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| Brand: Apple Buy New: £155.51 New (10) Used (1) from £155.00 Rating:  20 reviewsSales Rank: 30 Media: Electronics Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3 Dimensions (in): 4.8 x 3 x 1.2 MPN: MB528BT/A Model: MB528BT/A UPC: 885909255566 EAN: 0885909255566 ASIN: B001E97GGW Release Date: September 10, 2008 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1 to 3 weeks | ||||||||||||||
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| Editorial Reviews: Product Description Apple?s new iPod touch packs more features into a sleeker design and feels even better in your hand! The iPod touch has a revolutionary touch interface and has been designed to let you control everything using your fingertips. The iPod touch responds to motion using a built-in accelerometer, so you can immediately see the entire width of a web page, view a photo in full, or control a game using only your movements. You can browse over and download loads of games and applications in almost every category at the Apple Store on iTunes or right on your iPod, and rock while you run with the built-in Nike iPod support. The iPod touch no longer plays just music; it also keeps a record of your workout performances, tracking your time, distance and calories burnt thanks to the sensor that you slip into your shoe. The new iPod touch?s body is stunningly thin and made of polished stainless steel for a more comfortable grip, and volume controls have been built into the left side to give you easy access to the most frequently used settings. Plus, the iPod touch is equipped with a built-in speaker that lets you hear music, dialogues and action without headphones, ideal for casual listening, and an astonishing battery life for up to 36 hours of non-stop music and 6 hours of video playback. A new Genius feature has also been integrated into the iPod touch, allowing you to create your very own multimedia library and music mixes. Music and videos on the iPod touch not only sound amazing; they look amazing, too. | |||||||||||||||
| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews... Very nice, but not perfect December 11, 2008 Jonathan Harris (Manchester, UK) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful This is a 4 star product, not 5, because it's not quite perfect. One or two things need to be sorted out a bit if they make a third generation. There are a lot of plus points though. It feels great, and looks even better. One of the improvements with this version of the iPod Touch is to improve how it feels in your hand with the contoured edge, and this makes the iPod Touch much better. The interface is so simple to use; unless you're 80 years old or have never used anything electrical in your life you can learn how to operate it within a few minutes. Music, video and photos can all be stored. 8GB is enough space for me personally, and unless you have several thousand songs or you want to buy a few series' of a TV programme, it will be fine for you too. Watching videos on a 3.5 inch screen is better than it sounds; The screen is a good size, and if it were any bigger the iPod Touch would be too big in size. Music plays fine; I use the standard earphones and they work adequately. I can't comment on any other ones, but I'm sure they would improve the sound quality (but trust me, it's fine already). Internet browsing is a very simple thing to do. One of the worries I had when I bought my iPod Touch was that I wouldn't be able to connect it to my wireless internet at home. Fortunately, this was an incredibly easy thing to do, and it took around 30 seconds. Browsing the internet is easy to do; Tapping the screen zooms in on something, so it's much easier to read things on the page you're browsing. The iPod Touch also comes with a button linking you to Youtube on the main page, which is just like watching videos on your computer. Email browsing is also a very useful thing to do, it's one of the things I use my iPod Touch for most. It allows you to access your Google mail, hotmail, yahoo mail or any other mail, and stores your password, so you don't have to login each time you turn on your iPod Touch. Applications are also a great thing to have. This is what separates the Touch from the Nano or the Shuffle; With the App Store (which is built into the iPod Touch), you can download thousands of applications, from games to play or books to read. Something for everyone, with most of them being free. Like I said earlier, I'm afraid I can't give this 5 stars. I'd like to, but I can't. Accessing the internet requires a connection, and unless you happen to find an unprotected connection somewhere you'll often find yourself using the internet mainly at home. There isn't a camera built in (no huge problem, but a 3 or even 4 MP camera would made such a huge difference). Oh, and iTunes is rather expensive in download films or TV Series'. You'd have to use iTunes, because, unless you're a very clever computery person, there's no way to get your DVD onto your iPod Touch. Which is a shame. So, 4 stars out of 5. Great music, size, videos, photos, internet, apps. But, no camera, and you can't always get an internet connection everywhere you go. If you had the 1st generation, I'd think carefully about upgrading, although if you have the cash it'd be worth it. If you're looking for an iPod or any music player, I recommend this product.  Want the lastest ipod for under a tenner - read on!! December 9, 2008Lucy 1 out of 3 found this review helpful ipodsgalore.eu The revolutionary technology that made iPhone a hit is now on one amazing iPod. Touch your music in Cover Flow and watch video on a stunning, widescreen display. But i got mine for under a tenner go to ipodsgalore.tk sign up and i complete one offer i did the Bingo offer but there are lots to choose from even a FREE one the Lovefilm DVD rental Then wait for your ipod to be delivered. ... December 7, 2008Patrick__W 0 out of 1 found this review helpful I have waited eagerly for this iPod. The base model is practically identical apart from a few changes. A speaker allows for quiet sound to be played from the base of the iPod which is ideal for listening on the bus, with some friends but, the bass is very scratchy on loud output, but nice to see the inclusion of it. The unit, now has a curved back which Apple claims "is easier too hold", but I have no opinion on it myself. The addition of a side volume control is good as well. Other addition includes a Nike+ receiver built in for avid runners, and a new software update, with the update of Genius software. This allows you to choose a song, and for the iPod to choose up to 100 songs from your iPod to create play-lists, quickly and easily. The interface comes to life when in a Wi-Fi zone, allowing the maximum utility of the player. Connection to free internet allows YouTube, email, the latest live updates of weather and stocks, as well as google map function. The app store allows free application downloads, others have to paid for however. With the standard music and video browsing available, easy to access your music and videos - expectable with iPods. However, I feel that the 2nd gen lacks a certain something to make it stand out in a crowd like the 1st gen did. I don't know what I would like to see, I just feel the unit could include another 'blow your socks off' feature  good but getting better November 22, 2008Tim Robinson (uk) 1 out of 3 found this review helpful this is a great product, has some issues, which are well described in other posts. However if you are looking to load a lot of content you may want to look at the higher capacity device. Also if you want to get money back on your shopping in amazon then register and link through pigsback.com. Amazing at everything, except actually playing music November 16, 2008skyhaler 8 out of 9 found this review helpful I was extremely impressed with the new ipod touch (having upgraded from a 3rd gen ipod) until I heard the sound quality on the thing! It is markedly worse than any other mp3 player I've ever listened to, also the volume is fairly soft (but I think that's more to do with the EU directive than anything else). The interface, battery life, internet access, youtube... basically everything else is top notch, nothing else can compare to it. So if you're looking for an overall multimedia device then get the ipod touch, but if you pride yourself as an audiophile, please test it out in the apple store first before buying. | |||||||||||||||
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