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| The iPod Touch 2nd Gen |
| By Eugenia Loli-Queru on 2009-11-07 01:06:33 |
| Geeks.com, a popular shop for computer parts and mp3 players sent us over the second generation iPod Touch 8 GB for a review. Check in for more! |
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| Why 2nd generation? |
| By darknexus on 2009-11-07 02:23:59 |
| Just curious why they didn't send a 3rd gen model to review. They have the same processor as the iPhone 3gs and come in 32 or 64 gb (the "new" 8 gb version is simply a repackaged 2nd gen). Why review the 2nd gen now when it's already quite a bit outdated? |
 - Score: 2 |
| No Flash |
| By darknexus on 2009-11-07 02:25:21 |
| I don't give a darn what Steve Jobs thinks, but the sooner we move away from Flash and on to HTML 5 the better. If the iPod Touch and iPhone's lack of Flash support helps even a little to push that forward, I'm all for it. |
| - Score: 3 |
| Love my touch |
| By hollovoid on 2009-11-07 04:03:25 |
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I have a 2nd gen ipod touch and after owning ipods previously, this was a breath of fresh air, I was pretty skeptical, and didnt know if id like it, but was surprised indeed. Only downside would be Itunes tie in, but I actually use it quite a bit now that its DRM free (and that it has an absolutely unrivaled catalog, and it happens to carry alot of jam music/electronica that I listen to). Sound quality isnt the best ever, but its a freaking mp3 player, I have my denon/paradigm setup for critical listening. |
| - Score: 2 |
| Don't understand |
| By krtekz on 2009-11-07 04:59:43 |
| Why do we have this review more than one year after the product was released and its successors have already been released for almost 2 months? Is it really necessary? |
| - Score: 2 |
| RE: Why 2nd generation? |
| By Eugenia on 2009-11-07 05:05:18 |
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OSNews is not a big site like engadget or gizmodo, so we can't always secure devices right when they come out directly from the manufacturer. Geeks run a shop that have both new and refurbished older devices, so this way we are at least able to get some of these devices for a review -- at some point. The only way to review the 3rd Gen. iPod would be for the editor to buy it from his/her own pocket (since OSNews doesn't usually expense these). Maybe we will do the 3rd gen. review next year. ;-) ;-) |
| - Score: 1 |
| 2nd generation is quite capable |
| By bousozoku on 2009-11-07 06:05:31 |
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For all the arguing over what it should be, it's a good music and video player and applications work reasonably well. It was surprising to me that the iPod touch was faster than the same generation iPhone. I read several users complain about choppy game performance from the 2nd gen iPhone. Game play is reasonable but battery life could be better. I was disappointed that the Bluetooth inside was unused but it works well enough with iPhone OS 3.x, except for using the microphone on my Motorola S9 stereo headset. I'm hoping that they'll rememdy that soon, especially since that was the featured stereo headset in their advertising. People can complain about the sound quality, but they're mobile devices. I have to be skeptical about any mobile devices sounding good, except on paper. |
| - Score: 2 |
| ipod 2 gen |
| By shawn_matthews on 2009-11-07 10:58:38 |
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nothing could be better than ipod 2 gen What Else you are expecting: Height: 1.8 inches (45.2 mm) Width: 0.7 inch (17.5 mm) Depth: 0.3 inch (7.8 mm) including clip True volume: 0.26 cu inch (4326 cu mm) Weight: 0.38 ounce (10.7 grams)1 for iPod shuffle in anodized aluminum 0.61 ounce (17.2 grams)1 for iPod shuffle in polished stainless steel ___________________________ ________________________ ================= Shawn matthews <a herf="http://auctions.fastrealestate.n...">buy foreclosed homes |
| - Score: 0 |
| Whose hand is that? |
| By Tuishimi on 2009-11-07 13:24:05 |
| The fingernails are impeccably clean. |
| - Score: 3 |
| RE: Love my touch |
| By elmimmo on 2009-11-07 14:43:56 |
| I am surprised with how much fanfare Apple announced its iTunes Plus initiative, and how slim its catalog in Japan is. Most of the labels here still publish most of the stuff with DRM. And of course I buy none of that junk. |
| - Score: 1 |
| RE: 2nd generation is quite capable |
| By ariarinen on 2009-11-07 16:38:21 |
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Well the Ipods has higher clockspeed then the Iphones: The 2G Ipod is clocked at 533 MHz instead of 412 MHz for the Iphone 3G. And Ipod has less services to power. |
| - Score: 1 |
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