iPod Wife wants to buy iPod touch

beppe · 07-21-2010, 09:51 AM

She aims to substitute her iPod and Treo 650.
Why not I answered.

Check if you can connect it to an external keyboard.

And look for those applications (or equivalent) that you use on the Treo, Calendar, a good database (she uses SmartList), SplashId, Documents.

She might eventually become an ebook fan like me.

Can you help with some inside knowledge and tips, please?
Thank you in advance. If she is succesful, I might abandon my beloved Treo 650.

harakiri · 07-21-2010, 10:01 AM

Hi Beppe,

your wife should probably wait with getting an iPod touch until around September.
There are a lot of rumors right now, but historically Apple has a iPod event in September displaying their newest creations.
Its very much possible that a new iPod touch will see the light of day then.

Its also very possible that this iPad touch will be based on the current iPhone 4.

Unless its very urgent to get this iPod right now I would wait. If the rumors are true you would get a much better device ....

Bremen Cole · 07-21-2010, 10:02 AM

The iPod touch is not a phone, so I fail to see how it would replace a Treo650. But, for sure it would do all the functions (other than phone) and more. Tons of apps to do just about anything, a good reader, if you can handle the small (larger than Treo) screen.

If you want to fully replace the Treo, an iPhone would be a better choice.

If you don't care about the phone part, the iPad (though not as portable) is better at reading, surfing...etc.... iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad all have great reading software from several companies. There is the Kindle, Borders, Stanza, eReader, B&N, iBooks, Goodreader and more apps available.

Just some quick thought off the top of my head

beppe · 07-21-2010, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bremen Cole

The iPod touch is not a phone, so I fail to see how it would replace a Treo650. But, for sure it would do all the functions (other than phone) and more. Tons of apps to do just about anything, a good reader, if you can handle the small (larger than Treo) screen.

If you want to fully replace the Treo, an iPhone would be a better choice.

If you don't care about the phone part, the iPad (though not as portable) is better at reading, surfing...etc.... iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad all have great reading software from several companies. There is the Kindle, Borders, Stanza, eReader, B&N, iBooks, Goodreader and more apps available.

Just some quick thought off the top of my head

Thank you for your kind reply. It is long time that we do not use our Treos as phones. For phones we use just phones. But we use Treos for all other functions. iPad is out of the question. She is aiming iPod touch and that's it. It is just that an external keyboard allows better entering of all sort of information than a small virtual one.

Thank you again.

beppe · 07-21-2010, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by harakiri

Hi Beppe,

your wife should probably wait with getting an iPod touch until around September.
There are a lot of rumors right now, but historically Apple has a iPod event in September displaying their newest creations.
Its very much possible that a new iPod touch will see the light of day then.

Its also very possible that this iPad touch will be based on the current iPhone 4.

Unless its very urgent to get this iPod right now I would wait. If the rumors are true you would get a much better device ....

What a useful answer.

You are obviously married, and like me a believer in postponement.

dwharrison · 07-21-2010, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beppe

It is just that an external keyboard allows better entering of all sort of information than a small virtual one.

If you install iOS4 on an iPod Touch, you can use the Apple Bluetooth keyboad with it.

Having said that, I would strongly suggest waiting for September if at all possible as new models are almost certainly just two months away.

leebase · 07-21-2010, 02:05 PM

I highly recommend the iPod Touch. We have three of them in our household. I concur with those who say it's probably a good thing to wait a couple months if you can.

Lee

tyche · 07-21-2010, 02:46 PM

If the rumors are true, the new Touch will have a camera. 'bout time I think.

I have a 2G Touch and if they're looking to me to upgrade, a camera and video recording will do it.

beppe · 07-22-2010, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwharrison

If you install iOS4 on an iPod Touch, you can use the Apple Bluetooth keyboad with it.

Having said that, I would strongly suggest waiting for September if at all possible as new models are almost certainly just two months away.

That is what I was waiting to learn. Great news for her.

BTW, I told her to wait for the next model. Her reactions were a pleasure to watch and listen to. She will probably get one before the end of the week.

Thank you guys.

harakiri · 07-22-2010, 04:03 AM

>BTW, I told her to wait for the next model. Her reactions were a pleasure to
>watch and listen to. She will probably get one before the end of the week.

When the new model comes out she will probably ask you why you have not asked her to wait ....

BTW I am not married .....

beppe · 07-22-2010, 07:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by harakiri

>BTW, I told her to wait for the next model. Her reactions were a pleasure to
>watch and listen to. She will probably get one before the end of the week.

When the new model comes out she will probably ask you why you have not asked her to wait ....

BTW I am not married .....

I just talked to her on the phone: she is buying it right now. She said that this model is well stabilized and the new one will take few issues to be stable again. What will happen is that she gets hers, when the new model arrives I will get it and she will switch with me. A win win situation.

For me is useful to have an external keyboard for data base and similar stuff.

