So I finally found those Future Shop gift cards, and Monday I decided to buy an iPod Touch with them. I came home, my wallet 3 cards lighter, and with a 16GB iPod Touch. Open the box and there it is. Press the top button and it shows a picture, meaning connect me to iTunes. That I do, and wow it is it something. Into the settings and I enter in my security info for my network and I'm on the web. I'm really impressed. But... being the geek I am I must take things further. I downgrade the firmware, hack it with some fine software, and then upgrade back to the new firmware. (The new firmware cannot be directly hacked) Now I have NES games, IM, a PDF viewer, eBook Reader, filebrowser, VNC client, skinner, sketchpad, and more. This iPod is a computer in my pocket.

Because there are so many programs for the iPod Touch/iPhone, I will be reviewing them as they are released. There are a lot of good programs, and even more that need improvements. Watch soon for Mammoth's iPod App Review.