The next generation of iPod is almost out, the iPod touch. Loooking very similar to the new iPhone, it does the same kind of thing as the iPhone, except t doesn't call people. It has WiFi, 3.5 inch screen, the same black colour as the iPhone, touchscreen (the famous iPod scroll wheel is gone!)

The new iPod comes in two versions, similar to the iPhone, at 8gb and 16gb. The starting price is US$299. Supposedly, battery life is at 22 hours for music and 5 hours for videos.

For more info, see http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/05/ipod-touch-gets-official/
or
http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/specs.html

A few of my school friends are excited for it, for me, I never even liked the iPod in the first place, so, it doesn't really interests me too much. iPods are simply overpriced, especially after you look at the inner components. The interface isn't really revolutionary when compared to other good MP3 players at a cheaper price.

xboxrulz

I agree with xboxrulz, iPod's stufs are really overpriced. we have at the market, other products with same quality or even better with even better prices. If it does almost the same thing as Iphone does and doesn't make call I can not see where is the attraction!

Apple has really gone a extra step in screwing over the ipod owners by releasing the ipod touch. First apple reduced the cost of the iphone, now they are releasing the main functionality that is supposedly makes the iphone so popular, in a another system release for half the price of what the phone is. Which i believe is 300 dollars. Apple has pretty much built a good reputation in screwing over its consumers by increasing the memory of their products or improving the systems design every couple of months. Apple has really created a image for itself just as microsoft has, but as push come to shove both of these two computer technological companies are indeed the devils of the tech world.

I understand now that there is really no good guy in the tech world, in the apple vs microsoft match. They both are there just to take advantage of their consumers in some way or form. Instead of providing quality products for the consumers that support them each year they milk their consumers of all they have till they are dead dry. But as interesting as it is we have to fall to defeat because we end up purchasing their products because we somehow have a desire and need for it for our daily lives. Its hard to choose who you would support when both these powerhouse companies are just there to create products only to milk you of your money and let you believe that you are getting the best of the best and newest of the tech world.

i think the ipod touch looks really cool, i dont no if ill buy one or not, same with the iPhone, but id still really like one.

These are gizmos for the "Oh I'm so cool now cuz I have an i<Apple-buzz-word>" crowd that was so happy and surprised when Apple announced the iTouch, that they were ready to pull out their wallets for the pre-order, until Apple announced the storage. 8GB and 16GB is pretty ridiculous, it hasn't been that low since the iPod first launched. Very disappointing to many people.


This post has been edited by dserban: Oct 1 2007, 10:45 AM

Wow what a steaming pile of complete garbage!
Anyone else getting totally fed up with Apple reinventing the wheel and claiming its theirs every few months? I know I am!!
Im not even going to do the research this time-I just know theres a better and cheaper alternative on the market for a long time already.

At one point i thought of getting an ipod, but instead i got a PSP and a DS Lite for the same price, and i can get them both to perform many more functions than any ipod

I actually don't mind their computer products because they are absolutely fantastic. However, the iPod ... seriously too pricey. If you say Apple is trying to reinvent the wheel every couple of months, look at other companies, they update their computer line every couple of weeks or months! Apple only does it every 6 months.

xboxrulz

iPod Touch. Just when the price of the regular iPod was dropping to an affordable level, guess what? They're gone, and in comes this new, pricey iPhone-like thing. Imagine if you bought both an iPhone and an iPod, and you picked up the wrong one when rushing out to work. Gosh. Although I highly doubt that one'd buy both, since you can play music on the iPhone, right? Besides, I think the current iPod looks a lot cooler than the facade of the iPhone.

I've a few friends who are absolutely crazy over the iPhone, except they just can't buy one since they're not availabe in Canada yet. I don't see what the hype's about though, since it costs something like $600. Affordable? No. I'd rather buy some other cell phone, skip the fancy touch screen stuff, because it really isn't a need. More like a, "Cool! Another fun technology by Apple, Inc."

No offense, I think Apple products look pretty awesome, it's just that they're seriously overpriced when compared to other similar products.

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