iPod Touch: An iPod & Computer In Your Pocket?

[Amie]

I'm LOLing at some of these posts! This turned out to be a pretty good thread. Thanks for all the helpful (and funny) replies.

I went to the Apple store to check out the new iPod Touch, but alas, they are not in the stores yet. Silly me! I just assumed they were already being sold in stores. Anyone know WHEN the Apple stores will have them?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm going to get one, but I'm wondering if I should wait until a) they drop the price down (they always seem to do that with new products, drop the price down about 50 bucks or so after about six months); and b) they iron out whatever needs ironing, if any (first generation products are usually in need of some perfecting, etc.). So ... maybe I should wait? Argh. That wait is really going to kill me. LOL

[Qion]

Laughing Out Louding, huh?

[Amie]

Originally Posted by dktrickey

Look at all the third party apps available for the iPhone already: http://www.rev2.org/2007/07/02/top-2...or-the-iphone/

Doug

Well, my question wasn't about iPhone; it was about iPod Touch. But thanks, anyway. Say, do you happen to have a link like that one but one that lists third-party apps for iPod Touch? That would be awesome! If there are any yet.

[Amie]

Originally Posted by Qion

Laughing Out Louding, huh?

No, Loitering On Land. Of course Laughing Out Loud.

[Amie]

http://www.hacktheipodtouch.com/unlo...touch#comments

Is this for real? So you can't add any third-part apps or cool add-ons to the iPod Touch or iPhone ... until you do what's described in the link above??? Sounds pretty scary to me.

[icemanjc]

Originally Posted by Amie

Hmm ... OK.

My thinking now has changed slightly. I thought I could just be at a store, restaurant, the beach, etc. and whip out my iPod Touch and start surfing the Web. Guess not. I mean, I already have a laptop for Internet and an iPod Nano for music. Can you think of any reason(s) why I'd want an iPod Touch? I already bring my laptop and iPod with me to wi-fi hotspots like coffeehouses, cafes, home, etc. ... what's the advantage (if any) of owning an iPod Touch? I'm thinking, if anything, the iPod Touch would be more cumbersome to surf the 'Net than a laptop.

Just trying to figure out if I really need/want one. Thoughts, comments are greatly appreciated.

I'm kinda with you on that, I have a MacBook and the old white nano. So, right now I have a chance of getting a $200 chair or a ipod touch, i'm going for the chair. The only real reason why I would get the iPod touch would be for the internet, and maybe the video, it's just to bulky for carrying with you just for music. Thats why I hate the new nanos, there just too fat.

[Amie]

Did a little more digging. Apparently, the iPod Touch can run all the Apple AND third-party apps that the iPhone can run:

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/breaking/...one-296837.php

[fryke]

That article is, however, just speculation so far. Wait for confirmation before buying an iPod touch if you plan on using iPhone's missing apps on the touch. Check this: http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/15/the-s...uch-jailbreak/ ... Not looking so good.