iPod Touch

Why the iPod touch?

By Katherine Fellows ⋅ April 28, 2008 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

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When the iPhone was released, its claim to fame was enormous–greater than that of any other mobile device that I’ve ever seen. Now, as a non-AT&T mobile user, the iPod touch is my main mobile device. I use it even more often than I use my cell phone, which is definitely making a statement. Here are just two main points of why the iPod touch has made my life easier all around.

Firstly, I can access the web from virtually anywhere. Now, obviously saying that I can access it anywhere would be false, because there isn’t an open Wi-Fi network regardless of where you are. But, I’m fortunate enough to almost always be near a free wireless connection, which allows me to reach into my pocket to check my email, read feeds, get movie times, or do pretty much anything without having to yank out my laptop and spend a few extra minutes firing it up and shutting it down. Convenience is key, and I find myself having extra time for working and socializing when I don’t have to waste time fiddling with gadgets that I really don’t need. The iPod is quick and simple; even if it saves me only a few minutes every day, those are a few minutes that didn’t go to waste.

Secondly, its calendar is much more handy and accessible than my mobile phone’s. I’m a Windows user by circumstance, so my enV on Verizon is not the most convenient device in the world if I’m in need of accessing dates and events online or on my laptop. Instead, I use the iPod touch. Most people are bound to say, “Why on Earth would you need a calendar on your iPod?” but they obviously don’t own an iPod touch. Syncing with Outlook is a snap—especially since the calendar function is the only feature of Outlook that I use—and syncing Outlook with Google Calendar is just as easy, thanks to Google’s program. Not having to carry around a giant agenda with me at all times is an experience that I’d never like to go through again, especially when I’ve got an absurd number of due dates and appointments to keep track of. The two devices that no one will ever catch me without are my mobile phone and iPod, so why wouldn’t it be perfectly natural to both have a calendar feature?

So, aside from the gorgeous interface and obvious thinness of it, these are my two main reasons for paying $399 plus tax—a fortune for many people— for a 16GB device… excluding, of course, the really fantastic people that I meet based on conversations that start with, “Oh my gosh… that’s really pretty. Is that one of those iPods?”