Apple introduces iPod Touch, yes it’s real
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Want an iPhone with no phone? The iPod Touch is here! This friggin’ thing looks exactly like an iPhone, too. In addition to the new iPod Nano, iPod Classic, and new iPod Shuffles, Steve went out and wowed us with a much-awaited touch screen iPod. One small minor thing…it has WiFi! They even have included Safari and YouTube! There’s an 8GB model for $299, and a 16GB model for $399. All flash memory, of course. What’s even bigger here, you ask? Well, that would be the wireless iTunes Music Store! It contains 4 buttons which are: featured, top tens, downloads, and search. You get a free preview of the song, just tap it to buy it and download it. You can listen to it on the iPod, and the newly purchased song will automatically sync with you iTunes on your computer! Huzzah!
UPDATE: "It’s going to come later this month with a free iPhone update — everyone with an iPhone is going to get this too. We’re really, really excited about this."
yeah, that would suck to “lose” it and a month later realize that someone charges $3,000 on your ipod?
I smell lawsuit from HTC coming really soon.
So, we should see the 32GB version by Macworld?
The ipod touch is nice for those who don’t have an iphone or don’t want to switch to AT&T. I’d pre order one today if there was a 30gb version.
I guess this pretty much seals the fate of the Zune.
HA @ THE ZUNE. STOP.
AS FOR THIS GADGET, IM BUYING IT.
THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE NOW IS WILL IT TETHER TO MY WI-FI BLACKBERRY WHEN IT IS RELEASED BY TMOBILE? SOMEONE ANSWER THAT.
The price of the Zune has dropped from $249 to $199.
You have to log into your itunes account to purchase music so I would not worry about that. Will you be able to browse your webmail with the device? If so that makes for a great device for me anyway.
The price of the Zune has dropped from $249 to $9.
This is F**KING SICK!!!!! But, yes there’s always a but, it is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too expensive for only an 8 or 16 gb flash drive. Now if it was a 30 gb drive I would be sold, ok maybe a 60 for $349.
it has full safari web broweser so webmail looks like it will be good to go. Its the same browser as the phone. youtube too.
Why in the world would they release the touch with only a 16gig drive? I agree with others they should have used a hd and created at least a 30gig version to make it worthwhile.
Ok, but will it need a headphone adapter like the iPhone??? How bad will that suck!?
Once you log in to itunes store you stay (logged in at least that how it works on my pc), so I guess someone could run up your bill. I’m wondering since this has wifi would the apple be able to track it down(if stolen) when the thief uses wifi. The itouch has a standard headphone jack.
It sucks that there is no SD card slot. In a couple of months when the price of 16gb SDHC cards drops, you could have popped one in and had a 32gb iPod Touch.
Saving my pennies!
Hmmm, now if only some enterprising company or hacker finds a way to add this up:
WiFi enabled iPodTouch + Skpye for iPodTouch + Microphone = VoIP iPodTouch
Another interesting equation worth pondering:
Starbucks Music = Starbucks hotspot = T-Mobile HotSpot = T-Mobile@Home
lots of possibilities….