The most amazing thing about the iPod touch is the user interface, because, like all of Apple’s best products, it is both amazing and obvious. Well, obvious now that someone’s done it. Steve Jobs famously hates buttons on a mouse, and now he’s eliminated not only the buttons, but the mouse itself. You touch, you flick, you drag, you pinch, and the iPod doesn’t just obey, it reacts.

You might also be interested to know that it runs programs, too! So, how does the new iPod work as a, you know, iPod?

As has been noted numerous times here at Appletell and throughout the gaming world, there are three things you can kill in computer games without fear of reproach: Nazis, zombies and Nazi zombies. If you like, you can lump aliens in with the zombies, and you can lump robots in with the Nazis. But you can’t use cops, hookers, marching bands or video game reviewers without expecting to eventually stand before Arlen Specter to explain why the downfall of modern civilization is not because of your little video game.

And yet, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (CoD4) is set in a realistic, timely world in which the battles you’re fighting don’t really stray from those you might hear about on “All Things Considered.” The developers get away with this for two reasons. First, then invent militant organizations to serve as their bad guys. Second, this game is a brutal depiction of war. Brutal to an unsettling degree. It doesn’t glorify war, and it doesn’t even really lionize soldiers. If this were a movie script, John Wayne and Chuck Norris would run from it in terror.

Apple’s newest offering for the MacBook Pro is quite the portable powerhouse. And in true Apple style, no compromises are made. The machine screams. Yes, complex graphics weep at the very sight of the Nvidia 9600M GT. And to top it off, the machine is designed beautifully. It’s fast, powerful, beautiful, bright and loud. If it was a person, it would be a guy who wears a suit everywhere, including (but not limited to) work, the store, your place, and even when no one is looking. But instead of dress shoes, he wears Chucks just so everyone does a double take, only to find out he’s that much more awesome with every glance.

For me, the MacBook Pro was all about discovery. From the moment you open the lid you’ll be figuring out things about the machine on a constant basis. It only adds to the fun of getting a new piece of technology, as if it wasn’t enough fun in the first place. I mean really, what’s not fun about a better processor, two improved GPUs, more RAM, a better and brighter screen, a new and larger trackpad, and a design that drips with style? Okay, okay…besides the price.

Full review after the break.