Apple iPod touch 16 GB (1st Generation)

Apple iPod touch 16 GB (1st Generation) Features

Additional Apple iPod touch 16 GB (1st Generation) Information

Glide through albums with the iPod touch's amazing Cover Flow technology. View iPod touch dimensions.

Browse the Web with the included Safari browser. Or fire up a YouTube video and enjoy the show.

The iPod touch responds to your movements; turn it sideways and your video is presented in widescreen mode.

Incredibly thin at just 8 millimeters.

The mail application lets you view rich HTML email with graphics and photos displayed inline, as well as PDF, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel attachments.

Rearrange the icons on your Home screen. Even change the Dock.

Mark specific locations, find the best route between them, and search for points of interest along the way with Maps.

Music, Movies, and More
Flick through album covers and find your music. Download and watch your favorite movies, rentals, TV shows, and more from the iTunes Store. Tap into thousands of photos. All using incredible multi-touch technology on a beautiful 3.5-inch display.

Music
If a picture says a thousand words, think of what all the album art in your collection might say. With Cover Flow on iPod touch, flick through your music to find the album you want to hear. When you do, just tap the cover to flip it over and display a track list. Another tap starts the music. Even view the lyrics while you're listening to the track.

Video
The 3.5-inch display gives you video like you've never seen on a portable device. Watch your favorite movie or rental from the iTunes Store. Catch up on TV shows anywhere. Enjoy video podcasts. Play music videos. All using multi-touch technology. With a tap, bring up onscreen controls to play/pause and view by chapter. Turn your iPod touch to switch between widescreen or full screen.

Photos
iPod touch holds up to 20,000 photos you sync via iTunes. Flick to scroll through thumbnails. Tap to view full screen. Rotate for landscape format. Or perform some sleight of hand by opening two fingers to zoom in. You can even play slideshows, complete with music and transitions. Set any photo as your wallpaper to personalize your iPod touch . . . with a touch.

iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store
With iPod touch, discover new music anywhere. Its built-in wireless capability gives you access to the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, where you can buy songs with a tap. Browse New Releases, What's Hot, Genres, and Top 10 songs. Or find exactly what you're looking for with a quick search. Tap a song to preview it, tap Buy to purchase it. Even redeem your iTunes gift cards and gift certificates. All from anywhere you happen to be.

Starbucks Music
You walk into a Starbucks. Order your latte. While you wait, you hear a song wafting from the loudspeakers. You love it. So you get out your iPod touch and buy it over Wi-Fi. Just like that. The iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store on iPod touch tells you what's playing in select Starbucks and lets you buy it along with other featured Starbucks content. So you can sip, shop, and listen.

Home Screen
Make the iPod touch Home screen your own. Change what's in the Dock. Rearrange the icons. And make room for even more. You can add up to eight Home screen pages and fill them with Web Clips.

Internet
Surf the web. Send email. Get directions and find your location with Maps. Check stocks, weather, and more. iPod touch is not just an amazing iPod. It's the Internet in your pocket.

Safari
iPod touch is the only iPod with wireless access to the web. Safari is built in, so you see websites the way they were designed to be seen. Search the web using the touchscreen keyboard. Zoom in and out by tapping the multi-touch display. Switch between portrait or landscape view, depending on how you hold your iPod touch. Sync your bookmarks. Better yet, add them to your Home screen. iPod touch can automatically create a Web Clip on your Home screen from any of your favorite websites. So just one tap takes you directly there.

YouTube
Got a bit of a YouTube addiction? iPod touch feeds it from anywhere with a special YouTube player built right in. Watch featured videos, check out the most viewed, search for something specific, then bookmark your favorites for future reference. It's all the fun of YouTube--pocket-size.

Mail
iPod touch is the first iPod with Mail. And it's the best email you've ever seen on a handheld device. This mail application lets you view rich HTML email with graphics and photos displayed inline, as well as PDF, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel attachments.

Maps
Get directions and check traffic with Google Maps. Even find yourself, wherever you are. Using some local Wi-Fi networks (if Wi-Fi is turned on), iPod touch finds your approximate location and gives directions from there. Mark specific locations, find the best route between them, and search for points of interest along the way. With a hybrid map and satellite view, you can see major street names on top of satellite images.

Widgets
Widgets are small, incredibly handy applications you can use every day. Three of the most useful widgets now live front and center on your Home screen:

Weather Get a five-day weather forecast, including highs and lows, for cities around the world. Save your favorite locations so you can check the weather anytime.

Notes Take notes, make a to-do list, or jot down a reminder using the easy-to-use touch keypad. Then save or email them.

Stocks Check your stocks and track the market over one day, one week, one month, three months, six months, one year, or two years.

