iPod touch has disabled audio line-in

Not that it took a lot of convincing for us or anything, but it turns out the audio input pins on the iPod touch are apparently active and able to record audio after all. Unfortunately the site detailing the relatively simple hack has already been demolished by info-hungry touch owners, but this certainly opens an interesting door or two. Next stop: figuring out how to get the headphone jack to do the same.

[Via TUAW]

[Rolando @ Nov 22nd 2007 5:51AM]

has has?

anyways, pretty cool. wonder what apple will come out with for the line-in

[Kieran @ Nov 22nd 2007 6:22AM]

A firmware upgrade disabling its use probably.

[Carbonize @ Nov 22nd 2007 7:30AM]

DRM protected voice memos.

[phoomp @ Nov 22nd 2007 8:35AM]

A $75 more expensive iPod Touch Pro with voice recording.

[Tim @ Nov 22nd 2007 6:23AM]

"Has Has" - Come on Ryan fix it!

[nicolas @ Nov 22nd 2007 6:41AM]

mobile skype? VoIP anyone? the ipod touch turns out to be a serious competitor for the iphone, correct me if i am wrong.

[computer.dude.28 @ Nov 22nd 2007 8:28AM]

I hope you're not serious.

[computer.dude.28 @ Nov 22nd 2007 8:29AM]

(about the touch being a competitor)

[JeffDM @ Nov 22nd 2007 10:28AM]

computer.dude.28: It probably wouldn't be a "serious" competitor, but there will probably be some people that would use a Touch as a VoIP phone if they could.

[BobbyW @ Nov 22nd 2007 7:15AM]

I just want my Apple-branded Radio Remote to work with iPT. That's not asking for much.

[enric @ Nov 22nd 2007 7:40PM]

with APPL though it is the end of the world

[peshue @ Nov 22nd 2007 7:38AM]

If they can get voip on a touch I would seriously consider getting one, and not till then.

[Alan Partridge @ Nov 22nd 2007 7:49AM]

If by 'they' you mean Apple then there is absolutely no chance of that happening this generation. 1. It would hurt the iPhone and 2. Apple only adds big new features to new products

[phoomp @ Nov 22nd 2007 9:36AM]

Hasn't the iPod always had line-in ability?

[Kevin @ Nov 22nd 2007 10:12AM]

Why does the title of this post suggest that the iPod Touch input doesn't work? If you go over to TUAW.com you will see that it DOES work.

[Josh @ Nov 22nd 2007 11:57AM]

Because the hardware is there, it's just disabled by Apple, and hackers have found ways to unleash/activate it.

[rav97 @ Nov 22nd 2007 1:07PM]

Maybe Apple ought to change its slogan from "It just works" to "It doesn't work, but it can be hacked so that it does" :D.

Seriously, I don't see why one does have have to go through so much trouble to enable functionality (and run the risk of having the device bricked at the next firmware update) when there are plenty of PMPs in the market which offer that same functionality out of the box.

[NOB @ Nov 22nd 2007 5:50PM]

Demolished as in people flooded the site and used up all its bandwidth.

[Jack @ Nov 23rd 2007 7:49AM]

heh, speaking with a dead Macbook on my desk and a dead iMac under it, it should be "it just works... sometimes..."

[enric @ Nov 22nd 2007 7:38PM]

haha burned. symbian os have that feature for several years now, no installation no hack, and no money hungry company on your back.

[GKA @ Nov 22nd 2007 7:52PM]

Because Nokia isn't a profit seeking corporation either?

[iPodguru @ Nov 26th 2007 4:59PM]

Is apple making every effort to take control of our ipod devices. I use http://www.ipodtunesdownloads.com for music and movie downloads for my ipod and iphone