By: Julia Aidan
Submitted: 2010-07-15 10:04:04 | Word Count: 476
The first version of the iPod Touch released by Apple in 2007 and since then has become a popular portable media player. The iPod Touch inherits wireless networking, inbuilt applications for email, web browsing and the alternative to install thousands of other applications available. The touch display screen of this device covers almost the front surface similar to the iPhone. The iPod Touch utilizes the multi-touch interface like the iPhone, instead of the click wheel technology of other iPods. You can activate the iPod Touch with a simple press of the home button and using your fingertips on the touch sensitive screen navigate through music, videos and other files.
Informally called the iTouch, the iPod Touch is a blend of portable media player, personal digital assistant and WiFi mobile platform with access to the iTunes Store and Apple's App Store, thereby enabling purchase and downloading of content directly to the gadget. The 2G iPod touch has many features. This model launched in September 2008.
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The 3G edition of the iPod Touch with the new iPhone OS 3.1 was released on 9th September 2009. This version is available with a 32 or 64 GB of flash memory. There are many advanced features added to the new version.
Currently, the iPod Touch is the top multimedia player gadget available, offering wonderful audio properties, better picture quality for videos and packaged with a multi-touch screen technology, where with the touch of the finger you have the capacity to interact. The 3D concept has enhanced the capability of music and video reproduction. It offers amazing storage space to keep several full-length movies as well as liked music and games. Its updated volume buttons and integrated speaker allows you to share your music with other people without having to add an additional speaker system.
The in built WiFi transmitter in an iPod Touch helps you connect to the internet, allowing you to browse the Web and read your email. In case you are on the move or in a foreign country, you can access Google Maps and look for directions with the help of iPod Touch as long as you are within a WiFi hotspot zone. You not only play your favorite online videos but also surf YouTube and like the net while roaming.
To survive in the highly competitive world of consumer electronics and dominate the market, constant innovation and reinvention of the product is necessary. Apple's iPod has stayed in the market for six long years because of reinvention. The latest product is the big screen iPod Touch. The downsides of the iPod Touch are that the battery life is short and it lacks physical buttons for controlling music playback. The drawback is you cannot make phone calls.
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