 "Time to replace your Palm Pilot with the iTouch" | 2009-11-15 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2J4J2CVDRA2W3 |
I'm an early adopter but It took me until now to give up my Palm Pilot. I hated to do it, but there is no comparison to what the iTouch can do. I miss the text entry, but the thumb typing is getting faster and easier and it even corrects some of your typos. The only thing they left off this is the camera. I didn't need the phone bad enough to switch carriers. The apps are great and I got everything I really needed for free. If you've been waiting, it doesn't get much better than this.
Sent from my new awesome iTouch. |
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| "Great device!" | 2009-11-14 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3MU4RZYK7QWPO |
| Nice bright display, fast connection to WiFi when available, adequate external sound for apps, but music needs the earphones or good speakers. |
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| "Love My Ipod Touch" | 2009-11-14 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3ERYA3CEA59XR |
| I can't imagine being without it. The apps are great and I enjoy the capability of accessing my email and checking the stock report on the Ipod. I highly recommend this product. |
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| "A Fun Little Toy For Grown Ups" | 2009-11-14 |
| - Reviewed By carstairs38 |
I wasn't really in the market for an iPod Touch, but I was given this one. Man, I absolutely love it! I've had it for a couple months now, and I can't imagine going back to life without one.
Basically, this is the non-phone version of the iPhone, which means it can do anything they can do. You can check e-mail (I have three accounts set up in it). You can search maps. You can play lots of fun games. You can download apps. You can surf the web on Safari, Apple's browser.
Of course, the catch with all of these things is that you must to connected to wireless internet to do them. You'd be surprised at just how many networks there are out there you can join. Most require a password, but many businesses offer it these days. True, it isn't a substitute for a real computer, but it is dang close.
Oh yeah, it also plays music and movies. I haven't used it for a movie, but I have found that it is nice for music on the go. Granted, my only other portable music device is an iPod Shuffle, so the ability and choose songs as I am listening to them seems lovely.
Here again, however, it would be nice if it came with a case or armband. As it is, all you can do is stick in your pocket if you want to carry it around.
Yes, it is expensive. But it would be completely worth it to me. After playing with it for a couple of months, I don't want to give it up at all. |
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| "I wanted a music player, but got a whole lot more" | 2009-11-14 |
| - Reviewed By User: AANU170IEBJ47 |
I've never been a big fan of Apple. Maybe it started in college with Mac owners paying hundreds more for their computer, and having little to justify it but a simple, "it's better for film editing". Or maybe it began with the original iPod, and EVERYONE owning one a year later. Perhaps it was the iPhone, and how my friends acted like it was the greatest device ever built (well, it really is the best phone/PDA out there). Either way, I held off the Apple train, resisting the iPhone and buying the original Zune when it came out.
But here it is, years later and my poor Zune is dead. The headphone jack became loose and it will only play if I hold the connection at a particular angle (rendering it useless for any mobile activity). My first thought was to get the new Zune HD. It looked amazing (OLED = beautiful picture), and I have been a fan of the Zune Pass for quite some time. Then there was the iPod Touch. Right next to the Zune HD, staring at me with its big screen and thousands of apps. Deciding that I wanted just a little more than "just a mp3 player", I broke down and bought the iPod.
I've played with an iPhone before (who hasn't?), but never had any real time learning the OS of the iPhone/iPod. That being said, I had no problem understanding how to use the iPod Touch from the second it turned on. Ever aspect is easy to understand, and it moves very quickly from task to task. If there was an instruction manual in the box, I wouldn't know. The OS is amazingly friendly and within minutes I was connecting my WiFi and downloading apps.
Having come from a basic mp3 player, the iPod Touch is drastically more than just a music player. It does so much it boggles my mind. Sport scores (fantasy football!). Weather. I can order a pizza from it. I wanted to listen to music, and got much more. The size of it blows me away. It doesn't feel cheap, but it's light and tiny. It fits in my pocket, but does more than several items combined. It makes me have iPhone envy, only for the reason I could have one item in my pocket, and not the two I have now.
Oh yeah, I wanted a music player (notice how long it took me to get to this?). This is the best music player I have ever owned. Easy to use, with great sound and functionality. Within the first hour I had it I packed it with music, videos, apps, etc.. I went to buy groceries the other day, and had a tiny computer at my side, able to switch from song to song with ease. To top it off, the Genius feature (like a shuffle, but the a genre) gave me endless playlist to enjoy.
Not all is amazing with the iPod Touch though. iTunes does not get a thumbs up from me. I just don't like it. Having come from a Zune Pass where I downloaded what I wanted with no sync issues, iTunes just doesn't feel right to me. I have 70 gigs of music on my computer all pulled from CD's, but when I transfered some of it, the tags were messed up, music files were thrown all over the place, and album covers were available sporadically. Nothing a few hours of editing couldn't fix, but it was something I never had to do with my Zune.
As another small note, the included earbuds are average at best. Now, I own a pair of $200 Ultimate Ears, so it's not an issue for me, but if you got this as a gift, you get a pair of unbalanced earbuds (very muffled mids, and under-average highs). It's like buying a Lexus... with a tape deck. On the plus side, the internal amp is able to drive larger headphones like my Sennheiser HD-595. Granted, they sound DRASTICALLY better on my Headroom amp, but that's not portable. Take what you can get sometimes I suppose.
Rather than ramble on I'll stop here (your questions can be answered by this thing we call 'the internet'). It's fair to say I have used my iPod Touch more to explore apps than listen to music. I just wanted a mp3 player, and I have now have a pocket sidekick. I'm ordering food right now, on a device that fits in my pocket, has hundreds of songs, and replaces several items I own. Apple might have converted me (though I still won't admit it).
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| ":Great - Make sure you turn volume down" | 2009-11-07 |
| - Reviewed By User: AQRK1GLIRMN6O |
| This is a great ipod. maybe not worth the money but close. The one thing i want to warn people about is that the ipod touch 3g automatically comes with the volume defaulted at the maximum. The problem with this is that if you do not turn it down your sound quality when you plug it into your car AUX or any other sound system for that matter is very poor. The sound quality is so bad that i returned the first one i bought. Amazon was awesome and replaced it for free. I obviously thought there was something wrong with the ipod touch 3g but there wasn't... sorry Amazon for not realizing this problem before returning it. I almost returned the 2nd ipod touch but realized the volume was maxed out and tried turning it down and that solved all sound quality problems. The sound quality is great now. I do think that the volume should be set at 50% upon shipping or at least something below maximum volume. Thats just stupid. Great devise! |
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