RUMOR: NEW IPOD TOUCH COMING SEP 9 FROM APPLE; 3rd GEN DEVICE HAS CAMERA, MIC, MORE GBs

by Don Rose

After reading several posts with rumors about Apple's newest (3rd generation) version of the iPod Touch, here is what the consensus seems to be:

The launch date will most likely be 9/9/09 for the new iPod Touch 3rd gen,

which is expected to feature an integrated camera (still cam for sure,

and very likely video) -- plus a microphone and higher storage capacity.

16 gb - $229, 32 gb - $299, 64 gb - $399.

This sounds like a good deal, since you get a good deal more for your moolah

(for example, the current 2nd gen iPod Touch is $229 for just 8 GB and no camera).

I am drooling already for this new Touch... if it truly does have a video camera and

microphone, just add a Skype app and you can, in theory, talk to anyone

from anywhere, for free! (Assuming you are near WiFi, but who isn't nowadays?)

One person on Yahoo Answers shared a little more detail

(again, not confirmed by Apple, but seems likely) (note that the info below

contains 2 minor typos, can you find them? hint: think spelling and GB specs):

apple next music event - "Cocktail"
date: 9/9/09
ipod touch 3rd gen
---------------------------
*cam (3.2 mp)
*mic
*bluetooth
*3.0 update
*better battery
*faster processer
*compass
* 16 gb- $229
* 34 gb- $299
* 64 gb- $399

Yes, that "34 gb" above is almost certainly 32 gb, since memory/storage

almost always runs in multiples of 8 (and by almost always I pretty much

mean always). And yes, "processer" should end in "or".

Final note: why did Steve Jobs decide that Apple,

which already upset the other Apple (as in Beatles)

by getting into the music biz when it once promised not to,

should hold its big iPod Touch launch event on the same day

the other (Beatle) Apple is releasing the remastered Beatles albums?

Why not pick a date that is free and open and not busy with Beatle business?

I don't know. Probably the same reason that eateries and grocery stores

seem to open up in locations near their competitors, too.

One thing's for sure: 09 09 09 is sure to be one news-packed day!

(Unless all the Apple/Touch rumors are wrong, of course... but don't count on it.)

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