Fourth-Generation iPod Touch Does NOT Have Vibration

[MacRumors]

Another piece of news coming out of iFixit's iPod Touch teardown is that despite an earlier report, Apple's newest iPod Touch does not include a motor for vibration. TouchFans apparently mis-identified a microphone for a vibration motor on the FCC photographs.

Meanwhile, Apple has changed the text on the iPod Touch's Facetime page to remove the vibration reference. The original text:

If somebody wants to start a video call with you, you’ll receive an invitation -- along with a vibrating alert -- on your iPod touch asking you to join. Simply tap Accept, and the video call begins.

It now reads:

If somebody wants to start a video call with you, you’ll receive an invitation on your iPod touch asking you to join. Simply tap Accept, and the video call begins.

Vibrating alerts have been an iPhone-only feature and has also been used as force-feedback method in certain games.

Article Link: Fourth-Generation iPod Touch Does Have Vibration

 

[arn]

(fixed the title)

 

[lilcosco08]

(fixed the title)

I was getting confused

 

[MacMartyr]

Hah, it keeps getting worse..

 

[juanster]

Lol. Wth?

 

[Dr McKay]

Why is this such an exciting feature that they're keeping this from iPod?

Or is it to save space?

 

[bludodge]

So much for having it in your pocket and knowing. Not good for the deaf as hoped as well. Is the phone capable of it though? are the parts there for it? This was a big marketing deal for the deaf I thought.

 

[SlamJam12]

Surprise

That's a surprise. Didn't someone post in a thread of his/her conversation with an Apple employee about vibration in the new iPod Touch and was told there was vibration in the iPod Touch?

 

[vincenz]

Funny that Apple would slip up on something like this. Happens to everyone I guess.

 

[Don Kosak]

I bought one about an hour ago.

Saved me some time trying to figure out how to turn on "vibrating" alerts. LOL

Although it would be nice for games and such, audio alerts are fine for me. (It would have been a nice accessibility feature for the deaf though...)

So far, it's the best iPod ever. Very fast, iPad fast. I have an older iPhone, so I'm getting spoiled by the retina display and speed.

 

[FFArchitect]

It's not really *force* feedback, if there's no resistance -- just feedback.

 

[coolaaron88]

hmmm

So what happens for deaf people who really want to FaceTime? Are they just screwed now?

 

[sam10685]

Hah, it keeps getting worse..

How so? Non of the ipods have that. Or 512 MB ram. Or good camera's. Or any of the other things you super-geeks want. Just be a bit more appreciative of what you have.

 

[adztaylor]

A strange omission. The way Apple tout this as a gaming device they really should have vibration in there.

 

[dave420]

So what happens for deaf people who really want to FaceTime? Are they just screwed now?

Maybe they could see the screen light up when the call comes in?

 

[JAT]

So what happens for deaf people who really want to FaceTime? Are they just screwed now?

To be frank, deaf people have been screwed for thousands of years. Not sure that the iPod Touch is responsible for a lot of that.

 

[ppc_michael]

...oh. Never mind on THAT purchase.

 

[Shanpdx]

silly of them to include the incorrect text and fix the text later.

 

[dscuber9000]

So what happens for deaf people who really want to FaceTime? Are they just screwed now?

Actually, Apple specifically stripped the feature out last-second just because they hate the deaf.

 

[whocaresit]

Miscommunication/deliberate wrong information LAWSUIT!

 

[techapocalypse]

Well at least it's got an IPS display....wait....

I was really pumped but then after hearing it has 256mb of RAM also, I'm kind of bummed. I'm sure it works great tho just seems they were really trying to cut the cost of this thing down

 

[leomac08]

It's still good it's still good!

 

[goobot]

lmao! yay iphone 4

 

[pimentoLoaf]

Drat! I always wanted a phone-less pocket vibrator, and now I can't have one.

 

[ImperialX]

Who cares about vibrations for something that can't receive phone calls?