September 13, 2010
 The features of the iPhone and the iPod touch are rather identical in many ways, and the only drawback which the user must be felling for an iPod touch is that the iPod touch will not allow the making of calls from the device. This is rather the only deficiency and what the user misses in their iPod touch.
If your ever wished that your iPod touch could make a call, then it quite possible now. A 22 year old Chinese developer from the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen was able to invent such device. It is called Apple Peel 520. It is comprised of a case that fits around the outside of Apple’s iPod touch. It contains a battery, dock connector and SIM card that allows voice calls. Isn’t it cool?
Furthermore, the user could install a special software to enable a text messaging function, and to allow the device to properly work with the iPod touch. Once everything has been installed, the device could stand five hours of talk time and 120 hours on standby.
CNN was able to interview the maker, who has been hiding in the nickname "Maxpy". They asked why did he invent such device answered: "Because I love the iPhone, but it’s too expensive in China."
According to Maxpy, he revealed the device last month online through the company Yosion Technology. The price of the Apple Peel 520 is only $57 which is far cheaper compared to an iPod touch which is around $235 and the iPhone at around $588 – $740.
The Yosion Apple Peel 520 will incorporate both the voice calling facility and the messaging features into the iPod touch, thus empowering the iPod touch user to the level of that of an iPhone user. The device is rather simple and easy to be set up on the iPod touch, and is actually a hassle free technique. The only thing that one has to do to use the device, is that the iPod touch has to be slipped inside the case and thus it will start working. But, one thing not yet being offered by the Apple Peel 520 is the facility of GPRS. This is actually not a problem as the iPod touch is able to connect to the internet via Wi-Fi.
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