SE51 > /dev/null > My music is where I’d like you touch

Alright. So after having saved a little bit of money, I was finally able to replace my aged iPod Video, and it was time to come up with something new. So I went into the store, and got myself a brand new and shiny iPod touch today.

Don’t touch me now: synchronizing the iPod touch screen

All in all, the device truly is quite impressive. I have seen it already with Valentin, my housemate and friend, who got it earlier than me. I gave me the honor to touch his Touch, and it felt like Steve boomenized it in past Keynotes. But just playing around with it, or owning it and then play with it, is a complete different thing.

So here’s my verdict.

Safari
Yes! This is the browser you are looking for, when you’re at the airport, or you don’t want to take your laptop with you if all you do is browse the web while on the go. Full-fledged browser, even closes pop-ups. Cool.

YouTube
Like to kill time? Yes? Then YouTube is right beside the Safari icon and will aid you greatly in doing just that: killing time. However, the YouTube vids do have a clearer quality, the Apple/YouTube deal shows. I think it is better than standard YouTube on the web.

Calendar
Had no time to thoroughly check it yet, but it looks great. It imports existing iCal events with iTunes, and you can add new events which then are synced back to your machine. Cool.

Contacts
Nice. Syncs all contacts, all information, everything. Don’t know if you can add new ones on the go though. I will find out soon enough when I travel with the company again.

Clock
Well. Default is the clock of your time zone, but you can add a lot of clocks, so that you know what time it is when you go to some other place. Pretty handy if you have to travel a lot (like I probably will from now).

Calculator
The buttons are Aqua.

Settings
A lot of options to set. WLAN, Brightness, and options for each functionality of the device. The standard “Shuffle / Repeat all” from previous iPod (Classics) has vanished. The only shuffling option is when you enter the Playlists list. Bizarre, but I still like it.

iTunes Store
Amazing. Buy songs on the go, bring it back to your machine. Need I say more? Guess not.

Photos
Like iPhoto 08? Yes? Then behold all your events, and photo roll names in the photo section of the device that has the Multi-Touch. It’s all there. By the way: set the slideshow effect to “Ripple”. Cool Dashboard-like effect!

Videos
Couldn’t test that yet, no videos or movies in my library (yet).

…and last but not least, which is what the iPod (initially) was all about:

Music
Wow. Amazing. Think you know music on the go? You ain’t seen nothin’ if you haven’t seen this. I’m serious. It’s like the iPhone, you have a lot of options you can set. The included earbuds are better than the old ones in my opinion, and man, they DO get loud. The Rotatometer (I know it’s called Accelerometer - but that word does not make sense!) works great (in everything by the way, Safari, Photos and so on). Turn the device, and it goes into Cover Flow - like Steve boomenized.

Go with the flow: when turned, the device activates Cover Flow for ya pleasure

So if you are looking for a nice Christmas present for that special someone - this is IT! It’s a small and 8mm thin thing, but trust me, it’s gonna make that person happy. For a long time. At least I’d like to think so, and I think you would agree.

…my music is where I’d like you to touch