Apple today introduced the new iPod touch featuring Apple’s revolutionary multi-touch user interface that enables users to find and enjoy all of their music, videos and more on its gorgeous widescreen display with just the touch of a finger. First introduced on iPhone, the multi-touch interface uses pioneering new software to present the perfect user interface for each application. The iPod touch also includes Wi-Fi wireless networking, the first on any iPod, and three amazing applications that use it-Safari, the most advanced browser on any mobile device, lets users wirelessly view web pages just as they look on their computer, and features Google Search or Yahoo! oneSearch; Apple’s YouTube application lets users wirelessly watch over 10 million free videos from the Internet’s most popular video website; and the new iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store lets users wirelessly browse, preview and buy songs and albums from the most popular online music store in the world. The iPod touch is just 8mm thin, and is priced starting at just $299.
“The iPod touch is a landmark iPod, ushering in a whole new generation of features based on its revolutionary multi-touch interface and built-in Wi-Fi wireless networking,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO, in the press release. “People are going to be amazed at how thin it is and how much it does.”
With its gorgeous 3.5-inch widescreen display, iPod touch is perfect for watching movies and TV shows, as well as viewing photos and album art. iPod touch has a built-in accelerometer that automatically senses when you rotate it into its landscape position. When you’re in music, it automatically switches to Cover Flow so you can browse your music collection by album cover artwork with just a flick of a finger. When in Photos, it automatically displays the photo in its landscape aspect ratio; and when in Safari it displays the web page horizontally. iPod touch also has a built-in ambient light sensor that automatically adjusts the display’s brightness. iPod touch features up to 22 hours of audio playback and up to five hours of video playback.
The iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store lets you browse the iTunes Top Ten lists of songs and albums overall or by genre, check out new releases and “What’s Hot,” or search for your favorite songs, albums or artists. You can preview any song for free, then purchase and download the ones you like directly onto your iPod touch over Wi-Fi. The music you download will be automatically uploaded into your iTunes library the next time you sync your iPod touch with your computer.
With Safari, the most advanced web browser ever on a portable device, you can see web pages the way they were meant to be seen, with the ability to zoom into any webpage with a tap of your finger. The Safari web browser includes built-in Google Search and Yahoo! oneSearch so you can quickly and easily find information you need. iPod touch also includes Apple’s YouTube application that allows you to access, browse and search for millions of free YouTube videos over Wi-Fi.
Apple today also announced an exclusive agreement with Starbucks that allows you to access the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store for free in participating US Starbucks stores starting next month. When you enter a participating Starbucks location, your iPod touch, iPhone, or Mac or PC running iTunes will automatically recognize the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store. You can see what song is currently playing or has recently played in the store, and immediately preview, buy and download it over Wi-Fi.
The iPod is the world’s most popular family of digital music players with over 100 million sold. Today, Apple released its most exciting iPod lineup ever with the iPod shuffle in five new colors; iPod classic holding up to 40,000 songs; the incredible all new iPod nano with video playback; and the breakthrough iPod touch with a revolutionary multi-touch user interface. iPod owners can choose from a vast ecosystem of accessories with over 4,000 products made specifically for the iPod including cases, fitness accessories, speaker systems and iPod connectivity in over 70 percent of US automobiles.
The new iPod touch is scheduled to be available later this month. The 8GB iPod touch model is $299 (US) and the 16GB iPod model is $399 (US). iPod touch requires a Mac with a USB 2.0 port, Mac OS X 10.4.10 or later and iTunes 7.4; or a Windows PC with a USB 2.0 port and Windows Vista or Windows XP Home or Professional (Service Pack 2) or later and iTunes 7.4. Internet access is required and a broadband connection is recommended, fees may apply. The iTunes Store is not available in all countries.
* Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. See http://www.apple.com/batteries for more information. Music capacity is based on four minutes per song and 128-Kbps AAC encoding; photo capacity is based on iPod-viewable photos transferred from iTunes; and video capacity is based on H.264 1.5-Mbps video at 640-by-480 resolution.
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No maps or weather widgets? Useless.
Today, Apple sounded the death knell for the cellphone industry. The first major WiFi computer-phone will reach the market at the end of the month. Great day for Jajah and Skype.
Shame its just 8GB and 16GB… why not put a hardrive in thoses puppies…. nevermind… it will be fun to use for 5mins anyway…
This is exactly the product I’ve been waiting for. Couldn’t care less about weather and widgets since Safari is built-in. Get that info from whatever web site you like.
