Devices

There are many different Apple gadgets which allow you to run apps. These are the 'iPod Touch' the 'iPhone' and the newly introduced 'iPad'



iPod Touch
The iPod Touch is a new invention of apple to add to the iPod range. The 1st generation was released in 2008. Before the iPod Touch there was the iPod Shuffle, the iPod Classic, the iPod Nano & the iPod Video. There have been been various updates resulting in new generations: 1st, 2nd and 3rd.



Hardware
The iPod Touch is a slim rectangular shaped device. It has a glass 'multi-touch' screen which allows you to select what you want on the screen. There is also a 'Motion-Censor' inside the iPod which allows you to play apps with tilt game controls. This means that by flicking the iPod Side-to-Side it moves the object on the screen. This motion censor can also be used to shuffle songs on the music applications. Using a Lithium-ion battery the iPod Touch's expected battery life only playing music is 30 Hours (3rd Generation)

Software

 * The home screen has a list of icons for all of your apps. All iPod Touches include the mandatory apps (which cannot be removed, unless 'jailbroken') Music, Videos, and Photos, iTunes, Safari, Calender, Youtube, Clock, Setting and Calculator. These apps were added to the 3rd Generation iPod Touches: Maps, Notes, Stocks, and Weather. All iPod Touch models have Wi-Fi, which can only be accessed with wireless internet.