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Apple has announced a brand new version of the iPod touch, marking the first upgrade to the classic music and video player since 2015. 

The new iPod touch 7th generation is said to come with "enhancements to power, capability and communication", according to an Apple press release. These new capabilities are are headlined by Apple's A10 Fusion chip, which was first released along with the iPhone 7 in 2016. It's not the newest chipset from the company, but an upgrade over the last iPod's iPhone 6-era internals.