It was nice visiting with you Apple guys. I just found out that a couple of colleagues have got an iPad, so I might come back in this nice forum if my envy overcomes my prudence.

beppe · 07-22-2010, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tyche

If the rumors are true, the new Touch will have a camera. 'bout time I think.

I have a 2G Touch and if they're looking to me to upgrade, a camera and video recording will do it.

It was confirmed to my wife. There will be a camera.

dwharrison · 07-22-2010, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beppe

It was confirmed to my wife. There will be a camera.

Uh, no. Rumour was repeated to your wife. There have been no official announcements at this point. Anyone who would truly know what, if anything, will be announced this September will be under a Nondisclosure Agreement and would therefore not say.

There's a statement that reflects this: "Those who know, can't say, and those who say, can't know".

I DO think a camera is highly likely, if for no other reason then for spreading Facetime beyond the IPhone 4. Still, it's worth keeping in mind that this time LAST year, it was widely expected that the iPod Touch would get a camera in September 2009, and it didn't.

nikkie · 07-22-2010, 12:43 PM

As long as we're engaging in wild speculation, I speculate that they will release the iPad Mini, and call it the iBook.

Also @OP, you should plan on buying an iPhone in a year or two. Almost everyone I know who bought an iPod Touch moved up to an iPhone when their contract expired if they could afford it.

Bremen Cole · 07-22-2010, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikkie

As long as we're engaging in wild speculation, I speculate that they will release the iPad Mini, and call it the iBook.

Also @OP, you should plan on buying an iPhone in a year or two. Almost everyone I know who bought an iPod Touch moved up to an iPhone when their contract expired if they could afford it.

An "iPad Mini" would be a great idea. Not for me, I need the iPad size, but I bet would sell well.

Amen to the iPod Touch to iPhone paradigm... I fought it, and I fought it hard, but it happened to me almost 2 years ago....

07-21-2010, 09:51 AM	#1
beppe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,161 Karma: 81026524 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Italy Device: Kindle3, Ipod4, IPad2	Wife wants to buy iPod touch She aims to substitute her iPod and Treo 650. Why not I answered. Check if you can connect it to an external keyboard. And look for those applications (or equivalent) that you use on the Treo, Calendar, a good database (she uses SmartList), SplashId, Documents. She might eventually become an ebook fan like me. Can you help with some inside knowledge and tips, please? Thank you in advance. If she is succesful, I might abandon my beloved Treo 650.

07-21-2010, 10:01 AM	#2
harakiri Groupie Posts: 174 Karma: 464618 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Germany Device: Kindle Oasis 2	Hi Beppe, your wife should probably wait with getting an iPod touch until around September. There are a lot of rumors right now, but historically Apple has a iPod event in September displaying their newest creations. Its very much possible that a new iPod touch will see the light of day then. Its also very possible that this iPad touch will be based on the current iPhone 4. Unless its very urgent to get this iPod right now I would wait. If the rumors are true you would get a much better device ....

07-21-2010, 10:02 AM	#3
Bremen Cole Wizard Posts: 1,115 Karma: 2718 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Texas Device: iPad	The iPod touch is not a phone, so I fail to see how it would replace a Treo650. But, for sure it would do all the functions (other than phone) and more. Tons of apps to do just about anything, a good reader, if you can handle the small (larger than Treo) screen. If you want to fully replace the Treo, an iPhone would be a better choice. If you don't care about the phone part, the iPad (though not as portable) is better at reading, surfing...etc.... iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad all have great reading software from several companies. There is the Kindle, Borders, Stanza, eReader, B&N, iBooks, Goodreader and more apps available. Just some quick thought off the top of my head

07-21-2010, 02:05 PM	#7
leebase Karma Kameleon Posts: 2,932 Karma: 26616647 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: iPad Mini, iPhone X, Kindle Fire Tab HD 8, Walmart Onn	I highly recommend the iPod Touch. We have three of them in our household. I concur with those who say it's probably a good thing to wait a couple months if you can. Lee

07-21-2010, 02:46 PM	#8
tyche Addict Posts: 227 Karma: 2530 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: PRS-505, iPad	If the rumors are true, the new Touch will have a camera. 'bout time I think. I have a 2G Touch and if they're looking to me to upgrade, a camera and video recording will do it.

07-22-2010, 04:03 AM	#10
harakiri Groupie Posts: 174 Karma: 464618 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Germany Device: Kindle Oasis 2	>BTW, I told her to wait for the next model. Her reactions were a pleasure to >watch and listen to. She will probably get one before the end of the week. When the new model comes out she will probably ask you why you have not asked her to wait .... BTW I am not married .....

07-22-2010, 12:43 PM	#14
nikkie Guru Posts: 614 Karma: 73700 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: WA, USA Device: Android, Kindle Paperwhite, lots of ancient readers	As long as we're engaging in wild speculation, I speculate that they will release the iPad Mini, and call it the iBook. Also @OP, you should plan on buying an iPhone in a year or two. Almost everyone I know who bought an iPod Touch moved up to an iPhone when their contract expired if they could afford it.

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