Review on Apple iPod Touch (third generation, 64GB)

Introduction:

Apple iPod Touch has brought revolution in the field of Mp3 players. Apple is in the top most now when compared to other competitors in the market. Apple is ruling the market from three years without letting anybody to beat its stance. Now, Apple has introduced the third generation iPod Touch which is incorporated with many more features apart from its previous version. Email support and web browser are included with this iPod. This device is primarily viewed by set of people as a gaming gadget and others consider it as a good old video and music playback device.

The third-gen version of Apple iPod Touch has arrived in pompous 8GB, 32GB and 64GB versions. As for now we are talking about the 64GB version and the price of this iPod Touch is $399. There are no such big differences in the hardware used in all these three versions. Only thing to the credit of Apple is that this iPod is awarded the world’s most feature wrapped portable media player.

Design:

There is no change in the design of this third generation iPod. The second and the third iPod Touch are different from each other only by touches and nothing more. There are only minor differences between these two models and thus it can be inferred that these two versions of iPod Touch are almost similar. The screen of the iPod Touch is a touch-screen and this screen is covered by glass which measures 3.5inches and the native resolution of the screen is 480 x 320pixels.

The dimension of this Touch is same as its previous models, 4.3inches x 2.4inches x 0.33inches. When this device is held in hand it feels like natural and the front of the screen is covered by flat glass and inside there is a steel curved backing too. The interface is touch screen and in spite of that there are some physical buttons included in this version and also there is a volume rocker which is slim, present on the left spine of the iPod. There is a switch for hold on top of the iPod and a square home switch on the frontage of the player which is positioned beneath the display at the center.

There is a dock port at the base edge of the iPod Touch which is a universal one and also there is a 3.5mm jack as it is there in all previous models of Apple iPods. The steel which is chromed wraps up the edges and the rear side of the device. Even the dock universal connector USB cable is packaged by Apple with the device and also white ear buds pair is included with a remote control and microphone on the cable. Even a universal molded dock insert is used with any speaker or charging accessories.

Features:

The features included in this third generation iPod Touch is that it has a video playback, an astonishing music player, a Safari Web Browser, podcast support, an email reader which is compatible with MobileMe, Outlook, Gmail, Exchange, AOL and Yahoo or any POP email service, photo viewer, a congregation of less significant utilities like calendar, weather, stocks, maps, voice memos, notes, contacts, calculator and a clock and finally an integrated iTunes Store for video and music downloads. This iPod Touch is almost like a pocket PC than being only a MP3 player.

There is an iTune app store available for the users with iPod Touch Firmware. Some of the capabilities of the iPod can also be increased by using the hardware accessories viz. external battery packs, AV docks and speaker systems. There is a Genius playlist feature in here which can create 25 songs playlist instantaneously. This playlist can be saved too directly on the iPod ad automatic syncing can also be done. App Store recommendation is also included and extended based on the genre called the Genius Mixes. This icon is found on the main menu of the iPod.

Genius Mixes are found intuitively on the Music menu of the iPod at the submenu which is found across the base along the selections of songs, artists, playlists and many more. If the iTunes software is not installed in the computer then the Genius doesn’t work in the iPod. Features like open GL graphic support, Voice Control and advanced accessibility features are found in this model only and not in other models. Bluetooth audio, voice memo and Genius Mixes features for record are found in this model.

Performance:

The performance of this music player is on par. The performance of the touch screen and the usability menu are good. The rendering of the video games on this device is pretty good with standstill enhancement of sound and audio quality. The quality of audio on this music player is smooth and silky which satisfies the users. This player supports the playback for AAC, MP3, WAV, Audible, Apple Lossless and AIFF. WMA files are not yet supported. The most admiring feature of this model is the stereo Bluetooth A2DP streaming of audios.

There is support for the play / pause control over the AVRCP is all included whereas the AVCRP controls are not offered. Quality of video is also good on this iPod. The life of the battery is 30hrs. the battery life of video is quite tough because the player has built in provisions to disturb the video playback. On the whole 8.3hrs of video playback is appreciating. Ultimately, you have to decide up on taking up this iPod which contains a heck of features.