.

Flexible protective iPod touch 5g case

This Macally case is made from soft TPU material that is non-slip and abrasion resistant. Openings are provided for all the ports, camera, loop button and control buttons. It sells for $9.99 on Amazon.

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Hardware and External Buttons, Controls and Connectors:

• Height: 4.86 inches (123.4 mm)
• Width: 2.31 inches (58.6 mm)
• Depth: 0.24 inch (6.1 mm)
• Weight: 3.10 ounces (88 grams)

I/O:

• Lightning connector
• 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack
• Built-in speaker
• Microphone

Display:

• 4-inch (diagonal) widescreen display with Multi-Touch IPS technology
• Retina display with 1136-by-640-pixel resolution at 326 pixels per inch
• 500 cd/m2 max brightness (typical)
• 800:1 contrast ratio (typical)
• Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating

Capacity:

32GB and 64 GB

Battery and Power:

• Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
• Music playback time: Up to 40 hours when fully charged
• Video playback time: Up to 8 hours when fully charged
• Charging times: Fast charge in about 2 hours (80% capacity), full charge in about 4 hours

Headphones and Audio Playback:

• Apple EarPods
• Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
• Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
• User-configurable maximum volume limit

Camera and Video:

• 5-megapixel iSight camera with Autofocus
• �/2.4 aperture
• Tap to focus video or still images
• Backside illumination
• Hybrid IR filter
• Five-element lens
• LED flash
• Tap to control exposure for video or stills
• Photo and video geotagging over Wi-Fi
• Face detection
• Panorama
• HDR and HD video recording (1080p) up to 30 frames per second with audio
• FaceTime HD camera with 1.2MP photos and HD video (720p) up to 30 frames per second
• Video stabilization

TV and Video:

• H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 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 per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
• Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format
• AirPlay Mirroring to Apple TV support at 720p
• AirPlay video streaming to Apple TV (3rd generation) at up to 1080p and Apple TV (2nd generation) at up to 720p

Sensors:

• Three-axis gyro
• Accelerometer

Wireless:

• 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz and 5GHz)
• Bluetooth 4.0
• Maps: Location-based service
• Nike+ support built in

Labels: iPod touch 5g, iPod touch 5g tech specs, iPod Touch 5th Generation, New iPod Touch

Design:

The new iPod touch is made from anodized aluminum and will be available in vibrant minty colors that are aluminum bonded. The colors available are Slate, Silver, Blue, Yellow and Pink. Another new addition is the iPod touch loop which is a kind of wrist wrap. It will come as part of the package when you buy and it will match the color of the iPod touch. The loop will be attached to a small circular metal button on the bottom left corner of the back.

Processor:

At the core the new iPod touch will be powered by a dual-core A5 chip running iOS6. For all you gamers this is a major improvement because the processing power is now 2 times greater and graphics will be 7 times faster as compared to the 4th generation. Also with this new chip the battery life is expected to be 40 hrs music or 8 hours of video on a single charge.

Other features:

Apple has redesigned its earphones and named it has earpods. This will come with the package when you buy new iPod Touch. Another new feature is support for Bluetooth which will enable you to pair with any Bluetooth enabled speakers and headphones. The 30-Pin Dock Connector has also been replaced with a new Lightning connector port.

The new iPod touch will feature a 5MP iSight camera capable of shooting 1080p HD video. There is also a front facing camera allowing you to do FaceTime calls. The camera also has the capability to take wide angle shots with the panorama feature.

Buy new iPod touch:

The new iPod touch will be available in October with pre-orders beginning on Sep 14. The 32GB is priced at $299 and the 64GB is priced at $399. Interestingly there are no 8gb and 26gb version of the new iPod touch but Apple will continue to sell the 4th gen iPod touch at a slightly lower price points.

Features include:

* Probably the best power slides in the world
* Tune and tweak the performance, handling, tires, rims and colors of your cars
* Shader based game engine with normal maps, reflections, specularity, shadows, particles and more
* Improved and optimized shaders for iPad 2 and iPhone 4S
* Online leaderboards with downloadable ghost cars
* Online multiplayer over the Internet
* 17 characters, including your favorites from Reckless Racing 1
* 5 control layouts with customizable button positions
* Optional assists, such as race lines, mini map, chase camera and more
* Languages: English, Deutsch, Fran�ais, Espanol, Italiano, Japanese, Simplified Chinese

How iTunes Match works

iTunes determines which songs in your collection are available in the iTunes Store. The match is a three step process involving analyzing your library, matching songs, and uploading non-matched songs. It does this for your whole library. One drawback here is that you cannot choose to exclude songs. If you don't want songs to be included you will have to take them out of your library.

iTunes Match: Matched Songs

Any music with a match is automatically added to iCloud for you to listen to anytime, on any device. Chances are that all of your songs are already there on the iCloud since there are more than 20 million songs in the iTunes Store. And for the few songs that aren't, iTunes has to upload only what it can't match which is much faster than starting from scratch.

Once your music is in iCloud, you can stream and store it to any of your devices. Matched songs from the iClloud  are downloaded at 256-Kbps AAC DRM-free quality. The cool thing here is that this applies even if your original copy was of lower quality. Even better is that you can get the higher quality song to be replaced in your library.

What you need to do is to remove it from your local library. After delete since the song entry stays in iTunes a little cloud now shows up in a newly added column that shows you that you have a song that is in the cloud but not in your library. You can click on the cloud and it will download it to your local library, where again it is now permanently yours at the higher bit rate.

iTunes Match: Unmatched Songs

The songs that are not match by iTunes Match are copied in their current format and bit rate up to 320K. Songs encoded as MP3 or AAC will be uploaded as is. These songs will be made available for download in the same format it was uploaded in. Songs encoded in ALAC, WAV, or AIFF will be transcoded to a separate temporary AAC 256 kbps file locally, prior to uploading to iCloud. The original files will remain untouched. Song files over 200 MB will not be uploaded to iCloud.

