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# iFixit - iPod Touch - unboxing, disassembly, and comparison with the iPhone. Gizmodo concludes that the iPod Touch has no Bluetooth. [gizmodo]

There are no wires connecting the rear panel to the iPod. Apple used an elegant contact connection to make assembly and disassembly easier.

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The difference in display assemblies between the iPhone and iPod Touch made us wonder if the Touch uses a glass front like the iPhone. After seeing no official word from Apple, we resorted to a scratch test. We used a key to scratch the front of an iPod Video, iPod Touch, and iPhone. We're happy to report that the iPod Touch came out completely unscathed, while the iPod Video received a large gouge on its plastic front.

# AppleInsider - iPod Touch unpacking tour and first look (photos) - high-res photos comparing the iPod Touch to the iPhone. It is seriously thin. [daringfireball]

The Touch's menus are slightly different different too, with a new mix of applications on the home screen. No Stocks, Maps, Notes, or Weather, but there is a Contacts icon (the iPhone's contacts are hidden away on the Phone page). Safari appears in the home page icons rather than in the dock like the iPhone, and there's no Mail application at all. The Calculator is there unchanged except--oddly enough--for its icon, which is now black with a light grey frame. There's also no Camera (and no camera), or a Photos icon among the home page buttons. Photos are still there, just placed in the dock-like tray at the bottom. The Touch also sports new icons for Music and Videos in the dock instead of hiding both behind "iPod" as the iPhone does. There is also the new WiFi Store icon labeled simply "iTunes."

# Apple - iPhone Early Owner Credit - if you bought an iPhone before August 22, and used the normal iTunes unlocking mechanism to get an AT&T account, you can use this page to quickly get a certificate good for a $100 Apple Store credit. If you bought an iPhone between August 22 and September 4, you can file a price protection claim by September 19, and have the $200 difference between the old and new price completely refunded. There's a FAQ. I'm going to use my $100 towards a Leopard family pack. You have to get your credit by November 30, but once you do, it doesn't expire.

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