Well with twenty days to go to the official availability of the Google phone, someone is flaunting a NDA, and laying bare the contents of the G1 package. Looks like TmoNews got  the exclusive.

Head on over and have a look, and I pity the poor employee that leaked these shots, I’m sure with some enhancement, the proud owner will be able to be linked to these shots!

Earlier in the week, I told you I had ordered the MSI Wind.  Well, it arrived on Wednesday, and I thought it would be fun to take you along as I took my first peek into the box.

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Recently, I had the opportunity to purchase an iPod Touch, and surprised myself quite a bit by jumping all over it.  I say surprised myself, because I have spent the last couple of years using and reviewing almost every portable media player out there except the iPod.  In fact, I have never owned an iPod in the ten years since it came out (well, I did actually own an iPod Shuffle for about an hour).  So, why the sudden change of heart?  There were a few reasons.  First, after hearing so much about it, I was really extremely curious about the iPhone/iPod apps store.  I saw some of the apps available over at What’s on iPhone, and was thoroughly impressed.  But that can’t be the only reason.  I mean buying a whole new platform just so you can shop at their store would be pretty silly.  The main reason was that I have reviewed almost every high end portable media player out there (I am still hoping to get ahold of the Samsung YP-P2), however, I feel that without at least evaluating the iPod Touch, my understanding of the industry is severely limited.  Plus, it just looked really cool.  I opted for the 16 GB version (there are also 8 GB and 32 GB versions) mostly because I stumbled upon a good price for a refurbished model.

Of course, the iPod Touch is a pretty complicated device.  As Steve Jobs might say, it is a media player, a PDA, and an Internet communication device, all in one.  There is far too much to discuss in just one post.  So, I decided to break it into a series of smaller posts, over the course of the month of August.  Today, we’ll just get acquainted with the iPod, and take a look at the hardware and controls.  In later posts, we’ll look at:

• The iPod Touch as a portable media player
• The iPod Touch as a PDA/pocket computer (including the new Apps Store)
• The iPod Touch as an Internet/email device
• iTunes
• And then we’ll wrap it all up

Once we’re all done taking a look at the device itself, watch for plenty more reviews from the all-new iPod Touch/iPhone Apps Store.  For now, let’s get started with an unboxing and overview of the hardware and controls.

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