Author: Pat Tate
Source: ezinearticles.com

The new generation of the Apple Ipod Touch has it all. This state of the art MP3 player is really a mini computer that allows you to play games, view a movie, get your email, and even find directions to your destination. This iPod Touch has it all.

Using the new Genius Mixes this Touch MP3 player lets you decide on your music mixes. Together your, “iPod touch“, iTunes and Genius will allow you to create unique mixes of your favorite music. By putting songs together that are similar you have your own channels. This is enhanced by the ability to watch videos of this music.

The Shake, “iPod touch“, to Shuffle feature produces a random selection of songs. The Cover Flow shows the album art for each song and flip it over for the play list.

The Apple Ipod Touch has Bluetooth capability. The Touch has iPhone 3.1 software and you can pair Bluetooth stereo headphones with it. Other features include the 3.5-inch widescreen color display – great for watching movies, TV, and videos. 75,000 amazing applications including games, education, lifestyle, and social networking are available through the App store.

With Wi-Fi connectivity you can touch to iTunes and down load millions of high-quality iTunes Plus songs and thousands of movies, TV shows, audio books, and free podcasts and iTunes U lectures. Your Apple Ipod Touch can have up to 14,000 songs, 90,000 photos and 80 hours of video.

You can customize your home screen to have your favorites at a touch of your finger. Searching was never so easy! With a flick of your finger you can find entire contents of your iPod from one easy location.

With your Wi-Fi connection you can easily access Safari, the most advanced and reliable web browser for portable devices. The net is at your fingertip. You can also sync with your bookmarks on either a Mac or PC. It is just like having your computer with you. Both Google and Yahoo searches are built in, so you can easily find the things for which you’re looking.

Your Apple Ipod Touch is completely compatible with your email. Receive all your messages, attachments, images, and photos in their original formats, including PDF, Microsoft Word and Excel.

Lost? Use the maps app to find yourself, get directions to addresses, restaurants, hotels, and much more. Need motivation? Use the Nike+ to monitor your workouts where ever you are. Keep up with the latest You Tube videos. If you’re an avid reader, you can use your new iPod Touch to download and read Amazon Kindle books!

An organizer supreme, the Voice Memo allows you to enter your schedule, your grocery list, note, reminders and ideas. You can edit your memos and share them with others.

With so many things going for it, any busy person who loves music and loves to stay organized should have the new iPod Touch. As a holiday gift, this iPod can’t be beat! If you or someone you know loves technology, loves cool gadgets, and loves to stay on top of things, this is the perfect gift to give or get!

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Apple iPod nano 8 GB Black (5th Generation) NEWEST MODEL

Apple iPod nano 8 GB Black (5th Generation) NEWEST MODEL now has a built-in video camera that lets you spontaneously shoot video wherever you are. It has a dramatic, polished anodized aluminum finish and a larger screen. The new Genius Mixes feature acts as your personal DJ, automatically searching your iTunes library, then making mixes you’ll love. Take iPod nano anywhere and the new Pedometer counts your steps. Also making its debut: a built-in FM radio with two amazing features–iTunes Tagging and Live Pause. So the world’s most popular music player now has more to play with.

Apple iPod nano 8 GB Black (5th Generation) Technical Details:

- Dimensions: 2.2 x 1.8 x 4.1 inches ; 4.8 ounces
- 8 GB capacity for 2,000 songs, 7,000 photos, or 8 hours of video
- Up to 24 hours of music playback or 5 hours of video playback when fully charged
- 2.2-inch color TFT display with 240 x 376 pixel resolution
- Supports AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible, Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV audio formats; H.264 and MPEG-4 video formats

Complete product info and user reviews:

Apple iPod nano 8 GB Black (5th Generation) NEWEST MODEL

Apple iPod nano 8 GB Black (5th Generation) NEWEST MODEL

iPod nano now has a built-in video camera that lets you spontaneously shoot video wherever you are. And that’s just the beginning. It has a dramatic, polished anodized aluminum finish and a larger screen. The new Genius Mixes feature acts as your personal DJ, automatically searching your iTunes library, then making mixes you’ll love. Take iPod nano anywhere and the new Pedometer counts your steps. Also making its debut: a built-in FM radio with two amazing features–iTunes Tagging and Live Pause. So the world’s most popular music player now has more to play with.

The world’s most popular music player now has more to play with. Click to enlarge.

nano Shoots Video

Video a-Go-Go

iPod nano now has a built-in video camera that lets you record fun as it happens. Then share it with friends on the Internet. It’s the video camera that’s small enough to take with you everywhere.

Video Recording–a Whole New Way to nano
A quick scroll through the menu takes you to the video camera. Then you’re ready to record video in portrait or landscape–perfect for emailing or posting on Facebook or MobileMe. A built-in mic lets you capture audio, too. And when you play back your video on iPod nano, you’ll hear the recorded audio with it. All of which means your indispensable music player is now your indispensable video camera.

Special Effects Department Included
Fifteen fun video effects let you add a little Hollywood to your video. Just scroll through, choose the effect you want–such as film grain or motion blur–and start recording. When you’re done, sync iPod nano to your computer and iPhoto (or your favorite photo software) opens. Then email your miniblockbuster or post on YouTube or Facebook.

Sync, Share, and Put More You in YouTube
Connect iPod nano to your Mac, and iPhoto opens and syncs all the video you shot on iPod nano to your computer. It’s just as easy on a PC when you use your favorite photo software. On a Mac, you can browse and edit your videos in iPhoto, too. The video file sizes are perfect for sharing on YouTube or emailing to friends.

Design Makes Rock More Glam

iPod nano now has a polished anodized aluminum finish in nine electrifying colors. And a larger 2.2-inch color display for your viewing pleasure.

Up to 2,000 songs, 8 hours of video, or 7,000 photos in your pocket. Click to enlarge.

Ultra-portable at 3.6 x 1.5 x 0.24 inches and just 1.28 ounces. Click to enlarge.

Available in an array of electrifying colors. Click to enlarge.

iPod nano now has a built-in video camera that lets you spontaneously shoot video wherever you are. Click to enlarge.

This Is Genius

Control your Genius. Or leave it to its own devices. Either way, Genius explores your library and finds songs that go great together.

Genius Playlists
Say you have one song you really love and want to hear other tracks that go great with it. A few clicks on iPod nano, and Genius uses that song to find other songs in your library and makes a Genius playlist for you. You can listen to the playlist right away, save it for later, or even refresh and give it another go. Count on Genius to create combinations you wouldn’t have thought of yourself.

Genius Mixes
Now there’s another great way to get a customized set of songs on iPod nano–have Genius do all the work. Introducing Genius Mixes. All you do is sync your iPod nano to iTunes, and Genius automatically searches your library and finds songs that sound great together to create up to 12 Genius Mixes. These mixes are like channels programmed entirely with your music. It’s a great way to rediscover songs you haven’t listened to in forever, and some you even forgot you had.

Go with the Cover Flow
View your album art in Cover Flow for a faster way to find the song you want to hear. Or just press and hold the center button to flip the album cover art over so you can see the songs. When you find the right song, press the center button to add it to your on-the-go playlist.

Shake to Shuffle Your Music
Hear songs in a totally random way. Just turn on Shake to Shuffle, then give iPod nano a shake and it shuffles to a different song in your music library. You never know what iPod nano will spin for you next.

Don’t Just Listen to the Radio, Pause it and Tag it, Too

The new FM tuner lets you see the names of songs and artists. And two amazing features–iTunes Tagging and Live Pause–make listening to the radio nothing like listening to the radio.

FM Radio–it Gives You Yet Another Way to Rock
There’s always something great on the FM dial. And now the FM tuner lets you hear your favorite morning shows on your commute and discover new music while you work out. It even shows you what and who you’re listening to.1

With Live Pause, You’ll Never Miss a Beat
Say you need to take a quick break from listening to your favorite radio station. iPod nano lets you pause it with a click. Another click and you’re listening to your station again. You can even rewind as far back as 15 minutes, then fast-forward to catch up to the live broadcast.

iTunes Tagging–the New-Fashioned Way to Discover Music
It’s quite a dilemma: You’re listening to the radio and you hear a song you like, but when you go to iTunes, you can’t remember the name or even who sings it. Enter iTunes Tagging. Now, you can use the Click Wheel on iPod nano to tag the song. iTunes creates a list of all your tagged songs so you can easily preview or purchase them when you sync iPod nano to iTunes.

