Comments on: Best New Travel Gear: iPod Touch.

By: iTouch!

iTouch! — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:23:33 +0000

What specific apps do you use for travel? I have a list of some I like at http://www.ipodtouch4travel.blogspot.com

By: Jay Kerr

Jay Kerr — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:59:30 +0000

I picked up an iPhone in Toronto a couple of weeks ago and I don’t think it is that expensive. You’d have to download a lot of video to use up some of the data plans that Rogers has.

Don’t get me wrong. I hate Rogers but a friend of mine got me a deal on the phone and my rate plan is more than adequate.

I also use PhotoCalc. Great little app and useful when you’re on the road.

By: devan

devan — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:52:41 +0000

iPod touch all the way!!! Im glad we get to share something even more in common with each other

By: Ron Carroll

Ron Carroll — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:19:18 +0000

Here’s one you forgot to mention… You can watch the world’s financial markets nose dive in real time.

BTW, David, you know Nikons come with with a level sensor built in. Sorry, I couldn’t help it. And yes, I know Canons now come with 1080HD video built in. Don’t start…. Because, you know, it’s not about the gear.

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:16:38 +0000

A hyperfocal distance chart?
Cost me £1.50 and it’s amazing. It’s called photocalc and it does depth of field, flash exposure and sunrise/sunset times.

By: brad

brad — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:54:44 +0000

I’m just going to slip this in here — Archos has just put their new “5″ on the market. It comes with much higher capacity (60-250GB), much more expandability (e.g. you can attach a USB host for uploading pics), and a bigger, better screen. It also comes with a higher price tag. But it can play the varied roles of portable storage, portfolio display, media player and internet surfer (with Flash support!). You know, for those who didn’t already have those bases covered…

By: Chris Plante

Chris Plante — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:34:26 +0000

I use the 80GB Classic Ipod for travel. I have set a side a folder filled with my Flickr photo’s. This same folder is synched to my Ipod. Now my photo’s and whole music libary are always with me when I travel regardless of internet connection.

I listen to music when on an airplane or bus. At home I plug it into my home theatre.

The Itouch does have some handy apps. I like the way you can check your flight status while enroute to the airport.

By: Taylor Davidson

Taylor Davidson — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:23:01 +0000

I’m most intrigued by the opportunity to show portfolios and images on the move, to carry images and stories to share people while traveling.

Is it possible (are there accessories) to download images directly to the Touch from a DSLR?

(and I share the distate for using the headphones to shut us out from the world… that’s actually why I got rid of my iPod a couple years ago)

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:22:11 +0000

I’d been thinking about the IPod touch but i’m the other way and love my music so much i’m having trouble justifying the cost for a phone i’d hate. Why would I want to be contacted by someone when i’m out in the middle of nowhere? I went there to get away from them!!

On the other hand, nothing quite beats sitting down on a hillside half an hour before sunrise, and listening to a little Jean Michel Jarre. Works wonders for my creative side. Different strokes