<s>
The	O
third	O
generation	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
(	O
marketed	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
new	O
iPod	B-Device
touch	I-Device
"	O
,	O
and	O
colloquially	O
known	O
as	O
the	B-Device
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
3G	O
,	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
or	O
iPod	B-Device
3	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
multi-touch	B-Application
mobile	B-Application
device	I-Application
designed	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
with	O
a	O
touchscreen-based	B-Device
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
2nd-generation	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Touch	I-Device
,	O
it	O
was	O
unveiled	O
and	O
released	O
at	O
Apple	O
's	O
media	O
event	O
on	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3rd-generation	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
alongside	O
the	O
revised	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
(	O
2nd	O
generation	O
)	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
(	O
8GB	O
model	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
initially	O
only	O
sold	O
in	O
32GB	O
and	O
64GB	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
quiet	O
unveiling	O
and	O
confusion	O
,	O
some	O
resellers	O
later	O
sold	O
and	O
mistitled	O
8GB	O
iPod	B-Device
touches	I-Device
(	O
2nd	O
generation	O
)	O
as	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
touch	O
(	O
3rd	O
generation	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
neither	O
done	O
nor	O
condoned	O
by	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
like	O
the	B-Device
IPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
(	O
2nd	O
generation	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
8GB	O
"	O
iPod	B-Device
touch	I-Device
(	O
3rd	O
generation	O
)	O
"	O
(	O
late	O
2009	O
models	O
)	O
was	O
only	O
supported	O
up	O
to	O
IOS	B-Operating_System
4.2.1	I-Operating_System
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
32GB	O
and	O
64GB	O
(	O
3rd	O
generation	O
)	O
iPod	B-Device
touches	I-Device
were	O
supported	O
all	O
the	O
way	O
up	O
to	O
iOS	O
5.1.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
fully	O
supports	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
but	O
has	O
limited	O
support	O
for	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
and	O
did	O
not	O
receive	O
support	O
for	O
Siri	B-Application
.	O
</s>