PS: How many days after the first sale will it be before the first class-action lawsuit is filed because the battery is not user-replaceable? The under-over is 7 days.
Looks AMAZING!
Appears to be a lot of astroturfers on here today. Microsoft must be writing a lot of cheques!
Time to go buy a Zune!
In the words of Tenacious D, “Fsck Yeah!”
Yaaaaa Hooooo!!!!!!!!!
The iPod classic 80gb is thinner than the 5.5G 30gb, according to MacNN.
If that’s the case, why couldn’t they fit the 30gb hard drive into the iPod touch using the same magic?
It might not have been devastatingly thin but it still would’ve been a pretty svelte PMP.
Hackers: Ready….Set….Go!
It will not be long until that screen becomes filled with widgets!
The iPod Touch looks pretty nice. However, given that it has wi-fi access, I would have loved for Apple to include the iPhone’s e-mail application. I guess I could settle for Gmail’s web interface, but a full-fledged phone-less iPhone would’ve been exactly what I wanted.
But is it brown?
Can it squirt?
No, it cannot.
Apple may copy Microsoft’s innovations all they want, but still they can’t get it right like the brilliant people from Redmond.
Your Potential. Our Passion.™
The proportions of the nano still look odd to me – everything else looks fantastic (natch).
what is needed is a GPS receiver + maps … could sell maps of countries vie iTunes or whatever, bigger harddrive,
I agree that a e-mail would be nice even if you had to press a send receive button if yahoo wasn’t going to push the service. Maps would also be a good touch, but I know that they didn’t include these features to differentiate the iPhone by more than just the phone concept. However, I still don’t understand why a 16 gb iPhone isn’t availble for 499?????
Michael, you’re an idiot.
To repeat:
The Zune now has Wi-Fi in it’s limited release “Butthole Surfers” edition.
BTW, ALL the Zunes are limited editions……
Just what I was hoping for!!!
I have a 30 GB Gen. 5 ipod that I recently filled up with music. I can’t fit any more music on it. I encode at 256 AAC for most tracks, but all around I just have a lot of music.
Was looking forward to the ipod touch, but I am pretty disappointed in the small hard drive space. Looks like I’ll be getting an 80 gb ipod classic. Definitely disappointed when I saw the small hard drive size. I just don’t want to spend the extra money to hold LESS music…
Oh well, can’t please everyone…
with the addition of the itunes wifi store, i smell a revolution coming… just think, anywhere there’s wifi, you can shop millions of songs. goodbye cd stores…
michael! bookmark weatherchannel.com and google maps in the safari browser!
i was kinda hoping the touch ipod would be hard drive based, but seeing as i never use more than 10 or 11 GB on my 30gb 5g ipod, i don’t foresee the downgrade in storage space outweighing the massively amazing upgrade in functionality. i imagine the battery life on a widescreen, hd-based ipod with wifi wouldn’t have been so great, so there’s the tradeoff for now.
i can’t remember the last time i was this excited about a new apple product. probably when the imac g5 came out. this ipod is gonna be huge.
mw: party, as in i’m totally gonna party when i buy my 6g ipod!
Fantastic. This is the product everyone wants except for the (again) obvious omission of iChat and other communication apps. Go hackers!
So why no maps.
Only thing is 16 Gb, without a SD slot upgrade path is a VERY price.
What you’re paying for is the larger screen – is it glass?, and the interface, plus wifi.
It is COOL… but I’d buy the IPodMini… far more fun… far more useful to me. Better price.
VERY nice, i just wish it had mail.
…good thing i have a .mac address and getting mail on safari will be a snap.
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now i just have to subtly drool over it for a month till my wife can get the hint for our anniversary! 😀
I’m not used to bitch at Apple, and I think I’ll criticize something for the first time:
Although the iPod Touch is an amazing device and almost (I say ALMOST) what a lot of us were asking for (an iPhone without the phone), there is one vital aplication missing:
Mail
I was really looking forward to see an email client. I know most people wil say “well, use a web client”, but a lot of us use POP/IMAP and no web interface.
The god news is, it’s a software update, and if people start asking for Mail on the iPod Touch, most likely, it will be a reality.
Other than that, what else can I say? I WANT ONE!
Apparently I’m not alone about including Mail on the iPod Touch.
