Customer Reviews:
 Apple iPod touch 8 GB August 27, 2008
Was selected by and purchased for a 13-year-old. He loves it, and I am amazed at all the features this tiny device has.
Great gift for gadget-loving person! August 26, 2008
I got this for my boyfriend and he can't stop playing with it. Between the navigation maps to the movies to the games to the music, he hasn't run out of things to do yet (which is saying something for a techie guy like him.) I'd spend the extra few bucks to buy it straight from apple so you get the tech support, but that's just me.
iPod iTouch - Pocket Computer, Movie/Music Player, DayPlanner, etc! August 25, 2008
Totally LOVE this quality item from Apple! Easy to use, multi-functional, big enough and small enough at the same time. Love the fact I can check emails when connected to wi-fi, I can load pics I used to carry in my wallet, it has my calendar and contact list readily available, AND I have my choice of music or videos (especially when I travel, which is quite often.)
A pocket computer that's also a music player August 25, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
When I was in the market for a new iPod to replace my aging and filled-to-the-brim iPod nano, I went to a brick-and-mortar store to look at the iPod lineup in person. I had intended to get the 80GB Classic, but that one was parked right next to the iPod touch on the display shelf, and I made the mistake of playing with both iPods side by side.
The Classic and nano are excellent MP3 players, but next to the iPod touch, they look outdated and tawdry. The LCD on the iPod touch is incredibly sharp and clear, and after navigating with the touch screen for a few minutes, going back to the mechanical controls of the other iPods felt like a step backwards.
The hardware is simply beautiful. The iPod touch looks sleek and classy, scoring a clear 10 on the "Shiny" danger scale of impulse acquisitions. I ended up talking myself into the 16GB iPod touch, which didn't take much rationalizing at all.
The 2.0 software update turns this thing from a capable audio/video/picture multimedia device into a full-fledged pocket computer, the ultimate iteration of the PDA. You get a full web browser that will render any web page out there (albeit without embedded flash media), a mail client, a calendar, mapping functions, Contacts, a clock with alarm and stopwatch/countdown functions, and a load of other things--and that's before you hop on the App Store and discover how many other excellent applications are available for the iPod touch, both free- and payware. I now have mobile clients for Facebook and eBay, a bunch of games, an e-book reader, an AIM client, and a load of other applications on my iPod touch, and it's getting to the point that the music and video capabilities are almost secondary functions now. This is what a Palm handheld could have evolved into if Palm had put some brain grease into development.
All in all, this is a terrific little device that can serve as a very capable substitute for a laptop in a pinch. Mine holds all my music, a half dozen feature-length films, all my photos, and enough e-books to keep me reading for months, and I still have about 5GB of the formatted capacity of 15-ish GB available. (My only regret is not having dropped another $100 on the 32GB version, but even the 16GB should last me for a good long while.)
My only niggles are the battery life (great with just music at 20-some hours, but with WiFi on and constant application usage, it's more like 5 or 6 hours), and the fact that Apple insists on making the back out of polished stainless steel, which is incredibly easy to scratch, and it collects fingerprints like mad. The front of the iPod touch is glass, and the whole thing is extremely tough, but you'll find yourself using the included screen cloth multiple times a day. If you buy one of these, get a nice case if you want to keep it pristine-looking. I use mine without the case because I love the thinness, but if you do that, you'll have to put up with lots of little scratches on the shiny back.
The iPod touch is a top-shelf geek toy, and the most polished handheld multimedia device on the market, with seamless integration, flawless function, and a very well designed interface. With the addition of the 2.0 software, it's also the best PDA on the market, with functionality that can compete with that of a Netbook.
 iTouch Performance August 23, 2008
Fantastic user interface. Lousy battery life. Great music quality. Really easy to use. Functionality is real complete. However, stupid to have to connect to PC to charge. Apple needs to provide a wall and car charger for the money they charge.
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