iPod Touch a Big Mobile Internet Success

[Vincent Ferrari]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://gigaom.com/2009/02/11/ipod-touch-helps-mobile-internet-use-grow/' target='_blank'>http://gigaom.com/2009/02/11/ipod-t...ernet-use-grow/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"On the day I give up on my iPhone and trade it in for the iPod Touch, AdMob, a mobile advertising startup released its report that shows a big uptick in the mobile Internet usage via WiFi in the month of January 2009. According to AdMob, Apple devices generated 28% more requests (1.2 billion) in January versus December 2008. The iPod touch growth outpaced iPhone growth and now represents 40% of Apple requests, up from 20% in September 2008."</em></p><p><img height="299" src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1234443844.usr18053.jpg" width="415" /></p><p>Wow.&nbsp; Nice numbers for a media player!</p><p>I imagine a lot of people take the Ryan Block route and keep an iPod Touch on the coffee table as a web tablet.&nbsp; It's one heck of a device and an excellent compromise for those not wanting to commit to an iPhone or AT&amp;T.</p>

[emuelle1]

I've passed up the iPhone a few times now, and it was always a tough choice but for my own reasons I decided that I needed a phone with Windows Mobile. I love my iPod Touch though. I listen to podcasts on it all day at work and when I'm in the car by myself. I keep music on it to listen to in the car when my family is with me. I record TV and convert it to watch on my Touch. And of course, as the article says, it makes a great internet tablet for casual surfing. I often use it at home to go through my Google Reader feeds or to read email.

Probably one of the best things is that it keeps my kids busy. My 4 year old love to play iBowl on it.