iPod touch 3.0 SCREENSHOTS!!: BLUETOOTH, ~Copy/Paste~, Search, New Apps, Street View and more!

who? · Mar 17, 2009

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO COOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Beta FTW!!!!!!!!!

Works like a charm with my BT headphones, no controls, but the music sounds 100% cooler than any iPod Apple has ever made before!

Update: Moved most of the pictures to this post, no need to scroll down and view other posts:

macfanboy · Mar 17, 2009

can you post screens of other features in 3.0?

4DThinker · Mar 17, 2009

No controls? Does that mean your headphones could not pause/play or track +/- over bluetooth?

who? · Mar 17, 2009

4DThinker said:
No controls? Does that mean your headphones could not pause/play or track +/- over bluetooth?

Correct. But that could be fixed easily, and volume is already native to the headphones. More screenshots for those interested:

MasterNile · Mar 17, 2009

Can you make calls using the 2nd gen iPod Touch, a bluetooth headset and fring using skype now?

saberahul · Mar 17, 2009

Great! You think you could post a pic of a push notification?
Would you also be knowing when the 3.0 is released to the public?

who? · Mar 17, 2009

and even more...

Screenshots:

who? · Mar 17, 2009

MasterNile said:
Can you make calls using the 2nd gen iPod Touch, a bluetooth headset and fring using skype now?

I couldn't get the microphone to work over bluetooth, no.

sharp65 · Mar 17, 2009

Did you encounter any trouble syncing audio to your ipod? Applications worked fine for me but audio is being stubborn, it's being transferred but the ipod doesn't think anything is there.

who? · Mar 17, 2009

saberahul said:
Great! You think you could post a pic of a push notification?
Would you also be knowing when the 3.0 is released to the public?

I'd need an app utilizing push to show that, and as there won't be any on the store for quite some time (as far as I know), I can't demonstrate that. It is shown in the keynote, however, on Apple's site.

MasterNile · Mar 17, 2009

who? said:
I couldn't get the microphone to work over bluetooth, no.

Damn, I really am hoping to use the iPod Touch 2G+BT headset+a Google Voice app that I'm assuming they will release in the not to distant future to make and receive free phone calls.

who? · Mar 17, 2009

sharp65 said:
Did you encounter any trouble syncing audio to your ipod? Applications worked fine for me but audio is being stubborn, it's being transferred but the ipod doesn't think anything is there.

I downloaded the ipsw, opened iTunes, alt+clicked update, and selected the 3.0 beta. It just updated to it for me, so I didn't even have to sync when I was done, nor did I have to fool around with Xcode or any other developer rubbish.

sharp65 · Mar 17, 2009

who? said:
I downloaded the ipsw, opened iTunes, alt+clicked update, and selected the 3.0 beta. It just updated to it for me, so I didn't even have to sync when I was done, nor did I have to fool around with Xcode or any other developer rubbish.

I think I figured it out anyway, it was just taking a lot longer to sync than usual and I was cutting it off premature. Seems to work fine now.

who? · Mar 17, 2009

MasterNile said:
Damn, I really am hoping to use the iPod Touch 2G+BT headset+a Google Voice app that I'm assuming they will release in the not to distant future to make and receive free phone calls.

Yeah, that'd be cool. I'm willing to bet that by the official release, there will be bluetooth microphone support. It isn't that big a deal though, seeing as you can just use a wired headset if you need to make a call on your touch, and they're pretty small, even the adapters.

MasterNile · Mar 17, 2009

who? said:
Yeah, that'd be cool. I'm willing to bet that by the official release, there will be bluetooth microphone support. It isn't that big a deal though, seeing as you can just use a wired headset if you need to make a call on your touch, and they're pretty small, even the adapters.

Yeah but think about receiving a call, you'd have to have your headphones in your ears to hear it ring or have it on speaker and then plug in the headphones to answer the call, bluetooth headset seems to be the best option to receive calls without being tethered to the iPod and without having to plug in headphones every time to answer the calls

who? · Mar 17, 2009

sharp65 said:
I think I figured it out anyway, it was just taking a lot longer to sync than usual and I was cutting it off premature. Seems to work fine now.

