September iPod Touch Most Likely Without a Rear-Camera
iPod Touch (left) iPhone 4 rear camera (right)
Many rumors have been surfacing the web lately suggesting that we may see a rear-facing camera in the September release of the 4th generation iPod Touch. I'll confirm it right now- we aren't going to see one unless Apple makes some major design changes to this new iPod Touch.
This shouldn't be a surprise to you. Steve Jobs even told the New York Times why:
I also asked him why the Nano can record video, but can't snap still photos. That reason, he said, is technical: the sensors you need to record video are extremely thin these days -- thin enough to fit into the wafer-thin Nano. But the ones with enough resolution for stills, especially with autofocus (like the sensor in the iPhone), are much too thick to cram into a player that's only 0.2 inches thick.
At the WWDC, where iPhone 4 was released, Steve Jobs said they would ship 10s of millions of FaceTime devices. This was clealy hinting that the iPod Touch will include a camera. A front-facing camera that is.
If Apple did want to include a rear-camera on the iPod Touch, we would see a thicker, more squared-off design. Apple is also known for surprises as well. We could also see some new type of technology introduced that allows for a thinner rear- camera. Time will tell. What are your thoughts? Are you expecting a front facing or rear facing camera? Or both?
Alex Leiphart Jul 8, 2010 at 7:09 PM in Video, iPhone, iPods tagged Steve Jobs, WWDC, front-facing camera, hd video, iPhone 4, iPod Touch
Reader Comments (2)
Does it matter? It's an ipod touch! who cares?!
This isn't really news since this rumor has been going on since before the last update in the ipod touch. These are just resurfacing from last time.
They may redesign the iPod Touch, so it can have a camera. I think that they should definitely include a mic this time.