2.2.1 Update Weakens Wifi

I updated my iPod Touch to the newest firmware 2.2.1 last night and now my wifi signal is weak. I can’t even get full bars when my iPod Touch is sitting next to my router.

Cowon S9

Having owned the new iPod Touch for a month may I just say how beautiful this portable media player, or PMP, is? I mean come on! This thing is simply gorgeous!

Reading Engadget’s post about the new Cowon S9 made me think back to when I first saw press photos of the player and how much I liked it. Unfortunately it doesn’t look anything like that in real life. Instead you’ll find an odd shaped player with a screen placed off-center. This gives the S9 a Jay Leno look that works for Jay but not for a media player. It doesn’t even come with those shiny metal balls that are shown in the press images.

Seriously though, why are Apple the only MP3/PMP company that seems to truly care about what their products look like in the hands of consumers. My iPod Touch looks as great if not better than the ones shown in Apple’s press photos, their TV ads and online. It’s sleek and beautiful at every angle. The iPhone and iPod Touch are tech wonders for what they bring to the market what with the App Store and the multi-touch screen but they are also designed unlike anything else you can buy today. Apple has set the standard once again for how a product should be designed and now everyone is trying to catch up. Why are they so good at doing this? Maybe it’s because they take chances. Apple is the leader, everyone else just follows.

iPod Touch 2G

I bought my first Apple product a few days ago. After trying to resist buying an iPod I gave in and bought one. I never wanted one for the simple fact that everyone else had one. Everywhere you look you’ll see someone with an Apple product. Whether it be an iPod such as the Classic, the Nano, the Shuffle or the Touch. I even see quite a few iPhones and Macbook’s occasionally.

My last player, which still works wonderfully, is a Creative ZEN Vision:M. I purchased it in December of 2006 and this year I wanted something new. Something with a larger screen and decent audio quality. I’m no audiophile but I do enjoy listening to good music and I like to think I know what sounds good. The ZVM(ZEN Vision:M) has very good sound quality. With good earphones it does tend to hiss a little if you listen carefully but it was never a big issue. My new iPod Touch 2G(second generation released in September of 2008) sounds ever better! No hiss and the bass is much better, think more of it without the distortion the ZVM had. Music is so much clearer and crisper than before. I’m using the Zune Premium Earphones with it right now which are not the best but are far better than the stock white ear buds that come with the iPod Touch.