VoiceOver–the Talk of the Music World

VoiceOver tells you the title and artist of the songs you listen to. And does it so seamlessly, you’ll be surprised at how brilliant it is.

Let’s Talk VoiceOver
What if you’re listening to a song and want to know the title or the artist? Just use the Click Wheel or the controls on the optional Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic and VoiceOver tells you the song name and who’s performing it without interrupting your music. So you’re never distracted from your ride or run by looking down at your screen.

The nano now includes an FM radio with iTunes Tagging and Live Pause functions.

Capture a thought, a reminder, a class lecture, or any audio recording you want with Voice Memos.

The new Pedometer counts every step you take. Or add Nike+ shoes and a Nike + iPod Sport Kit for the perfect workout partner.

How it Works
You’ll notice how smoothly and easily VoiceOver works. A lot of thought went into creating an iPod nano that not only talks, but says the right things. It all begins with iTunes and its seamless integration with iPod nano. First, iTunes reads your song information, then uses the VoiceOver Kit to generate the announcements for the songs, artists, and playlists. Just sync your iPod nano to your computer and it really speaks to you.

It Speaks Multiple Languages
Your music library has songs from all over the world–a love song from France, a bolero from Spain, a pop tune from Japan. Luckily, VoiceOver speaks fluent song.

iTunes selects the language and best voice for your song titles and artist names. It looks at song data, like the title, artist, and album information, then applies intelligent algorithms to choose the right language. For example, iTunes recognizes the song “Ya Viene el Sol� by Ozomatli as a Spanish song, so your iPod nano will automatically speak that song title and artist in Spanish. If you prefer to hear that information spoken in another language, you can change the designated VoiceOver language for that song in iTunes.

Hit the Ground Running–Or Walking

With the Nike + iPod Sport Kit (sold separately) and a built-in pedometer to help keep you motivated and track your fitness progress, iPod nano makes working out less routine.

Step it up with the New Pedometer
You take your iPod nano with you everywhere. Why not use it to stay fit? iPod nano now doubles as a Pedometer. It uses the built-in accelerometer to keep track of your steps and help you meet your fitness goals. You can create a daily step goal or set it to Always On so it counts all the steps you take, all the time. Which makes iPod nano the ideal exercise partner.

Rock and Run
Your shoes and your iPod nano team up to maximize your run. See the minutes tick by. Watch the miles unfold. Hear real-time voice feedback. All to your favorite music, including your chosen Power Song–that one song that always gets you through the home stretch.

Rock the Gym
Take Nike + iPod to the gym and minute by minute, mile by mile, you’re motivated by more than music. Connect your iPod nano to a Nike + iPod compatible cardio machine. Record your pace, time, and distance as you work out. With iPod nano, every trip to the gym becomes a new challenge.

Reviews from Customers

“Best iPod Yet”
I really didn’t need a new iPod as I currently own an iPhone 3G(S), two older Nanos, an older 1 GB Shuffle and two iPod Classics in 15 GB and 30 GB configurations that I recently installed new batteries in. But I HAD to have the new one and justified it to myself by Apple’s seductive inclusion of an FM radio in this 5th generation edition.

Having said all of that, I am really impressed with this new 5th generation iPod Nano. I find that the FM radio has great reception and is easy to use, unlike the Apple dongle radio attachment I use on my previous generation Nano. The radio software integration is nicely done and very simple to use, set favorite stations and pause as necessary to talk on the phone and then quickly resume where the music or talk show left off for up to 15 minutes.

The playback of pre-recorded movie video is clear and the sound is very good as with earlier iPods. The video recording is point and shoot simple to use but not of very high quality – about what you would expect from a cell phone- but I really don’t plan on using this as a video camera. Would have been nice if Apple had included a still camera as well but I suspect the quality would not be acceptable without adding more componentry requiring more space and cost. I did note that this iPod has a speaker built in (which I assume is the microphone as well) but its sound quality is not good.

The pedometer function (Fitness) is interesting and can be used without any external attachments. It only counts steps and not distance so I assume that I will need to multiply the counted steps by stride length to come up with distance walked. Ironically, it does have you put in your weight but I’m not certain how this is used.

The build quality is superb, the unit is very compact and light weight with Apple’s customary intuitive user interfaces that make it easy to use right out of the box without reading the instructions (which I dread resorting to anyway). In summary, I am very pleased with my new iPod and am rapidly working on irrefutable justifications for its purchase before the credit card statement arrives and my wife asks, “Did you buy ANOTHER iPod?”.

“Night Time Video Quality”
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1F8Z28QX1WK6O This should give you guys a pretty good idea of the night-time video quality of the 5th Generation iPod nano. The quality isn’t great, but it is really handy when you don’t have a dedicated camera on hand.

Another note is that conversion into a file format that Amazon accepts also degraded the quality slightly. Amazon does NOT accept the MP4 format that iPod nano records in.

“An excellent portable media device for anyone”
This is my second iPod and my first Nano. My older (classic) doesn’t support Genius and the interface is almost prehistoric compared to this new one.

The fact that you can press “shuffle”, then construct a full, almost perfectly-accurate playlist based on the “Genius” database is amazing and worth the price alone.

The video camera is perfect for catching That Adorable Thing your cat/kid/wife just did or said. And the voice recorder is indispensable. My only complaint is that the “voice recorder” function isn’t in the main menu, and you can’t program it to appear in the main menu when you explore and customize your settings (you can literally add anything else to the main menu but that, and that is very very odd to me).

There is quite a bit of dissent as to why this product got a video camera and the iPod Touch did not. The biggest rumor is a software/compatibility issue. I don’t think that’s the case. The iPod Touch is going to go on a crusade to compete with other handheld gaming platforms like the PSP and the Nintendo DS. It is my opinion that they will be pushing the Nano as the “this is the music/media you wanted… our bigger brother is for all you folks who want to bridge the gap between your smart phone and your laptop”.

I, for one, am fine with that.

If you are thinking of upgrading and you don’t want all the distractions (games, mail, gps, etc) that come with the iPod Touch, this is the item for you. I am able to fit 16 gigs of music and video into a sliver of metal that fits into the credit card slot of my wallet. That’s pretty remarkable.

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Apple iPod touch 8 GB (3rd Generation) NEWEST MODEL

iPod touch is a great iPod, a great pocket computer, and a great portable game player. Listen to a mix of songs automatically put together by the new Genius Mixes feature. Watch a movie. Surf the web. View rich HTML email. Find your location and get directions with Google Maps. Discover games and apps you’re sure to love with new Genius recommendations for apps. And since iPod touch now comes with the latest 3.1 software already installed, you can start using fun, convenient features right out of the box.

Reviews from Customers

“Just Shy Of Perfection”
This review could be summerd up in a short sentence: You are looking at the current killer appliance for personal entertainment. But I never, ever, do short reviews… So here’s the long story. Grab a cup of coffee, as this review answers questions you never knew existed.

I have to admit that there have been few items that have captured and kept my enthusiasm for as long as the iPod Touch. Two years ago, I purchased the original Touch, last year I upgraded to the 32 GB, and now I have the 64GB version. Was the upgrade worth it? And what are the things yet to be imroved? Because even though the Touch is close to perfection, there are still many small things that can be improved.

Hardware

Physically, the new (64GB) Touch is identical to it’s 2nd generation brethren. It’s polished crome backplate is slightly curved, making it fit your palm perfectly. As before, the fact that it’s made from polished chrome will guarantee that it attracts fingerprints and scratches almost magically. I’m no friend of any kind of protective covers, and my last (32GB) Touch had to live in my pocket with my keys, coins, and other stuff I threw in with it. After a year, the backplate did pick up a lot of scratches, and I expect that the 64GB to fare no better. Personally, I would have preferred a brushed finish for the backplate. This may have caused problems with the readability of the customized engraving that Apple applies to the Touch on the backplate for no additional charge (a nice ‘touch’ that becomes increasingly important as the Touch becomes more ubiquitious). This custom engraving you can only get if you order the Touch through Apple (it’s also not available in the Apple Stores).

