iPod Touch - Apple’s Newest Check in the Bank September 18, 2007
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Eric Dahl, over at PC WORLD, has provided us with a exclusive first look at the iPod Touch. One of Apple’s newest checks in the bank, it is a follow up to the Apple iPhone that most of America has yet to get our hands on. In the hands-on Eric covers the 16GB model, the iPod touch is also available in an 8GB model, but between the storage size there is no difference. The 16GB model rings in at a $399 price tag, and if a touch screen isn’t important to you, nor the internet capability, you can stop reading right…. here.
If you have continued reading then you are in need of a new gadget! Don’t get me wrong, after reading Eric’s review of the iPod touch I am scrambling up the pennies in my house trying to afford one, however, in his review he exclaimed various bugs that can halt music playback, and even cause dark scenes in movies to be, well, black. These are bugs that should not be present in a $399 gadget, and does not meet the standard so often set by Apple.
What Features Can I Look Forward To?
The $399 isn’t just a fancy number they came up with, it is packed with some nifty little features that can throw forth the price. In a sense, it is a iPhone slimmed down, on both the phone features, size, and the 70-page usage fee. Some of the features to point out is the wi-fi capability which actually lets you use software on the touch to connect to a online music library to download music directly to the phone, and it also provides access to the internet through portable safari.
All of the features are posses by its big brother the iPhone, however, the iPod touch lacks the camera (which would of been a great feature!) and the phone, which was a given and won’t be missed. If you are considering the features to push you away from your iPod Video, you should take note the navigation through touch is seamless, and works great according to many reviews across the web. The internet also serves as a great pastime, especially if you can’t find time to sneak a laptop into class. If however, you can’t cram your library of photos, music, and movies onto the 8GB or even the 16GB hard drive, why change right now?
The Software Might Be A Good Reason… Or not?
Like the iPhone, the iPod touch does come with some good software, however is missing some necessary apps to make it seem worth the expense. The most interesting to me is the Portable Safari to surf the internet, however, pointed out by Eric if you try to surf the web while listening to music, it can cause hang ups, which is unacceptable in my eyes. Apple also cut out some of what makes the iPhone so special, the mail app and google maps, and also felt the need to leave out the stock widget, and weather widget. SO basically all we have to look forward to is the internet.
Wait it out!
You should, really, just wait it out. Stick with your iPod Video. The kinks and bugs will be worked out, the storage capacity will raise substantially in no time, and more features will be added. Apple always works like this, and the early birds can prance around with their iPod Touch, but whenever the next version come out they will have to drop another $399 or more to get it, and they will, because it will be better.
I would give it a few months until the “iPod Touch Revolution” (clearly a made up name) comes out, and will squash the previous version. Smart people over at Apple, but be smarter and wait for all the kinks to be worked out, and the improvements to be made before you pick up an iPod Touch.
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