iPod Touch
January 2nd, 2008 | Published in Apple | 3 Comments
So with my annual haul of Apple gift cards, we went to the Apple Store yesterday and picked up a 16G iPod Touch. Why not an iPhone? Well, we’re already one a plan, I wasn’t excited about AT&T’s network, and generally couldn’t pull the trigger on it. But a similar-looking device with built-in wifi? Gimme. The web browser is really nice, and it goes without saying that the display itself is gorgeous. It’ll be a nice companion for my trips to NYC.
January 2nd, 2008 at 4:23 pm (#)
Probably a wise move! in the end, the phone part of the iPhone may be the least satisfying element, if my conversations with my nephew are an indicator. he often ends up saying he’ll call back on a landline!
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:40 am (#)
those things are sweet, but only 16 GB makes me sad.. however, my “multimedia player” and 2 gb SD card in my blackberry curve makes me even sadder.
i went to denver over xmas and met a bunch of people who had never seen an iphone. i was blown away. and then i was blown away again by being blown away the first time. no joke.
January 7th, 2008 at 9:48 am (#)
Ooooh, couldn’t disagree more, fish (who I assume is Fish of the Sandra variety?). Bought one a bit on a lark, and let’s just say you have a better chance of getting Charlton Heston’s gun at this point than you do my iPhone. The phone part is the best part, because I now carry one device where I used to carry two, and occasionally three: laptop, cell, ipod. Contact management, built-in hands free and especially visual voice mail are killer features. What I don’t like? No 3g, relatively small storage, lack of support for several common VPN protocols. Complaints about AT&T are wildly exaggerated — at least here in NYC. It’s every bit as crappy as Verizon ever was. Not saying you made the wrong choice… but I think the iPhone is an equally great production for some people.