As we had reported yesterday, Apple will be holding a "special event" on September 1 in San Francisco where the company is expected to unveil the next generation iPod Touch and the new iOS-based Apple TV besides possibly revealing plans for their new ¢99 TV show rental service.
With less than a week to go for the event, industry insiders and analysts have been speculating on the various surprises Apple may have in store for us.
An iPhone parts supplier has put up a next generation iPod Touch panel for sale on a Chinese website. The pictures of the unit confirm earlier rumors about the next generation device carrying a front-facing camera to support FaceTime video calling.
According to reports on M.I.C Gadget, the parts are currently on sale at $95 and is said to have been procured via a "special channel".
Earlier this month, a Brazilian Mac website had claimed that Apple could be hosting a media event next week to unveil the next generation iPod Touch.
While no details regarding the product itself was made available, the sources however indicated that the event could be held around the 16th of this month.
MacMagazine, a Brazilian Mac website, claims that Apple could be hosting a media event as early as mid-August. The website notes from a "reliable source within Apple" that the company could use the platform to unveil the new iPod Touch and also announce iOS 4 for iPad.
It is however not clear if the event will also focus on other iPod models such as iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle.
We have heard several rumors that suggest that the next generation of iPod Touch and iPad could come with a front facing camera that would allow Apple to bring FaceTime, iPhone 4’s video calling feature to non-iPhone devices.
Macrumors has discovered more evidence in iOS 4.1 beta 3 that was released earlier this week, which indicates that the FaceTime feature is definitely coming to non-iPhone devices.
The next generation iPod Touch is expected to be launched in the fall of this year and there are already widespread speculations over the various new features that this new iPod Touch model could come with. One of the most talked about feature is the camera.
You may remember that the current model of iPod Touch too was widely speculated to come with a rear-facing camera though it is learned that Apple scrapped the feature eventually.
iLounge has just reported that they have received information about Apple’s plans for the next generation iPod, iPad and iPhone from a 'highly reliable source'.
According to their source, Apple is planning to release as many as three new iPod models very soon, a seven-inch iPad later this year or early next year, the fifth generation iPhone as soon as January and also received some interesting details about bumper case for iPhone 4.
Over the past few days, we have been hearing rumors that suggest that the next generation of iPod Touch and iPad could come with a front facing camera that would enable FaceTime to work on these devices.
Now folks at Boy Genius Report have unearthed more information on how this could actually work out.
Folks at ElectricPig had claimed earlier this week that the upcoming model of iPod Touch could come with a 5-megapixel camera with flash and HD video recording capabilities.
The website had reported that the specs of the next generation iPod Touch were revealed by UK retailer John Lewis during an event in Central London.
Electricpig.co.uk reports that Apple’s next generation iPod Touch could come with a 5-megapixel camera with flash and HD video recording capabilities that were recently introduced in iPhone 4 that was launched couple of weeks back.
Electricpig claims that UK retailer John Lewis revealed the new specs at its “Xmas in July” event in central London.