The front plate is made from one of the most impressive glass enhancements I’ve ever seen. After a year of heavy abuse, my old Touch’s glass front has not a single scratch – not one. I don’t know how Apple does it, but this is really impressive. Remember, I don’t use any protective covers or films. The screen itself is brilliant, bright, and can easily be read outside, wich is a feat in itself. The Touch has an ambient light sensor, so it can dim the screen when the surroundings are darker.

This time around, the screen’s color temperature has remained unchanged (the 2G shifted all colors from a blueish to a more golden tinge). Movie playback is simply astonishing. The image is crisp, and the on-screen controls natural. Again, there are niceties such as double-tapping the screen to change aspect ratio, or placing bookmarks etc. You still can’t set a movie’s contrast, but beyond that small issue, movie playback is perfect. Viewing movies on the Touch simply works great, but personally I think that the screen is too small to watch a full movie. Last week, I tried watching a TV episode while on a plane enroute to Hamburg (a 75 minute flight), but quickly decided against it, opting instead to play a game of ‘Luxor’. Somehow I prefer a larger screen for consuming video, while I have no problems doing something interactive on it. Still, video plays great on the Touch.

Button and interface lay-out has remained the same from the last generation: volume controls on the left side, top holds the ‘exit/on’ button, buttom has dock and phones connectors, and the front holds the single home button. There is one thing that can be improved here: I would have preferred the audio connector to be on top (or either side), as the current configuration precludes the use of many applications (e.g. News- and eBook readers) when you want to place it upright — for example in the Gym. Some apps do use the accelerometers and can be used positioning the Touch upside down, though.

The built-in speaker is unchanged from the last version. It’s weak, tinny, mono, produces horrible sound, has no volume to speak of — and yet it’s one of the best additions to the Touch (the original didn’t have it, the 2nd gen did). It simply makes casual gaming so much more fun. I don’t care about the bad sound quality, I just love the fact that it’s there.

The signatory white earphones that Apple sells with the Touch may look good, but I don’t like them. In my ears they are too uncomfortable. Since I’m no audiophile, I can’t comment on their audio quality other than that it’s good enough for me. Anyway, I replaced them with my favorite non-Apple version. The hitch here is that Apple now delivers the 64 GB (and 32 GB) with earphones that sport a built-in mic and remote. And my head phones don’t have that. While the remote is nothing much to write home about (the way it works is just too complex), the mic works well, and has just the right fidelity to pick out voice over the background noise. So, for now, I keep the white buds with me in case I want to use the IP-telephony capabilities.

Battery life appears to have been reduced somewhat from the 2nd gen – at least on paper. During the past few days the new 3rd gen Touch certainly performed as well as or even better than my 2nd gen – but then again, that one’s battery is already one year old. One fact that I’ve become very fond of is the quick-charge ability, which works really well.

The built-in wireless connectivity is really nice, with astonishingly well executed integration. The touch does all it’s wireless networking over WiFi and Bluetooth. WiFi works really well (especially here in Switzerland where Hotspots are particularely dense), and Bluetooth integration (which I tried on the 3rd gen for the first time) is flawless. WiFi reception (range) lags somewhat behind that of a Wintel laptop (no doubt due to the metal backplate) and is pretty much on par with that of a 15″ Macbook Pro (which is also somewhat lacking in WiFi reception range). WiFi is still the ‘g’ variant though [interestingly enough, the built-in hardware does support 11n, but so far Apple has chosen not to activate it, presumably to conserve battery. This is interesting also from the fact that in the 2G Touch, Apple initially included Bluetooth capabilities, but only activated it with a later OS release. Perhaps the same can be expected for 11n]. Bluetooth now also works with headphones and BT-based car integration kits (works well in mine). I would have loved to try out BT-based printing from the Calender or Addressbook app, but hit a snag: it appears no Touch app supports printing…

Missing Hardware

There is some hardware that I expected, or whished that it was included in the Touch – especially as (some) of them are now present on other iPods:

No camera. I was somewhat ambivalent about this. No camera means no pictures and/or movies. But it also means that I can keep handling it rough, as I do not have to worry abou the lens. Also, I don’t have to worry about taking it to the Gym (my Gym has very strict rules towards camera-equipped items). All things being equal, the addition of a camera (still and/or video) would have been nice, but I don’t miss it much (truth be told, I yet have to use the camera on my mobile phone).

Unfortunately, there is also no built-in mic. This is much a more significant omission than having no camera. The Touch is a first class audio voice recorder and (more importantly for me) a first class Skype client. There are third party solutions for this (a mini-micro that directly plugs into the headphone connector), but if the touch had a built-in mike, it would make using world-class applications like Shazam (and Skype) so much easier

Likewise, there is no compass, nor a GPS receiver present in the touch. I understand that these are left out to better differentiate the Touch from the iPhone, but I would have welcomed them in the top-of-the-line (64GB) version of the iPod.

And, finally, there is no radio receiver. I’m definitely not a radio man, as I next to never listen to it. Still, some people do (as the ton of nicely selling IP radio applications shows), and anyway, the Nano has it now – even with a nice Tivoesque pause feature! Why not the Touch? Strange design choice.

iPod & iTunes

The original iPod’s strength was the sheer brilliant ease of use – and the touch-based interface represented a mile-stone in improving on that. To date there simply is no better multimedia interface than that of the Touch/iPhone. It’s natural after just a few seconds. It’s drop-dead beautiful, with muted highlights, and cleverly accentuated by small (if flashy) animations that convey the different metaphors of the interface (e.g. the rubber-banded bouncing when you reach the end of a playlist). Like no interface before you can instantly use it to accomplish even complex tasks with just the flick of a finger. Using it is sheer, unadulterated fun. The ‘Coverflow’ album browsing may be one of the least useful, but it’s definitely the most natural (and fun) way to flip though you music. And it is jaw-droppingly well executed (note: when you use coverflow you should make sure that you have installed the all cover art from any music you did not purchase from the iTunes Store).

At the base of all iPod music playing is the Playlist, and using playlist on the Touch is a joy. The interface whileplaying is also mature, offering niceties such as displaying a song’s lyrics on a single tap, along with singularily simple controls for repeat and shuffle play. Unfortunately, this playlist feature also still has one of the most glaring shortcomings: the Touch is unable to play playlist groups. I usually group a small bunch of songs into very short playlist (e.g. ‘10 best Springsteen’), and then mix these playlist into larger ones by simply dropping a playlist into a group. Although iTunes supports this, all versions of the Touch have stubbornly refused to do that.

Also somewhat strangely missing on the Touch is the ability to search for an Artist or music title. Considering the fact that more than 10′000 songs fit onto the device the need for an ability to search for something would seem obvious (note: the Touch *does* have a global search function, which will also turn up songs – along with contacts and mails that match your search phrase. Having to leave the iPod app simply to look for a song is against everything Apple’s ease of use is about, and it’s not what I would expect). And while we are at it, I’d love the ability to also search the lyrics, but that would be the icing on the cake.

What is present, and what continues to amaze me is a function that I initially dismissed as some way to sell song: Genius Playlists. What it does is that given a song it finds other songs you already possess that would play nicely together. Since I have lots of songs (else I wouldn’t be purchasing the 64GB), this feature has helped me to get an incredible amount of additional joy out of my music. There are lots of gems hidden that mass of music I never knew I owned. Of course, if you want to, Genius will also recommend songs you don’t have but can buy right now on iTunes. That, of course, is the ’sell song’ angle. But at least it’s incredibly well executed (and yes, I’ve used it)

The 64GB now also supports voice recognition – and I’m sure it’s a marvel of technology. But (much like the auto-correction system for text) it mostly only works in English. If you have set your system to German, you must pronounce english band names as they would be read aloud by a german-only speaker. Do it once, and everyone in the room stares at you. You’ll never do it again. Plus, due to the greater complexity of the german language (I am german speaking), the commands only work half the time. A nice idea, and a boon while driving or typing. But *only* when set to english.

