MP3 Rumors — 17 September 2007
iPod Touch Review

iPod Touch PCMag has got a pretty thorough review of the iPod touch. They’ve basically reiterated what we already knew (slim, sleek and cool) but have reaffirmed our dropped jaws. They’ve also noted a new feature: push the tactile button twice and you can jump right into song control; device locked or not. They’ve also taken a pretty close look at the Wireless iTunes store. You’ll be glad to know that it’s smart. If your signal drops during a download (which they note takes about 15-seconds to process for the average song) it will start up again where it left off when the signal returns to a usable strength – this will probably save your battery life. You’ll also be glad to know that any songs purchased on the iPod Touch will automatically be transferred to your computer once connected. We’ll have to wait on the Starbucks feature which goes live October 2nd, 2007 in NYC and Seattle. Further noted is that they think the Touch’s screen is a bit better featuring deeper blacks – perhaps its just admiration for the ‘no contract device’. Here’s the kicker. You can view YouTube clips but you can’t ‘send to a friend’. This means no built-in email functionality (although you can visit Webmail sites on Safari), at least not yet (fingers crossed and praying at the foot of my bed every night to the Apple Gods). Contacts can be edited, but not calendar events. As with all other iPods there is no FM radio and no recording functionality. Anyway…taking a deap breath…PCMag gave the iPod Touch a 5/5 star rating . Will I buy it? Hell no. I want the iPhone but with 3G and 16GB (more praying to the Apple Gods).

Full review here.

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  • Gaurav

    Ipod touch nice with the large screen

  • Catherine

    i have one and its fab!
    really easy to use after you know what to do, and looks amazing
    :)

  • http://veedeescoolspace.blogspot.com VeeDee

    iPhone 16 GB is now out but without 3G! BooHoo!

  • Aaryn Lynch

    Hi I LOVE LOVE THE IPOD TOUCH SO SO SO MUCH MY MUM THE BITCH WON’T GET IT ME FOR MY B’DAY SO I WILL GET IT MYSELF

  • http://rrrrr Alvin Petersonn

    One of my friends have this, and I’m planning getting one myself

  • kassi

    im savin up for one

  • Ben

    Im saving up for one too but theyre $230 now and they have a built in speaker and some other new features! :D

  • Ashley

    h3y 3v3ry on3….. my nam3 is ashl3y and i am 11 y3ars old. my dad is g3tting th3 ipod touch for m3 for Christmas 2008 and i not compl3tly sur3 if i can go on lin3 with it :p

    h3lp plzz

  • Ross

    i saved my money for two weeks or something then finally my mom brought me to Wal-Mart but when i got there they were out of ipod touch i was so mad. so now i have to wait till i go back. and whoever wrote this article nobody cares that your getting an iphone :)

  • lucy kelly

    sum one i know has one and i think there brilliant =] x

  • peter

    so geting 1for christmas

  • sumudu

    hey how can i install purchased applications to ipod touch?if any one knows please help me…if possible send a reply to “pandamax2@gmail.com”.regards

  • http://google Blueberrry

    i love the way the ipod looks and i am
    lookin it up now
    but im getting it
    4 christmas 2008

  • Brandy

    Getting Ipod touch the new gen. for zmas this yes/8 and cant wait, none of my friends has this to im pumped.

  • wondering

    my friends dad said the ipod touch screen breaks real easily and that one drop of rain andd its broken

  • crazychocolvr

    hey are the itouchs any good?
    i want to get one but im not sure if i should.

  • ferry

    I haven’t got it yet but soon i’ll be using it..