This was taken from a website i found about the ipod 3rd gen.
Third generation iPod Touch later this year?
By admin • Mar 23rd, 2009 • Category: iPod Touch The iPhone OS 3.0 and the many rumors of a new iPhone hitting the market this summer, the iPod Touch has taken a backseat, despite just being announced as the preferred handheld game console by the Gadgetshow in the UK, and with the discovery of what could be the next generation iPod Touch 3.0 in the new iPhone OS.
The current iPod Touch is referred to as iPod 2.1 while in the new iPhone OS 3.0 that will become available for iPod Touch owners this summer, there are references to iPod 2.2.1 which by many is believed to be an upgraded iPod Touch. There are no clear rumors as to what the upgrade might feature, but as always we have our wish list of what we would like to see on the 3rd generation iPod Touch.
Improved memory
This has been rumored since the release of the current iPod Touch last September, with the rumors then being that a new iPod Touch would become available with 64gb memory before Christmas, which we all know did not happen. The 64gb iPod Touch would be one of our odds on favourites for the upgrade to iPod Touch 3.0.
Faster processing
It is rumored that the next generation iPhone might feature improved processor speed and faster WiFi, and if the next generation iPhone will get that upgrade it is also very likely that the iPod Touch will receive the same treatment.
Improved gaming
We are going out on a limb here as we don’t know what Apple might be bringing to improve the gaming features of the next 3rd generation iPod Touch, with the current one already dubbed the funnest iPod ever. But with the addition of the device vibration support in the new iPhone OS 3.0 we might be looking at an even funner iPod in the next iPod Touch 3G.
Replaceable battery/improved battery
As the EU continues to put pressure on Apple to provide easily replaceable and recyclable batteries for their products, rumors have it that the next generation iPhone might feature replaceable battery, in which case the iPod Touch might follow closely after.
Camera
This is what the iPod Touch 3rd generation needs in my opinion to make it a true multifunctional gadget. Imagine integrating a decent camera with a few megapixels resolution into the sleek and stylish iPod Touch, and you would automatically have a serious contender for the normal cameras. There is now an update to the possibility of a camera for the 3rd generation iPod Touch following rumors around the internet that Apple is working on delivering camera to iPod Touch 3.0 and iPod Nano 5th generation.
We will keep our eyes fixed on what is next for the iPod Touch and come back with any more rumors around the 3rd gen iPod Touch.
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