Designed and marketed by Apple Inc., the iPod Touch is a portable media player, personal digital assistant, and Wi-Fi mobile platform. Added with the multi-touch graphical user interface to the iPod line, it is available with 8, 16, or 32 GB of flash memory. Touch is elegant and capable, and it works smoothly with Apple’s free iTunes software for Windows and Macintosh PCs. It also has a wireless access to computer-based online iTunes Store and to Apple’s App Store.

Moreover it introduces a mobile version of the iTunes store which is called the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store which allows buying right on the iPod. AT the first glance the iPod touch looks like an iphone that can’t make phone calls.

It’s a handsome, thin, black and rectangular in shape with a huge 3.5-inch screen – the same size as the iphone’s screen but even thinner and shorter than the iphone.

Like the iphone the Touch also has just one button on its face, a home button which directs users to its main menu when pressed. Which contains a series of beautiful square icons. And like the iphone it has an on/off button at the top edge. All iPod Touch models include applications like Music, photos, and videos, iTunes, Safari, YouTube, Calendar, Contacts, Clock, Calculator, and Settings. Later models were added with features like Mail (accessing POP/IMAP/SMTP e-mail), Maps, Stocks, Notes, and Weather, which could also be added to the earlier models which requires a software upgrade that can be purchased.

The iPhone 2.0 Software Update was released for purchase for the iPod Touch on July 15, 2008. This update allowed the first generation iPod touch users to connect to the online Apple store to download third party applications in addition to other minor downloads.

On June 17, 2009, the iPhone 3.0 Software Update was released which allowed the devices to use new apps, and also unlocked the Bluetooth functionality of the second-generation iPod Touch, enabling stereo Bluetooth and peer to peer apps. The second-generation iPod Touch contains an external volume switch and a built-in speaker like that in the iPhone. . The second-generation iphone also comes with the chrome frame seen on the iPhone 3G, which makes the two models look identical when viewed from the front. . The second generation also supports audio input when a headphone or earphone with microphone in plugged into the audio output jack. The iPod Touch requires a connection to a computer for its initial configuration. In order to configure the iPod Touch, officially, Apple requires iTunes to be installed on either a Mac OS X or Windows operating system based computer. On any of the Operating systems mentioned, it should be connected through USB port.

The specifications as listed on Apple’s website for the second-generation iPod Touch are:
• Screen material: glass (arsenic free)
• Screen size: 3.5 in
• Screen resolution: 480×320 px at 163 ppi, with 3:2 aspect ratio
• Input method: Multi-touch screen interface, Sleep/Wake button, Accelerometer, Home button, Volume Rocker buttons (2nd Generation only)
• Operating system: iPhone OS (current version 3.0)
• Storage: 8, 16, or 32 GB flash memory
• CPU: Initially ARM 400 MHz, but now 412 MHz for 1st generation, 533 MHz for 2nd Generation[1]
• GPU: PowerVR MBX Lite[27]
• RAM: 128 MB DRAM
• Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)
• Built-in rechargeable, non-removable lithium battery with up to 6 hours of video playback, and up to 36 hours of audio playback, times vary.
• Built-in audio speaker.
• 3.5 mm audio output jack
• Size: 110×61.8×8 mm (4.3×2.4×0.33 in)
• Weight: 115 g (4.05 oz)
• Direct iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store access
• Widescreen video
• Included applications: Safari web browser, YouTube client, Mail email client, Google Maps
• Access to App Store (requires iPhone OS 2.0 or later)
• Widgets: Stocks, Weather, Notes
• Access to Starbucks music (available only in selected cities across the United States).

Amazin Josh

Author with several years of experience in technology

Check Out These Too:

