iPhone Bands?

Whilst listening to "Kids" by MGMT off of my work iPod mix in the office today, a coworker linked me to the following video:



Yup, those ladies are performing the "Kids" via iPhone/iPod Touch app instruments. From the piano to the bass .. pretty awesome. Even the uber nerdy ocarina toots.

Great video, but one can't help to wonder .. is this just the beginning of iPhone/iPod Touch bands?

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iPod classic vs. iPod touch

This year for my birthday, I'm going to buy myself a new iPod. Why? Well, for someone who uses an iPod 2 hours a day almost everyday, I still own the old antiquated one, you know the one without color, video, and photo capabilities. It's all fine and dandy, but I'm currently on my 18 out of 20 gb, and what better time to buy myself something than the holidays/birthday?

So the question of the day. The iPod classic or the new iPod touch?? Either would be a huge upgrade from my current iPod (they don't even have a name for it, it's so old now). Here is the breakdown: the newly released iPod touch, is basically like an iPhone minus the ability to make calls on it. The touch screen is pretty awesome. And so is the wireless factor. The iPod touch comes in 8gb and 16gb models, which translates into about 1,750 to 3,500 songs respectively. That's actually not a lot; most people have that many songs, if not more, on their music devices. Well, I do anyway. But you can't say it's not a cool piece of machinery.

The iPod classic comes in an 80gb model, which is about 20,000 songs, and an astounding 160gb model, for those of you who know/own 40,000 songs. That is a lot. Plus it starts at $250, so that's like a lot of bang for your buck.


Who wins? I'm finding that the iPod touch is actually inferior to the iPod classic as a music player. I understand cramming those uber-cool features into a device requires making sacrifices. But shouldn't a music player not lose its music playing capabilities, no matter what the exciting new features are? Not only is the storage smaller on the iPod touch models, the battery life is considerably shorter as well. Apple probably rushed to get this on the market in time for the holidays, but as I often feel about their products, something seems missing beyond the shiny packaging and the hype that goes with their new releases. So, I'll probably get the iPod classic, but I just wanted to throw it out there and see if anyone strongly agrees/disagrees with my decision. Two cents anyone?

p.s- i heart the ipod. i'm not looking to buy anything else, so you can save those suggestions.

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