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New iPod Touch 3G has no camera because of cost

Hans — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:49:03 +0000

When we found out that the iPod Touch wouldn’t have a camera, we were shocked. The new iPod Touch 3G has no camera because Steve Jobs wanted to reduce the price and not add any unnecessary stuff to the iPod Touch 3G. He does have a good reason for not wanting to add it. Now man people can buy the iPod Touch 3G at a more affordable price. Read Steve Job’s explanation below:

Originally, we weren’t exactly sure how to market the Touch. Was it an iPhone without the phone? Was it a pocket computer? What happened was, what customers told us was, they started to see it as a game machine. Because a lot of the games were free on the store. Customers started to tell us, “You don’t know what you’ve got here — it’s a great game machine, with the multitouch screen, the accelerometer, and so on.”

We started to market it that way, and it just took off. And now what we really see is it’s the lowest-cost way to the App Store, and that’s the big draw. So what we were focused on is just reducing the price to $199. We don’t need to add new stuff — we need to get the price down where everyone can afford it. – Steve Jobs

You can read more Q&A’s with Steve Job at The New York Times. It’s all good Steve, I’ll still be preordering my Zune HD!

New iPod Touch 3rd Generation has no camera, but iPod Nano does!

Doug — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:42:46 +0000

While the new iPod Nano 5th generation has a camera, the new iPod Touch 3rd Generation doesn’t have a camera. A lot of us were expecting Apple to release the iPod Touch 3rd generation with a camera! We even found what looked like iPod Touch 3rd Generation cases online, but now we know that they’re fake. It really surprised us when Apple announced the camera for only the new iPod Nao.

I’m not sure why Apple would do this, but they could have possibly done it because they want to give iPod Touch users another reason to get the iPhone 3GS for the extra camera feature. I don’t see any reason for me to upgrade my current iPod Touch, so I’ll stick with my iPod Touch 1st generation device. Yes, I have the first generation. Until Apple introduces some significant changes to the iPod Touch 8 GB model I’m going to be saving my money.

Apple, you have made it really easy for me now. I’ll be preordering the Zune HD.

Apple it’s Only Rock and Roll Live Event!

Doug — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:46:19 +0000

Today is September 9, 2009. Apple will be holding their It’s Only Rock and Roll Live Event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco at 1:00 PM Est/ 10:00 AM Pacific time.

Apple is expected to reveal the new iPod Touch 3rd Generation (with camera), iPod nano 5th generation, and iTunes 9 software update. The prices of the iPod Classic were reduced, and the Apple Store is down right now. In about an hour from now we will be live blogging the Apple Rock and Roll event on QuickPWN.com. Be sure to come back here to check for the latest updates on what Apple is announcing! We will be posting and also updating twitter (@QuickPWN).

Are you excited about this event today? What are your predictions? Leave them in the comments and you can compare later to see if you were right.

Apple Store Down: New iPod Touch, new iPod Nano, and iTunes 9 being added?

Hans — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:44:27 +0000

Yes, the Apple Store is down. Just a couple hours before their September 9 announcement in the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Apple has closed their store and are updating it.

I’m not surprised, and you shouldn’t be either. The Apple Store went down in last year’s maintenance, and also when Snow Leopard was released. There is no doubt that the new iPod Touch 3rd Generation, the new iPod Nano, and iTunes 9 will be added. It won’t be on there yet, you’ll need to wait until the official announcement which will be on 1 PM Est/10 AM Pacific. There will be a live blog of the events on QuickPWN.com and we’ll be covering everything Apple adds. Stay tuned!