New smaller iPod is going for a song..
THE most popular hi-tech toy this Christmas - the Apple iPod - is set to be upstaged by a smaller bargain priced version.
The iPod was a worldwide success before the festive season and became the ultimate celebrity gadget with the Beckhams, Robbie Williams and Ronan Keating all enthusiasts of the digital jukebox.
But Apple has announced it is unveiling a smaller version which will cost around £65 - £185 cheaper than the current bottom-of-the range model.
The newer iPods will hold up to 800 songs and have different coloured cases from the current white iPods which hold up to 10,000 songs.
Before Christmas, high street chains such as John Lewis said the iPod was flying off the shelves. Many stores had to take post-Christmas orders from frustrated shoppers.
The Apple iPod can also hold digital camera images and be used as a dictation machine.
Apple chief executive Steve Jobs is expected to unveil the new iPods at an exhibition in San Francisco next week.
