Steve Jobs Explains No Camera in iPod touch

After watching, or reading, about Apple's Rock and Roll event, you may have been disappointed to hear that the iPod touch 3rd Generation did not get a camera camera that was very anticipated. Even after some fairly-reliable case pictures from Hama and a video, it all turned out to be pure rumors.

After the event, David Pogue, had a special interview with Steve Jobs. When Steve was asked why a camera was not added to the new iPod touch. Steve replied by saying

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,” he said. “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.

It seems like Steve is missing the point, a camera would add more gaming functionality. Take a look at the DSi for example. It is a major portable gaming device and it's latest improvement added a camera to it.

Rock and Roll Event Roundp

If you missed Apple's Rock and Roll event, here is a roundup of every thing you missed.

New iPod touch

The new iPod touch 3rd Generation comes in a greater 64 GB size. The pricing are: $199 for 8 GB, $299 for 32 GB, and $399 for 64 GB. The 32 and 64 GB models are now 50 % faster than the 2nd Generation iPod touch. The 8 GB version of iPod touch 3rd Generation did not receive any major speed improvements nor can it handle earphones with microphones in them like the 32 and 64 GB versions can.

iTunes 9

iTunes 9 can now be downloaded from the official iTunes website. Various updates in this version of iTunes including the ability to edit your iPod touch/iPhone springboard icons. Instead of dragging around all the icons one-by-one, you can now easily change them using iTunes.

New Nano

The new iPod Nano features a spiffy camera placed in the bott om left corner. It captures video video 640 by 480. Along with a microphone, the new Nano also comes with FM radio and a larger 2.2 inch screen. The nano comes in two pricing options: $149 for 8 GB and $179 for 16 GB.

iPod touch/iPhone Firmware 3.1

Along with the new iPod touch, Apple also released an update to the 3.0 firmware. If you are jailbroken, do not update to the 3.1 firmware if you wish to be able to keep your jailbreak. Wait until the Dev team gives the O-K.

Where to Watch Rock and Roll Event

Apple's rock and roll event is taking place tomorrow so where can you get live coverage of all the latest Apple action? There are quite a few places that will offer live streams of the event. See the list below.

Gizmodo
Gizmodo will have full coverage of the event including auto refresh on their pages with images.

Mac Rumors
Mac Rumors will not only be having rumors tomorrow. They will have, like Gizmodo, auto refresh on their pages with coverage of the event through pictures.

The actual event will be taking place 10 AM PST, which is 6 PM in the UK.

Of course if you're at school or at work, you probably won't be able to get to a computer to check updates on the event. You can either download the official video of the entire event in high quality video after the event is over on iTunes or you can receive Twitter updates on your iPhone (or iPod touch if you facility has Wi-Fi).

Twitter events can be viewed on your device through apps like Twitter Pro IM+ Push for Twitter, Skype, Facebook, MSN. Make sure that you are following this: http://twitter.com/MacRumors before you leave home tomorrow.

Apple Holding "Rock and Roll" Event 09-09-09

Apple has sent out emails asking them to join them at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco starting at 10 AM. As per Apple's usual custom the event is themed. This time it is themed as Rock and Roll.


The event is expected to release iPod's of all models and especially a new iPod touch to compete with Microsoft's ZuneHD.

What features will the new device have? Check out this page for our take on it and also look at this one for a supposedly leaked video of the new touch.