Apple ''Leaks'' Image of iPod Touch with 3G
Apple "accidentally" uploaded an image of an iPod Touch with 3G connectivity.
It's like clockwork: the closer we get to a supposed Apple launch date, the more "leaked" materials consumers and press uncover, building hype. We've seen plenty since the beginning of the year regarding the next iPhone and iPod Touch release, and today is no exception.
Wednesday morning iDownloadBlog discovered that Apple "accidentally" loaded a promo shot of an iPod Touch with 3G capabilities on the iTunes website. On the North American shores, the shot was quickly yanked and replaced with a new version, but the iTunes page over in the UK still conveniently displays the iPod Touch 3G without hesitation, as seen here. The only thing missing from the image is a wireless carrier icon.
The "accidental leak" follows recent rumors that the next-generation iPod Touch will feature 3G capabilities when it's revealed in September. This feature was actually spotted in iOS 5 Beta 4, represented as cellular and GPS toggles in the iCloud and Settings menu. The initial discovery led to speculation that Apple won't release an iPhone Nano, but rather intends to equip the iPod Touch with hardware capable of supporting FaceTime and iMessage over a 3G wireless network.
If that's the case, it's assumed that the new iPod Touch will require the same data plans used by the iPad 2. But as always, everything is mere speculation and rumor until Apple officially reveals the device in September.
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WOW!! It's radically new and exciting!! >.
If that is true, that will be a killer for the Touch having to buy a data plan. I know I bought one just to escape having that expense. Sounds like another good money maker for the Cellular companies.
***Disclaimer: Extreme Sarcasm Below***
This is great news! So for phone, internet, music, videos, pictures, games and apps you can use your iPhone and then for internet, music, videos, pictures, games and apps you can use your iPod Touch! Wow, Apple really has all the bases covered here! Can't wait to see what they come up with next!!!!
I wish they made an iPad mini that was for internet, music, videos, pictures, games and apps. Kind of like the new iPod, but as an iPad.
Yeah, Apple "accidentally leaked" this....right.
Apple is little more than a marketing machine.
I think being trendy is a form of cultural stupidity.
Typical apple....
Who in there right mind is going to sign another contract for a 3G iTouch? Oh right this is Apple sheep we're talking about.
I'm sure there will be a non 3G and a 3G version.
I wouldn't buy an Apple product even if it was capable of s***ing my ****.
Now that we have that established, what new strategies does their marketing team have now to try to "Turn" me?
Wait. woudlnt this make the ipod THE SAME GODDAMN THIS AS THE IPHONE?!?!?!!? Shit why would anyone buy that? The data plans are like the same price.
Wait. woudlnt this make the ipod THE SAME GODDAMN THIS AS THE IPHONE?!?!?!!? Shit why would anyone buy that? The data plans are like the same price.
I'm waiting to see the advantage of repackaging an iPhone 4 without the phone part...but so far this seems sort of like taking away the iPhone's touchscreen and calling it a $600 picture frame.
I wouldn't buy an Apple product even if it was capable of s***ing my ****
If they did what would they call it, the iSuck?
so, an ipod touch with 3G. Isn't that called the iphone 3g, the iphone 3gs and the iphone 4?
iHaters out in force. They really are even more stupid and predictable than Apple clientèle.
GPS would be nice. Especially for running and cycling routes. But making it you NEED a data plan would effectively kill any chance of me forking over some cash their way.
Apple's iPod sales have been flagging for a long long while now, this would be a first stage in integrating the iPod into the iPhone line with the goal of eventually eliminating the iPod altogether and would simply be called iPhone wifi edition or iPhone home edition or media edition or something like that, the most amusing thing about this scenario would be that the iPhone talk edition (the one that actually makes phone calls) would probably cost more, hilarious, it cost you more to buy a phone that makes phone calls.....
With this, I'm trying to understand why you'd need the iPhone...if you had 3g and you used wifi at home or whenever possible, you could make phone calls with SIP and google voice, etc.
That would be fantastic...just $25 - $30 a month total...I would love it.
Why would you guys think that you would have an iPod touch AND and an iPhone?? This is actually good news as my kids have an iPod touch (they are 5 and 8). They can watch their movies, play games, etc. I have a pretty elaborate setup at my house with media servers, etc. and would love for them to be able to stream movies to their iPods through 3G. We take lots of trips and we enjoy driving so this would be perfect. Now I have to use my MiFi device in the car to connect their iPods and 2 streaming doesn't work so well. I would much rather pay for their own data plan and enable it as needed when we travel. If you don't know how the iPad plans work, it is not a contract and you can turn the 3G data on and off as needed.
On another thought; why all the hate towards this? Just because you either can't afford it or don't want to spend money on it, why do people like to hate so much. If you have a smartphone and don't need an iPod touch and can't imagine how YOU would use it, what logic are you using to come to the conclusion that this is a horrible idea?
Apple sucks, every product they ever made was overpriced and underdeveloped. I'm baffled by the stupidity of Apple followers.
You have obviously never used Mac OS X. What features specifically do you think are underdeveloped? What experience (of your own) have you had with Apple products that made you form this opinion?
Windows 7 is great, but things like spaces (spaces being my biggest use) and expose are a huge productivity boost to me. As far as being overpriced that just depends on what is important to you. I need Windows, but I run it in parallels with coherence mode and I get the best of both worlds.
Also based on the quality of your post I'm not baffled by your stupidity. You obviously are content with mediocrity.
If they did what would they call it, the iSuck?
Probably the iBlow®
Maybe this isn't just a picture of the next iPod touch. Maybe it is a pic of the rumored low-cost new iPhone. Not sure why Apple would continue making two products (iPod touch and iPhone). Wouldn't it make more sense to have one device, if you want a data or call plan, go register the device with a carrier....if you don't, just use it like you would an iPod touch with no plan.
an ipod touch... with 3g... that's called an iPHONE! I think they're grasping at straws here...
Lol at the bias on toms. I can understand the fact that some people dislike Apple products, but the fact that every negative comment gets up-voted and every pro-apple comment gets down-voted, no matter what they say, is rather ridiculous.
Wow! It's like "not" having an iPhone AND "not" having an iPad, it's like having an iPod Touch 3G! ;-)
I'd love this if the data pans are month-to-month like the iPads. And if you can use the iPod Touch as a mobile hotspot I'd be all over that.
If you can tether your iPod Touch 3G, you can connect to the Internet on your iPad Wi-Fi, & if you download Skype, you can make a call to yourself on your iPhone. If you have a iPhone EDGE, you can connect via Wi-Fi, "if you can tether", & get a faster Internet connection... ;-)
I am so sure it was an accident. Give me a break..
To the people who are talking about having to pay for a plan with the iPod Touch 3G, you might not need to have a plan, if it's like the kindle which comes with wifi and 3G is free. You do pay a little more for the price with 3G though. I was just saying how I wish the iPod Touch came with 3G and goggled it and found this.