http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/ Engadget Comments for iPod touch gets its first review http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Sep 13th 2007 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Sep 13th 2007 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/
Heartbreak.

How can you do this to us Steve? 16gigs might get me through one international flight, but it's sure as hell not going to get me through a round trip, not if I want to bring more then a couple hundred songs with me. And for all this Flash love you're showing, why no Flash support in your web browser? That's awesome you have a custom option for YouTube, what about other flash video sites though? I get your concerns about battery life, but I don't understand them when there are litterally hundreds of aftermarket battery packs and other type addons to boost battery life, yet none to boost storage. Couldn't you *at least* have included an expansion slot? It's not much but it's something. Anything.

The sad part about this is I have been an iPod faithful since the way back to second version of the original, (the first version had a physical spin wheel, like the Sansa. The second version was the first to introduce the now-iconic touch wheel) even before you offered native support for Windows PC's, but after waiting two years for a widescreen iPod that plays video I can't wait any longer. I'm most likely going to be picking up one of those new Archos 605's now. It does wifi, has a touch screen (almost a full inch bigger then your's btw, with twice the resolution and 221 ppi compared to your 153 ppi) but most importantly, it comes in three sizes: 30gig, 80gig, and 160gig. In fact, the 160gig model retails for the same price as the touch. So it's bigger and not as slick looking, who cares? Yours doesn't exactly fit in my pocket either, and it's still a third the size of my portable dvd player which it will be replacing. On top of all that, instead of making me convert 90% of the video files I use into your format, all I have to do with the 605 is drag and drop them off my hard drive. Sure I have to pay 20 bucks more for the few codecs it doesn't come bundled with, but at *least* they give me the option, and that's something you never have. I can even download them wirelessly on the road if I decide to. One last thing: for about twice the price you ask for the just the necessary equipment to output video to a TV, I can turn this thing into a fully functional web-ready net-streaming PVR!

This is just my two cents. Your mileage may vary of course. I'm gonna miss the slickness and ease of use of the iPod. That is, till I boot up my 605 and find my *entire* video colletion there in front of me on an 8 hour flight to who knows where. That's all I wanted from you Jobs. You had me hook, line and sinker, and you blew it just to make the thing a couple millimeters thinner. Ouch. ]]>Sep 13th 2007 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Sep 13th 2007 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/
I just created a 16 Gig smart playlist, nothing under 192kbps... It's 7.4 days or 387.6 hours of continuous music.

6 Gigs got me through a 6 day road trip and a week in San Fran and I only listened to about half of it.]]>Sep 13th 2007 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/
. It's not Steve’s fault because the industry is pumping out 16gig flash drives; so that’s what’s in the iPod... Come back in a few months or years and guess what you'll have!!!
. you want the iPod screen to be bigger on the iPod... Come back in a few months or years and guess what you'll have!!!
. you want PVR, net-streaming, output to TV on the iPod... Come back in a few months or years and guess what you'll have!!!
. you wand divx or other codex's on your iPod... come back in a... ahh... well we can discuss that when you come back!

Or you can buy the device with all of those features that you want and you wont be *Heartbroken* anymore. :D

Strange though... the previous iPods didn't have all of that stuff!
]]>Sep 13th 2007 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Sep 13th 2007 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Sep 13th 2007 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Sep 13th 2007 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/
But thanks for playing.]]>Sep 13th 2007 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Sep 13th 2007 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/That feature would be pretty much useless to me since there isnt any starbucks near where I live.]]>Sep 13th 2007 10:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Sep 13th 2007 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Sep 13th 2007 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Sep 13th 2007 8:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Sep 13th 2007 12:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Sep 13th 2007 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/
At any rate, the review did mention that you wouldn't see the icon unless you were on wireless iTunes via WiFi.]]>Sep 13th 2007 4:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Sep 13th 2007 6:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/
is there any way i can not use itunes or aac on the ipod touch?i hate itunes sooo much lol

@mewantphone
your a dumbass]]>Sep 13th 2007 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Sep 13th 2007 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/
http://www.mediamonkey.com/]]>Sep 13th 2007 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/[ducks]]]>Sep 13th 2007 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.mp4nation.com/products/index.php?PID=mp4]]>Sep 13th 2007 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Sep 13th 2007 11:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Sep 13th 2007 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Sep 13th 2007 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Sep 13th 2007 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/
iPhone team leader: "We'd like to sue the iPod for ripping off our product."
Lawyer: "Um, you're the same company..."
iPhone team leader: "But they're on a different part of our floor."]]>Sep 13th 2007 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Sep 13th 2007 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Sep 13th 2007 10:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Sep 13th 2007 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Sep 13th 2007 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/
My wife goes to Starbucks fairly often but we don't sit there while she drinks her coffee. I have noticed that the type of music they play in Starbucks is not the type of music I buy. The Starbucks integration probably won't change our behavior or get iTunes any additional music sales. I must be in the wrong demographic.]]>Sep 13th 2007 10:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/

So expect to see hear a lot more Starbucks-iTunes crossovers in the near future as their label grows.]]>Sep 13th 2007 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Sep 13th 2007 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Sep 13th 2007 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Sep 13th 2007 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Sep 13th 2007 8:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Enough news on Apple/ipod/iphone/itouch/ieat/idrink/isleep/iApple..]]>Sep 13th 2007 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Sep 13th 2007 11:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/tired-of-iphone-and-or-apple-news-on-engadget/). Hell, i feel bad about wasteing my time posting this.]]>Sep 13th 2007 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Sep 13th 2007 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Sep 13th 2007 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/
Here, see this :-

http://www.theinternetnowinhandybookform.com/schmapple/

It has been around a while, but it'll make you feel better.]]>Oct 5th 2007 8:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Sep 13th 2007 10:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/Sep 13th 2007 10:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/
The wifi iTunes is useless for me. For one, I loathe iTunes as a player and will not install it on my computer. It's a bloated piece of trash with, at the very least, a necessarily massive visual footprint. Ug.
For another, I can't see myself buying mp3s from Apple. Most of what I listen to is non-RIAA protected artists. I buy most of it on vinyl, and often CD, for less than iTunes would charge me. I'll rip my own, thank you.

The tiny flash drive, although necessary, defeats the purpose of video to me (and correct me if I'm wrong, but videos purchased from iTunes run about 750MB per hour, meaning the 8 gig can hold about 10 hours of video, or less than half a season of Heroes.) For the price, for the purpose, I'd never buy it with these capacities.


I think the product is ahead of its time, but in a negative way. I know people will jump for it and love to show it off. I know it is beautiful. But it offers absolutely nothing for me other than looks. For mp3/video playback there are dozens of other options with more battery life and much higher capacity.

And, for wifi internet browsing, which I am eager for, there are those UMPCs. Which are currently far, far too expensive, but will ultimately be products I really want.]]>Sep 13th 2007 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/

(haha...or, at least take the stick out...)]]>Sep 13th 2007 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/ipod-touch-gets-its-first-review-release-date/
[http://www.songbirdnest.com/]
[http://www.songbirdnest.com/features]
[http://www.songbirdnest.com/screencast]

**For anyone with an iphone or who may gave early access to one of the new ipods
how viable an alternative to itunes is this for use with your ipod?**(may require 3rd party plugin on site)

- it may not be compatible right off the bat but has add-on support which is one of the things that really makes winamp great (I believe some of the creators of winamp built it).

from my understanding of Songbird, its seems like it has the potential to be to itunes what firefox is to IE.

what does anyone else think....?

[apologies for going marginally off topic but I thought that this could be something that could interest a lot of people]
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