Apple to offer iTunes Backup Following the Apple event that was held last week, there has been a lot of speculation as to what Apple has in store for us in regards to their cloud…
Flash Player for iPod Touch Adobe Flash Player for iPod Touch Latest update on Adobe flash player for ipod, ipad, or iPhone: Adobe Flash has finally come to Apple Inc.'s iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, not…
Skype; Free iPod Touch app review Skype is a free application that has been around for a number of years and has recently made its way to the mobile devices. There is now a native Skype…
How to Share Wifi Password on iPhone How to Share Wifi Password on iPhone - AppleRepo.com, If you want to use your iPhone as an internet hotspot on your home network, you’ll need to share your WiFi…
The Appshopper App for iPod Touch Tired of going into the App Store or iTunes and being overwhelmed with the number of apps that are in there? Especially when you're just looking for one certain type…
Few Funny Things That iPhone 3.0 Software Supports Your iPod Touch is no doubt one of the best gadgets available around. But it can be made more livening and scintillating with the new iPhone 3.0 software in it.…
Textfree Unlimited iPhone App Text free app for ipod touch and iPhone Usually most of the people do not understand other people languages. So we feel difficult to communicate with them. Textfree is nothing…
iOS 4.2 Beta Available for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad As you will know, every few weeks Apple will release a new iOS update for their iPhone and iPod Touch devices and this usually sees them add a few more…
Free iPod Touch 2.0 Update iPod users surely know about how much they cannot do without this innovative portable media player. It’s quite awesome because it lets you play your favorite music, whenever you want.…
New iPod Touch faster than iPhone 3G Apple has been adapting its iPod since the music Wizard was launched and every time it came it had something different in it for the music freaks. The new iPod…
HowStuffWorks for the iPod Touch Millions of people every day log onto the How Stuff Works website to find answers to their common questions and well, just find out how something works. When you don't…
Easy methods to solve Ipod touch applications not… If your iPod application won't work- this method is for you! Apple Ipod Touch Devices supported a huge group of application and games. All users can have the application by…
How to Get and Download Free Music for iPod Touch? How to Download Free Music for iPod Touch? So, you’ve bought an iPod touch. I assume that you really love music because it is one of the best portable media…
Skyfire Browser Hits iPhone and gets Pulled Instantly As a lot of you will already know, one of the problems that a lot of users have with the iPhone device is that it will not play flash videos.…
Adobe Flash Video on iPhone and iPad is Finally Launched Adobe Flash Video on iPhone and iPad is Finally Launched Recently I got a news about adobe flash released for ipad and iphone. But you need to know that is…
Free iPod Touch Apps for Fun; Morfo Apple products such as the iPod Touch can provide a lot of fun for people by using certain free apps and one of the best apps we have found just…
Easy Ways on How to Download Free iPod Touch Movies How to Download Free iPod Touch Movies Are you a movie watcher? Do you find enjoyment in watching movies alone or with some friends? If so, you may want to…
Personal Assistant Premium If you're anything like me, you have your iPhone with you everywhere you go. And you probably already use it to check your bank account information or see your credit…
Mac App Store set to come in January The Apple app store has been a huge hit with the iPhone and iPod touch devices and it now has more than 200,000 applications in which users can download with…
How to Access a WiFi Wireless Network on an iPod Touch? What would you do if you have an iPod touch? Typically, you may answer me that you want to listen to music, right? That response can be correct because iPod…
How to Share Wifi On iPhone How to Share Wifi On iPhone - AppleRepo.com, Did you know that you can share the Internet from your iPhone or iPad so you can use them as a modem…
Amazon Mobile for the iPhone Well Apple may have had their feathers ruffled over the whole "Amazon opening their own App Store" deal, but they're still allowing the Amazon Mobile app in their own, original,…
Apple likely to create bigger iPod Touch instead of… It seems Apple is likely to push deeper into low cost mobile computer system and they may release a larger version of iPod Touch player in 2010 instead of creating…
Zune Vs iPod Apple had taken the portable music player market by storm by the launch of the wonder gadget iPod. But some time later Microsoft an equally bidg MNC launched its portable…
Your Password in the App Store We recently received a question from Sarah regarding passwords in the App Store. The problem Sarah is having is with her mom's iPod Touch. The problem is that they want…
What's the First Thing to Do After Buying an iPod Touch? So you've just bought your shiny new iPod Touch and you absolutely cannot wait to start doing all kinds of neat tricks with it and start loading it up with…
iPod Touch Microphone - Make Your iPod Touch… The iPod touch has a lot of handy features in it, especially for something that is basically a music player at it’s core. They’ve included a lot of extra things…
LifeTopix - iPod Touch Accessible Storage Application LifeTopix - iPod Touch Accessible Storage Application You carry your mobile phone or iPhone because you basically want to access and store information wherever, whenever. Your contacts, to-dos, and calendar…
iPod Touch Wallpapers iPod is one of the most popular portable music device developed by Apple. The latest of the series is the iPod Touch that has a multi touch user interface and…
Free iPod Touch Apps for Socialising; Skype Skype is the big news at the moment as it has recently been taken over by the Windows operating system founders; Microsoft. Skype is a fantastic service which allows you…