With the iPad, iOS 4 and the new iPhone, you might have started to feel like Apple forgot about the iPod touch. Maybe it’s a bit deserved, as there hasn’t been much to be excited about regarding the poor iPod touch of late. This situation may change very soon. According to new rumors, the iPod touch is about to become nothing short of awesome.
According to some “supplier noise” reported by Electricpig, the next iPod touch might inherit quite a lot from the new iPhone 4. More specifically, it will apparently feature a front-facing camera for FaceTime (as speculated), a 5MP back-facing camera with flash and HD recording, as well as a gyroscope.
These are pretty much the features we’ll be filing as “obvious/very likely” for the next iPod touch keynote (most likely due in September). Nevertheless, it’s always nice to hear more about the iPhone’s poor little brother. Also, if Apple can pull this off and widely distribute a $200 FaceTime-enabled device, it could take this standard to a whole new level.
That’s cool and all. My question is how would one enable a FaceTime chat with no number or account to call and link it to in Contacts?
Apparently through your Apple ID is how Facetime will allow you to make calls on WIFI.
The humble little iPod Touch. It doesn’t ask for much of your attention…
But yeah it needs a mic.
I just got my first iDevice a ipod touch 3g 32gb.
Its pretty awesome but i would love a build in mic and the feature of taking pictures and even video would be a kick in the right direction from apple. I still dont know why iTouch didnt get these things earlier. Like Flash apple explained me why iDevices doesnt have it, but i never heard anything about camera and build in mic why they are not supported on iTouch.
Eh ditch iPod and make new device like car or something that would be amazing!!
Yeah, I’ve been waiting for this since last year when Jobs apparently pulled the camera at the last minute because it made the device too thick. Thanks Steve. I’m still pissed about it too. So I hope it’s true this time. The new Retina Display seems like the most obvious feature that needs to make it to the iPod Touch. But I’ll take a better GPU and I hope they lose the chrome bezel as well. The big surprise I hope we get in September is a similar, mid-cycle iPad hardware upgrade. Seems that would at least need a memory upgrade to 512 MB to properly handle multitasking on iOS 4 and a Retina Display wouldn’t hurt either.
I also hope that we are surprised by an iPad refresh for the holidays. If it had a retina display and a camera I would finally buy one.
Hell yeah.. I’m saving up for one already!
don’t forget the retina display!
and i hope they change the design. i’m not a big fan of the chrome back
Wow, if these features really make it onto the new iPod Touch, I will be definitely purchasing one. I’m currently using my old iPod Touch 1G because to me the iPod Touch 2G and 3G were a bit of a waste.
I cant wait for the 4th Generation iPod Touch!
I think the FaceTime app on iPhone 4 is basically an Internet/Skype type call. That’s why you need wifi to make the call. I wonder if you go to airplane mode then turn on wifi on the iPhone 4 if it’ll still make the FaceTime call. It should. Has anyone tried this yet? Ive only got a 3GS 32gb.
It works with people you already facetimed with. Not sure about a new number though.
I think the FaceTime app on iPhone 4 is basically an Internet/Skype type call. That’s why you need wifi to make the call. I wonder if you go to airplane mode then turn on wifi on the iPhone 4 if it’ll still make the call. It should. Has anyone tried this yet? I only have a measly 3GS 32 gb.
Why not just take the iPhone 4 and rip out the phone part, there you got a iPod Touch 4g.
I already have an iPhone 4, so there’s not much sense into getting a 4G iPod touch. However, if there’s one compelling argument for getting this new gizmo, it’s that the iPhone 4 has been downclocked for battery purposes and iPod touches are left with their true CPU speed. Other than that, there’s no need to upgrade my iPod touch 3G 32-GB, which is already a great device in its own rightis suffice for the time being. The best course of action is to wait for the iPod touch 6th generation.
I already jaw an iPhone 4, so there’s no sense in doling out cash for an iPod touch that contains some of the amazing features on an iPhone 4. Except for the fact that the iPhone 4 CPU has been downclocked for battery preservation purposes, the iPhone 4 is head and shoulders bettter
I already have the iPhone 4, which is head and shoulders better than the iPod touch 4G. With the exception that the iPhone 4 CPU has been downclocked to presets battery life and that iPod touches (inclluding 4G) have been left to run at the same CPU speed, there’s no sufficient argument that could sway the masses to purchase the iPod touch 4G. Just upgrade to the iPhone 4 and get your money’s worth.
This is Fantastic news!!! If true as I LOVE iOs4 on my 64 gb iTouch 3. I really think the iTouch is the best product of all the I devices. I personally do not want my cell phone anywhere near my Pmp. WiFi is much faster than 3 or 4 g. Why do you think Apple made FaceTime a WiFi only app?
Iprey this news is true. I know I will certainly pre order the highest storage capacity SS drive they offer. Another area the iTouch stands head & shoulders. Above the iPad or phone. Love 2 c 128 gb. I hear 80 gb is very probable. BTW- love this app. Already paid for itself many times over.
Regards,
J
Agreed
Question: Do you think it will inherit the new look from the iPhone 4?
I hope so
WOW, I was planning to get a new ipod touch 16 gb, now I think Ill wait for the next keynote presentation to see if this is true. Ill probably spend my money on a new guitar hero band set… for now
Hopefully since they decided to screw people by not really updating the ipod touch, the next one will have the following:
Camera
Microphone
“Retina” display
Sensible iphone 4-esque design (as opposed to a curved back which is wasteful of space)
Hardware akin to iphone 4
I’m still rockin my Touch 2g 16GB, though I’m wishing I had the above as well as more storage & multitasking capability.
I hope that happens because I would get one!