I'd never had an ipod before, and thought that all they did was play music, until i looked at the ipod touch which does so much more, i've had my ipod now for about a year and i dont know how i lived with out one, im on it daily. the ipod touch does so much more than just play music, it plays movies, which you can buy from itunes. There is an amazing list of games that can be downloaded from trivia games to social networking sites, such as facebook and twitter. As well as all that you can browse the internet if there is a wifi hotspot near, using the safari app. the ipod also has apps that are already downloaded which help with day to day life, these are apps for the weather, calculator, stocks, calendar, photos, ect. With 8GB the ipod can store alot of music, films, apps and photos. I don't know how i lived without one definitely a great buy.