Apple iPod touch (8GB, 2nd Generation) - Expert Reviews

Review summary: iPod touch features the same interface as iPhone. Built to take full advantage of the 3.5-inch display, the multi-touch interface lets you control everything using only your fingers. You can glide through albums with Cover Flow, flick through photos ...

Pros: Great display, WiFi, Purchase music through iTunes on the device, Great display, WiFi, Purchase music through iTunes on the device

Cons: Main menu is too iPhone-ish. Needs bigger icons, Can't add or modify calendar events, No games, Main menu is too iPhone-ish. Needs bigger icons, Can't add or modify calendar events, No games

Review summary: Meet the iPhone's slimmer baby brother, the iPod touch. Despite its demure size -- both in stature and in memory -- it still manages to cram in Web browsing and iTunes over Wi-Fi. This is an unquestionably cool product that continues Apple's legacy of ...

Pros: Wireless functions ; design ; interface ; browser ; bright, clear screen

Cons: Fingerprints on the screen ; limited memory if you're planning to watch a lot of video

Verdict: For better or worse, the iPod touch is clearly the iPhone's baby brother. Like most products that roll out of Apple, the touch shows the love of committed designers, hardware engineers and usability experts. While it may not be the slam dunk we were ...

Review summary: - Soon after Apple launched its iPhone, it send everyone buzzing about the iPhone-like iPod. A lot of people were impressed with the iPhone, but wished Apple released an iPhone without the call making option. Well, Apple probably anticipated that ...

Review summary: To put it short, the iPod touch is really an iPhone sans the phone. Literally. Compared to the renewed iPod classic and iPod nano, which bears the iconic click-wheel design, the iPod touch looks almost identical to the iPhone.

Pros: Beautiful and big widescreen display, Multi-Touch interface, True web browsing via Wi-Fi, YouTube!, iTunes Wi-Fi Store, Thin and light, Battery life, Beautiful and big widescreen display, Multi-Touch interface, True web browsing via Wi-Fi, YouTube!, ...

Cons: Limited storage space, Expensive, No dedicated Volume controls, Where are the other apps/widgets??, Can't create events in Calendar, Half-assed iPhone design, Chrome metal backing, Limited storage space, Expensive, No dedicated Volume controls, Where ...

Verdict: Unlike the iPhone, however, the touch is surrounded by a matte black ring (chrome on the iPhone), and is a tad bit wider and shorter in dimensions. The touch is also much thinner at 8mm and also lighter than the iPhone, making this device even easier ...