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Electronics : Apple iPod touch 32GB
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Rating: 
- Brilliant as a PDA, let alone an MP3 player
I have been a PDA user for years - I love the ability to have my contacts/ calendar etc with me out and about, and synchronising to my PC. I therefore use the Touch as a PDA, not particularly as a video/ music player.
A few comments:
- on my version you can add calendar entries to the Touch (unlike one of the other reviewers). I bought my touch in the States, so I am not sure which version you particularly need, but just do some careful checking before you buy if you want to do this.
- it synchronised easily/ first time with my Outlook on my PC. It does it via iTunes (which needs to be up to date version), but it was no trouble even for a non-technical person like me
- I agree with other reviewers - get a case if you want to keep it pristine. See my other reviews to find out about the case I bought, which I am delighted with.
- the useability of the Touch is great. Very intuitive and easy to pick up.
- I have the 32gb version. Whilst I have a reasonable amount of music on the Touch (2000 tracks), I also have 2800 photographs. The Touch re-sizes them automatically, so I still have 22GB of space left! All in all, I think the 16GB would have been fine for me - but I have not got videos/TV shows downloaded.
- Functionality I like/ didn't realise it would have:
- stocks (keep track of any shares you may have as long as you can connect to wifi).
- Wifi updates automatically if you have "visited" before.
- Weather (for multiple places) at a touch of a button.
- Notes section for quick reminders while you are out.
- From your contacts, you can click on someone's address for an immediate Google Map of their location, and get directions. The abiltiy to scroll through data/ pictures with just a flick (lovely functionality!)
- picture slide show/ automatic rotation depending which way you have the screen held. You can also zoom in to photos very easily. You can add pictures to your contacts too.
- alarm clock/ stop watch/ lap timer.
All in all, if you want a beautiful device, that is slim, smart and does all that you need and more - I would thoroughly recommend it.
Rating:
- great gadget, but check for compatability
love the music and picture aspect of this ipod, did also buy to get emails etc, but my talktalk email is not compatible, so utterly useless for getting e-mails on the move
sat-nav only works if you are in a wi-fi area
so really a glorified music and picture player
please check your e-mail is compatible before splashing the cash
Rating: - Best iPod yet - if you have the cash....get it!
Bought the 32Gb Touch a few weeks ago. It has to be the best one yet. Don't listen to those who say "if you want an iPod get a classic or a Nano, if you want the touchscreen get the iPhone" - total rubbish.
For me the 32Gb is enough, the screen size and quality is second to none. The sound quality is what you'd expect from Apple - excellent. As always the standard Apple earphones arnt top notch (though may I suggest the £50 Sennheiser CX 95 Style's). Other bonuses are the apps, the revolutionary design, its looks and status! The video playback, battery life, etc.
And of course, like with all Apple products - the packaging for the Touch is wonderful.
I was on the fence for months as whether to get the Classic or the Touch .... I made the right choice! :D
You wont be sorry.
P.S. Make sure you get a case........scratches will appear too easily!
Rating: - It's not what you need - but it is what you want
So what's the point of the iPod Touch? It's an iPhone without the phone isn't it? That's certainly what it seemed when it first came on the market. At that point the small memory made it more an expensive Nano than a new kind of iPod. But the arrival of the 32Gb model changes all that. It now has a big enough capacity to be regarded as the ultimate iPod - with some fun extras.
And that was the breakthrough realisation I had: it was worth buying one just as an iPod. It is true that the other functionality far exceeds most other handheld devices. Its web browsing is beautiful, simple and quick, and you can zoom in or out of the page by a pinching motion of your fingers on the screen: extraordinary. The direct access to YouTube, Safari, e-mail etc is also elegant and fun.
But the fact remains that in the UK there are still relatively few Wi-Fi hot spots where you can enjoy this functionality. If you live in New York it would be a different matter. But even in London you would find a palm device which uses a phone connection more effective (and I gather the iPhone swaps between a phone web connection and Wi-Fi depending on the best available option).
So, for all the great features, the iPod Touch stands or falls by its status as an iPod. And here it stands tall. The quality of the display is gorgeous. All the search mechanisms delight you even the hundredth time you use them. Seeing the album art swivel to display track information, or the whole screen change format as you turn the device on it side, is simply magical. And when it comes to photos and video the screen really comes into its own. You could happily watch a movie on this screen.
Sometimes the touch sensitivity can frustrate: you scroll through playlists by touch, but you also select by touch - so getting the right kind of touch is a knack. And sometimes the responsiveness of the screen to touching the pause and play buttons isn't all it could be. But you'll find yourself forgiving these lapses.
If you regard your current iPod as simply an MP3 player then you have no need for the Touch. But if you also regard your iPod as the kind of design achievement that demonstrates that humans are still evolving, then a Touch will confirm your status as a top notch Homo Sapiens.
Rating: - So happy i bought this!
This really is a beautiful product. Some of the features may seem like you'll never use them, but once you start you wont know how you managed without them. If not for anything else the screen size alone makes this worth having as it makes watching movies or showing pictures on your ipod so much better. If you're wanting an ipod this is the perfect buy.