Rounding out the audiovisual feature set is the Touch’s photo presentation ability, really showcasing the touch-based gesture interface. It was the pinch and flick gesture that originally sold me on the Touch, and it still does today. On the Mac, iTunes ties into iPhoto’s image management, greatly facilitating the task of sorting out which images to synch to your iPod (on windows, this task is slightly more pedestrian, as you’ll have to manually manage the ‘My Pictures’ folder). A strange quirk, though, is that during synch iTunes seems to downsample your images to a (to me unknown, but definitely) smaller size. Since I’m a photo nut (shooting with DSLR) this ‘feature’ annoys me somewhat, as iTunes currently does not provide any means to control the downsampling of photos.

The success of the original iPod has left some competitors scratching their heads, while it is blindingly obvious to most users: the tight, seamless integration with iTunes. Now in version 9, iTunes has become somewhat complex and not always that intuitive to use. It now also tries to manage Photos and Movies as well as Music and Applications. But iTunes is still very easy to use, and synchronizing the iPod Touch with iTunes is quick and simple. A small disappointment is the fact that you still can’t synchronize your Touch wirelessly, and that it still refuses to mount as an external disk. Another disappointment is that although iTunes now allows you to share your music over the net with multiple Macs, it can’t stream your Music to the Touch (A small, brilliant app from the AppStore can do this for you, though).

And while we are speaking of iTunes – there is one feature that I’d love to have on the Touch: the visualizer. iTunes’ visualizer is really beautiful, and I would have loved the same functionality on my Touch.

Internet

While by itself the iPod Touch is an impressive and fun device, it comes into real swing when connected to the internet. The always-on nature and graceful handling of connection drops make the Touch one of the best internet devices I’ve used to day. The included Safari internet browser performs great – unless you try to load Flash-based content, which is not supported. The email client works great for receiving and viewing mail. Writing anything but the shortest of email is annoying, as the Touch is simply too small for comfortably entering any significant amount of text. Calendar and Address Book are well executed (even if entering a new date and merging multiple calenders is slightly more convoluted than necessary). Mail, Calendar and Addressbook can (if you have that service available) synch live to either mobile me (which Apple loves to sell you) or Exchange (which your employer loves to force on you) through a feature that is very similar to ‘push’ notification. In the past, using Exchange has been somewhat spotty, and mobile Me has had it’s own share of problems. All in all, though both work nice, and exceedingly quick. You do need to be in range of a hotspot for this to function, though. Somewhat disappointing is the fact that notes are not synched. Another nice addition is ‘Voice Memos’ which is an audio recorder. Had the Touch an internal mic, this app would have been even better…

Applications

Next to the ‘productivity’ or ‘PDA’ suite (Mail, Calendar, Contacts) the touch comes with some other nice (but somewhat dull) apps (e.g. Maps, Stocks, YouTube) and two killer Apps: iTunes and App Store. While the former gives you instant access to all songs and movies that are currently available on iTunes (Warning: that, plus the incredible ‘Shazam’ can lead to unintented gross music spending), the latter (App Store) gives you equal instant access to an incredible number of applications that you can instantly download and use. The quality of applications on the App Store is quite uneven, and tends to cluster around some rather puerile topics (as a veritable, uh, heap, of Fart applications proves). That being said, there are a number of jaw-droppingly good applications that are able to utilize the touch interface (and other capabilities such as accelerometer) in new and surprising ways. Just to name a few are the aforementioned ‘Shazam’ that can identify a song being played and instantly link to iTunes (you have to see it in action to believe it), Flight Control, where you manage an airport by drawing the flight path for each plane, Bloomberg that provides stock information in an exhaustive way, and Wemlin that shows an up-to-date timetable for when the next tram arrives at my station. No matter what, there probably is an application that supports you with it.

And then there are games. Apple had quickly recognized that the Touch represents an immensely attractive and powerful game platform. Performance, screen, connectivity and control capabilities make it the ideal casual gaming platform. Accordingly, games represent by far the largest category in the App store. While inevitably there are some truly awfully executed, or simply dull games, the majority of the available games are at least somewhat entertaining, while some rival and exceed those that can be had for thrice the price on dedicated gaming platforms.

In the past, my Touch quickly filled up with app after app that I simply couldn’t live without any more, and an unforseen limitation of the Touch’s design surfaced: app management. Applications are arranged as icons on a 4×4 grid per page, with multiple pages that you can flick left and right to navigate. Unfortunately, re-arranging apps, although possible (and quite ingeniously implemented) is still a chore. Apple has done the right thing, and integrated a much nicer app manager into the (PC/Mac) iTunes application.

Speed Improvement

The iPod Touch, although seen by some as the ‘iPhone’s smaller sibling’ was always either as nible as the phone, or even faster. The new, 3rd gen Touch is said to be ‘up to 50% faster’ than the previous generation. To be honest, I’m not sure that I see that speed improvent translate to much performance increase. That may be due to the fact that my Touch seldom maxes out on processor throughput or (for example when browsing) that WiFi bandwidth is the limiting factor. Some apps appear to be ’snappier’ during start-up (smaller apps) or execution (games, mostly), but all in all, the Touch pretty much seems to be as fast as the last generation. This leads me to believe that the real bottleneck is it’s internal execution memory (i.e. not the 64 GB storage, but processor memory), and ony applications that are specifically written to take advantage of new technology (e.g. OpenGL ES). Or in other words: the overall speed has not been improved that much.

SDK

So you want to be a geek? Already are? You can write your own applications for the Touch if you like. I’ve taken the plunge and downloaded the SDK. Note that you can download the SDK and develop for the Touch/iPhone without actually owning one. The development system comes with a iPhone simulator that you can use to test your applications without downloading them unto an actual device (it does have some limitations: for example, the accelerometers are not simulated, and you have no indication of the true execution speed). Well, you do need a Mac for this (although it can be a few years old). The SDK is impressive – overwhelming even if you are not used to Mac programming (and almost prohibitively complex if you are not used to frameworks like Cocoa and object-oriented programming). Still, crunching out your first (very basic) appliction is surprisingly easy, and if you roll that way, you’ll get addicted quickly.

Summary:

It’s the killer personal entertainment device. Buy it. You know you want it — especially if you have read this far. If you have the 2nd gen iPod, you may need to ask yourself if the slight speed bump and the additional storage is worth the hefty price tag. To me it was, but your mileage may vary.

pros

+ world class touch/gesture interface

+ best iPod audiovisual experience around (music, video, photos)

+ killer feature: app store and application availability

+ killer feature: internet integration (browsing and push technology)

+ great movie playback

+ really good casual gaming device

+ slightly improved speed (allegedly, only for some games)

+ great integration with mobile me (calender, mail sync) or Exchange

+ really good SDK if you are geeky enough to roll your own apps

cons

- no built-in mic (headphones do have them)

- polished chrome backplate (I would have preferred a brushed finish)

- no gps, camera, compass

- no radio (nano has it?)

- no sync of notes, no wireless sync of music/movies

- spotty voice recognition in languages other than english

- no control over downsampling of photos

- no search function for music inside the iPod app

- no visualizer
“WARNNING for new 8GB 3G owners and ipod touch 3G Review”
Before i start let me just tell you “what’s New” with the iPod touch Third generation” :

-Faster Cpu/Double the ram/Better graphic (faster Boot time/faster loading is all what i did notice)

-Double the storage for the same old price

-Voice control (I’ll explain it in a second)

-Latest firmware for free

-New Earbuds with built in remote+Microphone (So you can use voice control)

And that is everything~ depends on your needs upgrading from 2G to 3G might be not worth it.

*Important Note* : only the New iPod touch 32GB/64GB are third generation ~ (8GB is repacked 2G) Details below.

