Do you really want to go on the internet on such a small device? It's okay in a pinch, but I would never be on it for very long.
iPod Touch is great (I have one), if you like iPods. But do you really want to pay the premium for the touch screen, internet, and the possibility of additional applications? $500 is a lot for a 32GB device.
Spend half that amount, and you've got an 80GB Zune. Maybe the screen isn't big enough for you, but it's still pretty big for video. But no internet or touch screen. Still, half the price and it is pocketable. You were looking at the Zen too, and that has an even smaller screen. Even the 32GB Zen is $200 less than the 32GB Touch. And you can expand the memory via SD cards. You can't do that on the Touch. As far as I know about the Archos players, the newer 605s are a little smaller. The larger capacity ones are a little thicker, but they seem pocketable. You do have to pony up $30 for the Opera browser so you can surf the internet.
My guess for when the next generation of any iPod that is NOT the iPhone will probably be announced in September, perhaps in the second week. That appears to be the usual cycle of things. The new iPhone will probably be announced at the WWDC (World Wide Developer's Conference) on June 9 or thereabouts. The focus will likely stay on the iPhone and selling as many of those as possible, so I would not expect any announcement regarding a new Touch at that time. But whatever happens with the iPhone may give a peek at what is to come with the Touch. Also be on the lookout for competitors such as Creative or SanDisk to release larger capacity flash players. I haven't heard anything yet. If that happens in the next couple of months, Apple may follow, although not necessarily right away. Remember that the 32GB Touch didn't come out until a few months after initial release.
I have the first iPod Photo, Its fat and the battery life is going. I would like to get an Mp3 that plays videos, on a decent sized screen, but that isn't so big that i can't slip it into my pocket. I want to be able to store quite a few/lot of videos and i want it to be easy to navigate between menues and songs/files. I have looked around but no one has really helped, i have looked at the:
* Cowan Q5 (Too heavy and big)
* Archos 604 (Looks good, but whats it like dealing with music files and internet, and is it that portable)
* ITouch (Its an ipod, but everything looks good apart from its only 32gb)
* Zen (no online / wifi, as compared to competition)
I am also wondering if anyone knows or can estimate when the next gen of touch ipods will be released, as i might wait for newer hardware.
Thanks a lot for helping
Any replies welcome
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