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How the iPod Touch Works
starexplorer2001 writes "The iPod Touch isn't in stores yet, but HowStuffWorks has a nice summary of how the 'touch' part of the iPod Touch works. Very similar to how the iPhone works, without those pesky rebates! From the article: 'The iPod touch also has a few other features that iPod enthusiasts had hoped to see on standard iPod models. Some users hoped for a wirelessly enabled iPod so they could synch their music or share files with friends over a Bluetooth or WiFi connection. The iPod touch is the first iPod to have wireless capability, although it doesn't use it to synch with a computer or friends' iPods. Instead, you can use it to browse the Web, watch YouTube videos or download music from a WiFi-specific iTunes Music Store. With its widescreen display and WiFi capability, the iPod touch might sound like a big step up from older iPod models. But the iPod touch isn't for everyone.'"
The best MP3 players in the world can barely manage 30 hours of playback. Anyone thats says they "need" to carry around 100GB of music is talking utter crap.
Are you kidding me? Obviously you're not going to listen to your entire collection in one outing, the point is that you have it all at your disposal so you can listen to anything on a whim. That, and there's a lot more material to shuffle.
If a few albums should be "good enough" for me, I might as well dust off the Walkman and start making tapes again.
I'm willing to bet that most people with more than 30GB haven't listened to every song they own. To be honest I think it's more of an ego thing for people like the parent poster, they need to have as much music as possible with them at all times.
Pure speculative bullshit. Stop defending Apple's queer design decision and admit that 16GB is not enough for some people.