Touch the iPod Touch

I was able to play with the new iPod Touch this weekend at Best Buy. Yep, it’s cool – very cool. The part that would stop me from getting it right now is the price tag. However, after getting a chance to use it for a while I think the best new feature they could have added is the Wi-Fi capability. The Internet is more fun when you get to pinch your way into zooming in and out of a webpage. The screen itself is just plain beautiful. I found that the keyboard that pops up when you want to type in a webpage is fairly easy to type on. I do have smaller hands than a guy would admittedly, and my husband didn’t get a chance to look at that feature when he was there. I have heard reports from other reviewers who have big hands or chubby fingers that typing can be a problem if you don’t pay close attention to where you are tapping, but I can’t say that from personal experience.
Pretty much the Touch is an iPhone without the phone capability. I think this is a nifty thing for those of us out there who just want the cool interface and not the data plan and all the “etc., etc.” that goes along with getting the iPhone. If you get a chance to stop by a retailer who has an iPod Touch on display, you have a pinch at it. It’s definitely one of the most fun gadgets I’ve had a chance to look at in a long time. Yep, I am hoping that Apple will do a $200 price cut on it in two months. :)