PCMag's Apple iPod Touch Review
The relatively hefty $300 and $400 price tags for 8 and 16 GB, respectively, don't bug me either. Why? This is probably the best portable media player ever made.
The author describes the iPod Touch as "much skinnier" than the iPhone, a bit shorter and a hair wider. They cover many of the features and focus on some of the new features introduced with the iPod Touch. The Wifi iTunes store appears to work quite well with a full iTunes experience in your hand. The Starbucks integration has not yet been activated (due October 2nd).
One new feature in the iPod Touch that was previously demonstrated in the Guided Tour video is the "double click" on the home button.
Pressing the only tactile button on the player twice makes music controls appear over whatever screen mode you happen to be inSafari, YouTube, etc. Even if the player is locked, double-clicking will bring up a set of music controls that features track information, play/pause, forward and backward within a playlist or album, a Music button to take you directly to the Now Playing screen, and a Close button to escape.
The review also provides a final answer on the editing abilities on the Touch. There is no email, and no way to edit or enter Calendar events. Contacts, however, can be edited on the iPod Touch. The review concludes favorably however:
At $300 and $400 for 8 and 16 GB, respectively, these are not cheap devices, especially considering the storage limitations. Still, factor in the slick interface, elegant Web browser, the beautiful glass display, the seamless integration of the WiFi music store, and the iPod touch is worth the price. No portable media player has ever done this much so easily, or looked so good doing it.
Update: Apple has posted a detailed Manual (PDF) for the iPod Touch.
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5 stars!
And, yes, the earbuds still suck. But those are my only complaints—and they are minor. The relatively hefty $300 and $400 price tags for 8 and 16 GB, respectively, don't bug me either. Why? This is probably the best portable media player ever made.
Possibly the best new feature is a subtle one: the double click. Pressing the only tactile button on the player twice makes music controls appear over whatever screen mode you happen to be in—Safari, YouTube, etc.
Now let's talk about the really good stuff. How long have we been waiting for not only an iPod with WiFi, but one that lets us buy music wirelessly and quickly? It's here and it is awesome.
No portable media player has ever done this much so easily, or looked so good doing it.
I hope this post is okay by the rules, it's a 3-page review, so I just included some teaser snippets.
SHadoW
Good post, thanks. This is also a good sign these babies may start shipping soon:D
SHadoW
I was thinking the same thing... ;)
I was thinking the same thing... ;)
I keep hoping that I'll get an email that my touch has been shipped :D
At full brightness the iPod touch looks a tad better, with deeper, darker color saturation. This is odd, because Apple claims they sport the same 480 by 320 resolution screen with 163 pixels per inch. Clearly, there is something slightly different, but it detracts very little from the iPhone to say that the new iPod touch looks a little better in the color department.
In their slideshow, they have the 2 side by side, and they do look different in the photo:
http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow_viewer/0,1205,l=214617&s=1612&a=215102&po=7,00.asp?p=y
I can't wait for more reviews to be released, as it's the next best thing (in my opinion) to having the thing in my own hands :)
That said, at this point I feel like I probably know more about the touch then any reviewer, i know the feature set relativly intimitly, and I've used the iPhone enough to be familiar with the various aspects of the interface.
Hell, I could probably write a 5 page review of the thing myself :)
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