0 Apple iPod Touch Review: "Thing of beauty"

Here we go! The first review of the new Apple iPod Touch is out well before its Spetember 28th debut. This review is from PC Magazine giving the iPod Touch a 5 out of 5 rating.

The review says that with features like the multi-touch interface, Cover flow way of navigating tracks, Safari browser and the Wi-Fi based iTunes music store, the iPod touch is a "Thing of beauty".

Review Highlights:

• It's much skinnier than the iPhone and it's also a bit shorter and a hair wider, with dimensions of 4.3 by 2.4 by 0.31


• Navigation of the music, video, and photo menus is identical on the iPod touch and iPhone.


• 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


• The audio performance of the touch is excellent, as long as you chuck those lame earbuds and get a real pair


• Once you have connected via WiFi, clicking on the lower right-hand tab on the homescreen, simply labeled iTunes, transports you to the WiFi store homescreen


• You walk by (or into) a Starbucks location, and suddenly the logo appears as an icon on the iTune's WiFi store dock


• The video experience on the touch is nearly identical to the iPhone experience, and the same can be said of viewing photos, with one difference. At full brightness the iPod touch looks a tad better, with deeper, darker color saturation.


• Browsing the Internet is also a glorious experience. The "pinch and expand" motion for the multi-touch screen is more useful here than anywhere else on the player, as it quickly zooms in on the headline you want to read or photo you want to see in detail.

The bottomline: iPod Touch is probably the best portable media player ever made.

Read the full 3 page iPod Touch Review at PCMAG

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0 Griffin Hard-shell Leather Case for iPod Touch

Hard-shell protection for your iPod Touch and nothing else.

Sometimes all you need is slim, pocketable protection. Elan Form's simple two-piece shell snaps snug around your iPod Touch. The shell’s slender design bonds top-grain leather to hard-shell polycarbonate to encase your iPod Touch in two layers of protection.



Features:

• Top-grain leather outer shell cut from hand-matched hides
• Protective polycarbonate inner shell surrounds your iPod
• Easy access to touch screen, dock connector, headphone port and hold switch
• Put your iPod in the top casing then snap the back into place
• To open the case, insert a coin (a quarter works best) into the notch in the bottom corner and gently twist.

Related iPod Touch Cases:
> Belkin Leather Folio iPod Touch Case
> Griffin Reflect iPod Touch Case

Detail: Griffin Hard-shell Leather Case for iPod Touch

0 iPod touch already Tops Amazon’s Bestsellers list

The yet to be realeased Apple iPod Touch 16GB has already at the Top position in the Amazon's Best Electronic Bestsellers category. The 8GB iPod Touch is in the third position.

iPod Touch is also the topper in the Amazon's Top 10 Best-Selling "MP3 Players". This list as usual is domincated by Apple iPods , which looks like this currently:

1. Apple 16 GB iPod touch
2. Apple 2 GB iPod nano AAC/MP3 Player Silver (2nd Generation)
3. Apple 8 GB iPod touch
4. Apple 160 GB iPod classic (Black)
5. Apple 80 GB iPod classic (Black)
6. Apple 8 GB iPod nano with Video (Black)
7. Sandisk SDMX4-4096 Sansa e260 4 GB MP3 Player with SD Expansion Slot
8. Apple 1 GB iPod Shuffle AAC/MP3 Player Metal (2nd Generation)
9. Apple 4 GB iPod nano AAC/MP3 Player Silver (2nd Generation)
10. Apple 4 GB iPod nano with Video (Silver)

You can preorder the iPod Touch at Amazon and as per Amazon, the iPod is expected to be released on September 30, 2007.

Detail: iPod touch already Tops Amazon’s Bestsellers list

0 Apple iPod Touch Headphones

The iPod Touch headphone jack is a standard plug that accepts any 3.5mm stereo headphone connection. The jack also distinguishes itself from the iPhone by being located on the bottom of the player, instead of at the top.

