Apple iPod Touch (1st Gen) Expert Reviews

The video above sums it all up quite nicely, if I dare say, but here's a few key points worth noting about the iPod Touch.Standard headphone jackIt may seem like an insignificant detail, but after the iPhone threw us for a loop with its recessed ...

iPhone Configuration Utility 2.0 is a big step forward to help Apple gain a foothold in corporate environments, but it still has some glaring flaws.

There's no work to upgrade configurations from the first version of the ICU. They just worked, and required zero extra work to continue using unchanged, a big benefit to adminstrators transitioning to the new software

With its beautiful screen and Wi-Fi, the touch subtracts your computer from the song-management equation. Throw in Web browsing and this gizmo may even remove the computer from your bag. After all, why lug a laptop when you can email, surf, and ...

Movies are simply delicious on the huge, 480 x 320 screen, and it doesn't get hot during playback. So feature-packed it's almost a stand-alone computer

Version 1.x owners have to pay for upgrade to OS 2.1. Battery life could be better, and 8 video playback stops when power dips below 10 percent

With its latest iteration of the iPod Touch, Apple has added two highly coveted features--external volume controls and a speaker--and lowered prices, too. However, the Touch's physical changes are incremental, and they don't bring the device up to the ...

Includes a Web browser and Wi-Fi ; Beautiful design, easy to operate

Expensive

The Touch remains a tremendous and innovative device, with enticing features, unparalleled ease of use, and plenty of expandability through the App Store. As attractive as it is, though, I still believe it has room to improve. New features coupled ...

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Just a few quick shots of the home screen, some new settings, and the App Store

The Touch is certainly an amazing piece of technology. Mobile Safari is the best portable Web browser around, Cover Flow works great on a device with limited storage capacity, and the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store is extremely slick for a first-generation ...

Includes a Web browser and Wi-Fi ; Beautiful design, easy to operate

Expensive ; Dark videos can be difficult to see

The iPod Touch is beautifully designed and incredibly fun to use. It still suffers from some performance hiccups, but I'd gladly recommend it to anyone looking for a mobile video player, a portable Web browser, or a high-class way to cart around the ...

Those great iPhone features -- excluding the phone -- are a touch away.

Our one gripe? The iPod touch's maximum storage capacity of just 16GB is still kind of puny. Release a 30GB version and we'd buy it in a heartbeat

The Apple iPod Touch has a sexy design and features integrated WiFi so you can browse the web and by music online.

Sexy design; impressive visual interface; built-in WiFi; Windows and Mac compatible

No expansion slot for additional memory; cannot wirelessly sync with iTunes