“…The god news is, it’s a software update, and if people start asking for Mail on the iPod Touch, most likely, it will be a reality.”
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Doubtful, Apple need to clearly differentiate the iPod touch from the iPhone, and they have done that well.
Mail, maps, sms and phone are all communication apps… It makes best sense for Apple to only bundle those apps on their communication device, the iPhone… Not on an iPod.
Like Grifterus, I’m not used to complaining about anything Apple . . . but DANG. I wanted an iPod Touch with at least 100 GB of storage, not 16. That is, I wanted a serious upgrade to my current 80GB videoPod. Looks like that’s just not in the cards, maybe ever. (Flash vs. hard drive)
Have to try to talk myself into the 160 “Classic” now, I guess.
Again, DANG.
“If that’s the case, why couldn’t they fit the 30gb hard drive into the iPod touch using the same magic?”
I think the reason for this is combining the hdd w/ the big screen would kill the battery life.
“…but DANG. I wanted an iPod Touch with at least 100 GB of storage, not 16.”
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Well even if a 100gb flash chip existed (which it doesn’t,) the chip alone would cost more than a MacPro.
GOODBYE WHITE PLASTIC!!! The end of an era. iPod’s no longer have white plastic. iMac’s – forget it, it’s all about aluminum now. All we have left is the MacBook.
WHITE is clinical.
I didn’t like it much… but ok.
HEY – is there a SD slot on the iPodtouch?
And now that the iPhone is lower in price… hmmmm why buy the iPodtouch? I get the iPhone…. hurray! Xmas is early – so good for us all.
Please, Please Apple let us replace our own batteries.
Please, Please add a SD card slot to all iPODs.
Man… it would be sweeter then pie.
howie
Me will have to wait for gen2 unfortunately. I need more than 16 gig space for my songs. I could go for a pod classic but now that looks so retro.
I’ve waited for 2 years – I can wait some more. I wonder if I can get a cheap iPod video on ebay for the interim?
i don’t want the new shuffle… because i already have one
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i don’t want the new nano, because it does not have enough storage, or a large screen,
i don’t want the iPod classic, because, the screen is too small for video
i don’t want the iPod touch, because it does not have the storage space, no Skype/iChat/mail.
i want the “new” iPhone, i liked the old one, and the new price is good.
i would like to have:
an iPod Touch with a hard drive + full internet + maps
OR
a 16 GB iPhone + GPS.
i’m not impressed by the new products at all, they made a big mistake.
One thing is troubling me – There’s no mention of OS X being used on the new iPod Touch. Mr Jobs usually crows loudly about things like this. No OS X could mean difficulty for hackers in adding the obviously missing apps, like a mail client and instant messaging.
Since the ipod touch is not a phone, it would have been nice for Apple to place the camera on the front of the iPod touch so you can do video conferencing (skype). iChat would be nice too.
Other than that…I think I will buy one or two….
If iPodTouch has Safari to browse with…
will I not be able to see my emails in the browser
while I am near a wifi transmitter.
Come-on… Apple will let it be so… I know it.
All new products are very nice. Love the NANO best.
Brau sez:
If Apple didn’t use OS X in this iPod, this means that Apple has developed TWO ENTIRELY DIFFERENT OS’ES for two nearly identical products.
Ge, I think I could probably use Occams frying pan to sort out this conundrum, who needs a razor…
i can’t find any mention of a microphone on the iPod Touch!!!!
no skype, no VOIP without that….
Time to buy a ZUNE…. hahahahaha
they sell for 30 bucks cos they are not in demand. Run out now and get 10… and man enjoy them cos they are really really a waist. I bought one and took it back in 30 minutes. True.
And I am a Windows user… using iTunes and iPod… these Apple devices, well, THEY ROCK man!!!! Yup, the Apple device s looks and sound so much better. And these new babies are sweeter then ever.
And well the ZunePhoney ain’t here yet… but come on… MS going to sell it for 299.99? Will it be a multi-touch screen – hmmmm. Will it have a HDrive… ok… let it. Dinosaurisous….
dan
“If Apple didn’t use OS X in this iPod, this means that Apple has developed TWO ENTIRELY DIFFERENT OS’ES for two nearly identical products.”
Yes, that’s right, they could indeed. None of the previous iPods run OS X. They have a specially designed OS. There’s no reason why Apple couldn’t limit the iPod Touch by not using OS X. Steve bragged loud about having OS X on the iPhone and TV. Not a word on the Touch. Time will tell.
