Finally an iPod touch you can be proud to own

I've used every generation of iPod touch since the first generation in 2007, and the new fifth generation announced today is the one I wanted for for five years now.

I'm one of those people that prefer to keep my music/video player separate from my phone, so the iPod touch has always been my iOS device of choice. Not just because I prefer to keep my devices, but also because until recently the iPhone never had enough space. The recently announced iPhone 5 can have a max of 64 GB, but it was not always like that. Even the original iPod touch had more storage than the original iPhone.

The problem with the iPod touch has always been it's lack of features that I wanted. Mainly a decent camera.

The first gen touch didn't have Bluetooth or a speaker. Second and third had both, but no camera. The fourth gen had the same garbage camera the iPad 2 has. Last year, a new iPod touch wasn't even released, instead the fourth gen was just recolored white. Now with the fifth generation iPod touch Apple finally added a decent camera. 5MP camera with LED flash. Not even the 3rd generation iPad has a flash for its camera. This is great news!

Thank you Apple for finally listening to what your customers want. Now if only you gave us a battery percentage indicator on the iPod touch, it would then be ideal.

iPhone 5 – a disappointing name

Apple had their keynote event today, in which they announced the new iPhone, iPod touch, iPod nano, and new version of iTunes and the iOS stores, as well as iOS 6.

During the announcement, Apple unveiled that the official name of the new iPhone is the iPhone 5. However, the new iPhone is the sixth generation of the iPhone. Why Apple didn't name it the iPhone 6 is beyond me. Sometimes Apple makes mistakes, after all the company is made up of human beings, and no human is perfect. However deciding to go with the name iPhone 5 seems like a huge blunder to me.

Netflix vs. Hulu Plus

After spending the full trial amount of time with both Netflix and Hulu Plus (to be fair, Netflix gives you 1 month free trial, whilst Hulu Plus only gives you 7 days, so I had no time to use Netflix), I have to say that the winner is clearly Netflix.

First of all, there was more of what I wanted to see on Netflix, such as the first three seasons of the BBC show Merlin. The regular version of Hulu only has the first two seasons, and the shocker is Hulu Plus doesn't have any. That's right, the version of Hulu that you have to pay for has less content than the free version. Not only that, but the paid version has just as many commercials. One thing Hulu Plus promises is fewer commercials than the free version, and I found that to be untrue.

The only benefit of Hulu Plus is the ability to watch it on tablets and smartphones. Being able to watch it on TV via devices such as Apple TV, Roku, and game consoles is not a benefit because you can just connect a computer to your TV and watch Hulu for free on hulu.com

So why pay for Hulu Plus to watch on your TV instead of just connecting a computer to the TV and watching Hulu for free? Well I don't really know. You get less content and the same amount of commercials.

When searching for shows from the BBC on Hulu Plus, I only found three: Coupling, The Office, and Little Britain. But on Netflix there are dozens more, including Doctor Who, Torchwood, Sherlock, Robin Hood, Miss Marple, Poirot, Rosemary and Thyme, and many others.

As for other countries, there is a lot more anime and foreign films. Not to focus on just shows from other countries, there are a lot more American shows too. More stand-up comedy, and more movies.

Now granted, I always assumed Netflix was better for movies, and Hulu Plus was better for TV shows. But I was wrong, Netflix is better for both. There were a ton more TV Shows available for Netflix that I actually wanted to see. I only discovered Robin Hood (the BBC show) the last day of my Netflix trial, and was disappointed to discover Hulu Plus doesn't have it.

So to summarize, if you're deciding which one to pay for, Netflix wins by a mile!