I wonder if they will ever put the GPS in the iPod, or if they consider that a big differentiator for the iPhone.
New iPod touch
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Re: New iPod touch
#22Interesting that the landing page describes colours, screen resolution, even the CPU architecture and speed - but not the storage capacity. I have >100GB of music on on old iPod Classic and capacity is the most important factor for me.
http://www.apple.com/ipod/compare-ipod-models/
16 - 128GB in price ranges of $199 to $399
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#23Interesting that it has the same design aesthetic as the 6/6+ but has a smaller screen (4"). I bet a lot of people would want an iPhone the same size as this thing.
No, it has the same design aesthetic as the iPad Air. The sides are rounded in a "quarter pipe" versus the "half pipe" completely rounded edges of the 6/6+.
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Re: New iPod touch
#24Is there even still a market for such devices? While $200 dollars may be a lot less than an unlocked iPhone, its certainly not cheap. Plus you can get an iPhone 6 at that price if you are willing to get into a contract.
$400 was in range for a Christmas present for my twins last year. $1,300 definitely wasn't.
Plus, I don't want first graders with cellular access.
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#25I wonder if they will ever put the GPS in the iPod, or if they consider that a big differentiator for the iPhone.
Perhaps it isn't worth it?
iPod doesn't have 3G, so it's offline outside WiFi range. This means you're either close to WiFi and WiFi-based location works, or you couldn't do much with it anyway.
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#26Interesting that it has the same design aesthetic as the 6/6+ but has a smaller screen (4"). I bet a lot of people would want an iPhone the same size as this thing.
No, it has the same design aesthetic as the iPad Air. The sides are rounded in a "quarter pipe" versus the "half pipe" completely rounded edges of the 6/6+.
This is interesting. I wonder how that decision was made.
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#27Interesting that the landing page describes colours, screen resolution, even the CPU architecture and speed - but not the storage capacity. I have >100GB of music on on old iPod Classic and capacity is the most important factor for me.
Or the music quality. Same as the iPhone (which is pretty good, admittedly)? Or better?
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#28I wonder if they will ever put the GPS in the iPod, or if they consider that a big differentiator for the iPhone.
I think the GPS receiver comes "for free" with the phone hardware (the DSP/antenna package).
So, I doubt it, just because it wouldn't add much and would cost significantly more (both in components and battery life).
With this kind of device, you're only online when in wifi, so location-aware services are limited too. i.e. what would you do with the GPS info? Maybe photo tagging?
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#29Sweet glad to finally see iPod Touch getting some modern love, just wished they came with bigger screens. Does Android have a comparable device? i.e. Internet/Music sans-phone in your pocket that's great at capturing quality vids/pics? Edit: The Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 looks close: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/samsung-galaxy-camera-2
I'm not meaning to sound like a jerk, but comparable Android devices would be actual phones, with sd card slots. Pick one with a camera you like, turn off data/phone, and you can get whatever storage you want for a pittance.
Re: New iPod touch
#30Interesting that the landing page describes colours, screen resolution, even the CPU architecture and speed - but not the storage capacity. I have >100GB of music on on old iPod Classic and capacity is the most important factor for me.
http://www.apple.com/ipod/compare-ipod-models/ 16 - 128GB in price ranges of $199 to $399
Haa 49$ for a 2GB screenless player. I wonder how large is the profit on this one. And I thought Sandisk were mean to charge 40$ for a 4GB Sansa Clip.