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Glide through albums with the iPod touch’s amazing Cover Flow technology. View iPod touch dimensions.

Browse the Web with the included Safari browser. Or fire up a YouTube video and enjoy the show.

The iPod touch responds to your movements; turn it sideways and your video is presented in widescreen mode.

Incredibly thin at just 8 millimeters.

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

What a fun toy!, October 4, 2007

By	Alan E. Moore “Choklat Luvr” (Sanford, FL) – See all my reviews

Well, let me start by saying that I ordered the Touch on a lark. Got it direct from Apple with free engraving on the back. I must say that this is a really fun toy, at 8GB its just big enough to hold my music collection (6GB), a couple of videos and still have space to cache some video streams, barely! As mentioned elsewhere, the interface is quite cute and innovative. I love a touch screen and I love how big the screen is. Ok, here’s the things I love about the Touch so far:

1) Big beautiful screen
2) Touch screen interface
3) Wifi connectivity with Safari, iTunes and YouTube built right into the main screen.
4) Changeable background, finally!
5) Sleek form factor slides nicely into my pocket.
6) Don’t have to use it as a cell phone.
7) Flips back and forth from landscape to portrait modes depending on how you hold it or what you are viewing.
Power button, thank you Apple for finally deigning to put a power button on an iPod!
9) Automatic brightness adjustment, absolute genius!
10) Seems to remember where you left off on every video on the unit, awesome feature I love it!
11) iTunes: for any iPod you have to count the flawless relationship with iTunes as a big plus, you just can’t beat it for reliability, ease of use and great features (and believe me I’ve tried!)
12) Great Now Playing music page, the album art fills the whole screen and by tapping the middle you get immediate access to repeat and shuffle buttons. Also, you can now finally shuffle just a playlist, a feature that has been missing from iPods for years.

But of course, nothing is perfect. I give this a 5 stars because it is such a great innovation for Apple and a great product, but that doesn’t mean that its without flaws and here’s the ones I’ve noticed so far:

1) Touch screen can be a bit frustrating, often doesn’t feel me and often I miss the button I’m aiming for with my fat fingers (they feel fat when trying to hit keyboard buttons on that screen anyway!). I understand that this is a “Capacitance” screen which means you can’t use a stylus or your fingernail, you have to register firm contact with your flesh on the screen.
2) This is not really Apple’s fault, but the fact is I can’t find a decent case for this thing to save my life right now; just be aware that if you buy it now you may be roughing it til the accessory vendors catch up.
3) Screen flipping: although this is a cool concept it can be annoying sometimes. Occasionally the screen flips as I’m moving around and I didn’t want it to. So I sit there twisting the thing to and from trying to get the alignment I want. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could lock it into the perspective you want and it would just stay there (is anybody at Apple listening?)
4) Automatic locking: this was a particularly annoying feature, fortunately I figured out how to turn it off. Basically it would lock up the interface if I didn’t mess with it for 1 minute, then I have to click power to get it back, slide to unlock, and then make my volume adjustment or whatever!
5) Weird playlist behavior: on my other iPods I select a playlist and it begins playing. This one doesn’t seem to do that, and it displays the playlist in a strange touch screen friendly format which I don’t really care for. I’d like to be able to display the playlist properly and I’d like to be able to tell it to start playing immediately. This interface needs work imho.
6) Its a bit overpriced for an 8GB player (compare to $199 for 8GB Nano?) so I suspect a price reduction is coming soon.
7) 8GB barely enough to get by, 16GB would be ideal but $399 is just excessive pricing if you ask me.
Hard to operate “blind”, as I walk around I like to be able to pause/play or adjust volume without having to look at the screen. Very easy to do on my 5.5Gen iPod, almost impossible on the Touch. I have to pull it out of my pocket almost every time I want to pause or adjust the volume.
9) Sound quality is not quite as good as my 5.5Gen Video iPod or my Archos 605, I’ve tried it on speakers and headphones and the Video has just a little bit cleaner smoother sound especially at high volume.

Overall, its an awesome innovative product and if you really like having the coolest new toy (like me!) and money is not a major concern I say what are you waiting for?

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iPod Touch: A gift from the future., September 30, 2007

I hold this thing in my hands and just wonder how on earth this thing is here, now, and not stuck in some episode of Star Trek TNG. This thing, in contrast to previous attempts at “touch” media players, not only blows them out of the water, but blows the water around them to steam. And alot of people want to know whether to get this or the iPhone. Now, I have nothing against the iPhone, at all. I wouldn’t be surprised if the second one comes with a transporter or food replicator or something, but there are those who want all the cool features of the iPhone, without the 300 page phone bill, and constantly having to pay through the nose just to keep that awesome gadget activated. Well, for those who want the iPhone, without the phone, but pretty much everything else, including internet, and wi-fi, then the iPod touch is so perfect, it’s amazing. How amazing? Well at the moment I’m scanning over google maps to make sure that Apple doesn’t have a Time Portal or Aliens running around their lots.

The interface of the iPod touch is essentially a slightly stripped down iPhone. But I imagine that was the idea. Sadly, they did strip down the nice clouded finish on the back which I loved so much on the iPhone, but apart from that and the obvious cosmetic differences between iPod and Phone, the multi-touch interface that everyone lusted over, is present and better than ever, and in this form, and I hate to say this, but I can finally say the iPod touch has blown Zune’s brains out in a display of pure superiority. Sorry Microsoft, but as of now, you’ve lost the Portable Music/Video player war. Of course, you lost it a year ago, but I guess the iPod touch can be regarded as the final word on the subject. Game Over. Apple wins. iPod wins.

After exploring around the iPt a little bit, i noticed that this thing can truly be called a Pocket Computer.
Essentially, you get everything you need. Music, Videos, Internet, Youtube, and even potential for some games. When the 2G iPod Touch comes out, we’ll probably treated to even more. But this is a great start.

The overall look of the touch is very sleek, and appealing. It’s got the perfect balance of looks. Black, thin, shiny, and a screen that just won’t get scratched. This ain’t your 5G’s polycarbonite “scratchfest” screen. This screen, not unlike the iPhone, can withstand quite a regiment of punishment. I personally haven’t tried anything outside of the usual pocket/daily use regiment, but I’ve seen youtube videos where people run saftey pins, keys, even razor blades across it, with no noticable effect.I truly think the only thing that could put a dent in this thing is a Diamond or something. Maybe the screens made of Diamond….that would explain why this thing is so darn expensive! I jest, of course, but this screen is very scratchproof. Apple finally got that right.

Now, for those that are unfirmilliar with Apple’s iPhone or the “Touch” generation of iPods, this iPod can play music and videos in 2 modes. Due to a motion sensor inside of it, it can detect whether it is straight up, or in landscape mode, and will adjust it’s screen accordingly. This is perfect for movies.

Also, it comes in 2 “sizes”

8GB (This one) $299– is the model for the person on a budget. The cheaper model, but thankfully, no feature is omitted. You can just put less on it. And the battery life seems shorter than the more high-end model.

16GB $399– is the high end iPod touch with maximum storage and battery life in the “touch” series. whether the extra $100 is worth it, is up to you to decide. However, either way, you’re getting one great media device!

Cover Flow, the ability to look at your album art, from the songs you purchase off of iTunes, is also available, as with all Next-Gen iPod models for 2007.

Goodies you get in the box are:

Cable to connect it to computer
Clear Plastic (little) Stand
Earphones
Cleaning Cloth
Booklets and Warranty
Dock Adapter

The iPod touch is a thing of beauty. If you can afford it, don’t waste any more time dreaming about it. Buy it!