The FM radio is rumored to be coming. I've noticed that pressing and holding
power and pressing the home key on my iPod touch produces a camera noise. I'm
not sure if images are taken or what. But if someone could check this out,
that'd be great.
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Does the Ipod touch 3g 8 gb talk?
> Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:19:12 -1000
>
>
> Hi Hank,
>
> hank smith wrote:
>
> >
> > what ipod touch models have voice over and can you run all iphone
> > apps on
> > it?
> >
>
> The 32GB and 64GB iPod Touch 3G models have VoiceOver. There is no
> iPod Touch model on which you can run all the iPhone apps, since
> clearly the apps that support phone functions, or that rely on 3G
> network connectivity or GPS or built-in compass will not find these
> properties built into an iPod Touch. Nor will the apps that use the
> camera. In principle, you could run a GPS app that uses a dock-
> mounted GPS unit plugged into the base of the iPod Touch. I was
> interested in the TomTom app for that reason, because the holder that
> they sell for mounting the iPhone for car use contains a GPS signal in
> the dock connector that plugs into the base of the iPhone to boost
> signal. This means that it can also supply GPS functionality to an
> iPod Touch. In principal, any GPS app could then be used with the
> iPod touch. Other tear-down reports tell of the iPod Touch containing
> a later-generation Broadcomm chip than is in the iPhone 3GS. This is
> capable of supporting the faster 802.11N wireless connections, and FM
> reception, although neither of these functions is currently active in
> the iPod Touch 3G. It's possibile these features could be activated
> in a later software release by Apple.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Esther
> hank smith wrote:
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > From: "Esther" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 10:11 AM
> > Subject: Re: Does the Ipod touch 3g 8 gb talk?
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi Søren,
> >
> > The iPod Touch 3G in the 8GB version was introduced to fill the $99
> > price point offering. It does not have the same CPU that qualifies it
> > for the "3GS" designation with the speed and capacity to support
> > VoiceOver. Here are a couple more of the features of the Third
> > Generation iPod Touch excerpted from the recent iLounge review:
> >
> > <begin quote>
> > For the new iPod touch, Apple has promised only two specific hardware
> > changes: “up to 50 percent faster performance” and “support for even
> > better graphics with OpenGL ES 2.0.” Though the company doesn’t
> > discuss the specifics of its components in iPod or iPhone devices,
> > this has been accomplished by a replacement of the prior model’s CPU
> > and graphics processor with newer, faster parts, upping the device’s
> > clock speed to approximately 800MHz and adding new special effects to
> > its graphics arsenal.
> >
> > <snip>
> > The iPod touch and iPhone 3GS both include Nike + iPod support, while
> > the iPhone 3G does not. In terms of raw processing horsepower, the
> > iPod touch bests both the iPhone 3GS and the iPhone 3G, a difference
> > which will lead to marginally better-looking graphics on future touch
> > games than 3GS games, but significantly better graphics on both the
> > touch and 3GS than the iPhone 3G.
> > <end quote>
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Esther
> >
> > Søren jensen wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Hi.
> >>
> >> It seems as Apple have made an Ipod touch 3g in the 8 gb version. I
> >> thought there only were a 32 gb version and a 64 gb version. Does
> >> somebody
> >> know if the 8 gb version also have Voiceover included?
> >> Best regards:
> >> Søren Jensen
> >> Mail & MSN:
> >> [email protected]
> >> Website:
> >> http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >
>
>
> >
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