High Technology
iPod touch features the same revolutionary interface as iPhone, the most advanced software ever engineered, and state-of-the-art technology. With the multi-touch display, you can control everything using only your fingers. If you rotate your iPod touch from portrait to landscape, the accelerometer automatically changes the way the content is displayed. And with wireless technology, you can connect to the Internet from any Wi-Fi network, anywhere you are.

Multi-touch
iPod touch features the same revolutionary interface as iPhone. Built to take full advantage of the large 3.5-inch display, the multi-touch interface lets you control everything using only your fingers. So you can glide through albums with Cover Flow, flick through photos and enlarge them with a pinch, or zoom in and out on a section of a web page. And iPod touch features a touchscreen QWERTY keyboard perfect for browsing the web in Safari, getting directions on a map, searching for videos on YouTube, finding music on the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, or adding new contacts.

Ambient Light Sensor
The iPod touch display has an ambient light sensor that automatically adjusts brightness to suit the ambient light in your surroundings. The result? A better experience for you and battery-saving efficiency for iPod touch.

Wireless
Connect to the Internet anywhere there's a Wi-Fi network. Send email from a coffee shop. Surf the web at the airport. Browse, buy, and download music from the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store at select Starbucks locations or other wireless hot spots in your area. iPod touch finds wireless networks and connects you to the Internet.

Accelerometer
An accelerometer detects when you rotate iPod touch from portrait to landscape, then automatically changes the contents of the display, so you immediately see the entire width of a web page, your music in Cover Flow, or a photo in its proper aspect ratio.

What's in the Box:
16 GB iPod touch, earphones, USB 2.0 cable, dock adapter, polishing cloth, stand, quick start guide.

What Customers Say About Apple iPod touch 16 GB (1st Generation):

This is my new favorite object. I love being able to check my email and surf the internet on it.

(no 'resume download' here)I finally went to the Apple store, and used their Wi-Fi to get it loaded.Now I love my itouch.So, for an extra $20, get the 2nd generation.you'll spend $10 just for the download, and at least $10 in sweat and angst. I tried for 4 days to download this upgrade via modem, on two different computers, and two different phone lines.

In color also.Nice for showing off the family photos, as one can actually see this larger screen with ease.However, get the 2nd generation itouch if you use a phone line modem.It's virtually impossible to download the upgrade of software on a phone line.( a $10 charge, by the way ) What upgrade you ask. Great unit for older eyes and less nimble fingers.more user friendly.I've owned the smaller nanos, and at 66 years young, found it a bit tedious.Great games to download at a very reasonable price.easy to see on the bigger screen than nano, or classic.

store' software to download any games or desired other applications. Well.there is an 'app store' icon that is already on the 2nd generation (and on iphone), but lacking on the first generation itouch.

One needs the 'app. It always times out, and must be re-started from the beginning.

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Don't waste your money. Pay attention to the fact they say Ist Generation, yet don't explain the implications and let you know how it compares with current product. Shame on you Amazon for not showing stronger ethics. Be aware that a brand new (as of 11-28-08) 16 gig off Apple's website is normally $299. The 32 Gig model is $399. It is not enough to just print that it is first generation in my opinion. By the way, Apple is also having a one day sale on various items including this one.

However, I cannot make nor receive phone calls. I am not that desperate to play games that I am willing to pay $10 for them. I use it to play my iTunes music, write my to-do list, sync my Outlook calendar and contacts, send and check e-mail, and browse the internet. The Apple iPod Touch is a fantastic product, utilizing the new touch screen features that seem to wow the iPhone crowd. Connecting is also not automatic, so I must manually connect to a wireless network of choice before I can surf the Web or check my e-mail.So, now that the holidays are fast approaching, I find myself hoping for an iPhone. This has deterred me from making the purchase.

So, to download the free applications that iTunes has to offer for my iPod, I must pay an initial set-up fee.

That is the one function my iPod is missing, and I regret having to reach into my bag, pull out my cell phone, and put my iPod away.I find my new gadget very easy to use and very reliable, but I find myself wishing for an iPhone instead.

As a college student, I can secure wireless internet on my campus and in my house, but I cannot get it while walking down the street or while riding in the car.

I received the new iPod Touch as a gift this August, and I have been using it everyday since.

Another thing that deters me is the wireless internet situation.

I would rather not have two gadgets when they could very easily be rolled into one.

Also, I have found that I must pay $9.99 to download the new Apps Store from iTunes, while my iPhone-using friends can download it for free.

Since I am not using an AT&T service, I cannot utilize the Edge network, and that makes connectivity slightly frustrating.

I would gladly put my iPod Touch away to gain more convenience and connectivity.

Just amazing, best piece of technology out there to date. Apple continues to pioneer the way with their technology such as this one.