Where the iPod Touch and the iPhone differ is in their ability to make cellular phone calls, and use AT&Ts 3G network. Both devices are still capable of playing nearly any kind of media format known to mankind, and have the same user interface that Apple has made famous with the iPhone commercials.If you are interested in the new iPod touch, you will be happy to know that Apple has introduced two excellent features to this device. The first is that the iPod has a volume control that is external and the other is the internal speaker.Now, let’s be honest. Most people who use an iPhone or an iPod touch will connect up a set of headphones. You’re not going to get great sound quality out of any speaker that fits into the frame and chassis. That being said, the new iPod Touch’s speaker is significantly better than the iPhone’s, largely because there’s room for a larger one in the case.As with any Apple product, looks matter, and the industrial design crew that came up with the iPhone did the iPod Touch – the two devices are almost impossible to tell apart from the front, and it’s only the enlarged speaker grill on the back that makes it doable without turning them on and trying to make a call. It’s got a steel backplate, and the design is Apple sleek. It’s got a few more external controls, so you’re not always trying to use the touchscreen, but it’s that touchscreen that makes this thing the gadget to have.The new iPod touch is for those that enjoy listening to music, mainly because for the sound quality. The device does not suffer in terms of sound loss compared to the iPhone. This is only because the iPod touch does not have to compete with interferences such as radio frequencies, which is inherent when it comes to the requirements of phone transmissions. It is obvious that if there is RF interference, sound quality will be lost.The iPod touch delivers a nice wide range of sound quality, and it’s got the Coverflow technology for picking which album you want to watch, and all the other user interface touches that have made Apple’s reputation.Whatever music you listen to – or whatever movies you watch, the iPod touch is a lust-worthy gadget. It’s something that most technical people enjoy, and it does more than any other iPod out there. The concept of the iPod has evolved, and this is the shape of media players to come.