iPod touch Which would you rather have on the touch....

[PowerFullMac]

FM transmitter so I can play my music on the car radio and on the stereo on the room, about a month after I got it a newer one came out at the same price but with a socket to plug your MP3 in! Not fair!

 

[KoolStar]

I would not want either of the features, because it would case the battery to drain faster. Not to mention the fact that I would not use either of the two features.

 

[sushi]

Then each individual feature:
- music playback
- video playback
- wifi reception
- Safari
- YouTube
should be priced individually, instead of bundling it all together in a single purchase price. The January Apps also should not be bundled with every new iPod Touch that's shipped since then.

I was thinking in terms of extra hardware.

Software updates and additions, IMHO, are different.

Especially considering the fact that many WiFi chipsets already have all the necessary hardware for FM reception built-in.

This I did not know.

Do you have a reference? TIA.

 

[kockgunner]

i'd like a receiver so i can listen to the radio on the go. if i'm in my car listening to the radio, i can just stash an fm transmitter in the glovebox.

 

[maestrocasa]

Neither, I would rather have support for AirTunes than either of these, and as far as I can tell, AirTunes could be supported by a software and shouldn't really require any new hardware. And in means of the radio transmitter, I bought an iPod so I wouldn't have to listen to the radio, and in means of of broadcasting a signal for cars to listen to it, my car has a tape deck which I threw a stereo-mini to tape converter in, which gives much better music quality than a FM transmitter could, and most new cars now (including my parents, I'm 16) have direct stereo-mini inputs.

Here Here! AirTunes support would be the coolest mod ever. Maybe we can count on Rogue Amoeba's AirFoil to bring the audio [and video] airtunes support to the iPT. This is the mod i'm waiting for (and maybe some playback control buttons on case/cord) before I buy the Touch.

 

[wizard]

Doubt it.

But even if it were true, one chip does not a radio make (Yoda talk).

Yeah there would be a small amount of support hardware required but it is incredibly small amount. Most of the Radio electronics would be in the chip these days.

There are other things to consider. You need a tuner circuit of some sort, you need tuner hardware and software, etc.

Again most of this stuff would be built in. Look up the spec sheets on FM radio chips and like hardware. For the most part the whole radio ends up on the die. Of course software is required! In any event Nokia N800 had such an FM facility, such a capability in a handheld computer is actually old technology.

Personally, I see no need for an FM tuner function. And if I did, I could always get an add on FM tuner like the link I made above.

Who gives a rats ass about add ons. The whole idea here is an integrated solution.

To each his own.

Actually I could go for a whole shortwave Radio. But I can see the limited demand for that. FM though is something that more than a few want, it doesn't have to be enabled in every model though. I just want to see Apple offer up honest choice.

Dave

 

[goosnarrggh]

This I did not know.

Do you have a reference? TIA.

Broadcom has one:
http://embedded-system.net/single-chip-wifi-bluetooth-and-fm-receiver-bcm4325-broadcom.html

So does CSR:
http://www.eetindia.co.in/ART_8800452852_1800005_NT_a058b755.HTM

And TI:

http://www.electronicsweekly.com/products/2007/02/07/976/ti-wifibluetooth-chip-supports-802.11n.htm

 

[Crossbone]

Just for the talk shows in the morning.

 

[-Dark Angel-]

I say being able to listen to the radio on your ipod touch, just like how Zune 2 can. That is a handy feature if you want a break from the song your listening to.

 

[Rhosfelt]

I'd go for the FM Transmitter... if it didnt make it any bigger.

Else if it it made it bigger, I'd rather not having it.

I agree with this, no more $100-$50 FM transmitters for the iPod as long as it didn't blemish the style.

I usually use line in, because of the better quality, but if they had built in Fm transmitter I would never have to worry about forgetting my cable or little Griffin Transmitter.