Continuation Of Version 1 Here: http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/824696

I hereby declare the open of the iPod touch User Favourite Thread V2 xD

What is iPod Touch?



The iPod Touch (trademarked and marketed as the iPod touch and sometimes referred to by third parties as the iTouch) is a portable media player and Wi-Fi mobile platform designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The product was launched on September 5, 2007 through an event called The Beat Goes On. The iPod Touch adds the Multi-Touch graphical user interface to the iPod line and is available with 8, 16, or 32 GB of flash memory. It includes Apple's Safari web browser and is the first iPod with wireless access to the iTunes Store. With a software update, which is sold by Apple, it also has access to Apple's App Store. The second generation iPod Touch, featuring external volume controls, an external speaker, a contoured back and built-in Nike+ support, was unveiled on September 9, 2008 at the Let's Rock keynote presentation.

Description
The iPod Touch has the iPhone's multi-touch interface, with a physical home button off the touch screen. The home screen has a list of buttons for the available applications. All iPod Touch models have included the applications Music, Videos, and Photos (collectively duplicating the standard functions of the iPod classic), iTunes (providing access to the Wi-Fi Music Store), Safari, YouTube, Calendar, Contacts, Clock, Calculator, and Settings. Later models added Mail (accessing POP/IMAP/SMTP e-mail), Maps, Stocks, Notes, and Weather,[7] which could also be added to the earlier models with the purchase of a software upgrade. Direct links to web sites can be added to the home screen by the user.

New applications including a VPN client, scientific calculator and access to third party applications were released for an upgrade fee on July 11, 2008.[8] For more details on this topic, see iPhone OS version history.


Music
If a picture says a thousand words, think of what all the album art in your collection might say. With Cover Flow on iPod touch, you can flick through your music to find the album you want to hear. And when you do, a quick tap of the cover flips it over to display a track list. Another tap starts the music.

Video
The 3.5-inch display gives you video like nothing you've seen before on a portable device. Watch your favorite movie. Catch up on television shows, anywhere. Enjoy video podcasts. Play music videos. All using multi-touch technology that lets you bring up onscreen controls and go widescreen (or back to full screen) with a tap.

Photos
iPod touch holds up to 20,000 photos you sync via iTunes. Flick to scroll through thumbnails. Tap to view full screen. Rotate for landscape format. Or perform some sleight of hand by opening two fingers to zoom in. You can even play slideshows, complete with music and transitions. Set any photo as your wallpaper to personalize your iPod touch...with a touch.

Safari
With Apple's Safari browser built in, iPod touch is the only iPod that gives you wireless access to the web, everywhere you go. See websites the way they were designed to be seen. Sync your bookmarks or add a few as you go. Search the web using the touchscreen keyboard. Zoom in and out by tapping the multi-touch display.

YouTube
Got a bit of a YouTube addiction? iPod touch feeds it from anywhere with a special YouTube player built right in. Watch featured videos, check out the most viewed, search for something specific, then bookmark your favorites for future reference. It's all the fun of YouTube--pocket-size.

iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store
With iPod touch, you can discover new music anywhere. Built-in wireless capability gives you access to the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, where you can buy songs with a tap. Browse New Releases, What's Hot, and Just Added lists. Or find exactly what you're looking for with a quick search. Tap a song to preview it or tap Buy to purchase it. From anywhere.

Starbucks Music
You walk into a Starbucks. Order your latte. While you wait, you hear a song wafting from the loudspeakers. You love it. So you get out your iPod touch and buy it over Wi-Fi. Just like that. The iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store on iPod touch tells you what's playing in select Starbucks and lets you buy it along with other featured Starbucks content. So you can sip, shop, and listen.

Multi-touch
iPod touch features the same revolutionary interface as iPhone. Built to take full advantage of the large 3.5-inch display, the multi-touch interface lets you control everything using only your fingers. So you can glide through albums with Cover Flow, flick through photos and enlarge them with a pinch, or zoom in and out on a section of a web page. And iPod touch features a touchscreen QWERTY keyboard perfect for browsing the web in Safari, searching for videos on YouTube, finding music on the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, entering calendar events, or adding new contacts.

