Again. No one knows if its touch screen or not. for all we know this could have been an old part and might have been scraped last minute.
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Again. No one knows if its touch screen or not. for all we know this could have been an old part and might have been scraped last minute.
Well here. Let me link you to over 4,610,000 pictures of solar cells since clearly you think all solar cells are the same
Well I agree with that. Everything is speculation, but based on the earlier leak of cases, the patent linked earlier in the thread, and this leaked photo of an unknown part, the pieces do fall in line with the idea of a touchscreen.
Link to patent here.
I have never seen a solar cell that was not highly reflective, which this device clearly is not. It is pretty clear that it is a screen with a bezel and a thin layer of plastic/glass where the digitizer would be for a touchscreen.
Sure, it could be a part that is not used at all and Apple has something completely different planned, but it is definitely a screen and not a solar cell.
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Yeah but not all patents go to market, at least not anytime soon. This one could very well be, but maybe not even on an ipod at all but the Apple TV?
True, guess we will find out on wednesday. I just think the evidence gathered so far seems to point in the direction of some "postage stamp" sized touchscreen device, that has a clip on the back of it like the iPod shuffle has. The interface might be similar to the one outlined in the patent, but like you said, it's just a patent.
Wednesday will come and it will all be answered.
For the Nano, I'm thinking there will be emphasis on gestures being used on this touch screento control the device, maybe the same gestures as you would use on the clickwheel. The case design and this screen seem to indicate the small, square form factor. Using the gestures on the screen means being able to change songs in your pocket if needed. Would be great if the screen was clickable too.
Everything presented as rumors so far is overkill, which Apple has been doing for a while with the iPod line. That's why I rock a 4th gen. I have other devices for all this other crap rather than trying to watch or take video on a tiny screen. But, they make money doing this, which is probably why I don't work there. My next purchase of an iPod, if these rumors hold true, is a 2nd gen shuffle off eBay. Perfect for working out. Who the heck stares at album covers when listening to music.
Yeah ummm every screen is black when its turned off...
na. I think your the silly one. Guitar and Cereal? come on, you know REAL men dont eat cereal. They have food that will fill you up! Cereal is like pasties, doughnuts and sandwich. They are snacks, not a real meal.
Shuffle and nano merged into new 3 x 3 device.
New ipod touch "mini" will be the device that falls into the current nanos price point.
iPod touch mini will have much smaller bezel than full size iPod touch, and the screen will be same res as current iPod touch, but with a slightly higher pixel density due to a slight reduction in size (3" or 3.2" compared to full size 3.5")
Ipod touch mini won't have as good a camera or screen as the new ipod touch will, and also won't have a gyro, and will be limited to 8 & 16 gb models, whereas the new full size iPod touch will be 32gb, 64gb & a 128gb to be released later this year.
You heard it here first!
New ipod touch "mini" will be the device that falls into the current nanos price point.
iPod touch mini will have much smaller bezel than full size iPod touch, and the screen will be same res as current iPod touch, but with a slightly higher pixel density due to a slight reduction in size (3" or 3.2" compared to full size 3.5")
Ipod touch mini won't have as good a camera or screen as the new ipod touch will, and also won't have a gyro, and will be limited to 8 & 16 gb models, whereas the new full size iPod touch will be 32gb, 64gb & a 128gb to be released later this year.
You heard it here first!
Yeah ummm every screen is black when its turned off...
na. I think your the silly one. Guitar and Cereal? come on, you know REAL men dont eat cereal. They have food that will fill you up! Cereal is like pasties, doughnuts and sandwich. They are snacks, not a real meal.
Well, I don't eat cereal, but I also wouldn't buy an iPod Touch, so it's possible that Apple creates something that I think sucks.
Yeah yeah. thats what a few kids have said. Claiming they have "inside" information.
I'm just guessing.
The basis for my guess being that apple wants it's biggest selling iPod to be able to run ios apps - at nano prices they would probably collect more in app sales revenue from an average buyer than the profit margin from selling the device itself.
My teenage son says he chatted with an Apple support person who told him that the new iPod Touch will have two cameras, and the high-end model(s) will have a 3g subscription offered (presumably the one offered with the iPad). No idea whether this is true; just reporting what he told me.
As much as I would like that to be true, no one knows for sure. Even the tech support people. Plus their discussions are recorded so if Jobs found out that a tech guy leaked info, You'll know who will be filing for unemployment.
No one knows....
What I liked about it was exactly as you state -- it was a very simple, small, elegant design. No having to triple tap to go back multiple songs or any of that nonsense. Plus, if a set of earbuds got torn up, it wasn't hard to just grab another cheap set, as opposed to ones that have to have the buttons for the third gen Shuffle.
The shuffle is the wearable iPod so if an iPod with a screen gets smaller enough to be something you wear then to me it makes more sense to be the new shuffle.
The Nano is pocketable and is really conflicting with the touch.
so those two could merge if the touch can be made a bit cheaper.
The classic is pocketable but it's a big pocket and not very comfortable.
and can carry lots of storage.
To me an all touch iPod line up could be on the cards.
Shuffle - 3x3 screen wearable bluetooth so does double duty paired if your phone for hands free. has nike+ functions so it's the one you take to the gym to everywhere really.
Nano - 3 inch screen version of the iPod touch same res as current but slightly smaller screen (yes i know finger size and touch controls but if people followed the UI guidelines then the 44sq.pix buttons on this screen would still be workable for most average size hands.
Classic - 5 inch screen version of the iPod touch double the res of the current iPod touch slightly larger case but no greater volume or weight than the current classic. Could go an interesting route with storage 16gb storage to keep the price down but has and SD slot. so it can carry as much as you dare.
Then when the iPad gets it's refresh if there is still enough room in the market we'll see a new 7inch and upgraded 10inch. again will have both with onboard and SD storage.
The other big change is going to be iPods and iPads will work standalone from now on with a library that syncs to your home storage and other linked pods. time machine style interface will let you delete media from the device but keep the metadata so it can be retrieved if you want and have suitable access to your storage. Want to run completely computer free then it will also work with a me account.
That's my take on the info to date.