Looks really cool. Like other people I wish it had a couple of things. More storage would be nice, mail, chat, VOIP. Just as is it is an amazing upgrade though.
I noticed something–you can’t buy movies, TV shows, or games from the built in iTunes store, just music. Anyone know why? Seems like they would want to sell as much of everything as possible.
1. No mail? No widgets? Puhleez… it’s an “iPod” designed primarily for music and video into which they’ve tossed in touch controls, coverflow, wi-fi and Safari. It’s more than you can get from any other manufacturer.
2. 16 gigs may not hold your entire library, but having used my 8 gig iPhone exclusively for two months I can say that it is not a hardship. I suggest you look into Smart Folders in iTunes. You can set up a special iPod/iPhone Smart Folder that can constantly modify the music being loaded into the iPod each time it’s docked. The collection always stays fresh and your massive library gets rotated through the smaller device automatically.
mail, widgets and maps should have been included. There are some people that would love the iPhone but just don’t want the AT&T;network. In our area, it’s not good.. But, I’d still be willing to pay for the other options.
What would also be a great hacker addition, would be a skype application and then have a dock connector device that is a headphone with microphone.. Then we can get phone calls on it too.
“i’m not impressed by the new products at all, they made a big mistake.”
I have a feeling their “big mistake” is going to result in yet another stellar holiday sales season regardless of your reviews.
@ boogle
The iPod touch has a USB port in it. Or use Brian’s idea of the headphone port for the microphone.
It appears that there is no mic or camera on the iPod touch? I searched the apple site but could not find anything.
Can anyone confirm if the iPod Touch has a mic and video camera built in?
I would like to use it for video chats among other things….
Thanks
A quick look at Apple’s website reveals no mention of the iPod Touch using OS X as its OS. The tech specs of the iPhone clearly state OS X as its OS, and since there was no mention of it at the press release, I don’t think the new iPod runs on OS X. My 2 cents on this issue.
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There is no camera on the iPod touch.
There is no microphone on the iPod touch.
Nor is there a vacuum attachment, satellite dish, dishwasher, emergency road flare, breathalyzer or mass spectrometer. Third party manufacturers will come up with those for attachment through the 10-pin connector at the bottom of it.
It is an iPod-nothing more, nothing less.
It is meant for you to use as a portable media device with some light web surfing, not as the swiss army knife of portable computing devices.
MDN Magic word: Land, as in “I am the landstander, I stand on land”
Some interesting points of view from zune users here (Seriously)
http://www.zunescene.com/forums/index.php?board=1.0
Why the hell did they remove the volume switch – I really don’t want to touch the screen every time for the volume… Grrrr
Very pretty.
But what does it *sound* like? This is a frigging *audio* player, after all. Who makes the DAC’s? What’s the frequency response and the linearity of the player. Is it worth listening to?????
The ipod touch is a music player for gods sake. All this talk about shame it hasnt got a mail app on it is crazy.
If you want a mail app on an ipod BUY AN IPHONE.
The ipod touch is an entertainment device NOT a mobile communications device like the iphone.
Acceot it for what it is – the best music and video player in the world.
“Comment from: michael
No maps or weather widgets? Useless.”
Agreed.
Apple releaes a beautiful media player, and it can’t do my laundry?!!
What a piece of crap!! What were they thinkng?!!
It’s only a matter of weeks until skillful hackers are able to transfer iPhone applications (like Mail and Widgets) to the iPod touch!
I’m surprised no one has touched on the other big thing missing from the Classic and Touch flavors of the iPod:
B L U E T O O T H ! ! !
I want to use my Bluetooth headphones. Can’t with these. Grrr.
I’m surpriesed no one has commented on the other big missing feather of the new iPods:
B L U E T O O T H ! ! !
I would love to be able to use my Bluetooth headphones with the new iPods without having to use some lame adapter! Grrr.
The iPhone has the revolutionary interface. After the iPhone was released the revolution was over. The iPod Touch is an iPhone with no phone and its a high end iPod with little capacity…in other words a black Palm Pilot tungsten.
They should installed of the hard drive……..now I have to wait for iPod Touch v2.0
Just my $0.02
Isn’t the new iPod Nano a little too fat for your arm when jogging and I hope it still works with the nike+ kit!
If that’s the case, why couldn’t they fit the 30gb hard drive into the iPod touch using the same magic?
