iPod Touch
So last week I splurged on an iPod Touch. I know what everyone is saying: “why not get an iPhone, its better”. Well 1. I didn’t want to switch to AT&T, and I still dont pay for my cell service :D. So UCF has wireless EVERYWHERE…. almost. Beyond that the only thing that was really holding me back was the price ($299 for the 8GB). Well I discovered the refurbished models that Apple has on thier website (baiscly $100 off). So that was my resonaing, but beyond that it is awesome.
The first item of business was of course the 2.0 firmware upgrade ($10 for iPod users). This gave me access the the app store, and let me tell you there is some cool shit. VNC, AIM, last.fm, AOL Radio just to name a few. I have to say this is one of the best products I have used in a while. It has all the features of the iPhone (almost) without the cost and contract.
The two things the iPod Touch lacks are a camera, which I have a pretty small one so thats not a big deal, and bluetooth. I would hope that in the update they would add bluetooth sync (which the iPhone doesnt have I dont think). So, for anyone thinking about buying an iPhone but likes thier phone too much I really recomend the iPod Touch.
UPDATE: lifehacker has an article about it today too (http://lifehacker.com/399619/forget-the-iphone++the-ipod-touch-is-good-enough)