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iPod touch What is the iPod Touch really missing...

What is the iPod Touch really missing?

  • a camera & video camera

    Votes: 75 28.1%

  • faster processor

    Votes: 23 8.6%

  • larger hard drive

    Votes: 30 11.2%

  • all of the above

    Votes: 106 39.7%

  • nothing...maybe just a little bit more storage

    Votes: 33 12.4%
  • Total voters
    267
uberamd said:
It's an iPod. Its not a camera. Its not a video camera. Its a music device that plays applications. The calling for a camera is silly, as it just makes no sense having on one on a iPod touch. Unless of course you want the device price to skyrocket like the $700 iPhone costs. The iPod Touch is .33 inches thick, iPhone is .48 inches thick. The camera is pretty tall so it would add thickness to the device as well.

Makes no sense. And yes, I own a iPod Touch and iPhone. I don't see why you don't just admit you want the iPhone, minus the phone calling ability for the same price of $200. Thats what it boils down to. Good luck.
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It's not an iPod. That's a poor description for something that's rapidly surpassing not only a media player, but also a PDA. I use mine as a mini computer, and having video and still image capture would be extremely handy, especially given the 3 Gs's video quality. Yes, I've used it, just today.

Just because YOU don't want it, doesn't make it silly, and it doesn't mean there aren't tons of people that would find this addition useful.

Also, where do you get the information that the camera component of the iPhone is solely what drives the price to $700 unsubsidized? Do you have an inside Apple contact? A 3 million pixel camera with video drives it up $400? Really?

ahjjones said:
I'm fairly certain you will be. In 04' there wasn't an i Phone. Period. There is no way to compare the market we're in now to the market in 04. Also, Apple isn't going to upgrade the camera seeing as how they want to sell as many i Phones as they can. The iPod Touch is a music device, not a phone. If you want a camera buy a i Phone. Case closed.
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Apple isn't going to sell any iPhones to me, no matter how hard they try, because they refuse to release the device on something other than AT&T. I, however, still want the other features of the iPhone that the Touch doesn't have. Also, I fail to see how removing the phone portion of the iPhone and calling it an iPod Touch immediately makes it ridiculous to have a camera on it. Look at what you're effectively saying:

"If you want a camera, buy a phone."

Yeah, because that makes more sense than a "media player" with a camera. :rolleyes:

15 years ago, people would have told you the notion of having a camera on a phone is ridiculous. Look at where we're at today.

And I repeat: the iPod Touch is more than a media player. It is exponentially more functional than any PDA I've used in 15 years, yet it continually is viewed as the iPhone's retarded little brother. Why? Because it doesn't have the phone part or the camera. Wow, big difference. :rolleyes:
 
Flash

Ipod Touch is missing Adobe Flash...

Come on Apple...so much online content uses it...get with the times!
 
polaris20 said:
It's not an iPod. That's a poor description for something that's rapidly surpassing not only a media player, but also a PDA. I use mine as a mini computer, and having video and still image capture would be extremely handy, especially given the 3 Gs's video quality. Yes, I've used it, just today.

Just because YOU don't want it, doesn't make it silly, and it doesn't mean there aren't tons of people that would find this addition useful.

Also, where do you get the information that the camera component of the iPhone is solely what drives the price to $700 unsubsidized? Do you have an inside Apple contact? A 3 million pixel camera with video drives it up $400? Really?
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Exactly. As I showed in my earlier post, a 2MP camera cost $11. Of course, Apple will have to redesign the Touch- but as seen, Apple redesigned from the 1st gen Touch to the 2nd gen and the price actually dropped.

Trust me nay-sayers, teens love taking pictures of themselves and they love music/games. Both those technologies have already been combined in numerous forms - why wouldn't Apple to do that to the Touch?

And no need for anyone more debate on how a camera on the Touch would be too similar to an iPhone. Read my last post and apply common sense.
 
FSMBP said:
Exactly. As I showed in my earlier post, a 2MP camera cost $11. Of course, Apple will have to redesign the Touch- but as seen, Apple redesigned from the 1st gen Touch to the 2nd gen and the price actually dropped.

Trust me nay-sayers, teens love taking pictures of themselves and they love music/games. Both those technologies have already been combined in numerous forms - why wouldn't Apple to do that to the Touch?

And no need for anyone more debate on how a camera on the Touch would be too similar to an iPhone. Read my last post and apply common sense.
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I would love to be able to take the quality of videos and stills that the 3Gs takes on an iPod Touch, because when I'm out in the field or traveling, it would be one or two devices less to carry.
 
ahjjones said:
I'm fairly certain you will be. In 04' there wasn't an i Phone. Period. There is no way to compare the market we're in now to the market in 04. Also, Apple isn't going to upgrade the camera seeing as how they want to sell as many i Phones as they can. The iPod Touch is a music device, not a phone. If you want a camera buy a i Phone. Case closed.
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If the iPod was a music device, why did Apple decide to put internet on it? 2 years ago many people laughed at the thought of internet on an iPod, now it seems essential to the device. 2 years ago, if you asked me if an iPod was more likely to get a camera or internet, I would have said camera. It has the internet now, so why not camera? The demographic the Touch is aimed at would eat up the camera, the iPod is a multimedia device after all and Photos are included in that.
 
jholm90 said:
Ipod Touch is missing Adobe Flash...

