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The iPod touch is a mobile multimedia device released by Apple inc. It has built in Wi-Fi, and utilizes the Safari mobile web browser. I found it incredibly easy to connect to the internet and found that, with an “excellent” wireless connection, the browsing was smooth and fast.

As a stand alone iPod, the iPod touch is great. The sound quality is very good, and, on the second generation model, it even has decent quality using the built in speaker. It isn’t the greatest speaker in the world, but it’s sufficient for minimal use. Another feature of the iPod touch is the high resolution “Cover flow.” It is a pretty cool feature, but, for some people, it can’t be used because if you use something like Limewire to import your songs, you won’t get any Cover flow. One other problem that I encountered was that the touch screen is still at full sensitivity when a song is playing. If your finger touches the screen in any way accidentally, something will happen. I had the volume increase to absolute maximum with my earbuds in, and, let me tell you, that hurts.

I have to say, hands down, my favorite feature is the iTunes Wi-Fi music store, and the App store. It is so convenient to be able to download a song anywhere there is a Wi-Fi connection. You don’t have to wait to download a song you just heard, you can do it immediately. The App store is also great. I’ve gotten some great applications just by searching around for a little while in the App store. My favorite app is the facebook app. It’s really fun to look at pictures, and chat with friends without having to sit down at the computer.

The iPod touch is a great mobile device, and worth the price tag of upwards of $200. I would reccomend it to anyone who likes music, games, and surfing the web.

Overall: 4.7/5