iPod + Camera? iSpy
07/07/09 09:14
Just a few days ago Apple carried out major relaunch of their mobile phone, the iPhone. Part of the new model and upgrade features was the addition of a movie function to supplement the traditional camera. Apple is a very secretive company, it’s hard to get good quality rumours from within but there’s less control on their partners. Such as the myriad of companies making covers for iPhone and the iPod Touch.
You’ll be aware of the massive similarities between the iPhone and the iPod Touch, so in many ways its strange that the Touch lacks the camera of its big brother. In the last few days posts have appeared showing samples of new cases for the iPod Touch, they clearly show a new aperture in the back of the cases just where the lens of a camera might appear. So we’ve all jumped to the obvious conclusion - the next variant of the ipod Touch will have a camera.
So what?
Well, why not? The cost and technology overhead of adding this must by now be minute. It might make individual component costs come down as Apple would be sourcing even more lenses. The software has been developed for the iPhone and I’d imagine porting that to the Touch would cost very little.
Increasingly pictures are being taken for granted. Just try and buy a mobile phone without a camera. So you can take snapshots - post them online (boosting Apple’s MobileMe?) and print them (another Apple service). You could shoot movies which in all probability you’d like to edit - perhaps leveraging you to buy an integrated Mac computer rather a Windows box.
Video conferencing via chat? Better location finding? And what about Skype for video chat from the local wi-fi hotspot. For a small additional cost (whether passed on to the consumer or not) Apple could add a major new boost to an already successful product. My fingers are crossed.
You’ll be aware of the massive similarities between the iPhone and the iPod Touch, so in many ways its strange that the Touch lacks the camera of its big brother. In the last few days posts have appeared showing samples of new cases for the iPod Touch, they clearly show a new aperture in the back of the cases just where the lens of a camera might appear. So we’ve all jumped to the obvious conclusion - the next variant of the ipod Touch will have a camera.
So what?
Well, why not? The cost and technology overhead of adding this must by now be minute. It might make individual component costs come down as Apple would be sourcing even more lenses. The software has been developed for the iPhone and I’d imagine porting that to the Touch would cost very little.
Increasingly pictures are being taken for granted. Just try and buy a mobile phone without a camera. So you can take snapshots - post them online (boosting Apple’s MobileMe?) and print them (another Apple service). You could shoot movies which in all probability you’d like to edit - perhaps leveraging you to buy an integrated Mac computer rather a Windows box.
Video conferencing via chat? Better location finding? And what about Skype for video chat from the local wi-fi hotspot. For a small additional cost (whether passed on to the consumer or not) Apple could add a major new boost to an already successful product. My fingers are crossed.
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