I would like to see the Apple spit out a 5.5" iPod touch...
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iPod touch Can't buy iPod touch at Best Buy, Staples, etc. -- New touch coming?
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The problem with the last iPT was that it wasn't an iPhone without the phone. It didn't match the current screen size, touch id, and other options. I bought my last one as a test device to run apps on that I write. It works great as a test device for iPhone development because it's cheap (no monthly payments).
Apple blew it when it didn't bring it up to par last time. They were far behind and still wanted 1st rate price.
People can use the iPT as a WiFi phone and data device for people that don't want or need a contract. WiFi is MUCH more common now, so it's a cost effective device. Also used in business as an inventory tool or controller for home automation devices, etc.
I don't mind they don't drop the price, I mind that it's yesteryear's tech for today's price. It was a LONG wait last time for something that really wasn't up to date.
They need to update it to the size of the iPhone 6 and make the price more attractive, otherwise, not much reason to bother.
Sorry for the rant, but devs don't need more phones and we don't get a discount, gotta buy a new setup all the time just to keep up, the touch was good for testing and more cost effective.
Also, great for parents that have young kids that don't need an actual phone.
Apple blew it when it didn't bring it up to par last time. They were far behind and still wanted 1st rate price.
People can use the iPT as a WiFi phone and data device for people that don't want or need a contract. WiFi is MUCH more common now, so it's a cost effective device. Also used in business as an inventory tool or controller for home automation devices, etc.
I don't mind they don't drop the price, I mind that it's yesteryear's tech for today's price. It was a LONG wait last time for something that really wasn't up to date.
They need to update it to the size of the iPhone 6 and make the price more attractive, otherwise, not much reason to bother.
Sorry for the rant, but devs don't need more phones and we don't get a discount, gotta buy a new setup all the time just to keep up, the touch was good for testing and more cost effective.
Also, great for parents that have young kids that don't need an actual phone.
It has, but there is still a market for a good iPT type product. It just needs to be priced well. I can get an awesome non-iPhone for the price of an iPT. It's not a huge market, but there is a market.
If you ask my personal guess is because they are updating them to ios 10, changing also the package covers too, but no, i don't see any new models happening in the short time. It took Apple ages to release that 6 AGES.
Something I noticed in the September Event.
Around the 4:58 mark, there's a slide showing iOS devices, positioning them as "the world's most popular gaming devices". The usual suspects, iPhone and iPad, are there, however so is the iPod Touch. I don't recall Apple showing the Touch at an event at all in the last few years; excluding the iOS update lists.
iPod Touch possibly seeing a full-on rebound?
Around the 4:58 mark, there's a slide showing iOS devices, positioning them as "the world's most popular gaming devices". The usual suspects, iPhone and iPad, are there, however so is the iPod Touch. I don't recall Apple showing the Touch at an event at all in the last few years; excluding the iOS update lists.
iPod Touch possibly seeing a full-on rebound?
I just wish they'd bump the RAM to 2 gig and the flash to say least 512. Touch ID would be nice too but I don't care about that much.
I DO NOT want it any bigger. I love it because it's small and follows me around the house in whatever I'm wearing because it's so light and unobtrusive.
I DO NOT want it any bigger. I love it because it's small and follows me around the house in whatever I'm wearing because it's so light and unobtrusive.
Yet it serves as a great air drop device and remote for a home or a non-phone for the kids to use around the house. We have several in our home we use for remotes and the kids use them on the radios in their rooms for streaming, or in the car. We have one in each car that syncs over wifi so we don't have to load up the phones with music. We're not giving the kids phones for a few more years.
There is nothing redundant about it. If it were a wifi only iPad would be redundant.
AFAIK, Apple's taken gaming as seriously as they have wanted. From their perspective, they're getting lots of cuts from IAP from the big companies on the AppStore. I'd like to think that if folks were THAT into gaming, they would've bought an ipad or the newer iphones by now.
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This is one mainstay of it... devs love the IpT because it mimics some environments of older iPhones. Also, they're cheap.
Even with corporations... ordering 100 iPod Touches has significant savings over 100 of even the cheapest, new iPhones.
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I recall someone here on MR quoting Apple saying if somebody's going to dig into their sales, they'd rather be the ones to do it (not some other company)
Well, here's the thing... I was under the impression they wanted the best of both worlds... they didn't really want to beef it up, but STILL wanted to charge what they're charging now. In other words, no dice no matter how we roll it.
I really think this will backfire on Apple. They really have no offerings in the growth economies like Asia and other poor nations. With the vast majority of people in the world living on under $2/day... buying an Apple product just doesn't work for them.
It's sad because as an app dev, we're left out of the growth markets.
Sounds like you want something smaller than an iPad Mini but larger than an iPod Touch. Sounds nice to me too, but I wouldn't hold my breath...