• Apple iPod Touch

    Apple iPod Touch

    Rohan Naravane, Dec 07, 2007 1800 hrs IST

    Apple's one of a kind blockbuster entertainer

    Great screen, Innovative multi-touch user interface, Excellent video quality, Good audio quality, Near-complete Internet device, Usable even when charging via USB.

    No Mass Storage mode, Complete iTunes dependency, Minor software flaws, No support for popular video formats.

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Design

The iPod Touch has a brilliant design. Dressed in an elegant black front and a typical polished stainless steel back, this baby won't just turn heads; but it'll make those heads ask you a couple of questions about it too!



Almost 70 percent of its glass-covered front face is taken up by a stunning large display. The glass-covering is a fingerprint-magnet and needs to be wiped from time to time. There are only 2 physical buttons on the iPod Touch. The 'Square' tagged button below the screen is the Home button which takes you back to the Home screen from wherever you are.



The other is placed on the top of the iPod which functions as the Power Off/Stand-by button.



There's no hold switch on this one, you simply have to slide your finger to unlock.



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Maile-Lokelani
,Kapolei/HI, on Jun 09, 2011 12:17 AM
i would like to know how much does a 8gb ipod touch cost this year because i think the price changes right,or is it still the same?
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Anonymous
,ee, on May 06, 2008 06:27 AM
How much does the 8GB ipod touch cost?
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aman katil
,jammu, on Jul 08, 2009 02:29 PM
Rs. 2/paiya
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Saptarshi Majum
,Navi Mumbai, on Aug 03, 2009 09:07 AM
I just bought the 8 GB Ipod Touch. It cost me 15,100/- & i also got a docking station free with it.
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michael
,london, on May 05, 2009 11:06 PM
how much please
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RaviTeja
,bangalore, on Aug 05, 2008 09:17 AM
i want 256 or 512MB ipod cost of that ipod
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sweeto mon geor
,kanjirapally, on Jun 29, 2008 02:50 PM
its fantastic
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Amit Daga
,chennai, on Feb 15, 2008 01:34 PM
hi, Contact M/s. SUNTRONIX for any iPod / macbook sales & services @ 044 2663 0184 / 098400 47999
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su30mki
,Delhi, on Jan 24, 2008 12:22 PM
only 4 thinks i like about iTouch-looks-UI-flash-memory-touchscreen -------------- i would certainly love to have it, if it was 8000/- fro 8GB... i would love to have an 8GB nano of older gen for 4000/- too lol. ------------- Its an Audio player with a big touchscreen...lol. tell it to beat the 800x480 pixel (216 dpi) screen of the archos 605, or the HDD capacity (upto 160GB) of vision W/ A605. Or the codec support. ------------- (iPhone has 640x320 <200dpi, dpi is very important in PMPs coz you hold it close to your eyes, you cant see any pixels in a605, no matter how close you hold it, like photographs, they should have min. of 200 dpi, u dont see any pixels)
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su30mki
,Delhi, on Jan 24, 2008 12:28 PM
yes the definition of iTouch according to me is a digital audio player with a big screen that has a good dpi and touchscreen features.--------------- coz videos occupy space, and certainly 8GB/16GB is not intended for videos... LOL.... I have half og my 160 GB of my PMP HDD already filled with my favourites.
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aman
,chandigarh, on Jan 23, 2008 10:46 PM
hi! I just wanted to know whether I can use ipod touch for voice chatting? is there a built in mic or can one be attatched to it?
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peter
,nyc, on Dec 08, 2007 11:30 PM
Mr.Rohan Naravane, you are the reviewer of the i touch? Do you copy paste stuff from other sites or make an effort to really review anything? I see that you have a picture of the I Touch screen with Cingular and GSM signalbar displayed on the screen!! From when did apple have the Itouch with GSM capabilities?? lol
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Rohan Naravane
,TechTree TestLabs, on Dec 09, 2007 11:10 AM
The iPhone and the iPod Touch have the same safari web browser. That screenshot was taken from the internet for representational purposes only.
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Sandeep
,Pune, on Dec 09, 2007 08:16 PM
why are u calling it iTouch ?
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SRB
,new delhi, on Dec 12, 2007 12:53 PM
**** *** *****... its wifi signal nt cingular signal or nytin.. get ur facts straight first..
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shubhashish
,new delhi, on Dec 12, 2007 12:49 PM
I OWN IT!!!!!.... headphones suck BIG time... wrks well at full volume.. EQ dosnt hlp mch.... the back iz a scrath magnet it is practically impossible 2 keep it scratch free... aftr a while u jus frgt abt sain its back n keep it sumwhere where it jus gets scratched dunno hw!!!... nyc piece of gadget... cud get it fr as low as 13000($299)... awsum piece go n buy if u can!
