Apple Refreshes iPod Touch and iPad Nano

[JMcEntegart]

Today wasn't all about the iPhone 4S.

Apple Refreshes iPod Touch and iPad Nano : Read more

 

[eddieroolz]

So not much of a refresh really, as older iPod touch 4s can probably receive the iOS5 update as well.

 

[Azn Cracker]

A price drop would be much better.

 

[bak0n]

Already have a 3g touch. I use it to play music and card games. No reason to upgrade here.

 

[jrharbort]

Still no 16GB model touch? Sell a 16GB model for $200, and you're golden. $200 is too much for an 8GB model.

 

[tipoo]

Bummer it won't get the A5 chip, since they advertise its gaming capabilities so heavily. The A5 would be roughly half as powerful in both CPU and GPU as the PS Vita, the A4 isn't even close.

 

[eklipz330]

the conference was seriously lacking. probably one of the weakest apple conferences. to me, it seemed like they were trying to play catch up to the rest of the market rather than trying and innovating, perhaps bringing something new like they usually try to do. and they super delayed this conference as well.

again, seriously lacking.

 

[jrharbort]

To add to my previous post: Don't even get me started on the prices of the other models/

... No edit function on the tomsguide forum, so sorry for the extra post.

 

[eklipz330]

[citation][nom]tipoo[/nom]Bummer it won't get the A5 chip, since they advertise its gaming capabilities so heavily. The A5 would be roughly half as powerful in both CPU and GPU as the PS Vita, the A4 isn't even close.[/citation]
is the vita gonna rock that new nvidia kal-el chip? the one with the 5th core that does remedial tasks? that would be an excellent gaming chip.

 

[noni675]

I was really hoping for an iPod Touch with an A5. ('Infinity Blade 2' looked really impressive.) I imagine the iPod Touch and the top end iPhone processors will be out of sync from now on....

If they offered an iPod Touch with 16GBs at $199 I might have bought one.

Pretty disappointing. I just hope the iPad 3 has a quad-core processor with even better graphics processors than are currently in the A5 -- at least that would make up for it.

 

[soo-nah-mee]

This feels like the beginning of a downward trend for Apple.

 

[zoemayne]

LOL ALL THESE FANBOY SITES! Everyone specul8n I5 I'm shocked the headlines arent disapointments. What about that sprint article? lol apples stock dropped today.

 

[zoemayne]

I think this is the 1st time apples stocks have dropped on an new iphone/product release day since they got big

 

[tanjo]

Apple refurbish old iPod Touch and Nano with revised iOS (or at least additional app included) and sell it as "new".

 

[lunyone]

The iPod Nano is available in either 8GB or 6GB capacities, costing $129 and $149, respectively.

I think this is a typo and should read "8 GB or 16 GB"??

 

[Guest]

well you know Apple doesn't need to sell so many devices now, they found a new more lucrative way to make money, law suits.......

 

[dtemple]

Did everyone miss that the title says "iPod touch and *iPad* nano"? I've made so many jokes about them discontinuing the iPod Touch and calling it the iPad Nano instead...

 

[walter87]

[citation][nom]eklipz330[/nom]is the vita gonna rock that new nvidia kal-el chip? the one with the 5th core that does remedial tasks? that would be an excellent gaming chip.[/citation]
Not the Kal-El
But it will have an ARM A9 quad-core.

 

[Gelid03]

So aside from being white the iPod touch stays exactly the same hardware wise? Thats disappointing.

 

[tipoo]

[citation][nom]eklipz330[/nom]is the vita gonna rock that new nvidia kal-el chip? the one with the 5th core that does remedial tasks? that would be an excellent gaming chip.[/citation]

I don't think its Kal-El, but it will have a quad core Cortex A9 processor and a quad core SGX543 gpu (MP4), so it will be a hellbeast. If the Touch had gotten the A5 it would at least have been closer, if only half as powerful, so the Touch staying with the A4 is disappointing.