“Nothing new in the new iPod Touch”

Many Apple fans are a bit disappointed with the fact that the new iPhone isn’t a complete overhaul, except for its components. However the worst is yet to come. Apple’s new iPod Touch isn’t very new at all, it’s as if we have seen it last year, the truth is we have seen it last year. This year we will be seeing last year’s hardware get a software update, and getting an additional color, there will also be a price drop on the entry model. However that’s where the new features end, and I still wouldn’t really call them new, or features. To start with, my old (last years) iPod looks exactly the same as this years, why? Well the fact that users can install iOS 5 (Apple’s software update for its mobile platform) on their previous iPods means last year’s iPod can be made into this years. That’s what I did just last week, the day after its release. So the new iOS can be installed on last year’s iPod, resulting in exactly the same iPod. Next is the color, last year the Touch was only available in black, this year its also available in white. I myself don’t care for the additional color since I don’t like my devices in white. So that really isn’t new, its just a color, and quite frankly I wouldn’t call it new, neither would I call a minor price cut new. Not to mention that price cut is only for the entry model. So basically I don’t see anything new, I see last year’s technology with a software update that I could just as well have done myself.

I find this/last year’s new iPod a disappointment, I think it’s a great device, however it is nothing new. So in fact there is nothing new this year, Apple’s release dates for their iPods have always been a bit predictable, but not this year, since the iPod Touch family didn’t get a new device added to its family, it’s the same device, even the model name stayed the same. For users who want a music player the iPod touch is the way to go, but those hoping to get a newer device don’t bother, it’s the same as last year's model.