In the recent week, Apple announced that there will be an upcoming and definitely improved version of the iPod Touch. Not only will these new models have a much higher storage capacity, but they will also be as much as fifty percent faster than the previous iPod Touch. MacWorld ran a bunch of benchmarks that support this claim. Dan Frake wrote for this site:
“For gamers, the more exciting improvement is that the 32GB and 64GB models are allegedly 50 percent faster than the second-generation models and include support for OpenGL ES 2.0, which provides advanced graphics capabilities to mobile devices. Just as the iPhone 3GS was faster than the iPhone 3G at everything, the new iPod touch feels much faster at any task you throw at it: applications launch (and quit) faster, Web pages load more quickly, processor-intensive games and programs perform better — you name it.”
The better performance will be even more noticeable as more OpenGL ES 2.0 games are released. Even though the iPod Touch’s improvements will most likely keep it on top as the best of all media players, a new tough competition has arrived. Microsoft’s Zune HD is definitely going to be a popular media player. One thing that I think iPod Touch really needs to add on to ensure its remain at the top is to have camera functionality. This would most definitely make it the ultimate media player.
Tags: apple, ipod touch, Microsoft