Since it’s launch, I thought iPod Touch was underrated and under appreciated.\u00a0 The iPhone’s got the glory, and it’s easy to dismiss the Touch as a “fancy iPod”.\u00a0 But it’s a lot of computing in a small and cheap platform:\u00a0 8-32GB of flash memory, 128Mb of RAM, a great display and a 522 Mhz processor.\u00a0 It’s got more power than many PCs from 10-12 years ago!<\/p>\n
It was interesting to read about the Army’s use of the Touch for solider applications.<\/a> I think we’ll see the Touch in more cases where the economics of a general-purpose, mass-produced hardware platform enable an app that wouldn’t otherwise work.\u00a0 Could you imagine the Army making a custom-hardware Arabic translation device?<\/p>\n Also, my prediction:\u00a0 Apple’s “netbook” competitor will be a large-format Touch with Bluetooth support.\u00a0 Add Apple’s little wireless keyboard<\/a>, and you’ve got a fine laptop replacement for many users.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Since it’s launch, I thought iPod Touch was underrated and under appreciated.\u00a0 The iPhone’s got the glory, and it’s easy to dismiss the Touch as a “fancy iPod”.\u00a0 But it’s a lot of computing in a small and cheap platform:\u00a0 … Continue reading