Songs containing DRM (Digital Rights Management) will not be matched or uploaded to iCloud unless your computer is authorized for playback of that content. Songs purchased outside of the United States iTunes Store containing DRM will not be matched or uploaded to iCloud. Songs encoded as AAC or MP3 with a bitrate lower than 96 kbps will not be matched or uploaded to iCloud.

Other iTunes Match Features

• iTunes Match uses your songs meta-data. If you have made lots of custom edits to your song files, iTunes copies exactly that to the cloud. Even if you replace your songs with the upgraded versions iTunes Match retains the previous meta-data that you created.
• iTunes runs match on any new material that is added. i.e. when you rip a new album it is matched or copied to the cloud depending on how the match worked. Also, when you change meta-data, it immediately moves that meta-data to the cloud.

How to subscribe to iTunes Match

iTunes Match is a $24.99 per year service providing full access to all your music up to 25,000 tracks from any of the devices. Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of your subscription. iTunes Store purchases made with the same Apple ID being used for iTunes Match do not count towards the 25,000 song limit.

1. Launch iTunes 10.5.1 or later on your computer. You cannot subscribe to iTunes Match from an iOS device.
2. Choose Store > Turn On iTunes Match.
3. From the main screen, click "Subscribe for $24.99."
4. If you already have an existing Apple ID that you use for iTunes Store ourchases, sign in with that Apple ID and click Subscribe.
5. Once you agree to the iTunes Match Terms and Conditions, iTunes will automatically scan your iTunes library for matches.
6. A status indicator will allow you to track progress. You may also manually pause and resume iTunes at any time by clicking the Stop or Start button.
7. Once iTunes has completed scanning, matching, and uploading any unmatched songs, click Done.

iTunes Match: How to add a computer or iOS device

Adding computer to iTunes Match

1. Download an install iTunes 10.5.1 or later on the computer you intend to add iTunes Match. Follow the link to the latest version of iTunes here.
2. Sign in with the Apple ID you want to use with iTunes Match. 
3. Choose Store > Turn On iTunes Match.
4. Click "iTunes Match" on the left side of iTunes.
5. Click the Add This Computer button.
6. When prompted, enter your Apple ID password.
   
    
   
   
7. iTunes will automatically begin scanning your computer's library for matches.
8. A status indicator will allow you to track progress. You may also manually pause and resume the process at anytime by clicking the Stop or Start button.
9. Once iTunes has completed matching and uploading your iTunes library, your music in iCloud will be integrated into your local music library. A download button will appear to the right of content that you have in iCloud that doesn't already exist on your computer.

Adding iOS device to iTunes Match

1. On your iOS device with iOS 5.0.1 or later, go to Settings > Music. Follow the link the latest iOS software here.
2. Tap the iTunes Match switch to On. 
   
   
   
   
3. Open the Music Player app on your device to access your music in iCloud
4. Your music in iCloud will be integrated into your local music library. A download button with cloud icon will appear to the right of content that you have in iCloud that doesn't already exist on your device.

iTunes Match Setup Tips:

• Syncing music with iTunes will be disabled while iTunes Match is enabled on your iOS device.
• When enabling iTunes Match on your iOS device, the music library on your iOS device will be deleted and then replaced with your music in iCloud.
• By default, downloading over a cellular network is disabled. To download using cellular data, you must manually enable downloads using cellular data.

iTunes Match: How to delete songs from iCloud

1. Open iTunes 10.5.1 or later on your computer that has iTunes Match enabled 
2. Click Music on the left side of iTunes.
3. Select the item you would like to delete. Right-click the item and then choose Delete.
4. You will be asked to confirm the delete.
5. If the item you want to delete exists in iTunes on your computer as well as in iCloud, click the checkbox to also delete the item from iCloud.
   

iTunes Match: iCloud delete tips:

• When deleting an item from iCloud, the deleted item will also be deleted from any iPod, iPhone, or iPad enabled for iTunes Match which syncs with your iTunes library.
• Deleting from iCloud can only be done from a computer that is enabled for iTunes Match. When you delete an item from iCloud, the item cannot be recovered.

The C5's inner casing is weighted with Tungsten, ensuring they are balanced towards the ear, not away from it. So the in-ear headphones will stay securely inside your ears throughout even the bumpiest bus ride.

The C5's Apple approved cable comes with its own remote control and microphone, allowing you to control your music effortlessly, and switch seamlessly between listening to music and making calls.

There is a Micro Porous Filter that acts as a diffuser, enabling C5 to deliver pristine, natural audio, while also providing a more spacious performance than previously possible from in-ear headphones. Together with C5�s noise-isolating design, this allows users to lose themselves in flawless audio.

Bowers & Wilkins' C5 In-Ear Headphones will be available in August and are priced at $180.

Technical Specifications:

• Model: C5
• Technical features: Secure Loop design, Micro Porous Filter, Neodymium magnets, CCAW coil, Ultra light 9um thick diaphragm, Transparent twisted cable (OFC), iPhone compatible remote control
• Description: Intra aural (ear canal) headphone with noise isolation
• Drive units: 2x 9mm
• Impedance: 32 ohms
• Frequency range: 10Hz to 20kHz
• Distortion (THD): <1%
• Sensitivity: 118dB/V at 1kHz
• Inputs: 3.5mm stereo mini jack (on cable)
• Cable length: 1.2m
• Weight: 20g
• Finish: Black Gloss