Looking up the skirt of the iPod Touch

I have never been so excited about an iPod before, not even when the video iPod was released, but this, this rawks my socks. This is really really good news for us in Malaysia because we don't need to wait any longer to have Apple's MultiTouch interface at our finger tips. More great news for you guys today. According to my sources, the iPod Touch should reach our shores by end of this month. This is despite the online US Apple store stating "shipping by Sept 28". As noted earlier it should cost RM 1,299 and RM 1,499 respectively.

The iPod Touch's specs:

• 8GB or 16GB
  
• Revolutionary multi-touch interface
• 3.5-inch widescreen color display
• Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
• Safari, YouTube, iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store
• 8mm thin

Now, the thing that is on everyone's minds: How different is it from the iPhone?

• There is no email client on the iPod Touch
• There is no Maps application on the iPod Touch
• There are no Stocks or Weather widgets on the iPod Touch
• There is no built-in camera for the iPod Touch
• The iPod Touch has a differently styled “Dock,” with a reflective surface — akin to the Dock that will debut with Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
• While the iPod Touch isleeping, the user can tap the home button twice to bring up touch controls on the screen — a feature the iPhone currently lacks
• The iPod Touch has a separate Contacts app — it’s built into the Phone application on the iPhone
• The iPod Touch has separate Video and Music apps, whereas the iPhone has a single “iPod” app that contains these functions
• There is apparently (and obviously) no microphone on the iPod Touch, though it will be interesting to see if such audio-in capabilities could be enabled via a third-party device.
• The iPod touch’s headphone jack is on the bottom of the device
• The iPod touch lacks a built-in external speaker
• The iPod touch’s screen appears to be of a slightly higher quality than the iPhone, with 163 pixels per inch to the iPhone’s 160 pixels per inch.

[via iPhoneatlas.com]

So if you're about to buy a PSP or Creative Zen or any other media player, seriously check this one out. But why PSP? Because if you're buying a PSP more for the multimedia(music, videos, photos,, web browsing) side of it, the iPod Touch is a much better choice...

Get more information, watch the demo videos and see the high res pictures here