iPod touch [Merged] What to expect from third generation of iPod touch?

[iParis]

Wow, lame fake.
First off, that iPod doesn't even have the newest firmware.

I'd say September, like usual. Do your research.
First, take a look at this thread, What to expect from a third generation iPod touch.

 

[silentstorm]

So True

...I'm more interested in gen 5. By then it'll be thin membrane that uses the minute charge in your body to power OLED screen and the rest . You'll wear it like a glove. ;-)

You are so right. I think this will actually happen in the near future.

 

[silentstorm]

What i really whant in this is a radio bult in so i dont have to buy a $100 transmitter

This would be a great feature. Although, knowing Microsoft, they would stir up some crap about Apple stealing the Zune or something like that.

 

[sjleworthy]

- Bluetooth tethering (Internet anywhere, as long as my phone and network support it)

how slow would that be though? mobile internet isn't particularly fast in the first place. trouble is, i dont use a mobile phone, so blue tooth (and gps) for me would be useless.

but the ability to plug in a dongle would be dandy me thinks

 

[macsyamum]

i got an idea

What if......

the ipod touch gets a tiny bit thicker. buuut we get a camera and bigger screen i think this idea is realistic so reply..... no haters

id also like to say that........ for you who think that puting a camera is making it to much like an iphone just think of this....... when apple made maps and wifi on the ipod touch we would probably of argued the same thing...

i would also like to see when controlling volume in music and stuff that we get like a clickwheel on the touch screen like on the other ipods just to give it more of an ipod feel..
post back

 

[Ivan P]

Wow, lame fake.
First off, that iPod doesn't even have the newest firmware.

I'd say September, like usual. Do your research.
First, take a look at this thread, What to expect from a third generation iPod touch.

Agreed. All the different buttons, switches and lights are not what Apple is about - even if Apple ever tried to incorporate these things into the design, they'd do it in such a way that the iPod touch still looks appealing. That mock-up is just...a total mess.

 

[buxtone17]

read this: http://dckj95.blogspot.com/2008/11/ipod-touch-64gb-leaked.html

It's all great aside from the art of the iPod itself, which is a poorly designed fake...

No rocker volume switch.

The chrome finish doesn't wrap around to the front.

There's a line on the bottom right hand corner of the iPod. Looks like a random extra button to me, and who ever heard of Apple adding a random extra button?

The camera is on the front! What idiot would design a fake iPod touch with a camera on the same side as the touch screen? How are you supposed to take pictures like that?

The "Shop..." and "Copyright..." lines at the bottom of the ad use the wrong font. The 8 is bigger than the rest of the numbers.

 

[freeme007]

My dream list:

1. Camera
2. TV Controller
3. GPS
4. Use it as a credit card.
5. Product Scanner

 

[4DThinker]

1. Camera
2. TV Controller
3. GPS
4. Use it as a credit card.
5. Product Scanner

1. Not yet.
2. Soon, if not already controlling the Apple TV unit.
3. Any minute now.
4. With bluetooth getting activated, close to possible.
5. Will take a camera. Not yet.

I guess my point is that with the 3.0 firmware many wishes are now realities. Cut/Paste/Copy anyone? You got it.

 

[chrisobel1]

ipod?

okay, if apple does eventually add all of the new features that people have been requesting (camera, gps, the list goes on), it will be way more than an ipod. (it already is.)

apple should change the name of the 3 gen. ipod touch to "i-thing with lots of cool features including but not limited to those of an ipod."

 

[chrisobel1]

I am looking for 3 major things.

More memory, which we assume is a given.

Longer battery life, by at least 1 hour, also very doable.

Louder and higher quality speaker.

I know that some have been down on the speaker but I have used it often including when I am showing movies to friends or letting them listen in on podcasts.

A louder speaker is a definte plus for me.

Also I would love to see a brighter screen.

I commute on the bus every day and I set the brightness on max and it works well. But sometimes its not enough, especially in direct sunlight.

So a brghter screen setting would be great as well as a higher res screen.

Finally, I have always thought that the touch could fit a larger screen, by stretching it out to cover the entire front.

A 4 inch screen would still be very portable and, if it were OLED, have a great battery life.

okay, enlarging the screen to fit the entire front of the ipod makes so much sense! the bigger screen would be really useful, you could fit more apps on a page and have a bigger screen for cover flow, games (maybe fullscreen movies?). they could make the home button part of the screen instead of adding a separate button for it. i don't really like how the screen doesn't cover the whole ipod--is it meant to look cool design-wise or what? because functionally speaking, i don't think it makes much sense.

 

[puffnstuff]

okay, enlarging the screen to fit the entire front of the ipod makes so much sense! the bigger screen would be really useful, you could fit more apps on a page and have a bigger screen for cover flow, games (maybe fullscreen movies?). they could make the home button part of the screen instead of adding a separate button for it. i don't really like how the screen doesn't cover the whole ipod--is it meant to look cool design-wise or what? because functionally speaking, i don't think it makes much sense.

agreed I think it would make it look nicer if it had a full screen

 

[wardev]

im actually pretty happy with my 2g ipod touch.

although, I would appreciate a better speaker (although i already like the current one because it is not affected when i put my hand over it)
and defiantly a microphone and better battrey life

 

[4DThinker]

What i really whant in this is a radio bult in so i dont have to buy a $100 transmitter

Do you want and FM transmitter, or an FM radio with your 3rd gen Touch?

