No camera in a touch. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Blake Sinnett Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 9:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Does the Ipod touch 3g 8 gb talk?
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/ > >> > >> > >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
