Okay. Lets start out with the specs:
Display: 3.5 inch Multi-touch widescreen, with a 480-32o pixel resolution
Height: 4.3 inches
Width: 2.4 inches
Weight: 4.o5 ounces
Thickness: 0.33 inches
Size (capacity): 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB
Wifi: Yes
Web Browsing:Yes
Application support (games, etc): Yes
Type: Flash based storage
Touchscreen: Yes
Internal speaker: Yes
Headphone jack: 3.5mm
Battery life: 25.5 hrs audio, 5.5 hrs Video
Video out: Yes, If you are willing to spend $50-$60 on one of Apple's Proprietary cables.
(The simple Review can be found by scrolling down.)
The Apple iPod touch is a great flash based player if you are looking to play games, do some quick googleing, or check your facebook......... If you are strictly and apple follower. But you can very easily find another Portable media player that do all the same things as the ipod touch. But here is the catch, Apple has gained such a cult following, that none of the other players provide the customer with as many applications support, accessories, etc.
The Touch has three dedicate hardware buttons, the sleep button, home button, volume rocker. everything else is touch screen. This can get quite annoying if you want to quick change a song at the gym or anywhere for that matter. So if you are mainly looking to use this device at the gym, while doing yard work, or anything like that, then keep looking around for something else.
The Touch also includes an internal speaker which is nice but it's quality is sub-par. The overall quality of sound from the Touch is decent. It is not the best, but it is not the worst. Along with being able to listen to music, you can also view videos and movies on the iPod's high resolution screen. The Touch's battery life is about 25.5 hrs for audio, and 5.5 hrs of video (these are the results of listening to music, and watching videos only, that means without using other applications or games. Just listening to music or watching videos.)
In of the box, the Touch comes with a Plastic case (useless unless you want to put it on display) , a connector cable to transfer media to the device, a quick start guide, Apple headphones with remote and mic (mic and remote only come with 32gb and 64gb version) (apple headphones are rubbish, so if sound quality is a must for you, keep them for running or exercising or as a back up, and get a new pair)
The Touch's UI (user interface) is quite easy to use. You click on the desired application, use it, when you are done using it, simply hit the home button which will bring you back to the home screen. One of the most nifty apps, I think on the Ipod is the internet browser, it is nice to quick google in the palm of your hand, but with the size of the screen and the inability to install plug-ins, not a whole lot can be done on the web besides, reading, and viewing youtube videos.
Media Transfer. The Touch, like all other iPods, uses the free, Apple made, Itunes. Itunes is a very nice application, which most people use even if they don't have an iPod. If you haven't heard of itunes all it is, basicly is a media player/ organizer for you music, video, podcasts, etc. It can also be used to download music and videos.
The overall build of the touch is great. Holding it in your hand it just feels like a great player. It feels solid because of it's metal casing.
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Overall the 8gb iPod Touch should fulfill your needs for Applications, games, Internet browsing, and Video. If you want more size you can pay more for a 16GB, 32GB, or even 64GB version.One thing that really disappointed me was the lack of expandable memory. If you want to use this play mainly for the gym or running, there are many cheaper alternatives with more space, Hardware buttons (easier to switch song while running, and better audio quality. If want something to toy around on when you get bored, the iPod touch is the thing for you.
I give the Apple iPod Touch an 94/100 based on the topics reviewed in this review.
What do you think about Apple coming out with an iTablet? I think that this will be a big hit, it will finally sink Microsoft, or at least bring it farther down.
ReplyDeleteI would have to agree. The iTablet seems like a product that could vault Apple to the top. To me, it seems like a giant iPhone, with more space for documents and the ability to surf, have multiple windows open, etc. I read an article where it said that you can receive calls on the iTablet, which is a little baffling to me. Anyway, it seems like a really cool prodcut to me. Not sure how expensive it will be, probably start out pretty high. In my opinion, this products spells trouble for people at Microsoft.
ReplyDeleteThis could sink apple, but then again it seems with apple, that all the products they advertise as being loaded with features that are useful, other than games and pointless apps, they don't quite see the point that all the iPhone and Touch are is just $200-$300 toys. I have no problem with this, I just want them to stop advertising them like they something that they really aren't. I want to see the iTablet made into, to borrow the trademark, a "blackberry" in the sense that it would be mostly business and not much play, but just a little, because we all like to play just a bit. But reguardless of what apple does, the fanboys buy it. Apple can allways reli on the fact that "If they Apple makes it, the Fanboys will allways buy it". But that it just my take. And I don't really think it will sink microsoft, because Microsoft still has something that apple doesn't, and that is a gaming platform. Plus you don't really want Microsoft to be wiped away, because without them apple loses it's motive to price competitively, and that is what keeps companies like Apple and Microsft alive, and the customers happy. Cheers Thomas, James.
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