Steve Jobs proudly showed off his new babies in the iPod family on Tuesday, and unlike with Brad and Angelina’s twins, the cooing and excitement was justified - the new nano and touch actually do stuff.

But what if the new iPods hadn’t been launched? What would you be left to upgrade to? And what would you do if iPods didn’t even exist at all? Not to worry: there’ still plenty of top-end songbox rivals out there, many of which even outperform Apple’s holy products, and we’ve rounded them up on the other side of the jump.

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Apple surprised us with news that the new iPod touch had a Nike+ iPod receiver built in, and while we were hoping we’d still be able to plug a receiver into our old iPod touch, and not-so-old iPhones, we’re bang out of luck. Apple says only new iPod touch owners can use Nike+ iPod.

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If like us you jumped on the upgrade bandwagon after last night’s iTunes 8 and iPod Touch 2.1 software updates, you’ll be properly miffed at the result. An endless sync festival greeted us this morning with our iPod Touch stuck in a permanent syncing rotating, throwing up an unknown error.

Judging by the Apple Support Forum, we definitely weren’t the only ones. iPod Touch 2.1 users have been wasting time checking for corrupt files, changing settings and tearing hair out trying to make the new iPod Touch 2.1 software upgrade work. The solution though, it seems, is much simpler (just not very obvious). iPod Touch 2.1 users, step forward.
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Apple’s new iPod touch has landed in our trembling palms. We’ve videoed it from every angle, and exposed its killer new features. Come and fill your eyes with our footage of Cupertino’s finest.

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The iPod touch is better than ever. Apple just unveiled a new version with an ultra-skinny profile, built-in Nike +iPod receiver, a speaker and compatibility with its swanky new headphones. Want more details? We’ve got ‘em all, as well as more pics.

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Didn’t you know? Apple’s holding a special event tomorrow. Here’s what to expect when Steve Jobs takes to the stage at 6pm.

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It’s official. We’ve had our invite. Apple’s due to hold a special event, simply dubbed “Let’s Rock” next week, where it’s almost cetain to unveil next-generation iPods.

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The rumours of an Apple event to introduce new iPods just won’t die. The latest claims from across the web are that Jobs and Co will take to the stage on September 9th, unveiling the next-generation of Apple’s music players.

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