An awful product that should simply be avoided. You'll be sorry.
90
A poor product with more faults than redeeming qualities.
90
Below average. May be passable in a pinch, but you should probably stay away.
90
A bit below average, with some serious issues to watch out for.
90
An average product, with issues that keep it from being genuinely exciting.
90
Slightly better than most similar products, but you can likely still do better.
90
Better than average, but some issues still hold it back from being truly excellent.
90
Among the top products in its category, and a solid choice for most people.
90
A category-leading product and an overall pretty safe bet.
90
An industry-leading product, definitely worth owning. An instant classic.
90
Completely flawless. You'd be crazy not to have it.
100
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Maybe I'm only saying this because the Zune HD never got the love it deserved, but Microsoft should come out with a Windows Phone-based competitor to the iPod touch (i.e. a smartphone without the phone part). Why? Because it would help establish Windows Phone as a viable platform. Challenging the iPod touch isn't going to tip the balance for Microsoft all on its own, but having one could make things a little easier (and it probably would not upset Microsoft's OEM partners as much as doing a...
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I own an android phone and I buy the ipod touch so I can play ios games and enjoy both platforms simultaneously. So, what other use are there for the ipod touch and are there any iphone users who own one?
Today's Apple rumor is that they're going to be abandoning the 30-pin dock connector that's been on iPods, iPhones, and iPads for years now, in favor of a smaller connector. Personally I think it certainly makes sense, though I'm sure there will be a few people who are upset or frustrated that the accessories they've invested in might not work (though presumably there would be some kind of an adapter). Those ports have stayed the same size -- while iPods and iPhones have gotten smaller -- and at...
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So we had a question (http://gdgt.com/question/imessage-how-to-properly... about this a while ago but I just found some new information. gdgt won't let me answer a question multiple times so I made a new discussion thread for it. First, make sure that on your iPhone you can receive messages at both your phone number AND your email address. Now, if you go to Settings -> Messages -> Receive At -> Caller ID, you can set your Caller ID...
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Never thought this day would come, and nor in the last few years did I think there would be any chance of doing so, because no other PMP maker seemed to hold playcounts / track-state syncing in any particular regard. After Microsoft decided it was important too, for a long time I was staring from across the Atlantic at the potential of Zune. And now it's fully here, I gave Windows Phone 7 with Zune a spin and have decided it's sufficiently worthwhile to dive fully into it - so have...
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