Ambient Light Sensor
The iPod touch display has an ambient light sensor that automatically adjusts brightness to suit the ambient light in your surroundings. The result? A better experience for you and battery-saving efficiency for iPod touch.

Accelerometer
An accelerometer detects when you rotate iPod touch from portrait to landscape, then automatically changes the contents of the display, so you immediately see the entire width of a web page, your music in Cover Flow, or a photo in its proper aspect ratio.

iPod Touch 1st gen VS 2nd Gen iPod Touch


However, with a closer look, one will quickly notice that the iPod touch 2G has a silver front trim rather than gray. The iPod touch 2G also is rounded a bit more with a design reminiscent of the iPhone 3G. The back of both models is chromed steel, but the plastic "window" for the wi-fi antenna is oval shaped on the iPod touch 2G compared to covering the entire upper left corner on the original model, which makes visual identification easy.

One also will notice that the iPod touch 2G has external volume buttons on the left hand side of the device, a greatly welcomed addition. An integrated speaker and microphone (the microphone is not yet supported in software) also have been added to the iPod touch 2G.

Although it is not readily apparent from physical inspection, the iPod touch 2G is 0.02 of an inch thicker than the original iPod touch, but the more rounded design makes it appear to be thinner. The iPod touch 2G is slightly lighter (0.15 ounces) than the original model as well.

Like the original model, the iPod touch 2G features a "multi-touch" sensitive 3.5" display with 320x480 resolution -- albeit a higher-quality one than that provided by the original -- an accelerometer that allows the device to "know" whether it is being held in portrait or landscape mode and switch automatically, an ambient light sensor to adjust screen brightness, built-in support for Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), and 8, 16, or 32 GB of flash memory.

The iPod touch 2G also adds "shake to shuffle" support -- where shaking the device gently will select another song at random -- a new "Genius" feature that dynamically creates playlists based on "songs that go great together", and integrated support for Nike + iPod.

Additionally, battery life for the iPod touch 2G has been improved, as the 2G model provides 36 hours of music playback and 6 hours of video, compared to 22 hours of music playback and 5 hours of video playback for the original model.

For your convenience, the primary differences between the iPod touch 2G and the original iPod touch are summarized below:
iPod touch (Original) iPod touch 2G
Storage Size: 8, 16, 32 GB 8, 16, 32 GB
Song Capacity: 1750, 3500, 7000 Songs 1750, 3500, 7000 Songs
Battery Life (Music): 22 Hours 36 Hours
Battery Life (Video): 5 Hours 6 Hours
Battery Life (Web): 4 Hours 4 Hours
External Volume Buttons: No Yes
External Speaker: No Yes
Microphone: No no*
Shake to Shuffle: No No
Genius Support: No Yes
Nike + iPod Support: No Yes
Exterior Finish (Front): Black/Gray Black/Silver
Exterior Finish (Back): Chrome Chrome
Dimensions (Inches): 4.3 x 2.4 x 0.31 4.3 x 2.4 x 0.33
Weight (Ounces): 4.2 oz. (120 g) 4.05 oz. (115 g)
Price (As Introduced): US$299, US$399, US$499† US$229, US$299, US$399§

*iPod Touch 2G doesn't have build in mic but it can support mic.

Ways to do when your ipod touch cant acccess to internet.
1) Go to Settings/Wifi/Turn On.
2) It will automatically detects my wireless network and the check mark appears. But no connection to the internet yet.
3) I then turn off Wifi.
4) Wait a few seconds
5) Turn on Wifi.
6) Open any app that requires internet such as Mail, Safari, etc. You now have internet connectivity.

This post has been edited by chingwooi: Apr 2 2009, 12:48 PM

epicness ^^

I am so in love with iPod Touch....cant wait to get mine very very soon ^.^

....n Holy fudge! 1st post! lol

*congratulate myself to be the 1st to post although I have not yet owned one*

This post has been edited by Krovaxq: Dec 25 2008, 12:54 AM

pal...there is a contradiction about the shake to shuffle, please check

Copied from the V1 xD anyway, iPod touch can't shake to shuffle, isn't it?

so fast ~~!!!
cum and greet ~~!!
merry christmas ~~!!and happy new year ~~!!

