Leaked iPod Touch with Camera Photos Were Real
Top image from Covino & Rich, Other Images from iFixit
While there has been an ongoing belief that Apple was indeed planning a camera module in the latest iPod touch, one reader has found the most convincing proof when comparing the iFixit teardown of the new iPod touch with the previously leaked images of an iPod touch with camera.
When comparing the teardown images to the leaked iPod touch with Camera images from radio show Covino & Rich, it becomes obvious that internals of the leaked images line up convincingly with the internals of the third-generation iPod touch. Meanwhile, they are both distinct from the internals of the second-generation iPod touch. Such a finding is beyond the realm of coincidence, which means that this image of a camera-enabled iPod touch was indeed a real Apple prototype:
It's not entirely clear why the camera was dropped from the iPod touch, though rumors suggest Apple is still interested in adding a camera to the device.
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31 months ago
Well, I'll be selling my 3rd gen without a camera as soon as this comes out...
31 months ago
something is telling me we are going to see a camera very soon....:D:D:D:D;)
isn't best buy accepting pre-orders for camera protection cases for the ipod touch 3G on Oct 14th!;)
isn't best buy accepting pre-orders for camera protection cases for the ipod touch 3G on Oct 14th!;)
31 months ago
Hmm, I wonder why Apple decided to not include the camera?
This is very interesting indeed.
This is very interesting indeed.
31 months ago
for some reason i was let down by them not including the camera. however if they include the camera from the 3GS (which hardware won't support due to the thickness as posted by MR) then it would def take away from sales IMO
i'd def buy an iPod Touch like that instead of a 3GS
i'd def buy an iPod Touch like that instead of a 3GS
31 months ago
this also means the photoshop experts who debunked these images were wrong (again).
arn
arn
31 months ago
the question is, will the eventual ipod touch with a camera only be able to take video?
31 months ago
Something I had noticed is that this leaked images showed a small hole next to the lens. I believe the iPod nano also has this small whole next to the lens, which means it is the same camera module or a very similar one.
31 months ago
I wouldn't be surprised if another iPod touch update comes out next February or March and includes a camera. I wonder if Steve was pissed when the camera upgrade was leaked.
31 months ago
I believe it...Job's reasoning on why the iPod touch doesn't have a camera(lower price to make it a great game machine) is quite believable...for the 8GB model. For the 32GB and 64GB model, not so much
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