I love that it's NOT a phone. I love that I have internet access or wifi when I want it, not when others want me to have it.
I love that I have our family's various calendars, email, various apps and internet access when I want to sit down for a coffee while I'm on the go. I love that it has my dropbox, my evernotes, my instapaper and my xmarks and that things are completely sync-able. I love that I can sit down and show my sons something on wikipedia because they're curious about something, and NOT have a friggin' monthly fee or dataplan. It's my dayplanner, organizer, information booth, entertainment system, all in one.
I love that I can let my sons play a game or watch a movie or listen to music or an audiobook or write notes or whatever while we're waiting for something - my husband and I suddenly have time to talk together without needing to get a ds or some other handheld game gadget. I love that I can listen to university podcasts to follow what I want because I am interested, and don't have to physically travel to be there. I can learn while I'm weeding the garden, for all I care.
I love how it's sleek and easy on the eye and easy to use.
I love my iPod. Dearly.
What she said.