Because they’ll need something to introduce at MacWorld in January. iPhone and iTouch are already clear upgrade targets.
MW: steps
Some interesting points of view from zune users here (Seriously)
http://www.zunescene.com/forums/index.php?board=1.0
Yes. The WOW has definitely started.
There seems to be two groups in the Zune camp: those who’ve ceded & switched to Apple, and those in full denial of reality.
Some great quotes there, like:
“yeah, not sure what MS has been doing all this time… some new colors… sure, but today’s apple announcement really seems to appear that people are “working” on the ipod at apple, then announcing major improvements. the video will appear this afternoon, should be interesting to see all of this close up.
a “crying” fact… this is very much how “apple was responding” in the 1994-1997 period, so I’ve been there, done that… MS needs to get rid of Ballmer and fast, he is no good, he is the “Michael Spindler” of Microsoft.”
Wow indeed…
re: Some interesting points of view from zune users here (Seriously)
http://www.zunescene.com/forums/index.php?board=1.0
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Ive been looking at the comments on this zune site and all I can say is that Microsoft is dead in the water in the digital music space.
Even the die-hard Zunies are giving up on the Zune now – I recommend you guys reading the comments, its very enlightening.
I personally think that these products that Apple have announced could not have been better.
Apple are gonna sell lorry loads of these and I think in early 2008 I would expect MS to announce they are going to stop shipping the zune.
Hats off to Apple and SJ for what is proably the biggest home run a company could ever have.
I salute you Steve Jobs, you are indeed a true genius and I personaly thank you for bringing such great products into my life.
Although I think presenter is not nearly as good as the iPhone guy, the iPod Touch tour video makes me want to buy one really badly.
Now how to figure out how to sneak my Dunkin Donuts coffee into my local Starbucks and I’m all set.
The iPod Touch will be available in a few weeks. Perhaps OS X was not mentioned because the iPod Touch is based on Leopard, which is not yet available. So, is Leopard going to be for sale prior to or at the iPod Touch release?
@ AAPLguy
just look at this product line, it’s absurd !
their best iPod (the iPod touch), ideal for video, does not have enough storage space, even if there was plenty of room to add one, and a larger battery.
the pricing is puzzling too, 3 iPods/iPhones at almost the same price.
this line does not send a clear message to the consumer, u have to compromise, there isn’t one iPod that has it all, u have to choose between storage and UI + great screen (or iPhone)
sure, the Nano will sell well, but not the iPod touch, especially in those countries where phone carriers don’t get a contract with Apple, there just is nothing to gain over the iPhone.
and: apple is not going to make as much money from the iPhone, no wonder the stock is down so much.
Apple are insane not to have used a hard disk in the iPod Touch.
it makes the whole product range inconsistent, it’s going to hurt sales of the iPod touch AND the iPod Video, they are both a compromise, combine them and u have the greatest iPod ever.
but, why would any user of the high range iPod move to the iPod touch, if it does not have the space to store the music, let alone the vidéo ?
i think Apple was too much in a hurry, they did not take the time to completely redesign the circuit board, and the software (the HD would require modifications of most applications)
the only good news today is the Nano, and (for the consumer, but certainly not for the stockholder), the price drop of the iPhone.
bottom line: the iPhone is not selling that well, and Apple missed the chance to make a truly awesome iPod.
MDN Magic Word: lower !
George, here is one of those interesting points of view from the Zune losers forum. I am actually astonished that someone would write this. Notice at the end that he/she tells everyone what they should think. They *have* to be an MS employee.
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“As most people know by now about the new features the iTouch is supposed to have… forget about all of that for a second.
Think about the present… right now the Zune is battling the current gen Ipod Player. I think we can all agree that as of right now… the Zune has a bigger screen, multiple looks/colors to fit each user (can’t forget the doubleshot finish), an easier navigation of songs over the Ipod Video Player, a click-wheel, Wifi to send songs Zune to Zune, and the Zune Software is a lot more organized and faster than iTunes and offers an “all you can eat” for $15/month for as many songs as you can download along with the option to download each song for about $0.99. Right now all of us here love the Zune over the current Ipod because of it’s looks, bigger screen, and easy navigation with the Zune Device and Software.
The only thing the current Ipod has over the current Zune as of now is.. a wider selection of music on their Software (and the option for videos), an 80G version, more 3rd party accessories, Games, and a Clock.
