iPod Touch vs. iPhone

the iPod Touch is basically the iPhone without the phone. I don't think that the iPod Touch has GPS capabilities, but otherwise, it can run all of the apps that the iPhone can. the iPod touch doesn't have 3G capability, but it picks up great internet when available.
hope that helps!
-MD55
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You don't have to eliminate any MP3s. There are several ways to manage the content that's transferred from iTunes to your iPod.

Download a manual before you buy and see if the device will do what you expect. http://manuals.info.apple.com/enUS/iPod_touch_2.2_UserGuide.pdf

the iPod Touch is basically the iPhone without the phone.

The iPod Touch is basically the iPhone without the phone AND WITHOUT GPS OR CAMERA.

Or microphone.

You can at least add a mic 😉

An iPod Touch is an iPhone with out a camera, GPS, and phone. It's not connected to the web at all times.

Thanks for adding that addition wisdom

Good catch, Shippey. I always forget about that.

I have this headset for my iPod Touch http://store.apple.com/us/product/MA850G/A?fnode=MTY1NDA3NA&mco=MTc2MzY4Mw

Works great and provides the mic you want.

But, as has already been noted, you can add a microphone. You can use the Apple earphones with built-in mic & volume control, or you can use something such as the Griffin SmartTalk, which lets you use your own earphones with it:

http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/smarttalk

I've read that many folks do not like the sound quality of the iPhone built-in mic anyway, and prefer using an external one.

Nathan

Message was edited by: Nathan Watson

Ray,

I use the Apple earphones w/mic, and that allows me to use a voice-over-IP softphone on the iPod, as well as Shazam and other apps which use a mic. They work reasonably well, but I might also get the Griffin product too.

I've gone beyond what most VoIP people do, and I run my own VoIP switch (called Asterisk, for those who might know what it is). This works as my own PBX in my house, and I can call out using my landline. So, as long as I am somewhere with Wi-Fi, my iPod Touch works like a cell phone.

Nathan