Apple iPod touch iOS 3.1 - Manual (Page 19)

Home Screen
Press the Home button at any time to go to the Home screen, which contains your
iPod touch applications. Tap any application icon to get started.
iPod touch Applications
The following applications are included with iPod touch:
Music
Listen to your songs, audiobooks, and podcasts. Create on-the-go playlists, or use
Genius to create playlists for you. Listen to Genius Mixes of songs from your library.
Videos
Watch purchased or rented movies, music videos, video podcasts, and TV shows on
the go. Or connect iPod touch to your TV to watch on a larger screen (TV connection
requires cable available for purchase separately).
Safari
Browse websites over Wi-Fi. Rotate iPod touch sideways for widescreen viewing.
Double-tap to zoom in or out—Safari automatically fits the webpage column to the
iPod touch screen for easy reading. Open multiple pages. Sync bookmarks with Safari
or Microsoft Internet Explorer on your computer. Add Safari web clips to the Home
screen for fast access to favorite websites. Save images from websites to your Photo
Library.
App Store
Search the App Store for iPod touch applications you can purchase or download using
your Wi-Fi connection. Read reviews or write your own reviews for your favorite apps.
Download and install the applications on your Home screen.
Mail
iPod touch works with MobileMe, Microsoft Exchange, and many of the most popular
email systems—including Yahoo! Mail, Google email, and AOL—as well as most
industry-standard POP3 and IMAP email systems. View PDFs and other attachments
within Mail. Save attached photos and graphics to your Photo Library.
Calendar
View and search your MobileMe, iCal, Microsoft Entourage, Microsoft Outlook, or
Microsoft Exchange calendars. Enter events on iPod touch and they get synced back
to the calendar on your computer. Subscribe to calendars. Set alerts to remind you of
events, appointments, and deadlines.
Photos
View photos and videos (only on Fall 2009 models with 32 GB or more) received in Mail
messages, or synced from your computer’s photo application (video syncing on Macs
only). View them in portrait or landscape mode. Zoom in on photos for a closer look.
Watch a slideshow. Email photos and videos, or publish them to MobileMe galleries.
Assign images to contacts, and use them as wallpaper.
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