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    iPod Touch: Sexiness Personified In An Object

    posted by Mike on September 5, 2007 11:04 AM in Music

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    So eh, I'm positive this has already inundated the internets with alarming speed, but a new iPod was announced today by god, urr Steve Jobs. The iPod Touch. I'll list a few of Jobs' talking points before I get to my point:

    • Available this month, $299 and $399 respectively
    • Offered in 8GB and 16GB models
    • 22 hours of Audio Playback, 5 hours of Video Playback
    • Standard iPod connector
    • Safari, YouTube, Google & Yahoo Searches all available on the iPod Touch
    • Antenna on back for WiFi Connectivity
    • iTunes available over WiFi on the iPod Touch

    On to my query. Why would I want to buy an iPhone now with all the firepower this thing has? I don't even like talking to people on the phone. Why would I spend $699 and sign my life over to AT&T for 2 Years when I could just buy one of these for $299? It's a strange business move by Apple, but I'm not going to discredit the glory of this device.

    If I can manage to mop up the puddle of drool on my desk, I might try to muster the gumption to justify this future expense to my wife.

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    Charlie says:

    posted September 5, 2007 12:26 PM

    Because Apple just cut the 8gb iPhone to $399, making it an actual viable option for a smart phone (contracting crap aside).

    And shiny factor aside, I cannot see getting a iPod Touch. Having 27gigs of music and 4gigs of video for my 5th gen iPod for the passed couple years has been wonderful. Theres no way in HELL I'm going to downgrade 80gigs to 16gigs all for the sake of shininess and web surfing. I have enough fucking gadgets that can go online.

    GoodKarma667 says:

    posted September 5, 2007 12:36 PM

    The price and horribly small capacity makes this a pointless buy for me.

    Sitnalta says:

    posted September 5, 2007 2:54 PM

    They still will sell the ipod "classic" that still has the click wheel, as well as a full-metal exterior. Those will be available in 80GB and, I shit you not, 160GB models.

    They also added video and a larger screen to the nano. Though I think it looks kind of dorky now.

    As for the new touch screen, I think I'll wait until a 32GB model is released. Plus I don't know how well that screen would work in real life. I think it'd be cumbersome to have to look at the iPod every time I simply wanted to advance to the next track. Tactile buttons do have their benefits.

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