iPod Touch

Apple makes some great products. Currently, I only own a last gen 4gb iPod Nano. So I'm stuck with nothing but audio. I bought it a little over a year ago(January of 07), and since then Apple as released the new revision of iPods. All iPods now have cover flow, as well as the Nanos can play movies/videos. Also since the time I bought my iPod...Apple has introduced the iPhone and iPod Touch.

As of late, the iPod Touch as caught my attention. Partially because I can afford it now...but primarily because of the sweet features it has. As I stated before, my current iPod is limited to audio. I have recently acquired an interest in some video podcasts. Tekzilla, System, and DL.TV to name the main ones. So currently the only way I can watch these video podcasts is through iTunes on my computer. This work fine...but usually when I'm on the computer, I'm distracted by other things. Browsing the web, chatting, and sometimes schoolwork. Also, I enjoy watching music videos...just something about watching music video that gets me into the song more than just listening to the song itself. So the video aspect of the iPod Touch is a big plus for me. I can also rip DVDs to it, and watch DVDs if I'm ever on a road trip or whatever.

But next to some great video playing capabilities on a great screen, are some cool apps. Full Safari browser, Mail, Calendar, Notes, Weather, Stocks, Maps, YouTube, and iTunes store. Did I mention that the iPod Touch has WiFi? So I could browse the web in the bed without needing a whole laptop. This great for times that I really don't want to wait for the computer to boot up...no matter how fast it boots up. A really simple device like this can turn on in a record time.

Calendar and Notes is probably the next app I will use. Currently...I rely on my, sometimes not so great, young mind to remember what I have to do. While most of the time my brain works...there are times where it fails. I'm not getting younger by any means. So being able to have a Calendar and a Notepad right in my iPod is a good deal. I could defiantly see this coming in handy.

Mail is also great. I'm not sure how often I will use this feature, but I'd defiantly try it out. I'm really not that big of an email person. I don't communicate much by email.

Weather and Maps apps seem like useful apps. The Weather probably more so than the Maps. I was at the Apple store in Irvine, California...and the Maps app didn't seem to work. A new feature on is it can find your current location using WiFi beacons to pinpoint where you are. I was in the middle of the Spectrum in Irvine and it couldn't find me. It only works on WiFi hot spots that are in the list. But it still could work for finding directions.

There is also a YouTube and iTunes store. When I tried out the iPod Touch...the YouTube app took a little while to load...and even then it wasn't able to play the video. It might have been their connection...so I wasn't able to fully test this feature. The iTunes store is a cool feature...I could defiantly see my self using it. Buying songs through the iPod itself is defiantly more convenient than plugging it in, and having to sync it.

So, buying an iPod Touch is what I'm currently thinking. I'm mostly just trying to see how it would fit into my every day life...and if I would actually use it to it's fullest extent.