Aloha everyone,
First off, iPod touch owners WILL have to pay for the upgrade. No one seems to remember that ONLY for the iPhone (both 1st gen and 3G) and
TV were the prices amortized over a 24-month period. Not so for the iPod touch. What does that mean exactly? Owners of either model iPhone as well as owners of TV get updates for 24 months for free, as they are covered in the initial cost of the device. iPod touch owners mush pay for the upgrades, as they are NOT covered in the initial price. What bears watching is what happens to 1st gen iPhone owners next year, when their 24-month window closes.
Next, I think people are a little confused on GPS. A-GPS is still "real" GPS, but uses WiFi towers to assist GPS satellites with your location. The maps app also uses your available data connection to draw the maps, and I've not had too much of a problem with my iPhone 3G keeping up with my vehicle while driving on the freeway here in Hawaii (I only drive at 70mph tops, however
) We don't have turn-by-turn GPS, but the screens on most in-vehicle units are much larger than that of the iPhone, so other than cost or for hikers and such, I begin to wonder about the significance of such functionality.
Lastly, I'm not sure how much to read into the "Let's Rock" and picture of the dancer with an iPod. We will most likely see the new iPod Nano, iTunes 8.0 (which will hopefully fix the app update issue for iPhone and iPod touch), and iPhone firmware 2.1, but here's at least one idea I didn't see anywhere else on this thread. I would like to see the small Apple remote control unit replaced by an app on the iPhone/iPod touch, as well as extending that functionality to controlling theTV remotely as well. Even though I don't currently own an TV (and probably won't be purchasing one in the near future), I think this is something Apple should offer TV owners. I'm thinking that Apple is heading in that direction, but as I'm not paid to spout my opinions, take that with a huge grain of salt (or a full salt shaker even ).
HawaiiMacAddict
First off, iPod touch owners WILL have to pay for the upgrade. No one seems to remember that ONLY for the iPhone (both 1st gen and 3G) and
TV were the prices amortized over a 24-month period. Not so for the iPod touch. What does that mean exactly? Owners of either model iPhone as well as owners of TV get updates for 24 months for free, as they are covered in the initial cost of the device. iPod touch owners mush pay for the upgrades, as they are NOT covered in the initial price. What bears watching is what happens to 1st gen iPhone owners next year, when their 24-month window closes.Next, I think people are a little confused on GPS. A-GPS is still "real" GPS, but uses WiFi towers to assist GPS satellites with your location. The maps app also uses your available data connection to draw the maps, and I've not had too much of a problem with my iPhone 3G keeping up with my vehicle while driving on the freeway here in Hawaii (I only drive at 70mph tops, however
) We don't have turn-by-turn GPS, but the screens on most in-vehicle units are much larger than that of the iPhone, so other than cost or for hikers and such, I begin to wonder about the significance of such functionality.Lastly, I'm not sure how much to read into the "Let's Rock" and picture of the dancer with an iPod. We will most likely see the new iPod Nano, iTunes 8.0 (which will hopefully fix the app update issue for iPhone and iPod touch), and iPhone firmware 2.1, but here's at least one idea I didn't see anywhere else on this thread. I would like to see the small Apple remote control unit replaced by an app on the iPhone/iPod touch, as well as extending that functionality to controlling the
TV remotely as well. Even though I don't currently own an TV (and probably won't be purchasing one in the near future), I think this is something Apple should offer TV owners. I'm thinking that Apple is heading in that direction, but as I'm not paid to spout my opinions, take that with a huge grain of salt (or a full salt shaker even ).HawaiiMacAddict
