iPod touch 2G, one of the slimmest portable music players in the market comes as the second member of the iPod Touch series. Apple has brought about a few innovations in the design of the first generation iPod touch thereby imparting a more graceful and fashionable look to the new model, iPod touch 2G. The edges of the device are made into rounded contours and volume keys are provided on the left side. The iPod touch 2G is lighter by 5 grams and thicker by 0.02 inch than the previous model. The 2G iPod touch is more comfortable to hold in hand thanks to its rounded back. The oval shaped window for the Wi-Fi antenna and a silver front trim are the other notable outside features of the new model. Apple has succeeded in bringing it out as a more attractive model without much of a deviation from the original design.

External Features

The iPod touch 2G has the same screen of 3.5” with a resolution of 480×320 at 163 Pixels per inch. Additionally, there are two external speakers in the USB slot. The model is 110 mm long and 61.8 mm wide with a depth of 8.5 mm. The back side of the model is made of chrome steel. Among the various physical aspects, the most significant is that the second generation iPod touch is thinner than the earlier model.

Main Features

The iPod touch 2G weighs 4.05 ounces. This model is characterized with a high definition multi touch colour LCD display.

The new features in the 2nd generation iPod touch are:

• Improved battery life of 36 hours on audio and 6 hours on video
• External speakers
• External volume control keys
• Microphone
• Shake and shuffle
• Genius playlist
• Nike+ pedometer

The presence of an accelerometer that can identify the mode of holding of the device – whether portrait or landscape – so as to switch accordingly and the light sensor which can adjust the brightness of screen and support for Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g together make this model technically more advanced. It has also the Nike+ and Genius playlist features. Another spectacular aspect of iPod touch 2G is that display comes with a yellow tint.

The accelerometer enables the Cover Flow to display albums that are sorted by album artwork.

The iPod touch 2G is provided with the Bluetooth capability. Bluetooth is a technology for transmission of data among fixed as well as mobile devices which are kept apart within short distances. Using Bluetooth, several devices can be connected together without synchronization. It provides a secured connection and data transmission among various devices kept apart at a maximum distance of 100 meters. Bluetooth makes use of a radio communication system. Hence, being a wireless technology, the different devices need not be kept at sight to each other.

iPod touch 2G can be used to surf the web with the help of the Wi-Fi feature. The Safari browser makes surfing quite exciting.

The user of iPod touch 2G can directly access App Store with the help of iTunes. The other features available to the user are calculator, note, weather check, Google Maps and stocks. All these features are in addition to the main features – music, video, photos, podcasts, games, email, internet radio and Nike+

Audio & Video

iPod touch 2G supports the following audio formats

• Audible MP3
• MP3
• AAC
• MP3 VBR
• WAV &
• AIFF

The following video formats are supported

• MPEG4
• H.264
• M4V &
• Mov

The addition of new features has elevated the iPod touch 2G model to the position of an excellent multi-purpose media player which is offered at a justifiable price.

The latest 2.1 software has enabled the iPod touch 2G to bring the following improvements

1. Genius feature
2. Fast back ups as well as syncing
3. Larger sized texts and icons in the podcasts

The “shake to shuffle” feature enables the user to select a song by applying a gentle shake on the device and the “Genius” feature creates a list of selected songs from the user’s music library.

The internal speaker makes the provision to hear the audio without head phone. Hence at a time more than one person can listen to the audio.

Just like the original iPod touch, iPod touch 2G also is available in three different capacities

8 GB, 16 GB & 32 GB

They can store 1750, 3500 and 7000 songs respectively.

Unlike the original iPod touch, iPod touch 2G can be used along with iPhone head set because of which the device can be used for VoIP applications. The

• Catchy design
• Simple interface
• Excellent audio & video quality and
• A handful of very useful additional features

together made the iPod touch 2G a perfect choice for those who are in the MP3 Player market in search of a cute and improvised model.

The improvements that have been brought in the screen and audio as well as enhancement of battery life had been widely acknowledged and appreciated. The internal speaker paves the way to enjoy music, movies and games without earphones. That is really a boon to the users and because of that the model became very popular in the market.

Access to games, the 3D graphics, the multi touch and Genius playlist make this model an amazing one for the entertainment seekers. At the same time, he web browser, email feature, Google Maps etc. make it a very useful device to carry with.

Innovative

iPod touch 2G is a product of user oriented innovations. The customization has been made very easy. The email, Maps, Weather, Stocks etc. can be brought to the quick launch section with finger touch. The user can find out his location while travelling with the help of the Wi-Fi network. The audio quality is equally good for speakers and head phones. The Nike+ iPod Sports Kit is really a special gift to the users who are on regular schedule of physical exercises as well as to athletes.

The high storage capacity, improved battery life and number of additional feature for both entertainment and utility have made the iPod touch 2G worth for its price.

Though it is difficult to distinguish between the original iPod touch and iPod touch 2G with their identical physical appearance the 2G model is well ahead of its predecessor in performance as well as provision of various interesting applications.

The Most Favorite MP3 Player

The popularity rating of iPod touch 2G is predominantly higher, simply because –

• The perfection in design and performance
• Saturation of colours and realistic pictures
• Thrilling photos
• Easy and smooth navigation of web pages
• Access for any type of email account
• Browsing with the Safari browser is a fun
• Cut and paste facility with the browser
• Display of web pages in horizontal and vertical formats
• Wireless transfer of songs from iTunes library to iPod without a computer
• On screen world clock
• Vertical and horizontal calculator
• Maps providing roadmap and driving instructions all over the world and also address and phone numbers
• Battery can be charged fully in 4 hours
• Availability of thousands of songs from iTunes
• Very fast syncing with iTunes. To sync 500 songs it will take hardly 5 minutes.
• Browsing through large collection of songs with touch – screen
• 3D Games are available
• App store provides a gallery of applications which can be downloaded

If iPod touch 2G is being sold in millions, there is nothing to wonder because the model itself is a wonder in the hands of those who bought it.