The ipod touch does not work wth bluetooth gps receivers unfortunately, I wish it did. It will run all the same apps. Like you said, the camera is better, there are accessories you can get to allow the ipod touch to work with GPS, not sure how well they work though. On Jan 11, 2011, at 1:37 PM, Justin Ekis wrote:
> Hi all, > > I'm curious what you all know about the differences between the iPhone4 and > the iPod touch, other than the obvious phone capabilities of course. > > I've had my eye on the iPhone since shortly after getting a mac, and as > anyone following me on twitter could tell you I kept a close eye on any > rumors about when it would get to Verizon. Strangely, now that Verizon has > finally made it official, I'm suddenly not sure. The idea of adding another > $30 to my bill for a smartphone data plan is a little hard to swallow. From > what I can tell, the iPod touch can run all of the same apps, and I'm > satisfied with a phone that places calls and does text messaging. Of course > the touch can only use wifi, but if I'm away from a wifi connection, I'm > probably quite busy doing something and don't need those distractions anyway. > > From what I have been able to gather, the phone has a far better camera, > which is only compelling if there is a great OCR app available to use it > with. More important is that the iPOD doesn't appear to have GPS > functionality. One would hope that standard bluetooth GPS receivers would > work with the touch and allow the use of apps such as Navigon. If not, it > would seem odd if there wasn't a GPS receiver among the hundreds of add-ons > designed specifically for the iPOD touch. Does anyone know if this is > possible? > > Other than these, what other differences have you guys noticed? > > Thanks, > > Justin > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
