I recently purchased an Apple IPod Touch 2^nd generation device with 16GB storage capacity. I really like its cool features. It's my first experience on Apple products. I have explored Unix, Linux and Windows series of operating systems and applications a bit on Mac.

Despite some criticism on Microsoft products, I always wondered about Microsoft products about the product usability. But apple proved it to be wrong about my perception. The usability of the device or applications is awesome.

I always thought handheld devices are not a good option to watch movies or reading news/books as it has got very small screen. But Ipod touch has again proved it's not alwaysJ, may be at the cost of its price. It is worth having one.

My review goes here

Some of the features I liked.

1. Definitely the touch effect with zoom in, zoom out and panning
2. Slim and weightless
3. Quick recharge
4. Bigger screen
5. Wi-Fi, I browse, I chat, I mail and I do more with IPod touch while watching TV
6. Most or all of the handheld devices with touch screen require stylus for a better user experience, IPhone/IPod Touch do not require
7. Immediate response, not like MS or Symbion applications
8. On screen keypad with key preview
9. Lens to view the selected text bigger to edit
10. Too many free applications available on AppStore

Some I do not like or can be improved

1. Even though it's meant for music and video, there are no buttons available on the device or on headphone to navigate to the next/previous/pause/play track which most of the music players have got and a basic requirement. Usability lost here. If the user has kept the device in his/her pocket, the device should be taken out to change the track.
2. To use or activate IPod Touch, it should be connected to a computer with ITunes installed
3. Credit card information even to register in AppStore
4. New device with outdated operating system
5. Operating system upgrade costs the user
6. No out of the box technique to copy files apart from media files, need to rely on third party applications
7. Cannot be used as a file storage device
8. Microphone should be purchased separately
9. Device cost, its bit expensive
10. Not everyone can unpack the Box, it requires some IQ ;) and also some of the pieces come along. Usability completely lost hereL. I had to google to know usage of the pieces packed along and found too many posts on it, I think there should be a user guide on it J. Its real fun but.

Will Zune compete IPod?, I know Microsoft is closely watching their competitor.

Steve, please do not curse Microsoft if they come up with better product than this. It's obvious that If one wants to survive in the market, they should always compare with others and produce better products, sometimes it looks like copying from others and sometimes its true. It happens in any industry. Innovation always wins the race. I know Apple is good at innovation. Its long way to go for Microsoft to beat this space.

Soon I can expect an ad in apple website, which compares IPod and Zune as it does for its Mac and PC here http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/