09-11-2007, 10:55 AM | #1 | ||
College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Louisiana
|
The iTouch
I was just looking at the new line of iPods, and came across the iTouch- it seems cool.
http://reviews.cnet.com/portable-vid...ml?tag=nl.e778 It'd be something nice to have around campus, and places with free WiFi... The price seems a little steep ($399). Seems a lot like the iPhone, just not a phone, but double the memory. Not sure if I'll get one, but I want one. Anyone know anything about them yet? |
||
09-11-2007, 10:57 AM | #2 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Parañaque, Philippines
|
it's the iphone that's not a phone.
__________________
Come and see. |
09-11-2007, 11:10 AM | #3 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Massachusetts
|
i got into a verbal brawl about this the other day.
doesn't make any sense to me. the price is so steep. get a cheap wifi-enabled PDA with WM and you'd be done cheaper and have more freedom. apple is so restrictive of their devices as far as 3rd party applications. i can't imagine having an iphone and not being able to DL programs but having to use java-programs for everything. ditto with the itouch. just don't see the point of it. especially with that price-point |
09-11-2007, 11:23 AM | #4 |
Dark Cloud
Join Date: Apr 2001
|
+1
__________________
Current Dynasty:The Zenith of Professional Basketball Careers (FBPB/FBCB) FBCB / FPB3 Mods |
09-11-2007, 11:24 AM | #5 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2001
|
iTouch your monkey
__________________
"Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales |
09-11-2007, 11:31 AM | #6 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Hometown of Canada
|
|
09-11-2007, 11:55 AM | #7 | |
Death Herald
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas
|
Quote:
There is a package manager out now that allows you to install and run native apps on the iPhone. I've got SSH, term, and Apace running on my iPhone, among other things. http://iphone.nullriver.com/beta Also, Apple has given their blessing to these endeavors: http://arstechnica.com/journals/appl...iphone-to-bits
__________________
Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint |
|
09-11-2007, 11:56 AM | #8 |
Resident Alien
Join Date: Jun 2001
|
The Divinyls have the perfect song for the commercial.
|
09-11-2007, 12:06 PM | #9 | |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Washington, DC
|
Quote:
There is a lot to be said about UI. Even with a reduced feature set, the iphone (and ipod touch) are far superior because they think about the user experience (this coming from a windows mobile user).
__________________
Sixteen Colors ANSI/ASCII Art Archive "...the better half of the Moores..." -cthomer5000 |
|
09-11-2007, 01:14 PM | #10 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Toledo - Spain
|
I'm waiting for an Itouch to be shipped to me as gift from a company i work with from time to time, it sounds like a nice device.
__________________
|
09-11-2007, 03:30 PM | #11 |
College Starter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Berkeley
|
I am so disappointed in the iTouch. I was hoping for an iPod with a iPhone sized touch screen and larger storage (100+ GB) to be announced... iTouch seems pretty useless (at least for my purposes) with that little storage. I'll have to stick to my Windows Mobile 6 phone and iPod Video for now I guess.
Last edited by Daimyo : 09-11-2007 at 03:30 PM. |
05-09-2009, 09:51 PM | #12 |
High School JV
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Jersey
|
Just purchased a new Itouch. Are than any good/bad applications I should get or avoid?
__________________
"If the Bible has taught us nothing else, and it hasn't, it's that girls should stick to girls sports, such as hot oil wrestling and foxy boxing and such and such." |
05-09-2009, 10:11 PM | #13 |
SI Games
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Melbourne, FL
|
I've got a iTouch and I really rate it - especially for watching video's in the gym and some of the games are quite promising, although none really show off the devices promise yet imho.
|
05-10-2009, 10:27 AM | #14 | |
College Starter
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: The DMV
|
Quote:
I noticed that in the recent "best Touch apps" thread, most of the recommendations were for games, and not so much with productivity software. I know that some users have mentioned useful apps that do exist (SSH, logmein, VNC, etc), but on the whole, the available apps seem to skew very entertainment oriented. Could it be the user base really only wants to play games on it, or does the UI limit power-users when it comes to productivity software (e.g., I would imagine that the capacitive touchscreen would be a pain in the ass if you wanted to use something like Open Office or jot down a few notes or sketch something by hand. Stylus-based UI would be much more useful for those types of apps.). |
|
05-10-2009, 11:13 AM | #15 |
SI Games
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Melbourne, FL
|
I've got some 'practical' applications for it as well as games - such things as email, time in different counties (both default phone apps) - there are also some neat programs around for things like GeoCacheing (think treasure hunting using GPS) and that sort of thing.
|
05-11-2009, 08:46 AM | #16 | |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Washington, DC
|
Quote:
I think people just aren't using the productivity apps, or just not mentioning them here. I think the iphone is always going to be easier to use than a stylus-based device, personally. I think that people aren't going to write documens on something so small.
__________________
Sixteen Colors ANSI/ASCII Art Archive "...the better half of the Moores..." -cthomer5000 |
|
05-11-2009, 12:35 PM | #17 |
High School JV
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Jersey
|
Has anyone used the jailbreak for the 2g IPOD touch? What are the advantages or disadvantages to using it?
__________________
"If the Bible has taught us nothing else, and it hasn't, it's that girls should stick to girls sports, such as hot oil wrestling and foxy boxing and such and such." |
05-11-2009, 01:37 PM | #18 | |
College Starter
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: The DMV
|
Quote:
I agree that a pocketable device will not be a first choice for document editing for most people. But with that being said, having Open Office available on my device has proven to be very useful. Sure, it runs slowly as you would expect, but it is nice to not have to bring the laptop along every time I travel. |
|
05-11-2009, 03:49 PM | #19 | |
SI Games
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Melbourne, FL
|
Quote:
Next stop for a portable device imho is to have a full-size keyboard available for input. This actually should be easily possible utilising existing technology the more complex of which is available upon most devices already. Basically think of a simply keyboard projected onto a desk as 'light' from a device then the camera on that device sampling pictures at 30hz and then analysing the differences (ie. movements from fingers) and using them to trigger inputs. It'd require some fairly clever software but if someone wants to give me a small fortune and six months to a year I'll see what I can do PS - Yeah I know I'm a geek, I'll be designing a holodeck next Last edited by Marc Vaughan : 05-11-2009 at 03:51 PM. |
|
05-11-2009, 03:55 PM | #20 | |
College Starter
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: The DMV
|
Quote:
At first I thought you were talking about a portable bluetooth keyboard (which are already quite small). But I guess you were talking about something sorta like this, but already built in to the device: Amazon.com: Bluetooth Laser Virtual Keyboard CL850 Projection Keyboard Celluon Laserkey: Electronics Edit to add: that would be pretty neat, and would reduce the need to carry around another peripheral. They're already experimenting with creating phones with built in video projectors, so a built-in projectable laser keyboard isn't outside the realm of possibility (the technology is already commercially available)... Last edited by Klinglerware : 05-11-2009 at 05:07 PM. |
|
05-11-2009, 04:04 PM | #21 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Washington, DC
|
I think the next step is to get a little larger again, like a kindle.
__________________
Sixteen Colors ANSI/ASCII Art Archive "...the better half of the Moores..." -cthomer5000 |
05-11-2009, 07:12 PM | #22 |
Resident Alien
Join Date: Jun 2001
|
I hear Apple is going to focus on personal music in the future. I'm looking forward to the iTouch: Myself.
Last edited by Kodos : 05-11-2009 at 07:12 PM. |
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
Thread Tools | |
|
|