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Trying To Find A Great Present? Maybe You Should Consider An IPhone

posted by Catt Mallen
Sunday, October 3, 2010

iPhones may be reasonably expensive, but if you’re looking for a really nice gift for anyone aged 14-50 then they could represent the perfect solution.

 

iPhones have all the functions of a normal mobile phone (making and receiving calls, text messaging, etc) as well as those of a mobile browser (internet browsing, emails, etc). In addition, the iPhone boasts numerous other features including a 3 mega pixel camera, touch screen, video camera and much more. One of the gadgets‘ major features is also a built-in iPod, meaning the owner can use to it store and listen to a huge amount of music, as well as podcasts, radio, etc. and store and watch films and TV shows..

 

Where the iPhone really seperates itself however is the apps you can download. These applications are made by both Apple and third party developers and there are thousands of them, ranging from games to incredibly useful apps such as train timetables, maps, and many, many more. The appsrvary in price, from totally free to a couple of hundred pounds, depending on the complexity of the app.

This means you can purchase the phone and pre-download applications you think might be useful to the person you’re buying the phone for, meaning you effectively end up with personalised gifts. For example, let’s say you’re buying the phone as a gift for someone who’s about to go off to university. You could download apps to help with trains and travel, cheap cookery apps, tv apps, apps to help you compare prices and save money, etc. So you gift becomes extremely useful for a long period of time.

 

Apple’s iPhone does cost a fair bit, but would make a great gift if you’re shopping for 18th Birthday gifts. If you purchase them on pay as you go you will have to pay for the phone, but if you’re happy to take out a reasonably affordable monthly contract you’ll be able to get the phone for free.

 

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Apple has recently launch its new generation of iPod Touch (3rd generation). Although it does come with a couple of new features, the major features of the 2nd generation iPod Touch remain unchanged. Here is a quick look at this new model to help you decide if it is worth the upgrade.

The model that we have reviewed is the iPod Touch 32GB 3rd Generation model. With its amazing portability and new feature addition the device is an improvement over excellence. The WiFi connectivity, improved accessibility, amazing Voice Control and superb graphic enhancements are the icing on the cake. The features are many and different users like it for different features. For instance its web browsing and e-mail support is liked by some while others love it as a portable gaming device and still others adore it for great old- fashioned music and video playback.

The major improvements can be witnessed in the features of the 3rd generation iPod Touch. Improvements have been made to the Genius play-list feature. Now the Genius feature is even more powerful. A Genius Mixes feature has been added to help you select a mix of songs in a play-list according to genre. All you do is sync iPod touch to iTunes, and Genius automatically searches your library to find songs that sound great together. Then it creates multiple mixes you’ll love. These mixes are like channels programmed entirely with your music.

Voice Control on the new 32 GB iPod touch gives you the ability to control music playback with spoken commands. All you need to do is to hold the headphone remote button and speak the commands into the microphone. Besides basic controls like ‘next song’ and play, you can also call out song names and the name of the artists that you wish to listen to. Voice Control knows the music in your iPod touch. Want to hear something specific? All you have to do is ask. For instance, say “Play artist Bob Dylan,” and iPod touch does just that. Ask what song is playing and hear iPod touch answer. Tell it to play your favorite album, artist, or playlist.

The new 32 GB iPod touch come with the Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic. So you can reap the benefits (and the fun) of Voice Control even when your 32 GB iPod touch is tucked in your pocket or bag. To activate Voice Control using the headphones, just press and hold the center area of the remote that is built in to the cord of the headphones.

Voice Control features support for the following languages: Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), Dutch, English (UK), English (US), Finnish, French (Canada), French (France), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Spain), Swedish

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