Merry Christmas

wow v2 de
xD
merry xmas~~
where is my present?

Grats on v2. Btw, anyone has any recommendation on an anti-fingerprint screen protector?

yup...cant....may b u can pray if Apple release it in 2.3

the best way is....put a glove on ur hand to use it....

Merry Christmas to all touch users..

Lol, i tot ginolo shud be the one opening this thread? Nvm lar, my first post in v2... Hehe

Hey guys, Merry Christmas to all iPod and touch fans here on lowyat.net... Ho ho ho!

I am looking forward to getting my iPod Touch in a week or two, but contemplating whether should wait for an update. I am in no hurry to get it, so I don't mind. Just wanna get some opinions from owners here.

Looking at the average cycle for the iPod Touch, update should be out in a few months time the most. However I don't think there will be any major update, probably firmware or similar only? Which can still be activated on current iPod Touch?

civic,

if you look at macrumors buyer guide...yes indeed touch2g already in it mid life cycle...but if you look at actual timeline from 1st gen to 2nd gen...it actually take approx. 1 year.....

if you think u can wait until next september...then fine...if not..better get now...

for me...apple product best get when it hot from oven...like me...i got my two product below immediately when they available...warranty is there to cover any problem..

just my 2cent.

This post has been edited by chipun: Dec 25 2008, 09:36 AM

Well, i got my iPod touch around the later part of October actualy, due to the delays in getting stock from my distri (remember the problem with getting Sirim approvals around that time?)...

One thing i can say if u want to purchase the touch, just go for it! It's one of the topsellers in Machines (see the article in The Star or NST a couple of days back, forgot which paper already!) and many ppl have purchased the touch for the Christmas holidays also...

Guys, i saw one chap with an app on iTunes called SG Transport (also available are SG Trains and SG Buses, which are standalone apps from the Transport one) for the iPhone and iPod touch... I'm actually interested in doing up such an app for our Klang Valley Transportation system (similar to Metro on the PalmOS, but for the iPod platform instead) and I'd like to know what program do these developers use to write their programs...

Maybe, if response is great, i'll also consider expanding this app to cover the other two large metropolises of Penang and Johor Bahru!

Nice work for creating another version for the tread.

I'm currently trying to find invisibleShield for my iPod Touch 2nd gen. Is anyone see it selling at MidValley, Lowyat Plaza or Pavillion? IF so, care to mention its shop name?

as far as i know and even download it....u need to download iphone SDK....it will containt xcode also....last time i donlod...about 1.3GB...but since i'm donno any language...i cant do anything will take years for me to learn it....

Wah lau, then i'm like u lor... I also know nuts about programming language actually, much less stuff like xcode!

well first-thing-first, you need MONEY to develop touch/iphone app. That's Apple way. Then second, the software they using is iPhone SDK which is only for mac platform and it is free to download. Free members only can code the app and test it out on the iphone emulator but can't test it out on your iphone/touch. You have to pay a 'premium' fee in order to submit the app in appstore. $__$

Merry Christmas everyone!!

huh? then why you ask le? surely you need programming skill and if you ever learn any programming language, xcode (Obj-C) surely no problem. I would say only take like a month to learn

woot, v2 now, happy new year to all

Yalor, its quite a disadvantage to not know programming language, even though the idea is there... Maybe i'll consider getting an Apple Developer (iPhone + touch) guidebook or something like dat and learn it up!

yeap
ive downloaded the SG Buses
its useful for me as i travel to singapore quite frequently

Oi shake 2 shuffle does not work on ipod touch 2g

Question

The Old Town White Coffee Cafe in Puchong (Kinrara) has wireless connectivity but strangely, although my Ipod Touch is able to connect to it (even detected the IP Address and Router), I can't surf the web. I tried to go into its router configuration and managed to see its login page. So I guess there isn't a problem with my Ipod Touch. But I have no idea why I can't surf the web. It keeps telling me (after a min) that the router is not responding...