Since iPod touch uses a standard 3.5mm headset jack, you can use the headphones of your choice with this model--no adapters required. In contrast, the iPhone has its headset jack inset into the unit and requires the use of an awkward dongle to accommodate any headphone other than the one the unit ships with.

In terms capacity, iPod Touch can hold up to 10 hours (8GB) or 20 hours (16GB) of video. The iPod Touch can hold up to 1,750 (8GB) or 3,500 songs (16GB) in AAC format.

Other Audio formats supported include AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV

Check out Apple's In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic

Detail: Apple iPod Touch Headphones

0 Apple iPod Touch Technical Specifications

Display
• 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen multi-touch display
• 480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 pixels per inch
Note: Component video output to television is supported by iPod touch at 480i or 576i resolution.

Size
• 4.3 x 2.4 x 0.31 inches (110 x 61.8 x 8 mm)

Weight
• 4.2 ounces (120 grams)

Capacity
• 8GB or 16GB flash drive
• Holds up to 1,750 or 3,500 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format
• Holds up to 10,000 or 20,000 iPod-viewable photos
• Holds up to 10 hours or 20 hours of video
• Stores data via USB flash drive
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Audio
• Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
• Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV

Video
• H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

Wireless data
• Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)


Headphones
• Earphones
• Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
• Impedance: 32 ohms

Mac system requirements
• Mac computer with USB 2.0 port
• Mac OS X v10.4.10 or later
• iTunes 7.4 or later

Windows system requirements
• PC with USB 2.0 port
• Windows Vista or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later
• iTunes 7.4 or later

Languages
• English, French, German, Japanese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, and Polish
• International keyboard support for English, UK English, French, German, Japanese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Polish, and Portuguese
• Dictionary support for English, UK English, French, and German

Input and output
• Dock connector
• 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack

Power and battery7
• Built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery
• Playback time
• Music playback time: Up to 22 hours when fully charged
• Video playback time: Up to 5 hours when fully charged
• Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter (sold separately)
• Fast-charge time: about 1.5 hours (charges up to 80% of battery capacity)
• Full-charge time: about 3 hours

Included Accessories
• Earphones, USB cable, dock adapter, polishing cloth, stand

Detail: Apple iPod Touch Technical Specifications

0 Griffin Reflect iPod Touch Case: Preview

Tough protection that reflects well on you.
The Reflect case is a durable polycarbonate mirrored-chrome shell that gives easy access to iPod touch's touchscreen.

A matte black rubberized case back complements the reflective front, and gives you a secure grip.

Fitting your brand new iPod touch into a Reflect case is a snap (literally), and your iPod stays protected yet always accessible.

This Reflect case from Griffin for the new iPod Touch will sell for $25 and will be available next month.






Related iPod Touch Cases:
> Belkin Leather Folio iPod Touch Case
> Griffin Hard-shell Leather iPod Touch Case
> ezView iPod Touch Leather Case from ezGear
> invisibleSHIELD iPod Touch Screen Protector

Detail: Griffin Reflect iPod Touch Case: Preview

0 HTC proud to share touch vision with Apple

With Apple introducing its new iPod touch in the US, Peter Chou, CEO and president of High Tech Computer (HTC) pointed out that HTC has registered HTC Touch as a trademark worldwide, adding that the company feels proud to share the same vision as Apple over touch screen functions. The company would not comment whether or not it will take legal action against Apple for trademark infringement.

Apple's new generation iPod touch is similar to HTC's Touch smartphones as both products feature a touch screen interface and share similar trademarks, some market observers have noted. This could be read as a challenge to HTC.

Ching-hung Wang, marketing manager of HTC pointed out that he does not think Apple's iPod touch was targeting HTC since Apple should put its focus on bigger companies like Google, Yahoo and Microsoft. As for whether iPod touch violates HTC's trademark, Wang pointed out that in the past Apple and Cisco were able to reach a mutually satisfactory agreement over the rights to the iPhone trademark, adding that the question surrounding the rights to the Touch trademark would need further observation.

Detail: HTC proud to share touch vision with Apple