iPod touch 4G: Now with FaceTime

iPod touch is the closest thing to an iPhone, but do not have that expensive price, and also a top choice for prospective users who have smartphones and data services separately. After three generations of revised iPods, Apple is finally making some of the most significant additions to the iPod touch, that is the camera. No half-hearted. Not one camera, but there are two. One is for recording, one for video chat. This is a music player and multimedia device the world's first audio-visual communication ability in full.

IPod touch enhanced video capabilities with support for a higher bitrate h.264 video, because the processor speed also been enhanced. However, no additional types of file formats supported video or song, because it is all determined from iTunes for synchronization with the device.

Processor speed is also very pronounced in overall system performance, therefore Apple include full support for wallpapers, folders, and also Multi-tasking capabilities of the IOS 4. Multi-tasking is very useful, and done in the same way on the iPhone 4. The home button is also more comfortable for the suppressed, with touch screen response is better.

Rear-facing camera has a resolution of 960x720 pixels for still images, 1280x720 pixels for moving pictures / video, and Apple states that the iPod touch can now record High-Definition video. Recorded video is 30fps 720p with a very subtle movement, but do not have to focus like a tap feature on the iPhone 4. Front-facing camera is a VGA camera (480x640 pixels) with 30fps, and can produce a sharp image. To video chat applications, Apple uses Facetime which became standard in both the IOS 4 and on the iPhone 4. Now, Facetime can make calls via e-mail address from other users.

Still images can be taken using a camera iPod touch. Although there is no autofocus function, no zoom, and no flash, Apple gave exposure adjustment feature (light / dark) with touch and hold finger on the screen. The existence of this camera also adds new capabilities to the iPod touch is Geotagging. If you use Twitter or picasa, for example, photos uploaded will have a data location based on triangulation or data Wi-Fi.

This fourth-generation iPod touch also get another increase, ie a sharper screen, now with Retina display. Speed ​​is also equivalent to four thanks to the iPhone uses Apple's A4-chip processor and various connectivity capabilities (Wifi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR). But it's all just part of what can be done by the iPod touch. Capacity data is still the same as before, namely 32 and 64GB, now with the addition of the 8GB version. As we know, that the third generation iPod touch does not have the 8GB version, and is completed by 'remaining stocks' second generation. So 8GB third generation iPod touch has become an excellent entry point for novice users or those who want to experience the new A4 system performance.

Other changes are not visible from the outside is a microphone that is placed on the bottom near the dock connector. Thus, for video chat, users do not need to use a microphone on the headset again. Then, the three-axis gyroscope, making the accelerometer is very responsive and accurate to the game. new iPod touch has a price of $ 229 for 8GB, $ 299 for 32GB, and $ 399 for 64GB, available in America and Europe around the end of September, in Indonesia around the end of 2010.

Whether you should buy the iPod touch this generation? It's hard to say no. Even third-generation iPod touch owners can be tempted to get this new iPod for her camera and Retina Display. We ourselves are predicting that the price of the iPod touch generation 1-2-3 in the market will soon experience a significant decline, unlike when the iPod touch second or third generation was introduced in the past. Users iPad also seems to be interested to have an iPod touch as a complement to the video recording functions and picture (and synchronize with each other via Wi-Fi). But if you already have an iPhone 3G or 3G, iPod touch is perhaps not too be a major consideration.