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Apple Launches New iPod Touch With A10 Fusion Chip and Up to 256GB Storage, Priced From $199
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Pretty expensive for a POS terminal/bar code reader. Does that need an A10 chip?
Just a guess, but I'd bet, and go out on a limb and say the person making the complaint isn't a kid. Whether a kid would complain probably wasn't a consideration when they commented about the bezels... which are huge.
You’re right, I completely forgot about that. Even Apple uses them for their POS checkout in the Apple Store.
The Overview page for the iPod touch is firmly geared towards parents and kids. I suspect this is a device parents buy for their kids before they are allowed to have a mobile phone or parents who have Android phones and are tired of listening to the kids complain that their friends all have iPhones and/or iOS devices.
Source: https://www.apple.com/ipod-touch/
Wow, this is just like the lead up to the March event. So, what’s left that’s do for hardware updates? The little MacBook (I don’t include the Air and the Mini because those were fall release last year)?
If they don’t convert that to an ARM machine that one’s probably a dead man walking.
Next week I think we’ll get the new Mac Pro, the new display, and a new iMac Pro with the design language of the the new display.
Design revisions to the iMac and MacBook Pro lines next year, plus a re-design of the phone.
2019 is just the Year of the Speed Bumps. Disappointing—I was hoping for newly designed products!
If they don’t convert that to an ARM machine that one’s probably a dead man walking.
Next week I think we’ll get the new Mac Pro, the new display, and a new iMac Pro with the design language of the the new display.
Design revisions to the iMac and MacBook Pro lines next year, plus a re-design of the phone.
2019 is just the Year of the Speed Bumps. Disappointing—I was hoping for newly designed products!
Go on Amazon right now. You can get an iPhone 7 for under $300. Seems to me that’s a better option than this device. You don’t have to activate the cellular.
So they said with the last 3. Then they kept on coming anyway.Safe to say this is probably the last iPod touch update we’ll ever see
I don't really need one, but I kind of want one.
Why? It’s a slab with a screen. The UI and performance are really all that matter. The goal of the touch to to be as cheap as possible, so an edge to edge display is not in the cards. Changing the shape just for the sake of it would also break compatibility with existing accessories without adding anything tangible.
I’m pretty sure that you are not the market for a Touch, so don’t worry about it.
Also, I love how they trot Joswiak out for the sort of “B Team” product announcements
Only Apple could get away with changing virtually nothing in 4 years and still selling a device for the same price as before
Buying one right now for the purpose of running the latest iOS Developer Beta.
Want to be able to test Apple’s latest software without risking one of my main iOS devices.
Want to be able to test Apple’s latest software without risking one of my main iOS devices.
And don’t forget stores with mobile Point of Sale etc. these devices don’t exactly need to be phones with actual service. The design stayed the same to more than likely still accommodate those $1k retail credit card sleds.
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Software on those need to be updated too to meet the needs of the business. Especially with endless aisle etc, Safari can’t crash during these types of transactions.
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A lot of those credit card sleeves like ones from Verifone are still designed around the iPod touch.
I suppose they could have used an A9, so this isn’t *literally* the smallest possible upgrade. But it’s awfully close.
In the U.S. at least. There are limitations but I was giving the example as an iPod Touch alternative (so not really worried about cell plan and don't care if it's locked [although there are ways around this]).
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2019 the year of old parts sold as new devices and slight cpu upgrades, other brands are killing apple right now
Good news for people with kids whose parents don't understand that an old iPhone without a cellular plan is better than a outdated touch with a new chip.
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You obviously haven't ever shopped for dedicated barcode/POS retail devices. Their prices are CRAZY for something that can't do 10% of what an iPod touch can do. And no, what we use them for doesn't require an A10 chip, but we do require they run a current OS for security (as would any PCI compliance if people are accepting credit cards on them or HIPPA if they're used in medical). That means Apple has to keep them just current enough to maintain OS support going forward.
And for those that are saying this must mean the next iOS won't support more devices, do you really think Apple is going to stop supporting the OS on iOS devices they were selling yesterday (or within the last six months). If anything, I'd say this means iOS 14 won't support devices like the iPhone 6, 6s, SE and the iPod touch 6 (over a year from now).
I'm guessing this update ensures anyone (including businesses) that purchases an iPod now will have OS compatibility for at least another 2-4 years on the device.
I think I'll stick with my iPod Classic upgraded to 800GB of storage.