Good! I couldn't get my iPod to do anything at first (except the search on the home screen), none of the apps would open or anything, but I just had to restart after the initial updating process was over. Now everything is working awesomely!

who? · Mar 17, 2009

MasterNile said:
Yeah but think about receiving a call, you'd have to have your headphones in your ears to hear it ring or have it on speaker and then plug in the headphones to answer the call, bluetooth headset seems to be the best option to receive calls without being tethered to the iPod and without having to plug in headphones every time to answer the calls

I guess... I can't even get a regular headset to pair (just the phones), so I think Apple may be trying to steer people away from using the iPod touch as a phone (with good reason, the iPhone makes up a large amount of their profits).

MasterNile · Mar 17, 2009

who? said:
I guess... I can't even get a regular headset to pair (just the phones), so I think Apple may be trying to steer people away from using the iPod touch as a phone (with good reason, the iPhone makes up a large amount of their profits).

Meh, they make the same amount of money from the 2, the only difference is AT&T makes money from the iPhone as well.

who? · Mar 17, 2009

MasterNile said:
Meh, they make the same amount of money from the 2, the only difference is AT&T makes money from the iPhone as well.

I don't know... At&t pays them a lot to require a contract, that's why the price isn't $400-$600 like it was for the first iPhone. It is definitely not in their best interest to make the iPod touch into a phone, that's for sure.

More screenshots for those who care:

MasterNile · Mar 17, 2009

AFAIK the 8 GB iPhone costs as much as the 16GB iPod Touch and the 16GB iPhone costs the same as the 32GB iPod Touch, but AT&T subsidizes the price difference for the iPhone in exchange for the monthly fees they get. So Apple gets the same amount.

who? · Mar 17, 2009

and more

screenies:

who? · Mar 17, 2009

MasterNile said:
AFAIK the 8 GB iPhone costs as much as the 16GB iPod Touch and the 16GB iPhone costs the same as the 32GB iPod Touch, but AT&T subsidizes the price difference for the iPhone in exchange for the monthly fees they get. So Apple gets the same amount.

Really? The cheapest you can get an iPhone off contract where I live is $~450 USD, and that's for the 8GB. How do you figure the 8GB iPhone in at $299 (the price of the 16GB touch)?

I ask because I'm genuinely interested, if I could've got one that cheap I wouldn't have bothered with this touch.

MasterNile · Mar 17, 2009

who? said:
Really? The cheapest you can get an iPhone off contract where I live is $~450 USD, and that's for the 8GB. How do you figure the 8GB iPhone in at $299 (the price of the 16GB touch)?

I ask because I'm genuinely interested, if I could've got one that cheap I wouldn't have bothered with this touch.

Are you in the US? I wasn't aware there was anyway to get an iPhone 3G without a contract in the US from Apple, which is why people have a problem narrowing down how much AT&T is subsidizing the iPhone 3G.

who? · Mar 17, 2009

MasterNile said:
Are you in the US? I wasn't aware there was anyway to get an iPhone 3G without a contract in the US from Apple, which is why people have a problem narrowing down how much AT&T is subsidizing the iPhone 3G.

Yeah, you can buy it and cancel the contract, paying a $175 early termination fee. That + your fisrt month's bill + the cost of the phone in the store = a little over $450 after taxes.

Alternatively, you can compare it to O2's prepaid iPhone price (they are a European service provider), which is £342.33 (8GB) or £391.27 (16GB), but that's even more! Point is, the iPhone produces more profit than the iPod touch, if only because of the phone companies price gouging.

MasterNile · Mar 17, 2009

who? said:
Yeah, you can buy it and cancel the contract, paying a $175 early termination fee. That + your fisrt month's bill + the cost of the phone in the store = a little over $450 after taxes.

Alternatively, you can compare it to O2's prepaid iPhone price (they are a European service provider), which is £342.33 (8GB) or £391.27 (16GB), but that's even more! Point is, the iPhone produces more profit than the iPod touch, if only because of the phone companies price gouging.

OK you're right about the costs of the prepaid iPhone vs the iPod Touch, so I believe you are correct, but what do you mean "the iPhone produces more profit than the iPod touch, if only because of the phone companies price gouging." You mean more profit for everyone involved or just for Apple, I don't see how the phone companies price gouging makes more profit for Apple since they aren't getting a percent of the monthly fees anymore with the 3G.

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