IPod Touch 32GB 3rd Generation Review

 Apple iPod Touch 32GB 3rd Generation Review

The iPod is probably the most iconic of all the electronic gadgets that have come out in the last decade. It has changed the way people listen, collect, organize and enjoy media files such as music, photos and videos. The iPod comes in different models. There is of course the Classic which is the quintessential iPod and then there is the Shuffle for the budget-conscious. There is also the Nano for people looking for mid-range media player. The most popular and coveted of all the iPod models is the iPod Touch 32GB 3rd Generation.

So what's special about the new iPod Touch 32GB?

Design

There isn't much of difference between the 2nd and 3rd generation iPod Touch considering the appearance, but the new 3rd generation model has an improved processor, voice control, voice recorder and a faster response time for playing games and any graphics related work. 

Just like its phone-wielding sibling, the iPhone, the iPod Touch is a touch-screen device with a glass-covered 3.5-inch screen that sports a 480x320-pixel resolution. In spite of its touch-screen interface, Apple includes a few physical buttons, including a slim volume control on the left edge, a hold switch on the top, and a home button on the face of the player, placed below the screen. The bottom edge of the Touch includes the same universal dock port and 3.5-millimeter headphone jack as previous models, piercing the otherwise unbroken expanse of chromed steel that wraps around the back and edges of the device.

Features 

There are many new feature are included in this third generation Apple’s iPod Touch. In the iPod every facility are available like the computer internet. Apple’s third-generation iPod Touch introduce new amazing music player for the music customer and podcast support facility. This iPod have the facility to video playback like iTunes rentals and a YouTube player which give much feeling of good music for everyone. The new iPod have new a Safari Web browser which gives the best feeling of computer internet.

Photo viewer and an e-mail reader also include this iPod which is compatible with Outlook, Exchange, Mobile Me, Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, or any POP e-mail service of the internet world, an integrated iTunes Store for music and video downloads, and a host of smaller utilities such as weather, calendar, maps, stocks, notes, voice memos, clock, contacts, and calculator include in this device of iPod.

IPod Touch OS 3.0 media features

Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch of media features very better like the other iPod in the market of the world. The device’s stock features are just the starting point of apps available. In this new version of Apple’s iPod you can download and install thousands of new applications such as Internet radio players, games, voice recorders, and social-networking tools. There are many accessories are available in the market which the customer to expand the capabilities of the iPod such as AV docks, external battery packs, and speaker systems.

Now lets take a look at technical specifications.

Technical Details

• 
  32GB Flash Drive
• Holds up to 14,000 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format 
• Holds up to 90,000 iPod-viewable photos
• Holds up to 80 hours of video
• Height: 4.3 inches (110 mm)
• Width: 2.4 inches (61.8 mm)
• Depth: 0.33 inch (8.5 mm)
• Weight: 4.05 ounces (115 grams)
• 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display 480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 pixels per inch
• Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
• Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
• Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
• Nike + iPod support built in
• Maps location-based service7
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
• Earphones with Remote and Mic
• Volume control
• Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
• Impedance: 32 ohms
• Support for 480p and 576p component TV out
• H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file format 

So is it worth the upgrade?
We think the second-generation iPod Touch is one of the best iPods ever made. Inside and out, the iPod Touch is in a league of its own in the world of portable entertainment. So whether you want to upgrade your iPod Touch or get a new one, then the Apple IPod Touch 32GB 3rd Generation is truely a class of its own.

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