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Next-Generation iPod Touch Parts Reveal Hole for Front-Facing Camera?

darrenbeige said:
When the new Apple TV drops, I can envisage them creating iPhone/iPodTouch/iPad apps, which can talk over Bluetooth to the dedicated Apple TV box in the living room.
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I can see that happening. I can't stand using the IR Apple Remote. I have to point it directly at my Mac and it wont even work if I am sitting too far away :p But after you press play, you don't really use the remote much until the end of the movie anyways.
 
Eidorian said:
I can't wait for September. :D

Does this mean a microphone as well?
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If the camera records video, it would be a requirement (both front and rear-facing cameras). With iMovie and FaceTime, it's hard for Apple not to bring the iPod touch more in line with the iPhone 4's feature set.

If Apple brings HD video recording to the iPod touch, it becomes a superb competitor to Flip camcorders which are pureplay devices.
 
boss1 said:
Sorry to rain on everyone's parade.

Face Time, even over wifi, needs a phone number to reach in order to facilitate a connection between of device to another remote device.

Unless Apple plans on distributing iPod's with SIM cards and purchasing large blocks of phone number's essentially turning itself into the business of "carrier", it's not going to happen.
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No it doesn't. Pull out your SIM card from your iPhone 4. Find a contact in your address book who has an iPhone 4. Click on the FaceTime button. Enter FaceTime.

Did you really think Apple would create a "wifi-only" standard that needs "other non-wifi" things to use?
 
If this is real, it looks like the "retina display" is out (atleast for some models). The "retina display" LCD and digitizer glass are built as a single piece.
I would be interesting to see a standard display for the entry level and a RD for the high end model.
 
skellener said:
Kinda hard to do Facetime without a microphone - unless you do sign language like in Apple's demo.
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The current iPod touch ships with mic-equipped earbuds.

Most likely, Apple would include microphone(s) into the next iPod touch. It would pretty much be a requirement if the device recorded video.
 
but how will face time work wit a ipod touch what will u use to contact the other person, they cant use a phone number. Maybe they will use email address instead of a phone #, actually even better maybe they will use game center for facetime. because u use your apple user name, it will serve as a good "phone number" substitute.
 
err404 said:
If this is real, it looks like the "retina display" is out (atleast for some models). The "retina display" LCD and digitizer glass are built as a single piece.
I would be interesting to see a standard display for the entry level and a RD for the high end model.
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We saw iPhone 4 prototypes that didn't have the LCD and digitizer combined.
 
I have no basis for this speculation other than just a guess...

What if Apple did add videochat capabilities to the iPod Touch, but instead of using FaceTime, Apple releases an iChat app for both the iPod Touch and the iPhone.

I feel like Apple is holding out for a reason here. I have trouble figuring out why Apple abandoned iChat connectivity with the iPhone. Maybe they did that until the iPod Touch is released or they needed further testing.

Then again, there are plenty of things that Apple and SJ does that doesn't make any sense at all (to many of us anyhow).
 
darrenbeige said:
No it doesn't. Pull out your SIM card from your iPhone 4. Find a contact in your address book who has an iPhone 4. Click on the FaceTime button. Enter FaceTime.

Did you really think Apple would create a "wifi-only" standard that needs "other non-wifi" things to use?
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I edited my post but if what you wrote is correct then communication regulations reform is going to be very interesting over the next few years.
 
Dr Kevorkian94 said:
but how will face time work wit a ipod touch what will u use to contact the other person, they cant use a phone number. Maybe they will use email address instead of a phone #, actually even better maybe they will use game center for facetime. because u use your apple user name, it will serve as a good "phone number" substitute.
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This is an excellent point. I believe this would be a great way to facilitate facetime w/o a phone number.
 
cvaldes said:
If the camera records video, it would be a requirement (both front and rear-facing cameras). With iMovie and FaceTime, it's hard for Apple not to bring the iPod touch more in line with the iPhone 4's feature set.
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Oh great, Deja vu of last year's threads. It's going to be one loooooong summer hearing about this iPod Touch with a camera... again.
 