Does anyone know if I need to do/set anything on my Ipod?

I don't think your touch detected the DNS right?
Ask the staff to restart the router, you should be able to surf the web after that

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO iPOD TOUCH USER!!

Without dns, you cant surf internet, even if you have ip and router

Hi evrythincool & bryanyeo,

My Ipod Touch (2nd Gen) detected the IP Address, Router and DNS as well. But I cannot surf the web. I even tried with my friend's 1st Gen Ipod Touch. It cannot do anything.

oh erm did you ask them to restart the router? it will probably solve the problem.

Is there any invisibleShield being sold at Midvalley, Lowyat Plaza or Pavillion? What are the shop names?

Wow, ver 2 oredi har. Merry christmas everybody

I think there's. But still, it's better that you get it from LYN member bcoz in that way it will b cheaper

aiseh.....the SDK for the App is free, but is dmg file, runs on mac....
how to do it in Windows le...

I think u had better ask them to reset their router... I also get this same problem whereby the WiFi signals are detected by the notebook / touch but both are unable to access the Internet (even at home sometimes, where we use a wireless router)...

hm...as far as i know...u can't. it must be in mac environment to write ur apps. get a mac lor...eheh

read my previous post (last post at first page). and btw it is NOT FoC in other perpectives.

hey people, just got myself an ipod touch 2g with rebel touch!

pretty lost actually. how do i stop itunes from processing my songs? and what should i do next?!

Guys im having a major problem with my ipod touch No matter what apps I open, it will close automatically after 1 or 2 seconds ..as in it doesn't even enter the app ... like loading 1 2 second then auto quit ... why like that ar I didn't change any settings whatsoever ... it was working fine yesterday

Tried restart ur iPod?

yeah ..

All of ur apps?

Okay firstly this is normal. I have faced it for many times. Your apps are crashing because you have bugs in some of your FREE apps.

You have 2 options to fix this

1 delete the apps and redownload again ( it may crash again after some time)
2 completely RESTORE your touch to factory settings (kosong). After that, Try your best not to download too many Free apps. This will fix the problem for sure.

Hope it helps

Guys how much memory does the ipod touch use to operate? coz i m missing 2.4+gb which is pretty damn big my model is the 2nd gen 32gb one

Yeah, I thought that's normal, it's just like you buy 160Gb HD, but you only get ~150Gb... Same thing applies here xD

Does anyone here experience problems with the On-The-Go playlist? For me I'm able to do whatever I want with it until I sync it with iTunes, the playlist will no longer be changable(can't edit it, become normal playlist liao) I really hate this, is there any way to fix it?

Like what chingwooi said, this is similar to any hard drive u buy, whereby some data is stored in ROM (correct?) and cannot be removed... That's why there is quite a large chunk of memory that cannot be used for a 16GB touch (my unit), amounting to 1.5GB...

Hmmm, didn't know about that as i hardly use the On-The-Go playlist anyway, lol... I do have a large bunch of songs stored in an OTG list though and what u mean by the "playlist is no longer changeable"?

I believe it does work like that. On-The-Go playlist is like a temporary list of songs that you create when you are "on the go". The moment you sync your Ipod with iTunes, that list will become permanent and you can only edit it within iTunes.

Guys, i'm just wondering whether it's possible to organize a gathering for iPod touch users... Of course it's also open to users of other iPods as well as Apple products!

What do u think?

wah....really in craze...

whoaaaa! V2 oledi! congratzzz..many ppl already joining the club!

what ROM?

you have to understand all memory using binary number, 1kilobytes = 1024bytes. When we buy 16GB touch or hdd, the capacity is 16000MB. So do the math here

*honestly, it is more to marketing gimmick.

Which means its actually 16GB lah, but some of the memory is for the built-in apps lor... Am i right?

ok thanks for clarifying! the bigger the capacity of the disk the more memory you lose right damn i got fine scratches on my ipod touch back hmm it will decrease the 2nd value by around how much? rm50?a gathering would be great but all my apps free one heh my mom doesnt let me use her CC :/

good suggestion....we can have gahering and tryout some others headphones.....lol...