Now being said all of that… let’s not get our hopes down until we see what the 2nd generation of Zune has to offer. Microsoft has never let me down in the past with their products and I don’t expect them to let me down in the future. All of you should think the same.”
@DJ Jac
“Comment from: michael
No maps or weather widgets? Useless.”
Agreed.
Apple releaes a beautiful media player, and it can’t do my laundry?!!
What a piece of crap!! What were they thinkng?!!
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it would not have cost ONE dollar, or cent to include those features !
so, yes it’s a dishonest piece of crap.
Anyone been to Target today? What was the big Target tie in? I didn’t see it or hear it. Nothing on the Target store homepage.
I like it and plan on getting one. As a matter of fact, I like it better than the iPhone (no locked in contract and Verizon works much better in the areas I travel in, which BTW my company pays for)….
And Unlike the idiotic fanboys here, I don’t “NEED” to take 50 gig of music with me when I go someplace. I can load up 200-300 songs, a few video files and go. The concept of loading every audio, video, and image file that you own on an iPod is stupid.
Looks like there is a tie in to Leopard. The home screen harkens to the “shelf” dock. I wish that look transfers over to the iphone. I like that home screen more that the current perforated aluminum look in the iPhone.
@nekogami13
Your post is a little over the top…a simple yes or no would have been fine…You can drop the sarcasm.
Obviously, many people were wanting an iphone minus the Phone as a device in the announcement today for the obvious skype/ichat type of applications.
If you can’t understand why that should be apart of the ipod touch then don’t have enough common sense to answer questions about the device.
It’s doubtful that you can understand this post either….. unbelievable
@ Shoeman, take a look at the world, many countries don’t allow phone manufacturers to sign deals like apple did with AT&T;, in my country i have the choice between an iPhone and an iPod touch, at almost the same price, without any ties whatsoever, nobody here will buy the iPod touch, and sadly, many people will not buy the iPhone either, because it’s too big.
all we wanted is a really great iPod, Apple had everything in their hands to make one, and just didn’t do it, for no reason i can think of.
Microsoft has never let me down in the past with their products and I don’t expect them to let me down in the future. All of you should think the same.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
Wow. Who wrote that line? Bill Gates?? Even for some paid MS drone that line is priceless.
MS is already dead.
And Unlike the idiotic fanboys here, I don’t “NEED” to take 50 gig of music with me when I go someplace.
Is WiFi fast enough to stream music? Or at least download what you want to hear?
Why worry about syncing those 50 gigs (and the theft appeal of a full library stored locally) when you can have everything on a server someplace?
Maybe we’re missing the real picture here….
So Michael won’t buy an iPodtouch because it doesn’t have maps or email. Wrong!
You’ve got Safari so you can use mapquest or any other map site out there.
I’ve got Earthlink and can read all my email on line. I can still download them to Mail when I get home and start up my MBP.
I think it’s going to be a beautiful little device and I’m getting one as soon as they are available. Price point is okay by me.
you have to read this thread
http://www.zunescene.com/forums/index.php?topic=19920.0
Lets see the iPod Touch will be available later in September, at
Apple Expo France, 25 – 29 September ?
The iPod Touch has a 16Gb version the iPhone will certainly have one also, and probably cost $100 more, introduced in France?
The iPhone will have a software upgrade for the wifi itunes store later in September, introduced in France?
The iPhone will be available in Europe in the last quarter of the year, carriers announced in France?
With everything lining up for something to happen at Apple Expo Paris could the 3G iPhone also be announced/delivered?
Nano – poor design
Ordered myself an iPod touch last night. This is a great pascifier for me till the iPhone is available legitimately on the T-Mobile netowrk-which could be a couple years or so. I was very tempted to get the iPhone and open an account with at&t;, but I don’t like at&t;. IMO T-Mobile is a much better carrier in terms of service and affordability. In addition T-Mobile is an international carrier so they definitely have another leg up on at&t;. Can’t wait tilll my new iPod touch gets here! Way to go Apple for not forgetting the rest of the iPhone/iPod users!
No mention of whether the keyboard can be used to enter new calendar and contact info and sync it with your computer. I assume not. Too bad. It would be a nifty, if expensive, PDA if it had those features as well as some of the others mentioned here, like maps, weather, notes (Stickies) and Mail.
A future update that included a condensed version of iWork would be awesome. There is no reason the iPod touch should be just a portable entertainment device.