Touched At Last

So I lied about getting an iPod Touch when it has a bigger capacity. Sue Me!



Now I can't wait for them to release software update so that I can input on the calendar as well. Yippee!

Touch Me Not, Yet

30th Sept, 6:01pm, Ring! Ring! +60321712633? Wonder who could that be?

Me : Wei wei?
Caller : Hello, I'm Ivan from from Apple KLCC
Me : Yes?
Ivan : I'm calling to inform you that iPod Touch has arrived
Me : *shocked* Cool, I'll come have a look either tomorrow or Tuesday
Ivan : ok, shall I reserve the 8GB or 16GB for you?
Me : 16GB please

Ivan : see you then

*click*

Heck, I'm not gonna wait till Tuesday. Made a beeline to KLCC yesterday evening and went in with such eagerness to try out the iPod Touch. #!@%*/ this blasted fella was playing with it. While waiting, I was playing around with this iMac on display. It was only a 2.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo processor but it was blazingly fast. Not to mention it would look good on my desk at home. More on that next time, maybe.

10 minutes had passed before I finally got my hands on it. And boy, did I enjoyed every moment of testing it. Here is my review.

Photos
The screen resolution was amazingly clear
It was so easy to zoom in, by spreading 2 fingers and to zoom out, by bringing 2 fingers together. Pictures could be in potrait or landscape by just rotating the iPod

Music
Attaching album covers, it was effortless to flip through multiple albums

Video
I would assume their test videos in there were hi-res videos. So, video quality would be subjective to what you upload. But the screen is capable of playing it in high quality

Safari
Best part of what I like. Loading of web pages was fast and crisp. Unlike mobile phones where web pages are in text format, the iPod displayed a page in all it's glory, pictures and colors.

Contacts
You could either input directly into the iPod individually or you could sync it with either iCalendar on a Mac or Microsoft Outlook on XP or Vista.

Calendar
This was a failure of Apple's design. You could not enter any data in the iPod. Your only option would be to sync it with iCalendar or Microsoft Outlook. Basically it means you would have to update your appointments into your PC before it gets into your iPod calendar. Bad move.

8GB or 16GB
Both units were of similar size. Slim and sleek, thoughs the chrome finishing at the back smudges with finger prints easily.

The iPod Touch is excellent in most areas. But I would defer from purchasing it until they release an updated Calendar function which allows for direct input. Also, 16GB is too small for me. After some tidying up of my media files yesterday, my photos and music compilation adds up to a whopping 11-12GB. This does not even include my videos. And I'm pretty sure not all 16GB is available considering the software would have taken up part of the capacity. Till it happens, I'll just have to keep my fingers crossed.

My Ex

There was a time you could live without them. I really can't recall when I had my first but it was a moment of pure joy back then. The curves was simply amazing. And that was a Nokia 3210 mind you. Not my fault you thought of something else.

Since then, I've had numerous, as I shall try to recall, mobile phones to suit my different moods and taste. All phones were sold prior to getting a new model, except the N73. Let's start ...

Nokia 3210
- long batt life due to mono screen, slim back then
Nokia 8850
- small in size, premium, though buttons & slider was kinda flimsy
Nokia 8910
- pop up slider, bought a month before color screen came out #@!*&%
Nokia 6600
- well crafted, first camera phone for me, sturdy (found out after running my car over it and was still alive and kicking)
Sony Ericsson T630
- unstable software, not as user friendly as Nokia but got used to it after a while
Sony Ericsson S700i
- won me over with it's camera quality, external storage, media capabilty
iPaq 6365
- friend sold to me at a great price, tried and tested for a week, decided it was too bulky and sold it at a higher price
Motorola L7
- it's slimness, batt life and functions were great, though Motorola fares worse when it comes to user friendliness
Nokia 8800
- cream of the crop, love everything about it except for it's lousy batt life and lack of external storage. Seeing a colleague of mine with it recently was a dejavu moment. And I wasn't surprised when she crap about the battery
Sony Ericsson P990i
- it's Wifi was not as I expected, software was slow to respond and bulky unless you detach it's keypad
Nokia N73 (did not sell)
- read comments below
Nokia 8600 Luna
- i'm a sucker for 8 series Nokia. But then realised, camera + external storage is important
Nokia N73
- let's just say, I've been using this for approx 9 months now. It's camera features are great. At 3.2 megapixels + autofocus + flash, it outshone the Nokia 8600 Luna a great deal. Great screen, acceptable batt life, external storage, reasonably sized, I'm hard pressed to find a better mobile phone.

May my old phones rest in peace, wherever they may be. Till the next 8 series Nokia appears .....

Touch Me Please

Apples ..... one a day to keep the doctors away, or so they say. In this case, it's not working. The anticipation of the iPod Touch in our shores are pushing my pulse rate to soar ever so dangerously. Just look at it and tell me you aren't slivering now. And when you go through it's feature rich specs and design ingenuity, tell me it's not sending shivers down your spine. Auto rotate, one of a kind touch navigation & WIFI are amongst it's killer features.

With some prodding, I was soon informed that it's arrival would be sometime this week or next. I was jumping around like a kid when discovered it's impending arrival. I currently own a 4th generation 20GB iPod (non-Photo/Video) and have been eyeing a replacement of late. Damn lucky of me seeing I was close to purchasing a 30GB iPod Video only 2 weeks ago.

Ok, the downsides of this unit, if it was a downside. 16GB is not a lot these days. Combine my music and photos archive, I would have to occupy at least 11GB already. And I presume 16GB is not what is fully available, seeing it comes preloaded with an operating system, unlike the older iPod which is basically, just a portable storage unit. What about videos? The other would be my inability to find a stylus in their specs. If it doesn't come with it, it would be difficult then for me to use the calendar, contacts or other built-in applications. Well, let's hope that it does.

Though pricing has yet to be released, I reckon it wouldn't stop the die-hard Apple fans from snapping all available units within days. Stay tuned for reviews if I'm lucky enough to get hold of one and ever so lightly touch it.