it is actually taking a snap shot of the screen when you hear this noise.
hth Chris On Oct 19, 2009, at 8:06 PM, Kevin Gibbs wrote: > I forgot to ask. Do you hear that camera noise by holding power > and pressing the home key when the touch is already on, or does it > have to be off before you execute this sequence? > K. > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Blake Sinnett > Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 9:46 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Does the Ipod touch 3g 8 gb talk? > > The FM radio is rumored to be coming. I've noticed that pressing and > holding power and pressing the home key on my iPod touch produces a > camera noise. I'm not sure if images are taken or what. But if > someone could check this out, that'd be great. > > > From: mori...@mac.com > > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > > Subject: Re: Does the Ipod touch 3g 8 gb talk? > > Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:19:12 -1000 > > > > > > Hi Hank, > > > > hank smith wrote: > > > > > > > > what ipod touch models have voice over and can you run all iphone > > > apps on > > > it? > > > > > > > The 32GB and 64GB iPod Touch 3G models have VoiceOver. There is no > > iPod Touch model on which you can run all the iPhone apps, since > > clearly the apps that support phone functions, or that rely on 3G > > network connectivity or GPS or built-in compass will not find these > > properties built into an iPod Touch. Nor will the apps that use the > > camera. In principle, you could run a GPS app that uses a dock- > > mounted GPS unit plugged into the base of the iPod Touch. I was > > interested in the TomTom app for that reason, because the holder > that > > they sell for mounting the iPhone for car use contains a GPS > signal in > > the dock connector that plugs into the base of the iPhone to boost > > signal. This means that it can also supply GPS functionality to an > > iPod Touch. In principal, any GPS app could then be used with the > > iPod touch. Other tear-down reports tell of the iPod Touch > containing > > a later-generation Broadcomm chip than is in the iPhone 3GS. This is > > capable of supporting the faster 802.11N wireless connections, and > FM > > reception, although neither of these functions is currently active > in > > the iPod Touch 3G. It's possibile these features could be activated > > in a later software release by Apple. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Esther > > hank smith wrote: > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: "Esther" <mori...@mac.com> > > > To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > > > Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 10:11 AM > > > Subject: Re: Does the Ipod touch 3g 8 gb talk? > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Søren, > > > > > > The iPod Touch 3G in the 8GB version was introduced to fill the > $99 > > > price point offering. It does not have the same CPU that > qualifies it > > > for the "3GS" designation with the speed and capacity to support > > > VoiceOver. Here are a couple more of the features of the Third > > > Generation iPod Touch excerpted from the recent iLounge review: > > > > > > <begin quote> > > > For the new iPod touch, Apple has promised only two specific > hardware > > > changes: “up to 50 percent faster performance” and “support for > even > > > better graphics with OpenGL ES 2.0.” Though the company doesn’t > > > discuss the specifics of its components in iPod or iPhone devices, > > > this has been accomplished by a replacement of the prior model’s > CPU > > > and graphics processor with newer, faster parts, upping the > device’s > > > clock speed to approximately 800MHz and adding new special > effects to > > > its graphics arsenal. > > > > > > <snip> > > > The iPod touch and iPhone 3GS both include Nike + iPod support, > while > > > the iPhone 3G does not. In terms of raw processing horsepower, the > > > iPod touch bests both the iPhone 3GS and the iPhone 3G, a > difference > > > which will lead to marginally better-looking graphics on future > touch > > > games than 3GS games, but significantly better graphics on both > the > > > touch and 3GS than the iPhone 3G. > > > <end quote> > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Esther > > > > > > Søren jensen wrote: > > > > > >> > > >> Hi. > > >> > > >> It seems as Apple have made an Ipod touch 3g in the 8 gb > version. I > > >> thought there only were a 32 gb version and a 64 gb version. Does > > >> somebody > > >> know if the 8 gb version also have Voiceover included? > > >> Best regards: > > >> Søren Jensen > > >> Mail & MSN: > > >> s...@coolfortheblind.dk > > >> Website: > > >> http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/ > > >> > > >> > > >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
