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Can the iPhone or iPod Touch Replace Your Laptop?
The Mac Lawyer — ... or the iPod Touch replace your laptop for your mobile computing needs?  What about just some of them?  Two respected technology gurus (whom I greatly respect) have posted articles on this very subject. ...

Leave a Comment, Win an iPod Touch
Mac|Life all RSS Feed — touch Sure the iPhone gets all the press, but who needs the hassle of dealing with mobile carriers. That's the genius of the iPod touch , and that genius can be yours. All you have to do is post a comment in this article to win your very own iPod touch. That's it!  The comment can be as long or as short as you like – one word will do! Our Mac|Life super comment choosing machine will choose a random comment and award one lucky person a brand new 16GB iPod touch, with a retail value of $399.00. The odds of winning are determined by the number of eligible entries received.  The ...

Could UDO Be The Next Killer App?
louisgray.com — ... and its similarly-gifted sibling, the iPod Touch, combine wireless Internet access and an innovative, flexible user interface to perform a number of functions from a single device. As Apple works to own the mobile phone market - as it has done with trendy personal computers, laptops, and digital music devices - many may be wondering what the next innovation will be. ...

It Still Has That New iPhone 3G Smell
louisgray.com — ... Luckily for me, iTunes smartly asked if I wanted to restore the settings and data from my iPod Touch to the iPhone. This set things in motion so all the purchased iTunes App Store programs were moved over, along with my e-mail accounts, photos, and music. In fact, if it wasn't for the iPhone's new shape and the Phone application itself, it'd be pretty easy to forget I made a change. ...

New iPod touch, classic as well
MacUser — So it's been a veritable iPod-tastic morning. While the nanos are clearly the sweetest little things in today's lot, we can't ignore their older brothers, now can we? Here's the iPod touch, from the Macworld crew's report: "It looks a lot like the iPhone. Same tapered back. Looks like it has external volume control. And it's apparently even thinner than the last. Same 3.5" display; integrated volume controls, which was the #1 request they got (including Mr. Frakes); accelerometer; wireless network; built-in speaker (really hard with ...

New iPod touch includes speakers, Nike+
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... built-in, so all you have to buy is the shoe sensor/transmitter. No more dongle. For those with a current-model iPod touch, the software update is free for those updating from 2.x, and $10 for those upgrading from 1.x. The new iPod touch models also are more environmentally-friendly, and are constructed with arsenic-free glass and BFR-free, mercury-free, PVC-free, and highly-recyclable components just like the new nano. [Photo via Engadget.]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments ...

Apple Introduces New iPod nano and iPod touch
Inside Mac Games — ... also boasts a longer battery life, and has access to hundreds of programs from the App Store. Interestingly enough, Apple is placing a particular emphasis on the gaming aspect of the iPod touch, including a features page touting the iPod touch's accelerometer/touch screen control scheme in relation to gaming. Pricing for the iPod nano starts at $149 for the 8GB, and $199 for the 16GB. The iPod touch goes for $229 for the 8GB, $299 for the 16GB, and $399 for the hefty 32GB. Apple - iPod touch Apple - iPod nano

new iPod touch with built-in speakers
MacCentre701 — ... and all your gadgets to prevent ugly scratches. invisibleSHIELD does not add the usual bulky thickness like other skins/cases to your gadgets. For more detail about iPod touch, please visit www.apple.com/ipodtoouch website.>> more ...

The Real Genius in iTunes 8? Apple Will Make More Money.
louisgray.com — ... are typically saved for MacWorld San Francisco, with big announcements sprinkled in at the company's WorldWide Developers' Conference (WWDC) and the occasional one-off event. But even when the company makes largely expected announcements, some go into severe hype in advance, and severe lows following. And like the illegal drug users who share the same spike and eventual crash, they're usually left looking for more. But behind the acid trip rainbow iPod Nanos and and upgraded iPod Touch, there was an element of real genius - as iTunes was upgraded with ...

iPhone Application Review: Mobile Fotos
louisgray.com — ... Author's Note: Louis and I share an interest in the iPhone / iPod Touch platform, and all the new applications being developed for it for release on the iTunes Store. Realizing this, I offered to write a series of 'mini-reviews' on applications I really like, and if applicable, their impact on the social media space. I'm going to start with Mobile Fotos, an application developed by Karl van Randow, a freelance New Zealand developer who has (according to his blog) been actively working on a 'web debugging proxy' called ...