- Brilliant as a PDA, let alone an MP3 playerI have been a PDA user for years - I love the ability to have my contacts/ calendar etc with me out and about, and synchronising to my PC. I therefore use the Touch as a PDA, not particularly as a video/ music player.
A few comments:
- on my version you can add calendar entries to the Touch (unlike one of the other reviewers). I bought my touch in the States, so I am not sure which version you particularly need, but just do some careful checking before you buy if you want to do this.
- it synchronised easily/ first time with my Outlook on my PC. It does it via iTunes (which needs to be up to date version), but it was no trouble even for a non-technical person like me
- I agree with other reviewers - get a case if you want to keep it pristine. See my other reviews to find out about the case I bought, which I am delighted with.
- the useability of the Touch is great. Very intuitive and easy to pick up.
- I have the 32gb version. Whilst I have a reasonable amount of music on the Touch (2000 tracks), I also have 2800 photographs. The Touch re-sizes them automatically, so I still have 22GB of space left! All in all, I think the 16GB would have been fine for me - but I have not got videos/TV shows downloaded.
- Functionality I like/ didn't realise it would have:
- stocks (keep track of any shares you may have as long as you can connect to wifi).
- Wifi updates automatically if you have "visited" before.
- Weather (for multiple places) at a touch of a button.
- Notes section for quick reminders while you are out.
- From your contacts, you can click on someone's address for an immediate Google Map of their location, and get directions. The abiltiy to scroll through data/ pictures with just a flick (lovely functionality!)
- picture slide show/ automatic rotation depending which way you have the screen held. You can also zoom in to photos very easily. You can add pictures to your contacts too.
- alarm clock/ stop watch/ lap timer.
All in all, if you want a beautiful device, that is slim, smart and does all that you need and more - I would thoroughly recommend it.
Rating:
- great gadget, but check for compatabilitylove the music and picture aspect of this ipod, did also buy to get emails etc, but my talktalk email is not compatible, so utterly useless for getting e-mails on the move
sat-nav only works if you are in a wi-fi area
so really a glorified music and picture player
please check your e-mail is compatible before splashing the cash
Rating:
- Best iPod yet - if you have the cash....get it!Bought the 32Gb Touch a few weeks ago. It has to be the best one yet. Don't listen to those who say "if you want an iPod get a classic or a Nano, if you want the touchscreen get the iPhone" - total rubbish.
For me the 32Gb is enough, the screen size and quality is second to none. The sound quality is what you'd expect from Apple - excellent. As always the standard Apple earphones arnt top notch (though may I suggest the £50 Sennheiser CX 95 Style's). Other bonuses are the apps, the revolutionary design, its looks and status! The video playback, battery life, etc.
And of course, like with all Apple products - the packaging for the Touch is wonderful.
I was on the fence for months as whether to get the Classic or the Touch .... I made the right choice! :D
You wont be sorry.
P.S. Make sure you get a case........scratches will appear too easily!
Rating:
- It's not what you need - but it is what you wantSo what's the point of the iPod Touch? It's an iPhone without the phone isn't it? That's certainly what it seemed when it first came on the market. At that point the small memory made it more an expensive Nano than a new kind of iPod. But the arrival of the 32Gb model changes all that. It now has a big enough capacity to be regarded as the ultimate iPod - with some fun extras.
And that was the breakthrough realisation I had: it was worth buying one just as an iPod. It is true that the other functionality far exceeds most other handheld devices. Its web browsing is beautiful, simple and quick, and you can zoom in or out of the page by a pinching motion of your fingers on the screen: extraordinary. The direct access to YouTube, Safari, e-mail etc is also elegant and fun.
But the fact remains that in the UK there are still relatively few Wi-Fi hot spots where you can enjoy this functionality. If you live in New York it would be a different matter. But even in London you would find a palm device which uses a phone connection more effective (and I gather the iPhone swaps between a phone web connection and Wi-Fi depending on the best available option).
So, for all the great features, the iPod Touch stands or falls by its status as an iPod. And here it stands tall. The quality of the display is gorgeous. All the search mechanisms delight you even the hundredth time you use them. Seeing the album art swivel to display track information, or the whole screen change format as you turn the device on it side, is simply magical. And when it comes to photos and video the screen really comes into its own. You could happily watch a movie on this screen.
Sometimes the touch sensitivity can frustrate: you scroll through playlists by touch, but you also select by touch - so getting the right kind of touch is a knack. And sometimes the responsiveness of the screen to touching the pause and play buttons isn't all it could be. But you'll find yourself forgiving these lapses.
If you regard your current iPod as simply an MP3 player then you have no need for the Touch. But if you also regard your iPod as the kind of design achievement that demonstrates that humans are still evolving, then a Touch will confirm your status as a top notch Homo Sapiens.
Rating:
- So happy i bought this!This really is a beautiful product. Some of the features may seem like you'll never use them, but once you start you wont know how you managed without them. If not for anything else the screen size alone makes this worth having as it makes watching movies or showing pictures on your ipod so much better. If you're wanting an ipod this is the perfect buy.