Last month, I posted a small piece titled “The iPhone, the iPod touch and me,” which ended with me quoting the adage, “patience is a virtue.” In the time since then, I am afraid to admit that my virtue failed. I buckled and went and purchased a 16GB iPod touch. Price: £269 (currently $547 US). Spending a few minutes using one in my nearest Apple Store was the start of the decline in my virtue and after much ruminating on the…