Happy 7th Birthday, iPod!
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... . Over the past few years, the iPod has gone from new guy on the block to "funnest" guy on the block. While the basic design hasn't changed much (for the Classic model at least), the features definitely have. When the iPod launched in 2001, it was basically a FireWire-capable hard drive and MP3 player -- nothing more, nothing less. ...

TidBITS Gift Guide 2008
TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us — ... Other Apple Hardware -- Last year, we bundled all the Apple hardware together, but with so many additional products this year, it made more sense to separate them from the Macs. Intriguingly, the iPod touch was the favorite this year, followed by the ...

Apple’s pretentious war on the word “the”
Macenstein — ... “Feel the curved, all-aluminum and glass design and you won’t want to put iPod nano down.” How about“…and you won’t want to put the iPod nano down.” “Just give iPod nano a shake and it shuffles to a different song in your music library.” How about“Just give the iPod nano”, or “Just give your iPod nano” iPod touch “Groundbreaking technologies built into iPod touch…” How about“Groundbreaking technologies built into the iPod touch” “Improved battery life means iPod touch provides up to 36 hours”. How about“Improved battery life means the iPod touch provides up to 36 ...

Apple’s pretentious war on the word “the”
MacBytes.com — ... “Feel the curved, all-aluminum and glass design and you won’t want to put iPod nano down.” How about“…and you won’t want to put the iPod nano down.” “Just give iPod nano a shake and it shuffles to a different song in your music library.” How about“Just give the iPod nano”, or “Just give your iPod nano” iPod touch “Groundbreaking technologies built into iPod touch…” How about“Groundbreaking technologies built into the iPod touch” “Improved battery life means iPod touch provides up to 36 hours”. How about“Improved battery life means the iPod touch provides up to 36 ...

The $200 "Mac"
The Apple Core — ... netbook — which is on sale for $199 . That’s right, for less than the price of an iPod touch you can buy a machine that runs desktop-class Mac OS applications and a Web-browser with Flash. The Vostro A90 is Dell’s business equivalent of the Mini 9, the perfect hackintosh platform that I’ve written about ...

Prepare Yourself For iPod Video
TechCrunch — ... But back to video: The iPod touch starts at $229, and if they add the camera module, turning on video is a no-brainer, particularly since the software, already working on the iPhone, is ready to go. ...

Apple iPod Refreshes Add Storage, Tweak Prices
TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us — ... Noting that $199 is a "magic price point in the iPod market," Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing Phil Schiller said that's now the price of the new 8 GB iPod touch. A new 32 GB version is $299, and a whopping 64 GB model costs $399. ...

Feeling underwhelmed by the keynote?
MacFormat RSS feed — ... did as well. However, Steve's "One more thing" turned out to be an updated iPod nano stuffed with even more features with nary a mention of the touch in sight. Firstly though, let me just say that it was great to see Steve back at the helm, where he belongs. But even Steve's presence didn't save Apple's "It's only Rock 'n' Roll" event from being a bit of a wash out. Sure, we got some nice additions in the new iTunes 9 (particularly Home Sharing), new 3.1 software for the iPhone and iPod touch, and the ...

Destroy the Death Star from the comfort of your iPhone
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... Wanna blow up the Death Star? There's an app for that! At least there should be soon. StarWars.com has word of the upcoming iPhone and iPod Touch game "Star Wars: Trench Run," letting players do the cool stuff Luke Skywalker did in Episode IV (minus the whining), namely: blow up the Death Star. Developers say "Trench Run" uses simple motion controls, relying on a player's command of the iPhone's accelerometer to avoid walls, other ships, gun turrets, and inexplicable solid beams laid across the trench (video). Manage all of that and ...