Better installed some shield for protection. Saw the "Bodyguard" shield , looks quite nice at reasonable price.Hehe, your mum don't want to get surprised at the end of the month seeing the CC debt purchasing from AppleOnlineStore xD

@THT
There're so many iPod touch users out there. You gonna need one hell of a huge room for the gathering

@chingwooi

she already fainted when she saw the price of a song . any idea where to get it besides from a fellow LYNer? i need it urgently. i heard applying it yourself is a pain in the buttocks :/

Haha, may be you can consider getting the Music Card from me xD I think you can get those shield from Machines or other Apple authorized reseller shops. You may try looking for it at Plaza Lowyat or Time Square as well, but i don't think they will apply it for you unless you pay more It took me 2 hours to apply the shield

Hahahaha, there is certainly a lot of iPod touch users man... But still, it's a good idea for a gathering once in a while so that we can meet up face-to-face, similar to the BeamFest that was held when i was with the KVPUG (Palm Users Group)...

Well no doubt it's possible. It's a good idea. I will be going for sure if there's one. Probably bringing 3 more friends because i made them buy

Haha, if it ever gonna happen,make sure you all bring ur earphones so that we can find out which brand of earphones is the best to pair with iPod touch xD

Hahahaha, that is a must... But can have small gathering 1st what...

and ipod speakers too ^^
i think we have enough volume here to start one

Oh yeah, i actually plan to get one for my touch as well as nano, if possible...

What are the good speakers in the market, from ur experience? I'm selling Jamo though and one of my buyers (i sold a unit to him actually!)mentioned that the sound is superb...

I have the Edifier IF330 plus, it's a portable one.
My friend also bought a portable ipod speaker, logitech pure fi express.

The sound are okay, both price range are 340-400. You can't expect much for this price.
Well basically it can act as universal dock with remote and a charger so you no need to buy them if your budget is tight.

From what i know, you can't expect superb sound for ipod speaker. It's designed for decoration, mostly.

andd JAMO is expensive o.O

guys
i think wan to get a ipod fm modulator?
any recommend?

Don't buy China brand...Cheap thing not gd xD Other brand should be okay.

one of my fren bough the belkin brand
he told me around us60
dam exp man

why not get a tape converter, if your car has a cassette player?
the sound conversion is better, i think la.
sony shops sell them.

lol
i think only my kancil have cassette player but not for my other cars

hey guys, should i update my firmware to the latest one? i'm using 2.1.1 now. and where should i get labyrinth levels? only can get those i created myself?

* nevermind, looked up the old thread, d/ling and installing now! but still interested to look for labyrinth levels!

This post has been edited by bibg: Dec 27 2008, 12:47 AM

How do I know which 1 is having the bug ? ALL my apps are crashing =.=

Btw any website that clearly teaches how to backup + restore ? I juz got a new comp and am moving my itunes over ... AFAIK .. if i juz connect like that to my new com ... everything in my ipod touch will be cleared ... juz wondering how to backup and things like that ... and will it backup EVERYTHING ? Like i put alot of "pins" in my MAPS ... hope that can be backed up

It can't be helped if you only redownload them, it will save you for days but not long.

SO...

That's why i recommend you restore your ipod until it's KOSONG. after that you must download LESS free apps. This will help for sure. trust me

Those Paid apps won't cause this kind of prob is it?

yes. it SHOULD be. I have purchased 25 apps from app store and face no problem.

IF you want to download free app, download those which you really need it and must be popular one.

Needs advise here.....beside the original charger..where can i purchase the compatible charger...as the original is kinda a bit expensive...

Anyone can update whats the promos on iPod Touch? I am getting one anytime now (no hurries though). Just wondering where to get it. Not very confident with getting from forumers though, prefer resellers.

My first choice now is Machines, cause I can redeem my MBB Treatpoints for cash value.

I agree with u there, mate... One free app that gave that touch lots of problem was the touch-hockey... That darn app hanged my iPod so many times i decided to delete it from the system, once-and-for-all!

