Apple’s iPhone is a groundbreaking cell phone, but unfortunately many people can’t buy them in their countries. People resort to illegally importing and hacking into the phones to use them. If you aren’t the criminal type or feel you just don’t want another phone the iTouch is the best iPod ever made.

The iTouch sports the same design as the iPhone but sheds some weight and looses a few buttons. There are only two buttons on the iTouch. Everything else is controlled through touch on the beautiful 3.5-inch screen. I have heard people say the screen is not as good as the iPhone, I can’t really see how.

From Apple: Flick through album covers and find your music. Download and watch your favorite movies, rentals, TV shows, and more from the iTunes Store. Tap into thousands of photos. All using incredible Multi-Touch touchscreen technology on a beautiful 3.5-inch display.

The iTouch comes in three versions. The only difference being the space. 8G, 16G and the latest 32G. Users have complained about the size of the hard-drives, which is the reason Apple later released a 32G version, but to be honest I think those people are being picky. On a 16G hard-drive you can comfortably fit 1.5 days worth of music and 8 full length movies and still have 2G left to play with. Most people plug their iPod into their computer regularly so I do not see how there is a need for more space. No normal person could watch 8 movies and listen to 1.5 days of music so quickly that they would not have time to go to the computer and put on new movies. The battery power lasts for 5 hours of video OR 22 hours of audio.

The iTouch interface is the same as the iPhone in most respects. Most people who play with one for the first time don’t even need to ask questions. The interface explains itself making it extremely easy to use. The best thing about the iTouch is not the music, the great 3.5-inch screen to watch movies or the cool sensor which flips the screen according to how you hold it. It’s the fact that it’s fun to use. And it never seems to wear out. The idea of using touch is just so natural.

I managed to embarrass myself the other day when looking at a friends normal iPod. I automatically touched the screen trying to navigate the menu. It was just so natural for me. That for me is the best proof of how this is the best iPod to ever grace our stores, and until we get the new iPhone in our countries it will be the best compromise you will ever have to make.