Facetime

[vudols]

Hello,

I have read the many rumors about the next generation iPad and the likely inclusion of a Facetime camera. Does anyone know of any plans to bring Facetime to the first generation iPad via a peripheral device or perhaps via a bluetooth connection to an iPhone/iPad touch? Seems like there should be something in the works considering how many iPads have been sold and are likely to be sold during the holiday season...

 

[AML225]

My gut is telling me Apple will not produce anything like this. Adding a significant new feature, such as face time, will drive people to upgrade. Apple didn't do anything like this for the previous iPhones.

 

[Higgs1]

My gut is telling me Apple will not produce anything like this. Adding a significant new feature, such as face time, will drive people to upgrade. Apple didn't do anything like this for the previous iPhones.

i tend to agree with you in this regard. Apple would definitely rather you drop another $500+ on a new iPad rather than say $100ish on a camera attachment

 

[Don Kosak]

Well, there is a chance that some 3rd party accessory manufacturer will offer a snap on camera, but I'd say the odds are slim.

Apple did promise to make FaceTime an open spec. If they do that, there may be a lot of 3rd party FaceTime supporting gear for older iPods and iPads.

 

[InsiderApps]

Well, there is a chance that some 3rd party accessory manufacturer will offer a snap on camera, but I'd say the odds are slim.

Apple did promise to make FaceTime an open spec. If they do that, there may be a lot of 3rd party FaceTime supporting gear for older iPods and iPads.

I don't think it's the hardware that's the problem - I think the issue is getting the software to go with it to work with FaceTime, and to get it accepted into the store..