About the new Voice control function, if you love to take your iPod with you to the Gym the new feature “Voice control” is pretty cool, it does allow you to control your music via your voice, no need to get the iPod out of your pocket you can simply say “Next” to move to next song, say “shuffle” for shuffle , say “Pause” and music playback will stop etc, that is why i recommend the iPod touch over iPod classic for gym users, my friend bought an iPod classic and now he complains that the iPod classic is too heavy for him when he goes to the gym and he will have to buy another iPod “properly Nano” for his Gym, for me i use my iPod touch for the gym, it’s so light that sometimes i forgot that it’s even in my pocket.

After playing with my iPod touch 3g for a while i honestly did not notice any difference from the outside or the inside compared to my old iPod touch Second generation (It’s supposed to be faster but i did not notice anything during music and video playback or the menus, however browsing with safari and loading facebook was faster, same thing with boot time), you properly can only notice it being faster with heavy applications since video/music playback is already fast enough with 2G.

I got the 64GB iPod 3G for [...]$, if you think of upgrading your 2G iPod touch honestly do yourself a favor and save yourself the money unless you really need that much of a storage (I do that is why i bought one), also remember that the 3G battery lasts less than 2G,(3G battery = 30 Hours of music playback versus 2G 36 hours of music playback according to apple official specs)

*VERY IMPORTANT* for the people who wants the new 8GB version, the new third generation 8GB iPod touch is NOT 3G it’s a second generation iPod touch but apple did repack it/renamed it to 3rd generation, which seems to be misleading by APPLE and it’s not cool at all, it is IPod Touch 2G+Updated firmware and that is it.

The iPod touch 3rd generation 32GB/64GB versions comes with a free mic+remote with the earbuds while the 8GB do not (it comes with normal earbuds), the 32GB/64GB have the New CPU+Graphic (According to apple the new cpu is twice as fast just like the iPhone 3GS) while the new 8GB use the same old CPU/Chip from the old iPod touch second generation.

Here is APPLE description on the iPod touches page about the 32/64GB versions : “”"Enjoy all the great features of the 8GB model along with better performance, richer graphics and voice control”"”

The iPod touch 3rd generation is the same awesome iPod touch second generation was.

You can play your music/watch your videos/play games, even read your kindle books/etc “you can read amazon big description of what it’s capable of if you do not know yet, it’s better than what would i say because it has pictures and everything.

The iPod touch got the best browser i have ever seen in a portable device, i do not even need to carry my netbook with me anymore thanks to my iPod touch, if you hated browsing with lame browsers that crash a lot or slow (many mobile phones) trust me on this one, the iPod touch browser is not a toy or a gimmick it is a browser you can depends on, it’s super fast and smooth and after using it for like a full year it has only crashed on me once!

Short list of pros and cons about the iPod touch

Pros:

-Slick,small and light device

-Great touch screen

-The BEST web browser on a portable device

-Amazing video/music playback

-App Store (Too many cool applications for Free)

-Display screen is clear and bright

-No bugs and annoying stuff a very reliable hardware

-64GB Flash based mp3 player

Cons:

-Not much of an upgrade over 2G (people were disappointed because they did not get upgrades like camera/OLED/etc)

-Weaker battery, only lasts 30 hours for music playback versus 2G iPod touch 36 Hours music playback

-Expensive for the 64GB version

-Still no FM radio without the use of online applications

-Bluetooth is still half locked

I hope my review was helpful

“64GB: even more Touch to love!”
I bought a 64GB Touch direct from apple on the day it came out — I find it often takes longer to get newly released stuff from Amazon. I replaced my 32GB 2nd generation — and to tell the truth, the extra 32GB is the main difference I notice. Now I can fit all of my music and video/tv shows and apps besides with room to spare, I love it!

A little about me, I’m a diehard mp3 player fan so I have owned a broad variety of iPods and iPod alternatives: Archos 604/605/5, iRiver Clix2, Sony Walkman X, iPod Classic/Nano/Touch 1,2,3,4,5, Creative Zen/X-Fi, Cowan U2, Samsung P2 etc. I will be comparing the iPod Touch 3rd Generation to all of these other players.

Let me just say that I’m not rating the quality of the update, but rather the unit as a whole. Admittedly, this is a pretty weak update especially if you were hoping for GPS or a camera. I am a little envious that the Nano gets a camera and the Touch doesn’t, what’s that all about? But ultimately, this is not a video camera for me (I have a Flip for that!) so I really don’t care. I am rating the whole package as an MP3 and video player. I am considering how the Touch compares to competing products.

One other comment — as to sound quality, I can’t say that is either pro or con. If you want really good sound go get yourself a Sony Walkman! However, I find the sound (through my UE11 Pros) to be respectable, especially if you tweak the sound settings to your tastes. Neither remarkably good nor remarkably bad so I don’t list SQ on either pro or con list.

Lets get to it then, what I loved about my Touch:

1) Beauty — just raw esthetic pleasure, the Touch is without doubt the sexiest looking MP3 player I have ever owned! And it feels darn good in my hand too.

2) Software/iTunes — what’s the point of even mentioning an iPod without discussing iTunes? iTunes is for sure the best media player/store interface that I have ever seen. Definitely gives every iPod a leg up over the competition — although Media Monkey is pretty good in many ways and that’s what I use for my other players.

3) Apps — nobody can compare with apple’s App Store and the amazing assortment of Apps now available for the Touch.

4) Firmware/updates — the apple firmware is probably the best out there. Sony Walkman is pretty good too, but I think apple gets top honors. The update process through iTunes is the smoothest software update process of any MP3 player I’ve ever seen — although Archos comes close.

5) Play screen — the Touch play screen really sets the standard that everybody else is aspiring to. I love how they fill the entire screen with the album art. The only other one that even comes close is the Walkman.

6) Accessories — in the apple happy place there are accessories galore and readily available at your local store. Most of my other players require online shopping to find cases and whatnot.

7) Dedicated volume, home button, power button — much as I love touch screens, its really nice to have a few dedicated buttons that you can hit without being able to see the screen.

Browser — The Safari is one of the better browsers for an MP3 player, especially the pinch multi-touch interface for zooming is really nice. Keyboard is a little hard to use but can be done with practice.

9) Apple support — these guys are fantastic about fixing/replacing faulty units. I should know because I’ve had to send a few items back over the years.

10. Speed — they say its faster and I do notice the difference when playing with my apps which seem a bit snappier now. At this rate, the Touch is going to replace my laptop…

10 solid marks gives the iPod Touch 5 stars for being top of its class in so many categories! However, being an engineer, I always see room for improvement (I sure hope apple is listening!)

Things I don’t like so much:

1) Play button? No dedicated play button means this is almost impossible to pause/play by touch. My first Sony Walkman had the best play button ever, the Archos 605 had a nice dedicated play button even though it was a touch screen. I just don’t think touch screen should have to mean everything has to be done with the touch screen!

2) Battery — its not pretty if the battery goes bad on this thing. Unfortunately, removable or even accessible batteries are becoming a thing of the past with MP3 players! Luckily they keep putting out new ones every year so I never use the battery up

3) Dock — seems to me that the apple dock options are pretty weak compared to the Archos DVR dock.

4) Video cable — if you want to watch those tv shows/movies you buy on iTunes on your TV you’re going to have to buy a special video cable — mine cost like $50!! Just keep that in mind…

5) Stylus won’t work — since this is a capacitance touch screen you can’t use a stylus as much as you (or I) might like to. Looks shinier, but hard to use — I like Archos better here.

6) Onscreen keyboard — not great, Archos is definitely better for me partly because you can use a stylus if you have to.

Well there you have it — 9 big pluses, 6 small minuses makes for about 4.7 stars by my calculations! If you don’t need huge storage space or HD video resolution this is a great MP3/video player, not necessarily the best in every category but I would say it is the best overall unit available today.

My recommendations depending on your personal preferences:

- iPod touch if you just want an all around great music player, browser, video player, game playing, or if you are an App head (I’m rapidly becoming one myself!). It does everything!

- Sony Walkman if you want really good sound (the best I think) and/or you like Rhapsody

- Archos 5 if you want a big HD screen, great DVR capabilities, stylus friendly touch screen, and/or a big hard drive (500GB coming soon!)

