A reoccurring theme of late is that the iPad mini will «look like
a big iPod touch» with smaller bezels along the sides in portrait mode and separate volume buttons and not a «rocker» and a mic on the back.
It was just
a big ipod touch.
Ironically, even though the device will get the iPad moniker, it may look more like
a big iPod touch, with thinner bezels along the sides in portrait mode.
Amazing to see these folks who make their living giving guidance to the masses about technology rant about «it's just
a big ipod touch!»
Even if Apple's iPad is essentially
a big iPod Touch, it's impossible to deny the simplicity and sexiness of the device.
iWork for iPad: If the iPad really was just
a big iPod touch, certain segments of the tech - buying public — business users and education, especially — may not have seriously considered purchasing it.
Besides the people that need to buy the Android tablet because they all made fun of the iPad just being
a big iPod Touch.
But anyone who calls the iPad «
a big iPod touch» is missing the point.
People were calling it nothing more than
a big iPod Touch, and they were as right then as they are now.
You are mistaken if you think iPad is
a big iPod Touch device only meant for those who can be obsessed with it.
The iPad on the other hand is running a version based on the iPhone operating system which is why many are referring to the iPad as
a big iPod Touch.
Some critics complained that the iPad was just
a big iPod Touch.
Then again, one popular myth is that the Apple tablet is just
a bigger iPod Touch.
Not exact matches
On June 29, 2007, Steve Jobs took to the old Apple stage for a
big announcement: «A widescreen
iPod with
touch controls,» he told the denizens of his brand with his trademark cadence of courtly authority.
It features easy - to - navigate menus,
big touch buttons and an accompanying knob that makes whipping through
iPod menus a breeze.
Apple slapped the
iPod Touch OS on a
bigger screen, amazing.
You are comparing the locked down ipad which is basically a
big clunky heavy
ipod touch to this sweet Android device?!
When the iPad was announced, one of the common criticisms of the product was that it's just a
bigger version of the
iPod touch.
Obviously remote apps on your iphone or
ipod touch might work but I had Apple TV for awhile and using my Ipad to swipe channels or type content was so much easier then a small screen but i found it too
big for that purpose.
Reader and industry response to the article was so
big, we've decided to spotlight an additional three applications for the device Time Magazine called the invention of the year, each one offering comics fans a unique experience on the iPhone (or
iPod touch).
The
biggest store of the last week of the month happened when Skype updated its application for the iPhone, iPad and
iPod Touch devices that now allows for video calling and over 3G.
One of the
big projects at the
iPod touch mods blog is snappy homemade mic dongle for VoIP that neatly fits into the dock connector.
The
biggest story of the first week came from Apple, who unveiled the latest update to their mobile device platform in the iOS 5, found on the iPhone, iPad and
iPod Touch products.
If it wants to compete more with Apple's
iPod touch — especially if a
bigger version comes out later this year — and netbooks, it might try pushing Kindles with color screens and better Internet software.
A lot of people didn't get the
big deal about the iPhone either, or
iPod Touch either.
A
bigger and sharper screen, great camera, and slim and colorful design make the
iPod touch the best portable entertainment device money can buy.
Oh and just for the record, I'm a
big fan of Android, my phone's an EVO, and the only Apple product I've ever had is an
iPod touch (16 GB - 2nd gen)... I liked it as a music / video player, and a gaming device; but I don't see myself buying anything Apple in the foreseeable future.
One common prediction I disagree with is that The Tablet will simply be more or less an
iPod Touch with a much
bigger display.
The
biggest story of the week came from Apple, who unveiled the latest update to their mobile device platform in the iOS 5, found on the iPhone, iPad and
iPod Touch products.
Seven inches isn't that
big and if you've been using a phone or
iPod Touch to watch movies, you're not getting much more out of this device.
If Apple doesn't do that and they're still limiting themselves to only working with publishers, then I don't think it will change very much at all cause really all the iPad is, is just a
big iTouch, you know,
iPod Touch.
It's also
bigger than Google's entire business; Apple posted $ 3 billion in iPhone profit alone last quarter (there was another $ 1.3 billion in
iPod Touch and iPad profit, plus $ 1.7 billion from the Macintosh).
«With the powerful combination of Apple's iPad, iPhone 4, refreshed
iPod /
iPod Touch portfolio, the new MacBook Air and Apple TV, we believe Apple is positioned for a
big holiday season this year,» Brian White, an analyst with Ticonderoga Securities, wrote in a Nov. 29 research note.
Especially if Apple starts selling a
bigger - screen «
iPod touch HD» of sorts someday.
Regardless, if you want a cheap pocket touchscreen computer that is
bigger than the
iPod Touch, the Dell Streak just might be for you.
Amazon.com Inc. is the other
big contender in the e-bookstore war, with more than 300,000 titles available for its Kindle e-book readers and Apple iPhones and
iPod Touch devices.
«The iPhone can't get any
bigger — it has to fit in your pocket — but a larger
iPod Touch, say something the size of a paperback or the Kindle, would be a great platform for reading, as well as all the other things the
iPod Touch does, like gaming and browsing.»
The
biggest thing about Stanza is the free iPhone application that makes it possible to read all your favorites ebooks anywhere on your iPhone or
iPod Touch.
Games may be the
biggest selling point for the
iPod Touch, so what can the Kindle do in this area?
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With my new 5G nano, I can still do that, I get a
bigger screen, keep the
touch wheel that is the key feature of the
iPod, and even gain a small speaker (the video recording capability I'm not very interested in).
One of the most requested features (and
biggest complaints) about the iPad, iPhone and
iPod Touch was the ability to run more than one program (App) at a time.
Apple will release a refreshed
iPod lineup today, according to a new report, and there will be
big improvements under the hood for the
iPod touch.
The new
iPod touch will also have lots
big improvements to its internal components.