Apple iPod touch 32 GB (1st Generation) OLD MODEL by Apple Computer
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Digital camera reviews of Apple iPod touch 32 GB (1st Generation) OLD MODEL
Digital camera Review: 4 Stars new 5 Stars broke.
Summary: 5 Stars
This little jewel is BUCKS but worth it. I was so/so impressed with mine until I got finally found how to successfully jailbreak it. A jailbroke iPod Touch is simply the best thing in the world right now. Thin, sensitive, versatile and loads of utility packed in after a jailbreak.
With out being jailbroke the Touch is a solid 3.5 to 4 starts. The default applications are fine, but when you add in terminal, wallpaper, themes, games, to-do lists, VNC and several other handy tools it is a rockin' unit.
Digital camera Review: A good Gadject, Incomplete package
Summary: 4 Stars
I loved the gadget, its nice to play with and the display is wonderful.
However, what really bothered me is that they force you to BUY a software upgrade (operating system) immediately after you purchase it... many of the additional programs that you would install would simply not work with the original operating system. Another drow back is that it takes very long to synchronize with the PC (may be becase its a 32 Geg?!). Other negatives would be the price.
These draw backs, to me, drops it at least one star.
Digital camera Review: A great remedy for those who like the iPhone but don't want to be forced into AT&T.
Summary: 5 Stars
I have wanted an iPhone since its inception. Only problem AT&T. Most of my family and friends are on Verizon and I don't feel I should have to switch carriers to have one.
Enter the iPod Touch 32 gb - with the exception of it being a phone with built in audio and edge network, the Ipod is smaller, has more storage space and does everything else the current 16 gb iPhone does.
Also, I like my cell phone much smaller.
My kids and I both love watching you tube, surfing the net with a real browser, watching videos, listening to music and all the touch features.
A bit pricey but highly recommended.
Digital camera Review: A major disappointment...
Summary: 2 Stars
When the Touch was introduced, this new iPod left me, the happy owner of seven predecessors, unusually cold. I couldn't understand why not the WHOLE front of the device was a screen, creating not only a stunning look but also a real Wide-Screen. The aspect ratio of the current screen is 1:1.5 which is certainly not the genuine Wide-Screen 9:16 / 1:1.78 format. On top of that, the whole thing looked a little bit too toyish for my taste. And again Apple practically ignored the fact that the Euro and the USD are two different currencies which means that this 32 GB Touch costs 725 USD in the Euroland Apple stores [I'm not allowed to shop in the US stores]. I know this sounds whiny and the solution is simply to avoid the Apple store and find some Asian web-site, but Apple just comes across as insulting instead of inviting this way.
However, in spite of all that I bought one, and well...actually owning and using it indeed leaves me cold. I miss the click-wheel, which may be less spectacular but in my opinion is so much more clever and user friendly than the Touch operating scheme. I find the last one fragmented, and without the possibility to go forth and back, step by step. I'm a bit tired to always have to return to the 'home' button before going on. The user-functions are not part of one unifying concept like with the -rightly famous- wheel. They should have kept it, hidden in the touch-screen and magically appearing when needed.
I have no idea why there's so little room for film titles and why they are not listed in the same position as the screen:'lenghtwise' instead of 'widthwise'. Especially with TV-series this is an annoyance because the episode-numbers are off-screen when the lenght of the title exceeds two words.[PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong and inform me that this setting can be changed]. I perceive it as very peculiar that the audio functions of the device are made into a visual spectacle [the gravity-sensitive rotating of album covers; cover-flow; the 'opening of album-contents' etc] while the video 'department' has actually made a step back in time and development. When, for example, you take a break watching a film or tv-episode, there is no indication which film or episode you were/are watching on the list: on former models the title was given a blue background. No more. When you pause and want to finish what you started you'll see your film library, starting with A. That is actually the whole range of the video 'special effects': a list of films, nothing else. No newly added zoom function, no slow-motion, no picture by picture watching facility. No 'travelling' possibility across a Cinemascope [aspect ratio 1 : 2.35] format film, so you still have to watch those as a coloured stripe between two black ones. Why introduce a 'big screen' device and then do nothing with it [except thus for the audio-function visual circus, but isn't audio primarily meant for listening and video for watching?]
Of course Apple has again made some great accessories redundant, I can't for instance use a splendid portable charger with the Touch [it was universal: worked with every cell-phone, camera, and iPod untill now] which is a nuisance because as always the built-in battery doesn't suffice.
For the audiophiles: don't expect any improvement in sound-quality since there isn't. Bass is allright but the higher frequencies have a metallic sounding piercing sharpness [I'm not talking about the supplied in-ears here, I don't even unwrap them]. The 5.5 gen is still superior in my experience.
If you like gadgets it's certainly worth the money to buy the 2.0 upgrade which allows you to purchase them. Most of them are silly and sometimes funny. You can add games, for instance, or play a little music. But don't expect any fundamental changes.
The following is my own fault, so I can't blame this machine for it: I just don't get the importance of the wi-fi thing. I have a laptop which I always have with me and I haven't discovered what the advantage is to do the 'wireless things' with the Touch instead of my laptop. And why sent e-mails with the Touch when you can sms and mms with your phone? Downloading music or video while I'm on the move is, in my experience, very uncomfortable. I have other things to do or on my mind then. I bought the Touch for the big screen and the less fragile Flash-memory. And the supposedly amazing technical qualities of course...but I'm sorry: I'm not impressed or amused by them.
I DO like the glass screen btw!
As my review makes clear: I'm too often wondering why Apple did NOT create certain possibilities with a device that proves that it CAN.
Digital camera Review: A triumph for form and function
Summary: 5 Stars
Apple has once again, evolved the iPod to a higher level of functionality, usability and a whole lot of fun! The 32gb flash memory just makes a reliable device even more so and provides my mid-size music collection with a lot more room to grow. With the wonderful video capabilities I've been adding music videos and home videos too.
Three cheers for Apple and their interface expertise!!!