Beric said:
I'm definitely looking forward to this. Will be selling my 3G Touch for a 4G.

Eidorian, I thought you didn't like mobile devices?
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I don't want to pay the voice and data fees. Hopefully I can keep an iPod Touch w/camera longer than all of my previous iPods. I tend to get bored with gadgets.
 
boss1 said:
Sorry to rain on everyone's parade.

Face Time, even over wifi, needs a phone number to reach in order to facilitate a connection between of device to another remote device.

Unless Apple plans on distributing iPod's with SIM cards and purchasing large blocks of phone number's essentially turning itself into the business of "carrier", it's not going to happen.
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Well it's currently set up to only work with people who have phone numbers, true -- but it does NOT need to work over cellular lines. Try using FaceTime when both phones are on airplane mode but on wifi (you can initiate a FaceTime call through the FaceTime button in someone's Contacts entry). It works! Apple just needs to incorporate this capability into iChat or something, and allow user IDS that aren't phone numbers to "call." No SIM cards required.
 
Rojo said:
Well it's currently set up to only work with people who have phone numbers, true -- but it does NOT need to work over cellular lines. Try using FaceTime when both phones are on airplane mode but on wifi (you can initiate a FaceTime call through the FaceTime button in someone's Contacts entry). It works! Apple just needs to incorporate this capability into iChat or something, and allow user IDS that aren't phone numbers to "call." No SIM cards required.
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edited my post to bring up a few things that came to mind.

To be fair though, although I'm a bit a nay sayer on this iPod allowing Face Time, I do think that this is Steve Job's long term secret goal beyond iPod......... "After we kill Flash we're going to kill the need for the Carrier"
 
Looks like apple is up to something with the iPod's I hope we see some improvement as they are currently somewhat cannibalized by the iPad/iPhone duo.

Apple's going to need something to set the iPod Touch apart.
 
I would love the iPod Touch to gain a microphone for Skype and stuff like that. I have all kinds of apps that would use the mic but I haven't found any conventional microphone to work with my 2nd gen iPod Touch. The iPod Touch should really be an iPhone without the phone, including the gyroscope and all. GPS would not be of any use though since it requires a constant internet connection to download map data. And when there is a connection, you can triangulate the location with WiFi anyway.

FaceTime seems to be Apple's new awesome thing that they probably want to include in every iOS device, so it would make sense to have it in the iPod Touch. And I hope it doesn't get thicker and that they keep the stainless steel back.
 
Front cam already? Apple will make back camera first then front cam next year..that's how apple rolls...iPhone took a while to get front camera..this would be a big jump if apple does this..
 
PeterQVenkman said:
The iPod touch is my favorite apple product. All the cool stuff of the iPhone without any of the phone specific problems. :)
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What problems would those be? I have not problems.

walangij said:
I don't understand what benefit it would be to Apple if they DIDN'T include facetime on their new iPods. Who would purchase/upgrade in that case if there's no increase in capacity nor facetime capability?
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Really? You haven't learned that some will update every new product.... Not very observant are you?

I can't wait until this thing drops.... not because I plan on picking one up but I can't WAIT for all the whiner posts from people when they don't get retina display, mic and so forth. MR will blow the hell up from all the epic whining!! It's going to be carnage and I can't wait.
 
All aboard the hype train, this why everyone is dissapointed when the product is revealed and it doesnt have half the features everyone is expecting.
 
I remember when the 3G iPhone came out ... or rather, just before it did ... the Get A Free iPod Education Offer... JUST expired... early September ... to deliberately miss the Sept 7th deadline ....

Sounds like this will be a mid Sept release which would make sense ...

The moral of the tale is... buy a Mac ... get a free iPod .. dont open it.. flog it on eBay.. use the cash for the new one .... :)

Sorted! :cool:
 
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