If you want an FM radio I'll point out that the chip in the 2nd gen Touch they are activating for bluetooth also has an FM radio on it. Don't be surprised if they charge another $9.95 when they activate it next spring.

 

[Dudeman486]

as someone earlier mentioned, being able to make calls through the ipt via bluetooth would be amazing.

I also want a legitimate gps chip to take advantage of the future turn by turn apps that will be in the app store

more memory is always nice

camera would be great, but its use would be slightly limited. i actually want an internal microphone. that way apps like ocarina, shazam, and others would be ipt compatible

of course this is just my wish list. here's what i think will happen.

memory update. and MAYBE MAYBE MAYBE gps.

 

[Beric]

Is GPS realistic to expect? It's the number one thing I want at this point. Would be SO useful for my situation.

 

[skc132]

my prediction would be

-3g even though I kinda doubt it because that would give it the ability to be a phone, and cheap one at that.
-maybe no buttons or just one touch sensitive one. since apple apparently hates buttons.
-higher resolution and maybe a bigger screen
-built in microphone. again kinda unlikely because, again apple wants the touch as far from a phone as possible.

thats about it for new features that I can think of. and since it will more then likely just be running iphone os 3 theres not really any chances for a new gui.

 

[snowleopard48]

Quote: My Dream List

My dream list:

1. Camera
2. TV Controller
3. GPS
4. Use it as a credit card.
5. Product Scanner

1. Hopefully Soon
2. Already Done with apple TV (not expecting apple to allow it for usage on
normal TVs.
3. WI-FI is tooooo good for apple to use GPS (although i would LOVE GPS)
4. Near Future, Quite Possible
5. Infrared Would Be Needed

 

[snowleopard48]

Home Button

okay, enlarging the screen to fit the entire front of the ipod makes so much sense! the bigger screen would be really useful, you could fit more apps on a page and have a bigger screen for cover flow, games (maybe fullscreen movies?). they could make the home button part of the screen instead of adding a separate button for it. i don't really like how the screen doesn't cover the whole ipod--is it meant to look cool design-wise or what? because functionally speaking, i don't think it makes much sense.

The Home Button could be at the top like the sleep/wake button

 

[snowleopard48]

Ambient Light Sensor

I am looking for 3 major things.

More memory, which we assume is a given.

Longer battery life, by at least 1 hour, also very doable.

Louder and higher quality speaker.

I know that some have been down on the speaker but I have used it often including when I am showing movies to friends or letting them listen in on podcasts.

A louder speaker is a definte plus for me.

Also I would love to see a brighter screen.

I commute on the bus every day and I set the brightness on max and it works well. But sometimes its not enough, especially in direct sunlight.

So a brghter screen setting would be great as well as a higher res screen.

Finally, I have always thought that the touch could fit a larger screen, by stretching it out to cover the entire front.

A 4 inch screen would still be very portable and, if it were OLED, have a great battery life.

PLEASE APPLE FIX THE AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR FROM GOING DARK WHEN IT NEEDS TO BE BRIGHT AND BRIGHT WHEN IT NEEDS TO BE DARK!!!!

 

[puffnstuff]

what are the chances that the 3g will be radically different? The 2g is radically different from the 1g so maybe not much will happen except for a hard drive increase.

 

[buxtone17]

what are the chances that the 3g will be radically different? The 2g is radically different from the 1g so maybe not much will happen except for a hard drive increase.

Aside from the jump from the original iPod 1st Gen to 2nd Gen, every new generation of every iPod has included major upgrades/changes. Check it out here.

On the iPod touch 3rd Gen, I think we'll see:

-Copy/Paste (3.0 Software, Already confirmed)
-Bluetooth compatibility (3.0 Software, Already confirmed)
-A slightly larger screen. Perhaps a full screen, with the home button moved to the side above the volume rocker.
-GPS

Aside from those features, the only other thing I would like to see on the next generation touch is a camera. I know that thousands of people have said that there's no way the touch will ever have a camera, but, as many others have already said, didn't thousands of people say there would never be a touch-screen iPod?

The reason I think we may see a camera on a future generation of the touch is because it fits in with Apple's slogan for the touch: "The Funnest iPod Ever." Music is fun. Videos are fun. Using the internet is fun. YouTube is fun. Games are fun. Other Apps are fun. Cameras are fun. So it may not come in the 3rd generation, but I think we'll see a camera on the touch at some point.

All that said, I'm still trying to decide whether I should ask for a 2nd Gen touch for my birthday (in April) or just save up and wait for the 3rd Gen to come out in September.

 

[ajones46]

I understand why the ipod touch can't access edge or 3g, but what do the garmin's and other such gps's use that an ipod touch can't? I love my maps and directions on my ipod, but once i leave my house, i leave my wifi, and i can't change anything.. why can't the next ipod touch use the same network that those devices do?

 

[Muncher]

I understand why the ipod touch can't access edge or 3g, but what do the garmin's and other such gps's use that an ipod touch can't? I love my maps and directions on my ipod, but once i leave my house, i leave my wifi, and i can't change anything.. why can't the next ipod touch use the same network that those devices do?

GPS devices... have a GPS receiver. The iPod does not. Also, some map apps may rely on internet to download map data.

 

[Scarpad]

Reports are that the 3g Phone/Touch will sport an OLED screen and let me tell you as an owner of a Cowon S9 that that screen will be amazing on a touch.