- iPod Nano if you want a really small sleek player in fun colors and a @$*()^)# video camera!

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iGameFamily

Σχεδιασμένο στην Αγγλία, το iGAME FAMILY είναι ένα προϊόν που συνδυάζει την λειτουργικότητα και τα πλεονεκτήματα μιας ασύρματης κονσόλας παιχνιδιών με την χρηστικότητα ενός iPod dock για να δημιουργήσει ένα σύστημα οικιακής ψυχαγωγίας που υπόσχεται ατελείωτες ώρες διασκέδασης για όλη την οικογένεια.
Έχοντας εξασφαλίσει την πιστοποίηση της Apple “Made for iPod”, το iGAME FAMILY είναι ένα iPod dock κατάλληλο για να διοχετεύετε όλα τα αρχεία πολυμέσων που έχετε κατεβάσει από το Internet στο σύστημα ψυχαγωγίας του σπιτιού σας. Πλοηγηθείτε μέσα στους φακέλους του Ipod μέσω της τηλεόρασης σας χρησιμοποιώντας το ασύρματο iGame τηλεχειριστήριο για να αναπαράγετε την μουσική σας, τα βιντεάκια σας, τις ταινίες σας και τα podcast σας.
Με τις μεγαλύτερες επιτυχίες blockbuster να είναι πλέον διαθέσιμες προς ενοικίαση ή προς πώληση μέσω του Apple iTunes το iGAME σας φέρνει τον κινηματογράφο στο σαλόνι σας. Με πρόσβαση σε μια βάση ταινιών με χιλιάδες τίτλους δεν θα χρειαστεί ποτέ ξανά να επισκεφτείτε το video club σας.

 

Με το πάτημα ενός κουμπιού το iGAME FAMILY μετατρέπεται σε μια επαναστατική κονσόλα που χρησιμοποιεί ασύρματα χειριστήρια με αισθητήρες κίνησης, στους 3 άξονες του χώρου, όπου οι κινήσεις των χεριών σας αντιγράφονται και επαναλαμβάνονται από τον χαρακτήρα του κάθε παιχνιδιού iGAME.
Με αυτό τον τρόπο το iGAME σας επιτρέπει να απολαύσετε μια ανεπανάληπτη εμπειρία gaming κατά την οποία θα αισθανθείτε ότι είστε ο ήρωας του κάθε παιχνιδιού που παίζετε καθώς θα είστε έτοιμος να υποδεχτείτε το σερβίς του αντιπάλου σας στο τένις ή να κάνετε strike στο bowling.
Το iGAME FAMILY είναι μια κονσόλα που μπορεί να χρησιμοποιηθεί από όλα τα μέλη της οικογένειας ανεξαρτήτου ηλικίας ή ικανοτήτων δίνοντας σας έτσι την ευκαιρία να περάσετε ατελείωτες ώρες διασκέδασης.
Το iGAME FAMILY μετατρέπει το iPod από ένα προϊόν προσωπικής χρήσης σε ένα σύστημα ψυχαγωγίας που θα μπορείτε να μοιραστείτε με τους φίλους και συγγενείς σας.

Το iGAME FAMILY ξεπερνά τον τύπο των βιντεοπαιχνιδιών που απαιτούν από τους έφηβους να είναι «κολλημένοι» στον καναπέ τους για ατελείωτες ώρες μόνο και μόνο για να περάσουν μια πίστα. iGAME FAMILY είναι σχεδιασμένο ώστε ο χρήστης να έχει πιο ενεργό ρόλο στο παιχνίδι και να αλληλοεπιδρά με το βιντεοπαιχνίδι καθώς επίσης και με τον συμπαίκτη του. Επιπλέον το iGAME FAMILY διαθέτει παιχνίδια τα οποία δοκιμάζουν το μυαλό αλλά και τον γρήγορο τρόπο σκέψης του κάθε χρήστη.
Άλλωστε δεν πρέπει να ξεχνάμε ότι τα παιχνίδια ψυχαγωγίας που έχουν εκπαιδευτικό χαρακτήρα είναι ένας από τους καλύτερους τρόπους ώστε τα παιδιά να αναπτύξουν ικανότητες όπως η μνήμη τους, η λογική, ο γρήγορος τρόπος σκέψης κ.α.
Το iGAME FAMILY διατίθεται με μια συλλογή 10 παιχνιδιών που περιλαμβάνει παιχνίδια σκέψης όπως το Sudoku αλλά και παιχνίδια δράσης όπως το Tennis, Bowling, Ping Pong, Darts.

Ένα ακόμα μοναδικό χαρακτηριστικό του iGAME FAMILY είναι ότι η εταιρεία που το κατασκευάζει ενθαρρύνει τους οίκους βιντεοπαιχνιδιών αλλά και τους ανεξάρτητους σχεδιαστές βιντεοπαιχνιδιών να δημιουργήσουν τα δικά τους βιντεοπαιχνίδια για το iGAME FAMILY. Λειτουργώντας όπως και Apple Application Store η Elonex θα διαθέτει προς πώληση τα παιχνίδια αυτά για λογαριασμό σας, βοηθώντας σας έτσι να μοιραστείτε την χαρά ενός νέου παιχνιδιού με τους υπόλοιπους χρήστες του iGAME FAMILY αλλά και να κερδίσετε λεφτά από την δημιουργία του δικού σας βιντεοπαιχνιδιού.
Όλες οι προτάσεις θα αξιολογούνται από την Elonex και τα παιχνίδια που εγκρίνονται θα διατίθενται στο κοινό μέσω των επίσημων διανομέων της Elonex.
Ο κατασκευαστής του παιχνιδιού θα έχει την δυνατότητα να θέσει την τιμή πώλησης και θα κερδίζει το 70% από τις πωλήσεις του παιχνιδιού.[more]

Backspace only

I’ve had an iPod touch for a few months now and I’m a little frustrated by one of the keyboard elements.  The keyboard has a backspace key but has no delete key -  i.e. you can delete characters to the left of the cursor,  but not to the right.

It would be nice to get a tweak in the firmware to convert the backspace key to a delete key.  Whilst initially pressing shift and backspace might seem like the obvious choice this would mean two key presses every time you wanted to delete a character.  Instead of that it would be better to ‘change the mode’ and so perhaps using caps lock to change the backspace key into a delete key would be a more viable option?

So come on Apple … just one little tweak.

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Are you willing to buy an iPod Touch in an auction store online? Nowadays through the internet, We can access different auction store online. It’s the excellent place to buy iPod touch at a discount price. Good offers can be found online, particularly in auction sites. Are you familiar with Amazon, eBay and such? They are auction stores where you can find discounted prices of different items. There are some benefits from purchasing the iPod Touch in auction store online. Why is the price of the iPod Touch cheaper? Well, the overhead costs incurred by the sellers are relatively lower and so they can sell the units at a cheaper price. Shopping for an iPod Touch online is the best way If you’re after convenience. You can simply do the transaction at home or even in the office as long as there is a fast internet access. In just a few days, the new iPod Touch can already arrive at your home.When purchasing in an auction store like eBay, Amazon and such, there are some things that you should consider :1.Choose only the Power SellersWhenever you make an online purchase at the auction store, choose only the Power Sellers . This ensures quality of the product or service. iPods and the new generation iPod Touch costs anywhere between $50 – $450, depending on the model (1GB -32GB). Make sure that you set a budget for the iPod and then purchase the model that you can afford.2.Be careful of scammers onlineThere are lots of scammers online that you should be careful. Just access only the trusted and reputable sites that protect you from identity thieves. Prominent auction stores usually cover buyers just in case they encounter potential frauds; eBay covers about $2,000. You also need to ensure that you buy a genuine unit of the iPod Touch. There are already imitations of iPods being sold in the market today, so watch out for fakes. If there are negative feedbacks from previous buyers, you will need to think twice. 3.Know the policy of auction siteDon’t forget to read the policy of the auction and if you have any doubts or questions, you can simply ask the auction site. Never proceed with any transaction, “iPod touch“, especially when you’re in doubt. Don’t forget to check the shipping cost and the time it takes to deliver the item to you. This is also an important consideration. It may take some time before you can decide which auction site to choose but at least you can be sure that you’re protected. Check out auction sites like eBay, as well as other prominent sites. Your efforts will be rewarded once you find the appropriate website where you can buy the new iPod Touch for a discounted price. It’s definitely a good deal if you can get the new iPod Touch at a lesser price. Start looking for the best auction store online. This is good place where you can get a cheaper model of the iPod Touch and you can choose among the 8, 16, or 32GB models. Soon you will be enjoying your media player at home, in the office,, “iPod touch“, or anywhere else you plan to go.