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vijayshimla
,Shimla 171001, on Dec 07, 2007 10:34 PM
If the Apple iPod Nano got 4-1/2 stars as rating by TT- certainly the gem that Apple iPod Touch is - definitely deserves more than 4 stars !!
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Nishant
,Hyderabad, on Dec 11, 2007 12:37 PM
Agreed..... Well to be honest I think the nano is last gen ipod .Techtree so on what counts is the nano better? Portability is the only thing I can think about .....
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Rohan Naravane
,TechTree Testlabs, on Dec 11, 2007 03:04 PM
Well, that's not how the rating system works. We are not trying to pit one product against the other. The iPod Nano and the Touch are two different devices. They cannot be compared due to their difference in physical aspects, functionalities and price-points. The iPod nano did not have as many drawbacks as the Touch did and thus it deserved a 4.5 star rating, whereas the Touch landed with a 4 star rating.
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Ameya
,Techtree Test Labs, on Dec 11, 2007 05:05 PM
And the rating also includes value for money. So it is not about iPod Nano vs iPod Touch but the overall package one gets for Rs. 7000 vs Rs. 17500.
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varun
,mumbai, on Dec 08, 2007 04:02 PM
guys check this out.. Cowon D2 - 4gb 16million QVGA TFT LCD Touch Screen 55 hrs battery life !! expandable memory-upto 8gb FM, FM recording, Line-in recording, Voice recording, AV out, image viewer. Plays FLAC, OGG and various other formats, use as plug-n-play Special price of Rs. 12,000 for D2-4gb!!! call Mumbai-9819917440 Bangalore-9900566966
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mp3swings
,delhi, on Dec 08, 2007 11:22 PM
plz dnt go for cowon even if you get it for free...it sucks, for the 8gb piece, you can pay max 7500/- if you want to take a risk.
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puga
,Chennai, on Dec 10, 2007 07:18 AM
Before you may see the Apple products ,Listen to the Audio capabilities of Cowon D2.It is somethin like having a High - End audio system with you.Cowon Audio is Superior to any other music player.
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ghostrider
,ghostown, on Dec 10, 2007 12:18 PM
this mp3swings def snds like a freak..!cowon has been the underdog in this industry..theyve serisouly gt the bestline up of players wit excellent musik n vid capabilities..any techie would knw that..i guess cowon is more for ppl with high taste n understand the dynamics of technology..other brands are more mass market..less features/quality less price..more features/better quality more price..its a simple equation.!
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goodfriend
,usa, on Dec 09, 2007 09:04 AM
I have many favorite dvds and videos. Some days ago , I want to put them onto my ipod video , some friends recommend a software to me at http://www.oursdownload.com/convert-DVD-video-to-iPod-video.html It works pretty good . I am very glad .
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xotiq
,den/blr, on Dec 08, 2007 11:19 PM
almost all reviews at TT are som kind of copy paste of product features. 1> On page 5(performance), Picture of the screen shows a GSM signal bar active and "Cingular" displayed as the mobile carrier. Is this a copy paste product review or a big joke?
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akash
,delhi, on Dec 08, 2007 09:31 PM
kool device... here is my review.. http://gadgetngizmos.blogspot.com/2007/11/apple-ipod-touch.html
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duffy
,Colorado, on Dec 08, 2007 12:23 PM
with the latest software update, you can add new events to the Calendar on the Touch. It will only add them to one Calendar that you have to designate prior to syncing though.
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Ashok
,Dallas, on Dec 08, 2007 05:23 AM
It has 412 MHz CPU with 116 MB RAM
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Mick
,O-Town FL, on Dec 08, 2007 01:22 AM
So why would you need something other than iTunes to manage the touch? Is it a Linux issue?
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peter
,nyc, on Dec 07, 2007 09:13 PM
If that's all the battery life you got, something is wrong with your battery....
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sandeep
,Pune, on Dec 07, 2007 10:09 PM
i dont think so beacause videos and all that uses the screen which is 3.5 inches so that is normal
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Rohan Naravane
,TechTree TestLabs, on Dec 07, 2007 10:48 PM
Well, that was my observation during the test period. The large screen and the Wi-Fi module does require considerable amount of power and the result that i got with it was pretty satisfying to me.
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Sumit
,Shillong, on Dec 07, 2007 08:10 PM
Techtree, it is bad manners to cut, copy and paste from other sites. It is extremely rude not to mention the source. You mean to tell me that your reporter actually reviewed an Ipod Touch and it had iphone capabilities? http://images.techtree.com/ttimages/story/85059_iphone-browser.jpg is an IPhone :p
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