Head on over the the Geekanoids Shop now and you will see we have just added the StickiT Back Protector for the iPod touch. We all know how important it is to protect the screen of the iPod touch, but what about the back? The StickiT is made of a cling-type vinyl, which adheres to the back of the iPod touch with static. There is no glue at all, so when you peal it off, there is no sticky marks and your iPod touch is nice and shiny. You can even use it with some cases, so long as they are not too tight a fit, or a pouch like our very own GeekPouches.
The StickiT Back Protector for the iPod touch is available now, for £3.59 (inc UK postage) or £7.59 (rest of the world).
iPod touch will be THE Christmas gift for 2007
I have now had my iPod touch for about one week, and having shown you all how good it is in my video review, I felt I should give you a warning. If you plan on buying one of these for a Christmas gift, don't leave it too late, as I really think this will be the hottest gift for 2007. Supply should be plentiful, but if my prediction comes true, there will be a shortage and a lot of disappointed kids and adults come Christmas morning.
The iPod touch is just such a rounded product and great performer. You have the best iPod user interface available today, coupled with a gorgeous eye popping colour screen. There is nothing worse than having to prepare content for (other) MP3 players for multiple users, but managing more than one iPod with iTunes is a breeze. So if you have one, two or three of these under the tree on the morning of the 25th, you can still enjoy your jumbo turkey and Only Fools and Horses in the afternoon, without the hassle of converting content and getting it onto the device.
Get prepared way in advance, download content, create playlists for your loved ones, so that syncing your new iPod touch is quick and easy. You may also want to search on ebay and buy a screen protector. This really is an essential item, I personally use an Exim brand, and it save all the small scratches and smudges making their way onto the screen.
Over at our Geekanoids shop, we also sell GeekPouches, which are small corduroy pouches to keep your iPod touch safe. We will also be adding a back protector to the shop this week, so keep an eye out for that too.
Google Calendar now iPhone & iPod Touch Friendly
Google have updated both its Google Docs and Google Calendar applications. The calendar is of most interest here, in that it has been updated to fit the iPhone screen nicely. Of even more importance is that iPod touch users have been complaining about the inability to add events to iCal on the iPod touch. Well, with some syncing between Google Calendar and iCal, it is not pretty easy to add this functionality. On your iPhone or touch, point your browser here: http://calendar.google.com
Updated version of iPod Touch + iPhone Test Movie
We have now updated the movie that allows you to test the screen on your iPod Touch or iPhone. It plays black, white, red, green, blue, allowing you to check for dead pixels. You can then check for the 'negative black' issue that so many are reporting, along with a gamma/contrast test and a gradient screen to check for banding.
The video can be downloaded here. Then drag it into iTunes or onto your device and touch play.
The new screens were supplied courtesy of http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/small/ - if you go to this website you can also download static versions of the images to load onto your device. There are also some additional test images on lagom.nl that we did not put onto the video, as the compression would have made them not suitable for testing.
iPod Touch & iPhone Screen Test Movie
This is a very simple movie that tests the iPod Touch and iPhone screens. It plays black, white, red, green, blue and a nice scale at the end. Check if you have any dead pixels and it your blacks are the correct way around, not displaying the 'negative black' issue that so many are reporting.
In our early findings, having seen six iPod Touch screens, none that we saw had any display issues. So this cannot be something that is effecting every Touch, it must just be certain ones.
The video can be downloaded here. Then drag it into iTunes or onto your device and touch play.
Better Sound for your iPod Touch, Classic, Nano
It is often the case that anyone serious about their music listening pleasure normally ditch the earphones included with ANY MP3 player. With the iPod you get half decent earphones IMO, but if you want to really take things to a higher level, then we really like the look of these q-JAYS. With a tiny size of just 18.4 x 7.5 x 7.5 mm the q-JAYS are the smallest earphones on the market. Despite their size, the q-JAYS promise to deliver awesome sound, and can be yours, in black or white for just $179.00 which includes a nice set of accessories. We hope to bring you a review real soon.
First iPod Touch Reviews Surfacing
Seems like some lucky guys and gals are getting their iPod Touch's today, where they hit US stores, way ahead of when the online orders are due to start shipping. Let us hope we all get emails soon saying our orders are shipping. Anyway, in the meantime, first look reviews have started surfacing, and you could do yourself a favour and head on over to Playlistmag or MacWorld and check out some video footage and editorial.