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Apple iPod classic 120 GB Black (6th Generation) OLD MODEL

Now you can take it with you. All of it. Available in a 120 GB model that holds up to 30,000 songs, 150 hours of video, 25,000 photos, or any combination, the new iPod classic fills your pocket with sight and sound. Available in quintessential silver or striking new black, iPod classic catches your eye with its sleek, all-metal enclosure composed of anodized aluminum and polished stainless steel. The new Genius Playlist feature creates an on-the-fly playlist of tracks in your library that go great with the song you’re listening to. And Cover Flow lets you flip through your music by album artwork. Discovering new music, movies, TV shows, games, audiobooks, and podcasts is easy on the iTunes Store. Even rent a movie from iTunes and watch it on the go. To get everything into your pocket, just connect iPod classic to your Mac or PC, and iTunes transfers your music and more in one seamless sync.
Reviews from Customers

“I Actually bought one (Unlike some people) and I love it!”

I am a big tech nerd, and although I am a little disappointed that apple will be paying less attention to the classic ipod I bought one, and I really enjoy It!

I previously had a 30GB Video Ipod and It lasted me about 3 years. Its being repaired for a new battery now, but I figured I would upgrade since my library had grown.

Not much has changed to these new ones, except the interface a little. I love genius and I am stoked that it was worked into the functionality. It remains about the same size as my 5th generation? video and so still fits my old rubber case (which is nice).

Probably the best thing about it is, doing a comparison between my roommates 30GB ipod video and this one, I find that the audio quality on this one has improved quite a bit. I don’t know if its the connectors or maybe a d-a converter, but it definitely sounds better. I am a recording engineer so I might be a little more apt to hear it, but its cool.

Overall I am stoked about my new ipod. Its a great device! I will be sad to see apple move on to more of a multi-tool type device, but that doesn’t sway my review on this one. Enjoy!
“The Original – Survives”
The updated iPod Classic was probably the least exciting of the new iPods announced in the September 2008 update, but that does not mean it should be dismissed.

I own the 160 GB iPod Classic that has now been discontinued, but there are few differences (perhaps the biggest being the much slimmer shape of this 120 model), and I did get to check this updated 120 GB version out at the store, when picking up the new nano and touch.

Firstly, the 120 GB version is again smaller than the largest capacity available last year, but it is a single platter hard drive, which allows it to maintain the slim shape of the 80 GB version from last year. More storage, a hundred dollars less, and just as small. That is progress despite calls from others that the classic isn’t exciting. It still serves its purpose as the original iPod idea. Big capacity in a simple to use device.

Next, the software has been slightly updated on the iPod Classic. It now includes Genius, like iTunes and the other new iPods. This allows you, when on a song you enjoy, to select the genius feature. The iPod will then compile a list of songs (playlist), which goes together with the original song you were listening to. This helps you rediscover music in your library, with a playlist to fit your mood at the time. I have been using the genius feature for a few days now, and it is impressive the way it compiles these playlists. I was skeptical, but overall, it does a good job. Furthermore, as another review mentioned, the iPod does seem more responsive with this update from what I saw at the store compared to my original 160 GB iPod Classic. Some speculation has been that the older iPod Classics will receive the software update of this new one, but I’m not holding my breath on that.

Overall, the original iPod concept was so good, and that is why the iPod Classic is still a solid choice for a music and media player. It will hold thousands and thousands of songs (up to 30,000 according to Apple at 128 bitrate). I also backup some important files to my iPod Classic, in disk mode, so that I have that additional extra copy of my most vital files. When you have such a large iPod, you can do that. It shouldn’t be forgotten either that while the display of the iPod Classic isn’t as good as the iPod Touch or iPhone, it is still quite good and you can play music videos, TV shows, and movies purchased on the iTunes Store.

Battery life for this new 120 GB model improved over the 80GB model from last year. Apple now estimates it at 36 hours audio and 6 hours video.

I’d recommend the iPod Classic without hesitation, to those who have more than 8 or 16 GBs of music in their iTunes library and want to carry their entire collection. Furthermore, if you have videos and video podcasts you want to always carry with you, again, you can’t beat the storage. I have the lower capacity flash devices as well, but the big hard drive based iPod Classic continues to play an important role in my iPod Collection.
“Its perfect for what it is”
I have this new 120gb ipod and its great. I certainly wont run out of storage anytime soon, and by the time I do, hopefully they will have found a way to add better capacity to the iphone/touch. I considered the iphone because of all the bells and whistles but I just cant justify the expense with it having such a piddly capacity. Seriously Apple, why try to make a do-it-all device that cant actually hold it all? So for now, I use this for my music/video/photos and I couldnt be happier with it. The sound and picture quality is way better than my old one and I love the charcoal color of it. I havent had an issues at all with it.

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Leather Case for Apple iPod Touch 2nd Gen

You’ve got an iPod Touch, now carry it with you in style with the leather wallet/case by LLG. Rather than enclosing your iPod in case that takes a jack-hammer to unlock, simply slide your iPod Touch in the LLG case and close the flap. Need to take your iPod Touch out of the case? No problem, simply slide it out. Protect your iPod Touch from scratches and give it the important case it deserves. Note: This case accommodates the iPod touch 2nd Generation only.

Reviews from Customers

“Does the Job”
It’s a nice case. I’ve had it for a while now and it seems to be holding up. The only problem I have is that it can be hard to hit the letters on the edge of the keyboard, and the “home button” hole is a little small. Those with big fingers will have to use their pinkys to press it.

“Very Nice Leather Case for iPod Touch ”
This is a really great case for the iPod Touch. The white stitching really makes it look classy, and the leather is so smooth and soft. The magnetic snap makes it simple to open and close. I have easy access to everything I need. This is my favorite out of all the Touch cases I’ve seen.

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Apple iPod touch 8 GB (3rd Generation) NEWEST MODEL is as remarkable outside as it is inside. Holding one is all the proof you need. With its curved design, iPod touch is a mere 8.5 mm thin. Its optical glass front and polished stainless steel back feel sleek and smooth in your hand. Turn it on, and instantly you’re impressed by the brilliant 3.5-inch display. iPod touch is the perfect combination of stunning design and revolutionary technology–the total, beautiful package.

The built-in Wi-Fi capability in iPod touch gives you access to the iTunes Store, where you can choose from millions of high- quality iTunes Plus songs and thousands of movies, TV shows, audiobooks, and free podcasts and iTunes U lectures. Browse New Releases, Top Tens, and Genres. Or find exactly what you’re looking for by typing in a quick search. Play a preview of any song or video, then tap once to buy it. Not sure if that movie is worth owning? Just rent it. Everything you buy on iPod touch is the same price you pay on the iTunes Store on your computer.

Apple iPod touch 8 GB (3rd Generation) Technical Details

- Dimensions: 2.4 x 0.3 x 4.3 inches ; 8 ounces
- 8 GB capacity for 1,750 songs, 10,000 photos, or 10 hours of video
- Up to 30 hours of music playback or 6 hours of video playback when fully charged
- 3.5-inch widescreen Multi-Touch display with 480 x 320 pixel resolution
- Supports AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible, Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV audio formats; H.264 and MPEG-4 video formats; JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF

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Logitech Portable Speaker S125i | Techblog

Το Logitech S125i είναι ιδανικό για κατόχους iPod που βρίσκονται διαρκώς σε κίνηση και αγαπούν τη μουσική: συνδυάζει μια εύκολη στη μεταφορά βάση με ηχεία έχοντας παράλληλα και ισχυρό μπάσο. Μπορεί να φορτίσει οποιοδήποτε iPod με Apple Universal Dock Connector, παίζοντας ταυτόχρονα μουσική, ενώ συνδέεται με κάθε άλλο MP3 player μέσω της εξτρά εισόδου των 3,5mm.[next]

 

Or so it seems from a recent MetaFacts Technology User Profile 2009 Global Insights Edition survey of 30,889 online PC-using adults in 16 countries. While nearly two-thirds of the respondents (64 percent) did take pictures with their mobile phones, only 12 percent every printed out pictures from their mobile phones.