Come on Apple...so much online content uses it...get with the times!
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Flash...it is a shame :rolleyes:

that was another 'option' I was thinking about in the poll - But, I thought that was going to cause an uproar in itself... ;) I know everyone is wondering when... :confused:

CrackBookPro:cool:
 
I really think that the naysayers who are always saying "the iPod touch is a music device" no longer have an argument. The device is a multimedia device, to the max. It's not a phone, so let's be clear with that. As such, 3G, which is commonly associated with phone contracts, may be unlikely (though yes, I know a few netbooks have 3G out there). However, anything else is open territory for the Touch. So a camera, video camera, compass, iPhone 3G S - like performance, GPS, bluetooth, etc. etc. is possible. The other argument I am tired of is the whole iPod Touch vs. iPhone "product differentiation" argument. The iPhone already has 3G, voice, and texting, via a cell phone contract. What more product differentiation do you need? :rolleyes:
 
Beric said:
I really think that the naysayers who are always saying "the iPod touch is a music device" no longer have an argument. The device is a multimedia device, to the max. It's not a phone, so let's be clear with that. As such, 3G, which is commonly associated with phone contracts, may be unlikely (though yes, I know a few netbooks have 3G out there). However, anything else is open territory for the Touch. So a camera, video camera, compass, iPhone 3G S - like performance, GPS, bluetooth, etc. etc. is possible. The other argument I am tired of is the whole iPod Touch vs. iPhone "product differentiation" argument. The iPhone already has 3G, voice, and texting, via a cell phone contract. What more product differentiation do you need? :rolleyes:
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I agree that it's more than just an iPod, but also more than just a media device as well. I use it for more than just media every single day.
 
sportsfrk214 said:
If the iPod was a music device, why did Apple decide to put internet on it? 2 years ago many people laughed at the thought of internet on an iPod, now it seems essential to the device. 2 years ago, if you asked me if an iPod was more likely to get a camera or internet, I would have said camera. It has the internet now, so why not camera? The demographic the Touch is aimed at would eat up the camera, the iPod is a multimedia device after all and Photos are included in that.
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I have always been wondering that. We can view pics and vid, but we can't make it on our iPod...strange? ...or was it a technology gap at the time? and/or cost issue at the same time?

in only a year, why only so much has changed ;)

CrackBookPro:cool:
 
GPS! I don't like crappy photos...and almost all phones have cameras nowadays anyway. not all phones have wifi soo that's why the ipod has it :p. I just don't want the Touch to be bulkier.
 
I dont have my ipod touch yet, so i could be wrong about this but...
I'd say a simple search function for music. As there becomes more space for music, there should be somewhere to easily search for a particular song (etc) instead of having to go through a potential hundreds of artists. Just a thought.
 
MAC~n~Cheese said:
I dont have my ipod touch yet, so i could be wrong about this but...
I'd say a simple search function for music. As there becomes more space for music, there should be somewhere to easily search for a particular song (etc) instead of having to go through a potential hundreds of artists. Just a thought.
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they included the spotlight function in the 3.0 firmware update, which currently you have to pay $10 to get :p
 
By far GPS, maybe a camera. If we're gonna really dream, I wouldn't mind a micro-SD slot (if a camera were added). 802.11n wireless.

+1 to Flash (not really a hardware thing but yeh)
USB 3.0 support (not sure if this is hardware, software or both)

All of that and I'd be on cloud 9~
 
I would really like a GPS. I am trying to see why I should even bother upgrading my Version 2 to a 3. I don't know what I'd gain. I can see all kinds of benefits for the phone but not much for the iPod. If I'm wrong about this, please post and let me know.
 
Whats is really missing

Hi,
We already have wirless controll of music via "remote", if Apple put in a Ir transmitter you could have a really cool TV, DVD remote.
Ciao
JOhn
 
Whats missing from Ipod Touch

Hi,
I use "shapewriter" for writing notes. You drag your finger over letters on the screen to make words. Pity its not an option to a keyboard over all apps.
Ciao
John
 
Resplendent said:
USB 3.0 support (not sure if this is hardware, software or both)
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Both, and it's unlikely to happen partly because real shipping parts probably arrived too late to make it into the device, and more importantly because I doubt even the faster processors of this generation could handle USB 3.
 
If Apple adds a camera, and the data capabilities people are whining for, whats the point of the iPhone? How can most justify buying it? Camera? Common across devices. Network? Well people are convinced it will come with 3G for app downloading. So toss Skype on there and you have a phone. Oh and GPS? Yeah, people think that is coming to the iTouch also. So the iPhone is useful how? How does that justify the $225 vs $700 price comparison? Think people........

I love the speculation people regurgitate here with no fact to support it. Its funny. Everyone is so convinced so many things are coming through the pipe. Front facing camera, camera on the iTouch, matte 3G S backing, 3G on the iPod Touch. I will just sit here and smile every time the new devices are released, but avoid posting links back to my previous posts that state there is no way Apple will implement these features, and saying "I told you so". Just remember, every time Apple releases a product that doesn't have a feature you wanted, think about how uberamd tried to convince you that it wasn't going to happen in the first place.
 
Firewire 800 Syncing
Use as a flash drive
SD Card Slot
GPS
Compass
Use as a MultiTouch Trackpad for Macs like Trackpads built into MacBook Pros
 
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