iPod Touch

Apple iPod's have been around for a while, and there are many products part of the iPod line. There was the iPod Classic, the iPod Nano, the iPod Mini, and the iPod Shuffle. The changes were mostly about size and shape. The signature look was a screen above a touch-wheel. The only exception was the iPod Shuffle which didn't have a screen or a touch-wheel. Their main function was to listen to music. The iPod line was very popular and now they released the iPod Touch which has a completely different look with new functions, mostly notably the touch screen.

The iPod Touch has become massively popular since its release. Everyone is ditching their old iPod's now, because they can only play music, play a few games, watch videos and store pictures. I seriously don't find any problem with the older iPod's. They're simpler and all the buttons are clearly labelled. I cannot go anywhere without seeing someone holding an iPod Touch in their hands. It makes sense, because it has the most functions, not including the iPhone. However, the iPod Touch is just meant to be lesser version of the iPhone without a camera and calling capabilities. The other reason that everyone has a Touch is because of the AppStore. The AppStore has everything, from apps made for one's lifestyle to apps designed for business. Personally, I find it to be one of the greatest features for Apple products. Of course, I don't have an iPod of any kind, but I have played with other people's. I like playing the gaming apps the most, but other people use it as a To-Do List, translator and more. Last year, my Social Studies group for a project used the Keynote Presentation App where we controlled the slides and could read notes that other people couldn't see. The best apps are the paid apps, but the free apps are actually not bad. Although everyone is jailbreaking their iPod Touch's nowadays so it doesn't matter that much. The iPod Touch is aimed at a particular range of people, because it has something to offer all the age groups. It has music, games, and apps for everything else.

Recently, the new iPod Nano came out with a camera, which left some people wondering why the iPod Touch has been left in the dust. The iPod Nano's camera has a low resolution, so I don't really get why people are complaining that much. A lot of people probably already have some 3 mega-pixel camera phone sitting in their pocket. The iPhone has a camera, but it's a cellphone. Cellphones always have cameras to be more marketable. Camera-less cellphones aren't that popular nowadays. I read from a blog article that the Touch doesn't have a camera because it is meant to be a gaming device. That would make the iPod that isn't created primarily for music.

Like the problem with all technology, we might become too dependent on it. However, for anyone who asked me if they should get a iPod Touch, I would probably say its their choice, but I would be thinking "I recommend it!".