Matt’s Desk: Editor’s Blog

I spent some time this afternoon working on my full review of the iPod touch.  Though Pocket PC Central is primarily known for its Windows Mobile device information, the MP3 side of the site (which we call PPCC: MP3 Player Edition) has been growing in traffic over the last year or so.  If you haven’t seen it, please take a look.  As a result, we’ve been trying to cover more of the stand-out devices currently available in the sea of mobile audio and video players.

The iPod touch is one of my favorite mobile devices in some time.  There’s no question that the iPhone is also a fantastic product, but I feel it simply doesn’t excel at many of the things smartphones should  do (I could write an entire essay on the practical shortcomings of the touch keyboard alone).  The iPhone’s technology ported to a dedicated media player, on the other hand, is an entirely different story.  The iPhone’s iPod interface was and is amazing, and the iPod touch is really little more than the isolation of that functionality without all of the telephonic add-ons.  I should have the full iPod touch review completed within the next couple of days.  If you want to read what I’ve written so far, you can take a look at the iPod touch Review entry on the Works in Progress page.  I also published a First Impressions review of the touch the first day I began using it (which was September 15) if you’re interested.  I’ve love to hear any thoughts you might have.

Enjoy what little is left of your weekend.  I have some TV to catch up on.

M.N.

My name is Matthew Nichols and I’m the Editor of Pocket PC Central.  I’m responsible for a good bit of the content you see on the site, along with all of the reviews.  If you’ve submitted questions or comments to the site, we’ve likely exchanged e-mails, so – hello again.

Over the past few years, I’ve been asked more than once why I don’t have a blog.  After all, I spend hours every day pouring over gadget news, rumors, reviews and goodness knows what else – why not write about things that interest me (and hopefully, if you’re reading this, you).  Well, after a good while, I’ve decided to take the plunge and start this blog, which I will call (for now) Matt’s Desk. 

I’m toying with a few ideas, trying to figure out exactly what I want this blog to be, but in the meantime, I’m posting this short (and rather pointless) introduction so that if you stumble onto this page you won’t think you’ve lost your way.

If you have any suggestions for my next blog entry, please send a note.  I’d love to hear from you.  Until next time.

M.N.

P.S.  Yes, I know the current WordPress theme is tired and doesn’t go at all with the Pocket PC Central theme.  I’ll get around to changing it… someday.