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Friday, August 20, 2010, 08:35 am
Another alleged next-gen iPod touch part has forward camera space
Another front panel claimed to be a component for Apple's forthcoming fourth-generation iPod touch has surfaced online, again showing a space for a front-facing camera.The component on sale at Taobao, a Chinese online store, was first reported on by MIC Gadget. Like previous pictures that surfaced online, it shows a hole above the LCD display that would allow for a forward-facing camera.
Like the last part pictured, the purported iPod touch front panel is labeled "Apple (c) 2010." It is being sold for 650 Chinese Yuan, or $95 U.S. dollars.
The photos provide more evidence for the assumption that the upcoming iPod touch refresh, expected to be unveiled at Apple's annual media-centric event in September, will sport two cameras like the iPhone 4. The fourth-generation iPod touch is rumored to become the second device from Apple to support the open FaceTime standard for video chat.
Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs said earlier this summer that his company will ship tens of millions of devices compatible with FaceTime this year alone. Currently, only the iPhone 4 is capable of making FaceTime video chat calls over Wi-Fi.
While the iPod touch lacks a phone number to allow people to connect for a FaceTime call, beta releases of iOS 4.1 show that the media player will identify users by their e-mail address.
On Thursday, AppleInsider revealed that Apple is testing iOS 4.1, the next version of its mobile operating system, on numerous unreleased devices, including the next-generation iPod touch.
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By the end of this year there will be around 20 million+ devices able to run "Facetime". This is the unseen revolution!
Shit, I guess they are not gonna give me the back facing camera, are they.
More importantly it means that this will be a video only cam, and will not take stills. Since I doubt I would use Facetime more then once a month if that, that fron facing cam is basically useless to me.
Hopefully there will at least be a way to hack the cam to take stills. It would be an awkward operation, but if possible will at least give some reason for that camera to exist.
Ok, so now I have to decide if I should get my old iPod Touch fixed and a new battery installed, or to wait until next month to see what's new
That's a sad face because I won't have an iPod to use until then.
It comes with me every where. I'm an on the road sales man, and I use the iPod a ton. Mostly because the radio doesn't always work where I'm driving, and because there aren't many stations playing classical music on the east coast. Not to mention the stuff I have loaded to listen to.
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Yeah, face time is cool and all...but very limiting right now. I was already to upgrade my 2nd gen iPod touch when i found out it was going to have a back facing camera that shoots video and stills.
If it doesn't....then I don't plan to upgrade.
Heck....even the nano can shoot video for almost a year already.
Deal breaker for me. But let's wait and see what happens shall we? :-)
Yeah, face time is cool and all...but very limiting right now. I was already to upgrade my 2nd gen iPod touch when i found out it was going to have a back facing camera that shoots video and stills.
If it doesn't....then I don't plan to upgrade.
Heck....even the nano can shoot video for almost a year already.
Deal breaker for me. But let's wait and see what happens shall we? :-)
Same here. Front and back camera, or this 'touch' never happened, and optional 3G like the iPad is a must.
Same here. Front and back camera, or this 'touch' never happened, and optional 3G like the iPad is a must.
So everything the iPhone has minus the phone is a must? Then why not just get an iPhone? I don't see 3G on an iPod happening.
Same here. Front and back camera, or this 'touch' never happened, and optional 3G like the iPad is a must.
Actually, I could live without the 3G. I already have the unlimited 3G plan for the iPad which is alot more enjoyable and useful for surfing the web with than the iPod touch.
Plus face time is only thru wifi not 3G.
So I doubt I'd use 3G on a touch. Wouldn't be worth it for me...and certainly not a deal breaker.
Front AND more importantly Back facing camera baby, that's all I want. Oh yeah, and a faster chip....and retina display. Lol.
Actually, I could live without the 3G. I already have the unlimited 3G plan for the iPad which is alot more enjoyable and useful for surfing the web with than the iPod touch.
Plus face time is only thru wifi not 3G.
So I doubt I'd use 3G on a touch. Wouldn't be worth it for me...and certainly not a deal breaker.
Front AND more importantly Back facing camera baby, that's all I want. Oh yeah, and a faster chip....and retina display. Lol.
As I said earlier I am willing to bet that there won't be a back facing cam and the front facing will be vid only, no stills.
Here is why:
If they want to keep similar dimentions putting two cameras in is almost impossible. There needs to be a space at the top of the device for the wifi antenna (1/3 of the device currently), a cam ( Another 1/3) which leaves another 1/3, but that is currently skinnier then the middle where the front cam is rumored to be, and will not fit a camera.
Source: iFixit
On top of that it has been noted that only a video cam (the size of the nano cam) will fit in the current dimensions.
Which basically means that the new touch would have to be square and thicker then it is now, which I doubt will happen. Plus it would explain why the previous Touches did not get a rear facing cam: it would be stupid to put a video only rear camera only to have to flip it next year to the front.
Yeah...but we've seen 3rd party covers for the ipod touch that indicate a front and back camera. Plus photos of a back facing camera. Of course they could be fakes.
But as cool as face time is, it's not universal right now. Having a back facing camera is MUCH more useful at the moment I think.
As more people get the new iPod touch, then yeah...it'll be cool.
But to have a back facing cam on the iPod nano, and not the touch is lame. Plus people want to shoot video and stills and then email them to friends. Yeah, you can get that on many cell phones, but to have a dedicated video recorder in your iPod touch, would make the need for a flip meaningless. Especially when traveling abroad, when you don't bring your phone.
Just my opinion.
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