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iPod Touch Details?

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9to5mac claims to have knowledge of the upcoming full-size iPod which they are refering to as the "iPod Touch".

According to the site, the OS X based iPod will share a similar look to the current iPhone, complete with "home" button and a 480x320 pixel screen. Compared to the iPhone, the outer ridge is said to be black, with a slightly thicker case.

A report from earlier today from Appleinsider does expect up to 4 new iPod models to be introduced in September.

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Buttons.

I would hope that Apple has enough foresight to include at least a couple extra buttons on the thing. Like the Shuffle. I think the ability to use the device without looking at it is an important feature. Yes?
 
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According to the site, the OS X based iPod will share a similar look to the current iPod, complete with "home" button and a 480x320 pixel screen. Compared to the iPhone, the outer ridge is said to be black, with a slightly thicker case.
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iPhone maybe?
 
I agree, I still like the tactile feeling of the buttons. Especially if I'm "eek" driving. I don't want to look at the iPod when I'm supposed to be concentrating on the road. Trying to fumble with it with both hands etc. I hope they don't get to futuristic that it'll kill the brand.
 
If it has the new 160gb hard drive I might just pull out my plastic money and make the quantum leap beyond my Mini iPod.
 
they probably will have tactile keys..im sure steve saw this ahead of time that touch and tactile would go well..i mean when ur sittin on the train and u wana watch a movie etc. u knw? u can use the full screen but on thte other edges there will be the tactile buttons..or like the new sony fone..u can shake it left to go to the last track or right to go to the next :p and up and down to stop it...
or steve might do with the gestures and have it so slide ur finger right = next song left=last song u knw?
so many possibilites...steve will come up for somethin for those that dont wana stare at their ipod
 
Arn...

Arn...

Looks like the guys at 9to5mac have some serious sources inside Apple. What's your take on who the leaker could be? Is it likely to be one person or a few? Also, doesn't it worry you a little that these guys have been on fire lately?
 
I'm still not convinced 9to5Mac.com is a reliable source. I'm thinking they may have gotten lucky with the iMac... but we'll see.

BTW, I don't necessarily hate the proposed iPod Nano design or the idea of a multi-touch iPod, I'm just skeptical of their reliability.

We'll find out soon enough it sounds...

-Clive
 
way to kick Zune while they're on the ground bleeding and barely breathing.
 
Now this is more like it, after yesterdays nano news. Shame they didn't post the picture of these instead of the fatPods, but clearly now they've learned a lesson there. Tie it in with the new 160GB drive and we have a worthwhile update.
 
Nepenthe said:
I would hope that Apple has enough foresight to include at least a couple extra buttons on the thing. Like the Shuffle. I think the ability to use the device without looking at it is an important feature. Yes?
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Apple's approach to that problem, at least for the iPhone, has been to embed some controls on the earbuds. Would be nice to see BT included with stereo headset support.
 
I'm tired of all this talk about buttons and tactile feedback. If you want that you can always buy a used G5.5 or buy the refreshed Nano which will in the near future come with 16GB to satisfy the hungry ones.


fastbite said:
Why would be thicker than the iPhone? It would have less 'functions' so I don't understand why.
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1.8 hard drive
 
AdMan2007 said:
Arn...

Looks like the guys at 9to5mac have some serious sources inside Apple. What's your take on who the leaker could be? Is it likely to be one person or a few? Also, doesn't it worry you a little that these guys have been on fire lately?
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They sure have been cranking out the info lately. I bet they will get burned soon. Apple will smoke out the leaker with some false info that will be fed to 9to5mac.
 
fastbite said:
Why would be thicker than the iPhone? It would have less 'functions' so I don't understand why.
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An HDD for the high-end model, perhaps.

If Apple is really trying to push the iPod as a PMP, it'll need lots of storage. 16 or 32 GB is not going to cut it and a higher-capacity NAND flash-based device is not economically feasible.

-Clive
 
P.B. said:
hard drive vs. flash memory?
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There seems to be a big move towards flash memory. It'll be interesting to see which way Apple goes. As technology gets smaller, flash memory will grow even more. I'm slightly confused though as to why this thing is going to be bigger...:confused:
 
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