It’s been awhile since I impulsively bought an iPod touch and subsequently exchanged it for an iPhone. After carrying it around in my pocket for two months, I feel like I can finally give an honest assessment on its usefulness and value. ()
Yea, back amongst the folds of the Apple faithful, just being carried along for the ride.
I didn’t really want an iPhone to begin with, being more interested in the new iPods – the Classic and the touch – after I sold my old MP3 player. While 20GB’s of storage and 40 hours of playback was impressive two years ago, the tiny tiny screen and barebones interface discouraged power usage, so I’d stop trying to get more music and video onto the player out of frustration. Not to mention for the same amount of money I can now get 80GB’s worth of MP3 player.
Apple products have this sheen, a bubble of hype whenever Mr. Steve Jobs takes the stage and announces the next great product, causing perfectly rational techies to lay their wallets out in submission. It’s hard to describe or sympathize without experiencing it yourself, but sadly, the instability of my thoughts when I saw the claims of the iPod Touch available 3 weeks before its official date convinced me to drive 20 minutes into the city and claim one of my own.