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Photos and Video of iPod Touch With Camera Surface in Vietnam
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I'm amused at the Cherios box for the serial number.
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Seriously though, It's ironic that I come here for the "news before the news" so to speak but am now getting disappointed at all the leaks.
The human brain is sexy.
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Seriously though, It's ironic that I come here for the "news before the news" so to speak but am now getting disappointed at all the leaks.
The human brain is sexy.
this is great news! my 160gb classsic is starting to act up so was going to one of these shortly. if the new ones come out sooner the better! *crosses fingers for over 100gb storage* 
May I suggest you stop visiting Macrumors and maybe set up Macreleased.com?
Personally, I find it quite refreshing to see leaks of actual prototypes ... just as we do for all other manufacturers... instead of a constant stream of improbable (although nice looking) fanboy fantasy mockups.
I'm actually going to believe this!
If the macbook was real.....
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and the iPhone prototype was the same one as the lost one in the norcal bar....
then this iPod Touch seems 99.98% legit to me
If the macbook was real.....
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and the iPhone prototype was the same one as the lost one in the norcal bar....
then this iPod Touch seems 99.98% legit to me
So only a few more months until Vietnam shows us the new iPad with front facing camera? (I'm only half kidding).
My 3rd Generation iPod died about 3 weeks after warranty expired.
Turned me off buying iPod's and I haven't bought one since.
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I think Apple has a leak somewhere and the information is being fed to Vietnam...
I'm thinking the same thing... Probably right under his (Jobs') nose in Cupertino.
I think I would like it if Apple would just let the touch get a bit fatter (almost iPhone size) and put twice as much memory as there already is in there. That would be unlikely though as Apple really wants the touch slim, and it would probably cannibalize iPhone sales
You don't think the proximity to China has anything to do with it, then?I'm thinking the same thing... Probably right under his (Jobs') nose in Cupertino.
They are neighboring countries. The Foxconn manufacturing complex is located in Longhua in the south of China.
I would suspect some sort of border running operation here. Going via Cupertino seems like the long way around, doesn't it?
Who says they aren't? The world is a big place, and it takes time to plug all the holes.
Don't people actually read the article. The serial numbers show it was a prototype from last year's 3rd gen touch. All as it proves is that a camera could have fit in the 3rd gen touch and that it was probably removed for marketing reasons (as Steve Jobs said after the 3rd gen was released).
maybe it's Apple marketing "leaking" this stuff. they do it every year before a launch
Who says they aren't?
Their most likely course of action would be to change internal procedures as well as those of their manufacturing partners. Those changes wouldn't be revealed to the general public.
I'm not convinced there is much they can do once the leak has happened. The Gizmodo-reported iPhone prototype was an exception, but in most cases, it's probably not worth the time, effort, and money.
In this instance, they would probably say, "We prototype many designs that never make it to the market. This is one."