Thread: ipod touch - unbelievably bad

this posting is a warning to those about to drink the koolaid and buy a touch (and probably an iphone). in case anyone wonders, itunes is 9.0.2 and the touch was 32g 3.1.2.

my nano 3g died. since the store I went to only had ghastly colours of nano 4g's, I thought I'd splurge and upgrade to the touch. this was a bad idea.

here's a brief summary of the way this device fails. I had the thing a week before returning it. god knows how much longer this list could grow to.

- no disk mode
- no way to disable the (useless) coverflow ui
- can't delete/hide useless icons ie.
- side volume control steps too big (10 steps from nothing to full)
- bluetooth is gimped badly
- the touch can see & pair with my blackberry, but that's the extent of it. no tethering.
- eyes free use is pretty much impossible
- no hardware next / previous buttons
- walking with device in coat pocket triggers song shuffle
- the tilt sensor sticks sticks badly, ie UI stays in landscape mode
- no menu persistence. going back in most cases brings you to the top of a list, not your previous location
- no ability to change the menu and/or system fonts
- itunes interface buttons too small for adult fingers
- battery life

and the biggie

- no podcast descriptions. really.

sorry fanboys. the truth hurts.

You have had it only for one week and then complain about it?
Non of the Fails you say are true!
If You did take the time to discover the iPod touch then You would know about all the settings You could change to make it your own iPod touch

And about the 'biggie', if You did take a good look then You had seen there are Podcast discriptions!

My truth about the iPod didn't hurt, i'm in love with it

I feel sorry for You when I write this on my fantastic iPod touch