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I think I can abandon my plan to hack the iPhone just for the wi-fi action.
Yes, I’ll be queued up later this month, waiting to get my hands on the iPod Touch, most likely the 16-gig model (my current 30-gig is less than a quarter full, and I’m not planning on loading up on fat-file videos in the future, so the drop in disc size doesn’t faze me). And the key motivator for me — as it was for my brief flirtation with the iPhone — is the wireless Web capability. Finally, I’ll have a pocket-sized way to access the Internet while out and about!
It’s just as well. I wasn’t wild about switching phone service from Verizon Wireless to AT&T. And really, I was even less wild about combining my phone, music player, mobile Web and whatever else into a single device. I don’t care how high-performance the iPhone battery is, I’m not counting on it having enough juice to last the amount of use I’ll put into it. Besides, I’m well used to carrying both a phone and an iPod around; it’s not a hassle.
I’ll admit, I’m just as intrigued by the other new capability for this refreshed iPod line, including the Starbucks interface and mobile iTunes service. I’m not sure I’ll utilize either to a great degree. But it’s fun to tinker.
Back to the iPhone, on a side note: I’m curious about the new service allowing conversion of select iTunes tracks into customized ringtones. I’m surprised AT&T went along with this. Ringtone sales are a hot revenue-generator for the phone companies; this would seem to undercut that. Maybe it’s a test market thing, given the iPhone’s relatively small base.
Just counting down the days now…
*drool*
Comment by david — 09/06/2007 @ 1:59 PM
If it’ll update podcasts via the WiFi, I’m in. I can just leave it in the car and it’ll get all my new stuff when I need it. It’ll prevent me from trying to figure out a way to get an AppleTV into the car…
Comment by Gary LaPointe — 09/09/2007 @ 8:23 PM
A more definitive answer to that might be found on the various Apple-watcher blogs, but info on the iPod Touch iTunes page suggests that podcast-subscription updating is part of the package. I’m guessing you’d have to initiate the process by clicking a “Get Updates” button, but then you probably could indeed leave the iPod in your car, while it continues to download the latest, then automatically power down once it’s done.
Irrelevant for the non-podcast listener like me. But I can see the potential for that feature being a significant selling point for that audience.
Comment by CT — 09/09/2007 @ 8:36 PM
IPHONE TO CHANGE THE RINGTONE GAME…
While I was gushing over the forthcoming iPod Touch, I took a second to wonder about a new iPhone feature:
I’m curious about the new service allowing conversion of select iTunes tracks into customized ringtones. I’m surprised AT&T went along w…
Trackback by Population Statistic — 09/13/2007 @ 11:51 PM
TOUCHING MY NEW IPOD TOUCH…
So it’s been two days since I picked up a brand-new iPod Touch (16 gig version) from the 5th Avenue Apple Store.
I’ve barely been able to keep my hands off the thing. Does that mean I’m in love with a hunk of glass-coated plastic?
So…
Trackback by Population Statistic — 10/11/2007 @ 11:32 PM