SIRI, Skype, note recorder apps, voice chats and so on On 24/10/12 22:15, Rose Combs wrote: > If the iPod touch has a built-in microphone, and you won't be answering it > like a phone why would you want a microphone? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Richard Turner > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 6:33 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: iPod Touch fifth generation problem > > Mary and all, > > My 5th gen touch came a day early, very nice surprise. > > I would say the speaker is certainly better than the 3rd generation touch. > It has more treble in it than the iPhone 4S. The 4S has a fuller sound and > will handle a bit more volume without starting to distort. > I personally would have no trouble listening to books or even music over the > speaker, though music will be far more enjoyable over headphones or external > speakers. > > > I too am surprised and disappointed that they did not include ear phones > with the button on the cord. It seems incredibly cheap on Apple's part to > not include that. They took the step of adding Siri, but you are not given > the option out of the box to access Siri from the headset. And, as always > with the touch, they don't include a wall charger. > I will say, the earbuds do sound better than the old ones. I also have my > Bose with the in-line mic and controls, but I don't always want to use them. > > The other thing that will take some getting used to is how much thinner and > longer it is than the 3rd gen. It is a good half inch taller and since it > has a thinner frame, it seems narrower, but the screen area is the same > width. > > I did a restore from my backup and everything appeared pretty much the same > as on my 3rd gen except for the extra new apps like FaceTime and Passbook > and camera. > > The fact that we can now put 16 apps in each folder is very nice. > > HTH, > Richard > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Mary Otten > Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 2:05 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: iPod Touch fifth generation problem > > > Richard, > > When you get that 5th gen Touch, please let us know what you think of the > speaker as compared with the speaker on your present model. I think you and > I may have the same, 3rd gen touch. I'm hoping that the speaker is a little > improved on this new one but haven't made it to the Mac store to check that > out. I'm kind of waiting on the iPad mini announcement to see what it offers > versus the new Touch, and one of the things that would really make me look > hard at the Touch would be if the speaker were more or less on par with the > one in the 4S. I suppose that's a small thing, but for me, that 3rd gen > Touch speaker got to be a real drag. Sure there is airplay and there are > docks. But sometimes it is just nice to have the device by itself. > > Mary > > Mary Otten > [email protected] > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > >
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