Next generation Apple iPods to boast video camera?
Video and stills cameras will be the newest big addition to Apple’s all-conquering iPod range according to a leak from an Apple insider.
The unnamed source claims millions of components, costing Apple as little as $10 a pop, have been ordered from an Asian manufacturer and will be implemented in a new range of iPod touch, classic and nano players to be unveiled later this year.
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It is assumed that the technology would be similar to that deployed in the new iPhone 3GS with a 3.2-megapixel stills camera with video recording and limited editing capabilities that would allow content to be uploaded to YouTube via the built in Wi-Fi on the iPod touch.
With all Pods housing the space and interface to optimise videos and photographs, adding a camera is a logical move for Apple and the long-awaited update looks to be on the way sooner rather than later
The insider claims that everything but the shuffle may have a camera in it soon, and that the sheer number of components ordered from the Far East asserts that they can only be used for the iPods.
Link: Apple (via TechCrunch)
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