(Note: Headline should read “iPod Touch….”)
Amid all the excitement about the 3G iPhone, there’s an interesting story that is getting little attention: the iPod Touch has become even sexier and more attractive.
For anyone looking to buy a cheap iPod Touch from people who snapped up a new iPhone, forget about it. Rather than dumping them on the market, Touch owners are not only keeping them but falling in love with them all over again.
Why?
I think it mostly has to with Apple’s App Store, which is virtual buffet for anyone look to customize and expand the functionality of a Touch or iPhone.
If you’re into music, you can turbo-charge things by downloading the Pandora or Last.fm applications; mobile auctions are a snap using eBay’s application, while the Twitterati can snap off 140-characters on the run by using Twitterific.
For Touch users, this has made it even easier to live without a built-in phone. With Wi-Fi access, they can use and enjoy all the applications they want that require a connection to the Web – and they don’t have to pay a monthly fee to a wireless carrier for a voice or data package.
It’s been my contention that the Touch is the new XP, and I’m not backing away. In fact, I would argue the Apple App Store strengthens this thesis.
More: iPhone Alley is reporting that AT&T is offering iPhone users free access to its Wi-Fi hotspots.
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Wow! I didn’t think the iPhone could get any sexier until now.
A headline typo! Crap! I meant the iPod Touch.
And I have confirmed that iPhone users in Canada can use any **Rogerss-serviced** Wireless Hot Spot free. But this does not include the entire Canadian HotSpot Network. So it will work at Second Cup but not at Starbucks or Toronto Airport (both services by Bell Mobility).
Some really good apps at the App store too. The Apple remote control program works great at controlling iTunes from the Touch. My tech avoiding wife even thinks it’s the bomb. I’ll probably get it working with Apple TV in the near future.
GigaOm has just put outa report that AT&T denies the rumors about AT&T offering free WiFi to iPhone customers.
In fact for some time now I’ve been walking around with my blackberry plus an iPod Touch. At any opportunity I prefer to log on to some wifi network and do my thing. The blackberry has become a link for those non-wifi zones.
So yes, I welcome the iPhone though it may be some time before I can get one.
I’m sure iPod Touch sales are going way up with all the hype around the iPhone. If it did stereo MP3 Bluetooth out I’d be way more likely to buy one, but somehow its become a sticking point with me. Maybe it will be added for the December hardware refresh? ( PURE SPECULATION on my part )
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