Features - This player is the iPod touch, not the Apple iPhone
- 8 GB capacity for 1,750 songs, 10,000 photos, or 10 hours of video
- Up to 36 hours of music playback or 6 hours of video playback when fully charged
- 3.5-inch widescreen multi-touch display with 480-by-320-pixel resolution
- Supported audio formats: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible, Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV; supported video formats: H.264, MPEG-4; supported image file types: JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PSD (Mac only), and PNG
Technical Details
Brand name: Apple iPod touch 8 GB
Generation: 2nd
Storage capacity: 8 GB
Color: Silver/Black
Drive type: Flash drive
Compatibility: Mac/Windows
Width: 2.4 inches (61.8 mm)
Depth: 0.33 inch (8.5 mm)
Height: 4.3 inches (110 mm)
Weight: 4.05 ounces (115 grams)
Audio controls: Volume Up/Down, Sleep/Wake, Home, Touchscreen
Supported audio formats: Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
Song storage capacity: Up to 1,750 songs
Display size: 3.5 inches diagonal
Display type: Widescreen Multi-Touch display
Display resolution: 480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 pixels per inch
Supported video formats: Support for 480p and 576p component TV out; H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
Video storage capacity: Up to 10 hours of video
Supported image file types: Syncs iPod-viewable photos in JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PSD (Mac only), and PNG formats
Image storage capacity: Holds up to 10,000 iPod-viewable photos
Battery: Built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery
Battery life: Music playback time: Up to 36 hours when fully charged; Video playback time: Up to 6 hours when fully charged
Battery charge time: Fast-charge time: about 2 hours (charges up to 80percent of battery capacity); Full-charge time: about 4 hours
Wireless standard: Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
Internet browser: Safari for iPhone
Headphones: Earphones
Headphones Frequency Response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Headphones Impedance: 32 ohms
Input: Dock connector
Output: 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack
Mac system requirements: Mac computer with USB 2.0 port; Mac OS X v10.4.11 or later; iTunes 8 or later
Windows system requirements: PC with USB 2.0 port; Windows Vista or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 3; iTunes 8 or later
Operating temperature: 32 degrees to 95 degrees F (0 degrees to 35 degrees C)
Nonoperating temperature: -4 degrees to 113 degrees F (-20 degrees to 45 degrees C)
Relative humidity: 5percent to 95percent noncondensing
Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)
Reviews
Not a toy anymore
I put off buying an iPod as I didn't see their usefulness until now. I thought they were all toys until I received my iPod Touch Saturday. Fortunately the iPod Touch arrived early Saturday so I had most the day to play with it. I was at first frustrated and thought about sending it back.
Sunday rolled around and I continued to play with it until I started to figure out all the features. I bought some music from the iTunes Store. I can now listen to A-Ha thanks to my iTunes purchase. So I am catching up on music I could not afford 20 years ago when I had small children at home.
I purchased Macgourmet's Shopping List app at the iTunes Store. I think it was $4.99. I spent two days trying to figure out how to make that work. Found a minor flaw with the iPod. It seems to "forget" its WiFi address so you'd best remember that. Once I figured that out I was able to synch and download shopping lists, recipes, wine notes whatever that was being offered by the Macgourmet app. By the way, you can purchase Macgourmet Deluxe at Amazon. Give it a try. It's an excellent recipe software program developed especially for Mac users. The program is as close to Mastercook, the best cooking software program for PCs, and is sold at Amazon when last checked.
Other cooking related features include lots of apps such as the All Recipes Dinner Spinner (free if I remember right) and the Betty Crocker Mobile Cookbook another freebie. Another freebie was the Big Oven recipe app. Here you can for a recipe from their 160,000 plus database. There are a lot of free or low cost apps available making this a very accessible and usable device.
Last night I able to watch some downloaded videos from the iTunes store. A really nice feature as I could watch videos without disturbing my husband who was trying to sleep. I also discovered that I could listen to the downloaded music through my iMac and have done so. The iMac is located in my kitchen so now I can listen to good music while I cook.
Other nifty features found on the iTouch include the web browser Safari, a mail app which truly works, a calendar, a contacts list and a very nice calculator. You can clearly see the numbers on the calculator which is a bonus for us older folks with aging eyes. You can also read Kindle Books on the iPod Touch. The pages are shown with a white background with black text.
You can also shop using the Amazon app. I haven't bought anything through this app yet, but I will give it a try. I can already read my Amazon Wishlist at first glance.
Am I pleased with my new "toy"? You bet. I wouldn't call this a toy anymore. It is up there with a PDA with added audio and video features.
I highly recommend purchasing this device. It's worth every penny.
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