subject: What Can An IPod Touch Do? [print this page] Touchscreen technology has become a staple of the newest portable devices, with many portable media players and laptops beginning to provide support for this. The iPad is the best example of the this, but the Touch is not so easily outdone. It provides a mechanic called the Cover Flow, which allows your music to glide by the screen as you scroll along with your finger, then you can tap on an album cover. This displays the tracklist, a further tap begins playing the album.
The iPod Touch
Touchscreen technology has become a staple of the newest portable devices, with many portable media players and laptops beginning to provide support for this. The iPad is the best example of the this, but the Touch is not so easily outdone. It provides a mechanic called the Cover Flow, which allows your music to glide by the screen as you scroll along with your finger, then you can tap on an album cover. This displays the tracklist, a further tap begins playing the album.
For those who have thought that one song might sound great if it were mixed with another, then your thoughts have been put into action with the Genius Mixes. The Touch analyzes the current song and looks for other songs that sound great with it, then mixes them for your listening pleasure. You can even further this by picking a song to create a Genius Playlist around, which then picks all the songs that mix great with the playlist focus. This can be saved for future use.
By physically shaking the Touch, you can shuffle to another song, which saves you the inconvenience of having to click through several menus.
iTunes has evolved the music industry by providing thousands and thousands of songs and albums through one interface and this can be easily accessed through either your PC, Mac or iPod. You can buy or download new music and videos and later, synchronize it with the other device.
Finally, the newer Touch players allow for Bluetooth connections, which allow you to transfer music back and forth or play the music from your PC straight to your iPod without any cables or wires to interfere. It only requires a Bluetooth connection for your computer.
Whatever your needs, there will be a type of iPod for you, whether it's simple music playing on the go or the ability to play videos and browse through iTunes for new media to enjoy. They are great pieces of technology that will only grow better as time goes by and no doubt they will be expanded and advanced to suit new needs in society.
