Comments on: iPod Touch Brings New Meaning to the Mobile Web

By: Kyle Meyer

Kyle Meyer — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 17:16:49 +0000

David: No there are no fees, but the iPod touch can only be used over wi-fi, unlike the iPhone which can use the cellular network anywhere you get reception.

By: david

david — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:08:34 +0000

do u get charged for surfing the internet on the ipod touch? I have wi-fi in my house and i was not sure if they had fees.

By: Rodrigo Thauby

Rodrigo Thauby — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 04:20:58 +0000

@Michael: Isn’t Cloud supposed to be this massive WiFi service in the UK? You shouldn’t have a problem if that is the case.

Incidently, I’m typing this from my iPhone in bed, he he.

By: Michael from Pro Blog Design

Michael from Pro Blog Design — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:45:49 +0000

I’m tempted to grab one as well. The problem is just that Wi-Fi spots aren’t so common where I am. I’ll have to do a little research into it, to see if it’s wortwhile.

By: Kyle Meyer

Kyle Meyer — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:53:59 +0000

Barney: I do tend to agree that it may be overemphasized but he does bring up some good points as well as useful information for those curious. For instance, even if I purchase an iPod Touch (and I will ), I still will not have the opportunity to test my site on a blackberry, etc. I could use Lynx but that’s hardly the same as actually seeing things on a device. If you’re in doubt you may want to check out the free pages of his book he has available on his site, I was skeptical at first but they did make me go “Oh, didn’t think of that” a few times.

I do agree with you (and mikeo) that the web will still be primarily aimed at the tendencies of desktops and laptops and on those mediums screens are indeed growing as they become more cost effective but the number of users accessing sites on a mobile device will have at the very worst a period of exponential growth with the iPod Touch, if not further growth from “copy cat” devices.

One of the primary reasons I’m looking to get one is the web browsing ability, why carry a book to some place I have to wait if I can just read a few blogs? Why go to an ATM if I can check my checking balance for free from my iPod? There’s just a plethora of uses that will open with common convenience and a far larger amount of people using devices that are capable.

By: mikeo

mikeo — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:02:32 +0000

Seems to me the current trend is toward bigger screens not smaller. You can now get what a 30″ monitor from Apple. I’m not sure how the mobile web will play out but I’m not overly concerned with it. I do not think your site traffic will change a whole lot one way or the other, right now. That being said, I’d like to get the new iPod Touch.

By: barney

barney — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:14:12 +0000

Sorry, that last paragraph looks like it’s just a dig – I meant to append it with, “…but you seem to appreciate him – what does he do for you?” …

By: barney

barney — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:12:53 +0000

It’s definitely within a better kind of reach. In my experience, mobile web is just not attractive to people in its current format – it’s convoluted, inefficient and ugly. Having a mini-Safari 3, though, and having it on a device you’d buy for its other features anyway… That’s something to consider.

I really don’t get the Cameron Moll thing… His websites are useless on anything other than a regular browser on a large PC screen, and his brand of vague web-philosophy futureproofing advice seems to be aimed at CEOs rather designers.

By: Michael from Pro Blog Design

Michael from Pro Blog Design — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:31:19 +0000

In the US, definitely. In the UK, it’s not such a big thing. iPhones still haven’t been released here, and Wi-fi hotspots are a lot less common.

By: Elliot Jay Stocks

Elliot Jay Stocks — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:41:55 +0000

As long as the iPod Touch is adopted by the average user, I reckon your predictions will be right, Kyle! The only thing is the hefty price-tag: is it aimed more at the ‘pro’ user (i.e: those who would already be using the mobile web)?

Until our providers bring down our insance data charges, the web has a long way to go before becoming fully mobile in the UK!