First Impressions: 2 Gen iPod Touch
November 9th, 2008 Posted in tech
The iPod Touch received a refresh just a few weeks ago and I was fortunate enough to buy one. My first generation iPod Touch is currently on its way out, the screens brightness flickers and the battery life last minutes instead of hours, so why not get a new one? I picked up a 16gb iPod Touch and the following is the impression I got from the device:
The Good:
- Screen is brighter
- Side volume buttons
- Speaker
- Slimmer look and feel (actually thicker than first generation, but feels thinner due to design)
- Faster (the apps open and run much faster than the first gen)
The Bad:
- Scratch magnet (everything on this device can be scratched)
- Smudge magnet
- Screen is warmer, not as sharp looking
- Same device, new look, nothing revolutionary
The most important new feature of the new iPod Touch is the built in speaker. Although its sound quality is for lack of better words, crappy, it is slowly becoming more like it’s older, more functional brother, iPhone. I would like to have seen a camera on the new generation, but that doesn’t mean it’s out of the question on generation 3, right?
November 13th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Very cool!