Dating S.O.S

By Christine Buske

The more you touch, the more fun it gets, and I’m not talking about the bedroom. I’m talking about your other new fling: the [tag]iPod Touch[/tag]. Although from the looks of it, the Touch has enough potential to become the love of your life.

Whoever thinks it is nicer to touch, than to be touched can definitely use this iPod as an argument for that concept. Equipped with the usual capacity for thousands of songs, pictures and video, the iPod Touch spreads your visual media files across its entire surface. Being approximately the same size as the classic iPod, the Touch is just one big screen. Move between songs, movies and pictures with just a swift motion. Rotating, zooming and flipping is literally at your fingertips.

With so much to caress, this toy was made to be loved. Although it was released a little while ago, Apple has now brought out some new software updates that make it even more seductive than it already was. Now an email application and widgets, including the ability to see live stock quotes, were added to the arsenal. I love the option of seeing my Apple stock price on my iPod, and get excited at the thought of carrying my emails with me in my pocket. Honestly, who needs a blackberry if you can bite into a fresh new Apple idea?

There are two memory options for the iPod Touch: an 8GB at $299, and for merely an additional $100 you can double to size to 16GB. Not surprisingly, Apple has finally also adjusted its pricing in Canada to account for the weakening dollar. In the great white north the iPod Touch will set you back $319 or $419 for the 8GB and 16GB respectively.

One warning though: if this might be something you’ll consider as a [tag]Valentines Day gift[/tag], keep in mind you will be competing with the iPod to be touched…

Having said that though, to me nothing says touch me like this shiny little wonder. Now all I have to do is justify adding a third [tag]iPod[/tag] to my growing [tag]Apple[/tag] family.