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It is most likely that they had a technical issue last minute and decided to take the cameras out.]]>Sep 13th 2009 7:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/
Why would Apple want to allow you to buy a great device like the iPhone/ipod allowing you to take pictures and email them via wifi or upload them to your facebook/twitter/etc ...and slight themselves ?

If the ipod touch had everything minus the iphone's phone, then you could keep your old cellular phone, your old service and have the best of both worlds. After all, most other phones require expensive data services to do alot of what the ipod touch does. Phones like the STORM don't even have WiFi. Neither Storm nor Pre have access to the amount of apps ipod touch has.

I bet apple leaving out the camera was an AT&T decision more than an Apple decision. ]]>Sep 13th 2009 7:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/Sep 13th 2009 7:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/
For the nano it was okay because it does not compete with the ipod touch which is iphone clone without the "phone"]]>Sep 13th 2009 7:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/
Illogical, no?]]>Sep 13th 2009 7:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/
This is a camera that can't take pictures.]]>Sep 13th 2009 7:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/
you forgot about the compass, built in microphone, and gps unit]]>Sep 13th 2009 8:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/Sep 13th 2009 8:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/Sep 13th 2009 8:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/
This is all assuming you can believe a word Steve Jobs says, which quite possibly isn't the case.]]>Sep 13th 2009 8:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/
this would make sense if the previous touches and iphones weren't generally exactly the same except for the phone part. a camera would not take sales away from the iphone. the only major decision between the touch and iphone is the phone portion and att.]]>Sep 13th 2009 8:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/

Actually I didn't forget.

The Compass is only in the 3GS and that's brand new. The GPS unit is unnescessary to use google Maps and it isn't on the original iPhone either. People still have those.

The microphone is irrelevant because with iPod Touch you can use headphones with Mics to access SKYPE and make/recieve calls.

Technically, the iPod Touch and the iPhone (not the 3GS) are equal to everything but the phone and its services.

Placing a camera in it would make it an all around powerful device and would hurt iPhone sales because people could use their regular old phone and simply carry this too - accessing free WiFi whenever they got ready. Emailing pics, updating Facebook, etc.]]>Sep 13th 2009 8:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/
Yes Steve Jobs has a history of doing that. IIRC, he did it to ATI a few years back.
]]>Sep 13th 2009 9:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/
If you pay extra to get "720p" from these other companies, you are taking yourself for a ride. As long as the lens and sensor are the size of a matchhead, you're never going to get any actual quality, no matter how high a "p" figure you put on it.]]>Sep 13th 2009 9:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/
Next time they have a Nano article, I will post my impressions, I think it would surprise a lot of people what I say...]]>Sep 13th 2009 9:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/
I also bought one on the day it was released at the retail store here in my town. I've been wanting a camera, headphones & new ipod also and people have been complaining about not taking still pictures, well you can still edit your movies and take a screen shoot on your computer for a still picture. Pretty lame run around but works.

I agree though that more are inclined to buy the 149 price especially in these economical times. Daddy & Mommy can kill two birds with one stone for there nagging daughter about getting a camera and ipod! Hahahaha.

Just because we gadget fanatics desiring the latest hot items in the tech market, we are a pretty small percent in the consumer market. So please everyone stop bitching, instead put your thought towards improvements on devices that are already out, and stop kicking & screaming about not getting your rumored products.

]]>Sep 13th 2009 10:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/
Seriously???

Then you guys will complain for reduced battery life.

And will you guys be happy with a very low quality of pics?]]>Sep 13th 2009 10:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/
The whole presentation was a joke, again. Their main focus on the touch as a "gaming device" made me laugh and roll my eyes. Trying to compare it heavily to the DSi and PSP is hysterical. Apple has always focused on all of their "features" and "improvements" and to not add a camera to the touch and try to pull it off as a "gaming device" is complete BS.

We all know that for years Apple bots have been clamoring for a gaming device from Apple (why, we don't know). Now it seems as though Apple is trying to force themselves into the market without having to do any work by trying to persuade the public into believing the touch is a gaming device. The touch is not and in it's current state never will be a gaming device. Sure you can play some quick 5 minute games when you're bored, but beyond that it does not have the input needed to be considered game worthy and playable. You need physical buttons, there is absolutely no question about that. And pressing a "button" on the screen, there by covering up half your screen with your fingers, is no substitute.

That said, I'm sure we will be seeing a camera in the touch next year, and it will be portrayed by Apple as the coming of Christ.]]>Sep 13th 2009 11:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/
The fact that you specifically purchased a Nano for recording video, with it's crappy crappy quality and all, tells me how much of an Apple toolbag you are. Do you even care about quality and resolution? Because seriously, the Nano camera is a pathetic excuse by Apple to re-sell a device with "new features"]]>Sep 13th 2009 11:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/Sep 13th 2009 11:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/]]>Sep 14th 2009 12:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/Sep 14th 2009 12:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/Sep 14th 2009 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/
Since the two devices are essentially the same guts, it's easy to for Apple to just tell the ODM to not put the camera on unit X. This has been happening in the mobile device space for years. ]]>Sep 14th 2009 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/
or maybe its on both sides!]]>Sep 13th 2009 7:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/just no.]]>Sep 13th 2009 7:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/Sep 13th 2009 7:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/Sep 13th 2009 7:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/
Yes, the Zune HD is the better device, but in terms of "functionality" they do almost all the same things as each other.

Apple releasing a camera will just be something else to rub in the Zunes face.
They really don't seem to care much about the Tegra or the HD Out video...]]>Sep 13th 2009 8:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/Sep 13th 2009 7:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/Sep 13th 2009 7:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/Sep 13th 2009 7:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/

btw i will be getting a zune hd]]>Sep 13th 2009 8:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/Sep 13th 2009 8:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/Sep 13th 2009 11:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/
Thanks.. I feel heaps more significant now.]]>Sep 13th 2009 11:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/
Also, the camera on the Nano is at such an odd place.]]>Sep 13th 2009 7:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/Sep 13th 2009 7:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/
I don't know why people say Apple is so consumer-friendly or revolutionary when they hold back their devices so much.

I'm probably going to get low-ranked because pro-apple fanboys hate any Apple slight.
]]>Sep 13th 2009 7:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/Sep 13th 2009 8:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/Sep 13th 2009 8:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/Sep 13th 2009 8:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/Perhaps once they get all their assembly lines humming, then we'll see a new product.]]>Sep 14th 2009 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/
Now if they'd launched iPod touch with camera also they would have needed to do the full range of touch's including the 8gig with the camera. So how many iPod nano's you think they would have shifted this Christmas, not as many as they would have liked to. There you have it, wait till next year when the nano stock is running down and launch new nano and new iPod touch with camera and possibly OLED but I seriously wouldn't hold your breath on that. Also launch micro app's for the nano and Classic, or maybe not.]]>Sep 14th 2009 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/
Really? If nothing else, Apple doesn't tend to charge you MORE for the upgrades to their product lines. There was more likely a last minute tech issue that prevented them from putting it in.]]>Sep 14th 2009 8:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/
After the Zune HD has it's share of the spotlight, Apple will just pull it out and say "Oh, looky here! A camera!"

It's the only reason I can come up with as to why they cut it in the first place.]]>Sep 13th 2009 7:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/earlier-ipod-touch-with-camera-leak-vindicated-in-light-of-3rd-g/Sep 13th 2009 9:43PM