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Apple has managed to impress more reviewers with the latest addition to the iPod empire, the iPod Touch.

The device, which boasts a touch-sensitive screen and offers users either eight or 16 gigabytes of storage, has been hugely successful for the brand, scoring points with its sleek black finish and ease-of-use.

However, Murray Hill, a technology writer with Canadian newspaper the StarPhoenix, highlighted “the many cool things you can do with photos” as one of the device’s greatest features.

Users can browse their photos, enlarge images and view landscapes easily by simply rotating the iPod Touch 90 degrees to a landscape view, with the device built to detect the movement and adjust the picture view accordingly.

Mr Hill also described it as “beautiful” but Marie Boran, of technology website siliconrepublic.com was even more complimentary, saying the device was satisfying to use and “impressive”.

In her review of the device, she concluded: “It is the first thing I would rescue if my house caught fire. Then I could stand outside emailing friends telling them of my misfortune – assuming there was a WiFi signal nearby.”