How often do people charge their Touch?

Hi everyone, I have a 16g 2 gen that I have had since September. It seems that I have to charge my Touch daily because when I use the apps to play games or use wi-fi it eats up the battery. I just wish Apple would have stated that when one uses applications or wi-fi the battery decreases immensely. Before I bought the Touch I had read that the 2nd gen Touch gives you a 36 hour battery when fully charged. Now maybe for people who just use the Touch to play music only and turn everything else off then I can see getting more out of a battery charge (though I find it hard to believe that one could get 36 hours playing music). If I just wanted to listen to music only I would have bought a different IPOD. I love the fact that there are so many applications one can use and love the wi-fi (though wish that it supported flash) but am concerned that having to charge my Touch daily will give me only a little bit over a year of battery life and then would either have to buy a new Touch or by a new battery. I was hoping that my Touch would last over 2 years but the way the battery goes it doesn't look likely that will happen. Just wondered what other people have been experiencing with their IPOD Touch and the battery. Thanks for listening.

in the earlier ipods, charging the battery on a regular basis, (and without letting the battery run right down) did gradually reduce the battery life (my original ipod mini for example, lasted a couple of years.)
however the battery in the ipod touch is a new type of battery, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_battery) which benefits from regular charging, whether you battery is run down or not.
yeah, wifi/gaming/videos take up a lot of battery, but charging it up more frequently will not cause you the same problems it would have done in previous years.
try looking up battery hints threads, there are several decent tips around for maximising your battery's life and length.
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