iPod Touch 3rd Generation Review
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The iPod touch is first and foremost an iPod. It uses iTunes to sync your music. Whether you love or hate iTunes, it is a fairly easy way to sync your music. It supports playlists and album covers. Supported audio formats are: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV.
From the Music area of the touch, you can select music, videos, podcasts, and audio books. The on-screen choices are shown in Figure 10. The 32 GB and 64 GB versions also give you voice controls. This allows you to press the home button and tell the iPod touch which song or playlist to play. You can also ask which song is playing and the touch will answer you. Although we found this a bit gimmicky, it could be useful if you listen to music on the iPod touch while driving.
Figure 10: The music area
The touch uses Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) to connect to the Internet, where you can purchase music, movies, and TV shows. If you tire of listening and/or viewing digital media, you can turn to the Apple App store where you can choose from over 100,000 applications. The App store has a wide selection of games that are sure to keep you entertained.