The rate, however, varied from country to country, with people in emerging nations proving to be far more likely to immortalize their phone snapshots on paper. The rate peaked at 24 percent among India’s Upper Urbanites, followed by 23 percent of China’s Urbanites, 20 percent in Mexico, and 17 percent in Russia. The rate bottomed at 6 percent in South Korea and 7 percent in Japan, rising to 8 percent in Holland and the U.S.

Yet, 64 percent of the global respondents did use their mobile phones to take pictures, implying that there are a lot of unprinted pictures out there.

Leading the charge of the cell phone paparazzi were the Saudi Arabians, 86 percent of whom used their phones for taking photos. They were followed at a distance by 77 percent of Mexican respondents, and 76 percent of South Korean and Indian respondents. Those avoiding mobile phone photography were led by the Dutch (55 percent), the Americans (56 percent) and the Germans (57 percent.)

Interestingly, the rate of mobile phone picture printing was roughly an inverse to the national rate of digital camera ownership—although, at 78 percent, most respondents did use a digital camera. For instance, India, which ranked #1 in the rate of mobile phone picture printing, ranked next to last (#15) in terms of digital camera use. China ranked #2 in cell phone picture printing, but #12 in digital camera use. Mexico ranked #3 in cell phone picture printing and #14 in terms of digital camera use.

But it did not work in the other direction—South Korea was dead last (#16) in cell phone picture printing, but a middling #10 in digital camera use.

While we’re talking about digital photography hardcopy, 20 percent of global respondents said they had used kiosks to print their pictures, with those in Mexico leading the way at 31 percent. Retail printing centers were used by a similar 19 percent, and they were most popular in Brazil, where 36 percent used them.

Overall, pictures were more likely to be taken by mobile phones than by digital cameras in India, Mexico, and Saudi Arabia, and the rate was neck-and-neck in Russia. Elsewhere, digital cameras still ruled the pixels.

As for film cameras, globally only 27 percent of the respondents still used them, the leaders being the Indians at 42 percent. At the other extreme, only 18 percent still admitted having them in Japan.

Mobile phone and smartphone photo printing may move from a niche into an everyday activity. Hewlett Packard, who dominates the world in PC printing, has recently released a way to make it easier to print mobile phone images. Their HP iPrint Photo app which makes it easy to quickly print a 4”x6” or 10cm x 15cm image on almost any HP printer through a wireless connection, For now, the app only works on Apple iPhones or iPod touch.

iPod touch is a great iPod, a great pocket computer, and a great portable game player. Listen to a mix of songs automatically put together by the new Genius Mixes feature. Watch a movie. Surf the web. View rich HTML email. Find your location and get directions with Google Maps. Discover games and apps you’re sure to love with new Genius recommendations for apps. And since iPod touch now comes with the latest 3.1 software already installed, you can start using fun, convenient features right out of the box.

The Multi-Touch display layers a protective shield over a capacitive panel that senses your touch using electrical fields. It then transmits that information to the LCD screen below it. So you can glide through albums with Cover Flow, flick through photos and enlarge them with a pinch, zoom in and out on a section of a web page, and control game elements precisely.

iPod touch has built-in support for 802.11b/g wireless technology. That means you can get online anywhere there’s Wi-Fi. Browse, buy, and download music and more from the iTunes Store. iPod touch locates nearby wireless hotspots, including protected networks. If you’ve never used a particular network, Wireless Icon it asks you to enter a password the first time, and it remembers the password from then on. So the next time you’re within range, it connects automatically.

Apple iPod touch 32 GB Technical Details:

- Dimensions: 2.4 x 0.3 x 4.3 inches ; 8 ounces
- 32 GB capacity for 7,000 songs, 40,000 photos, or 40 hours of video
- Up to 30 hours of music playback or 6 hours of video playback when fully charged
- 3.5-inch widescreen Multi-Touch display with 480 x 320 pixel resolution
- Supports AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible, Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV audio formats; H.264 and MPEG-4 video formats; JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF

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Podimus.com, the iPod broken screen repair experts, is happy to provide you this article.

Apple, Inc is known as one of the most innovative companies in the world. This is thanks to cutting edge and game changing products like the iPod and the iPhone. You only have to look at the sales numbers of the iPod compared to other devices like Microsoft’s Zune to know that it is the dominant device in the personal music player category. But even this sophisticated piece of technology has problems and requires specialized iPod repair professionals now and then. Because of all the variations of the iPod, like the iPod Mini, iPod Classic, and iPod Shuffle, it makes sense to use a professional.

Apple has been great about listening to the marketplace and continuously upgrading the iPod. The first generation of the iPod had a simple purpose: store and replay music. But as the marketplace grew so did the functionality of the iPod. It can now play videos, organize your music, and even organize play lists. Its no wonder demand for this product has continued to grow.

As demand has continued to grow so has the number of problems that the typical iPod can suffer. A common problem many users experience is dropping the device. This is especially devastating because the iPod has an internal hard drive that can malfunction if it shifts. Another problem you typically see is the scratched screen. This ruins the aesthetics of the device and most users like to have it repaired. A common third problem that often requires repair is water damage. This can be something as common as getting wet in a rainstorm to being carelessly dropped into a sink, a glass, or a bowl of milk. This is the most damaging thing you can do to your iPod. These problems, plus many more, require many people to seek out the help of an iPod repair center.

Even the wildly popular iPod Nano is not immune to many of the common problems of other variations. The device’s warranty doesn’t cover repairing the screen – much to the dismay of many users. This is because the parent company considers damage to the screen to be accidental damage. Because of the Nano’s small size any damage to the screen means big issues for the end user.

If you’re one of the millions of iPod users who has never had a problem then consider yourself lucky. But if you’re one of the unlucky ones who has issues with his device then consider getting your player professionally repaired. Typically these iPod repair shops offer a service warranty to help ease your mind and the repairs can often be done for a fraction of the price of buying a new player.

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Again just like in my previous post, today I have enjoyed another great day that cost no money but was easily as much, if not more fun than spending £10-15 at the cinema.

Today while up in Manchester at my Dad’s house we turned an old rotten garden bench into a cracking dinner.
I find so many people sit around saying they are bored and have nothing to do as they are skint, but stuff like this is so simple and low cost, I don’t see how anyone has not got the opportunity to enjoy everyday they have.

We simply broke up my Dad’s rotten old broken garden bench and chairs, stacked up a few concrete blocks that were knocking around into a make shift BBQ, SIMPLE…

It was not like we had the whole idea in mind to start with, it just came naturally and ending up as a great and unexpected BBQ.

I love the free things in life. I recently found a website where you can get Apple products for free also. At first I thought it was some sort of scam, but then I found out my cousin had already been on there and had an iPod and an iPhone from the website and now she is going for the new macbook pro laptop watsit.

If ya fancy getting some Apple products for free also I really don’t mind passing on a good thing to you and giving you the link to the website: http://www.apple.kudosnetwork.co.uk/8696 

I would check it out now if I was you before you forget, I’m always getting distracted like that on the web, it’s a surprise I ever manage to get anything done!

Ben.

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With this new version have been solved many problems of incompatibility.

* No problem running on iphone 3G
* Support for the new iPhone 3GS with the boot again
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Well last December i bought my iPod Touch Second Gen. I didn’t like how the iPod would get all those fingerprints. So i decide to go Google for a stylus and i found one. I still haven’t bought it yet because i keep forgetting and now i don’t care about the fingerprints. But anyway, ill post the link if u wanna check it out.

http://tenonedesign.com/stylus.php

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