Most of my other apps are doing fine though, including the freebie Facebook as well as Bejeweled 2 (US$2.99)...

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Added on December 27, 2008, 11:30 amI am having some promos on the iPod touch that i'm selling, mate, including the one whereby a purchase of any iPod (excluding shuffle) will include a free Earpump earphones by Sonicgear... Just check out my "Apple iPod" thread below for more information ya...

And for information, I'm trading as a sole proprietorship btw, not on an individual basis... Which means that my receipts all have the company stamp on it...

This post has been edited by THT United Gadgets: Dec 27 2008, 11:30 AM

These compatible chargers are actually very affordable and can be bought from most of the shops in Lowyat Plaza though... The original Apple one costs M$109.00, FYI...

But for me, that charger gave me a scare when it blew up (i.e. made a "pop" sound when i switched it on) just as i wanted to charge my iPod touch... Thet darn thing worked the first time but for this second charge, it almost spoilt my touch and i also almost got a short circuit!

Yea the touch hockey is a problem. Easy to download, nice to play, after some time, most of your apps will crash 1 by 1.



Buy apple charger from Ebay, 1 word to describe : CHEAP!

LOL, that is scary.

I am thinking of getting a charger too but which one should I get that doesn't shioook me...

thats weird..my touch hockey works fine u know..i play it very often with my friends too..
what do u guys mean by crash? halfway playing it closes? or it lags? or does it hang your ipod?

Maybe you're lucky. Well crashing means, after you press the app you want to open, it jump back to menu screen after 2 seconds.

It's actually not a problem. It happen to me too. All my Apps were downloaded in Itunes Store Malaysia and then i changed the location to Itunes Store US and i sync my Ipod. Thats when this happens.

So i suggest you go back to Itunes and try to remember which Itunes Store u downloaded your apps and changed back your settings

This post has been edited by scheizer: Dec 27 2008, 10:53 PM

thnx mate for fast eply...seems like im getting the original one..... Anyone selling their original charger....willing to cod anywhere at pj/shah alam..

This post has been edited by silencer: Dec 27 2008, 11:12 PM

lulz.. maybe just you ..

well no problem with me and i dl mostly free games. Btw, regarding your previous post, you can't say paid app are 100% crash-free. My crash-kart does crash few times. And according on tuaw.com, the new sims city does crash very often and it cost US9.99

hey guys under capacity itunes will show you info of audio, apps, other right? when i got all the album artwork the 'others' increased to around 150mb and when i deleted all the album artwork, the 'others' still show 150mb. how come?

Hi bro .. i havent changed any settings .. i bought my touch from aussie and my itunes is australian version ... never changed anything

lol guys, relax weih.
crash or doesn't crash, we're just here to help each other out
don't put someone elses theory/way of fixing down lah
try them all out.
since no one else can give a solution to gymboi, why not you try evrythincools way first.
and whether an app is free or paid for doesnt mean its a bad application whatt it depends on the creator of the app, even the price depends on whether the creator wants to charge for it or not.
@gymboi, try evrythincool's way first. if really cannot then ask again =)

Yeah, even after you hv deleted it, it's still stored inside ur iPod touch. In order to eliminate it, you will hv to completely restore ur iPod touch i think think then it'll be gone

dude, not really 100% solve the problem. Like sim city, it is the developer fault, EA you see And some solution is you reboot your touch/iphone and it "might" solve.

And sometimes is running too many apps, like playing music and so on. Plus, if your touch/iphone is JB, it might be the issue as well.


yep. that's my point that trying to point out. well i no argue or so.

lol. simcity many times crash on me. dont say about restore or restart, all I have done. plus got bug >.< on simcity

I don't that's the topic we're talking about right?

We're discussing about the problem where many apps are crashing together at the same time.

Your simcity are just affecting 1 app. No big deal about it. contact EA and ask for update for that..

@chingwooi

wah ipod quite gay xD every problem also need to completely restore in order to fix the problem. ah for the time being i shall keep the album artworks. but i have no idea where are they now cant find them. oh yeah anyone here uses dictionaire? damn it the app lags from time to time