iPod Touch lands in the UK - a first look

Hooray! My iPod touch arrived this afternoon.

I've only had it about half an hour so all I've rigged up so far is iTunes, a few photos, the web (Gmail, Bloglines and Twitter into my bookmarks) and I've checked out YouTube. So these are just my first impressions.

You have to register the iPod with your iTunes account before you can use the web, but once I had done that it found the wi-fi in nice and quickly. Then the web is easy to use, as is everything on it really. Typically I've not bothered reading the manual yet.

First impression is that is a v.e.r.y sexy little gadget. It's the same dimensions as my BlackBerry, but a fraction of the thickness. the best way I can describe the screen is fun, with all the sliding and stretching that the videos I'd watched promised. I'm going to have to get used to tapping at the screen when I'm using it for email or messaging though. Right now I prefer being able to touch the keys.

Once I've had some more time to get more out of it I'll post a bit more.

Comments

[Chris Green]

Looks very nice. Am torn as to whether to get one. The lack of a mail client is IMHO a major oversight.

[John Hood]

I'm so jealous!

[Drew B]

Chris - totally agree with you on the mail. Gmail has a nice app for the blackberry but I bet apple would delete such an app with their updates

[Drew B]

Hi John - not as jealous as I'll be when the iPhone is available :-( I have too many gadgets in my pockets

[John Hood]

I'm of the mind that the iPod touch will eat into iPhone sales! I mean this is, to all intents and purposes, a Wi-Fi Newton! And when Apple is able to release larger capacity models, I'll most certainly buy one!