Please help; What makes the 2nd Gen iPod Touch better then the 1st Gen?

I am thinking about buying an 8gb iPod Touch, should i save some dough and buy the 1st gen iPod Touch or pay a bit more and buy the 2nd gen?
Also, what makes the 2nd gen iPod Touch better then the 1st gen, what has been improved, changed, etc...?
Thanks in advance.

I had the 1st gen touch since it first came out and just got the 2nd gen touch last month. I'll list a few things I like about the 2nd gen touch.
1. internal speaker. makes a huge difference in my opinion.
2. new design. alot nicer to hold in your hand than the 1st gen.
3. seems faster overall than the 1st gen touch.
4.display no longer has blue tint. now has more of a yellow tint. makes pics and movies look a little better.
If you can afford the 2nd gen touch I would highly recommend it.
lenn

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Well - I can update in fact - if I buy a new Mac and a new iPod. This means essentially throwing away my old Apple hardware (again - I have 8 old Macs in the basement). I'm pretty sick of finding myself in this situation. I run both Macs and PCs - one of my development PCs here is still running WIndows 98 very well!
So what I am likely to do is cancel all my Apple services and mothball all my Apple products, as I can't really afford the luxury of upgrading all my hardware (over £2500) just so my calendars and contacts will sync across my devices. I'm likely to migrate to Windows to do this. Painful.
Shameful behaviour from Apple in this age of concern over excess consumption and excess waste production. You've lost (another) long-term Apple devotee and evangelist.

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What iOS do you have on the iPod?
Did it every connect to your computer with that iOS?
The latest iOD for the 2G is 4.2.1 and that required a Mac with 10.5.8 or later.
Have you tried:
- another USB port and cable
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I don't know what to do about my ipod touch, I forgot the password so I cant get in, what should I do?

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Connect the iOS device to your computer and try to make a backup
iOS: How to back up
Then restore via iTunes. The iOS device will be erased. Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode if necessary to allow the restore.
If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.
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For how to restore:
iTunes: Restoring iOS software
To restore from backup see:
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Hi,
I will recommend you to get a Mobile Me account, it can sync multi devices like an iPod Touch / iPad / iPhone, of course, included your computer flawlessly.
For details, you can refer:
http://www.apple.com/mobileme/
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Connect your iPod Touch to the computer, in the iTunes, your connected iPod Touch will be shown on the left column, select it, on the right hand side is showing your iPod Touch details. Then, select "Info" tab (on top), check "Sync Address Book Contacts" and "Sync notes" in the "Other" section. Then click "Sync"
Suppose the selected / checked option will be synced. After sync is complete, eject your iPod Touch, connect your iPad, do the same setting as you did for your iPod Touch, and sync it.
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I have been trying to update for two days now (not counting my various attempts over the past few months) and I'm getting absolutely nowhere.
iTunes tells me that I need to move stuff from my iPod to the library - which I can't seem to do, so I hit 'Continue.' I then get the 'Back-up' bar - which goes for a while, and then goes blank. No movement at all.
I stopped the back-up, because I was going home for the day. Today, Same thing. It says 'backing up' but doesn't actually do anything.
So, about 30 minutes ago, I tried to restore it. The bar at the top of iTunes says that it's 'Backing up iPod Touch' but the bar hasn't moved past an 8th of an inch since it started. Where it says 'Version' I have a message that states, iTunes is preparing to restore the software on this iPod.'
Should I even be bothering with this? Is my iPod just too old (almost 2 years) to be able to install this upgrade?
(All of this started when my Nike+ sensor stopped working. Bought a brand new one, and still nothing. I just didn't see a Nike+ forum in the area of iPod Touch usage.)
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Well, reinstalling didn't work. And what I found out this past weekend is that I cannot access the iTunes store through the device. I can use the apps I have just fine, but when I tried to update the 6 apps that have new versions (and hopefully download the apps I recently purchased), I can't get there. Am I just going to have to suck it up and send it out to be restored?

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HT1353 I have the 2nd generation IPOD touch. I have always been able to use apps such as Facebook and Pinterest. However now it says I must have IOS 4.3 update requirement bit when I check for updates on ITunes when hooked up to computer says updates co

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Has this happened to anyone else? Is there a way that I can fix this? Do I have to have the battery replaced or something?
I appreciate any feedback, and thanks.

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How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
- Try on another computer
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See the actions for that error here:
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Will Apple someday make iOS5 available to the 2nd generation iPod Touch?

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cy97 wrote:
I know that iOS5 will only be available to 3rd and 4th generation iPod Touches. Is it possible that Apple can develop a slightly down-graded version that has some of the new features so that users with 1st and 2nd generations can enjoy them?
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Please help; What makes the 2nd Gen iPod Touch better then the 1st Gen?

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