“You can argue that the iPod touch is an iPhone without the phone. So what’s an iPod touch without OS X? You’re looking at it. That’s Dave’s swanky new iPod touch, fresh off the boat and out of the box with nothing more than a diagnostic utility. Ha, Cheerios icon for the cereal serial number — clever Apple. Not quite as clever as shipping a working product though,” Thomas Ricker reports for Engadget.
“Now besides a temperature sensor, what’s interesting here is that Bluetooth icon showing a disabled radio,” Ricker reports. “Does that mean the hardware is there like we heard but disabled in firmware?”
Much more, including screenshots and videos, in the full aritcle here.
http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/14/ipod-touch-ships-without-os-x/
And the first 3G iPod nano clones from China are said to be on the way to a squid and Louis Vuitton stall near you. Thieves. Should be shot.
http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/14/the-first-ipod-nano-clone-rears-its-fat-head/
Oops, someone involved with the Touch was evidently out of touch.
Bluetooth head phones are uber cool…
Beware using your iPhone while driving: http://db.tidbits.com/article/9180
The bluetooth icon with the X could just mean that the software was looking for bluetooth and didn’t find one.
What I really want to know is if the headphone jack is recessed like on the iPhone. If anyone knows, please let me know.
WTF is that ANNOYING popup window on the davidfilms site?
I’m officially pissed off (please let the newspapers know, I’m sure they’d give a $#!@)
Nothing. This tool says indeed nothing.
Like Algr already said: Bluetooth hardware was not found during the test. That’s all.
I also assume Apple only created one tool like this for iPhone and the iPod as most for the functions, which are tested, are to find on both. So why making two pieces of software for manufacturing, when one is enough?
I bet theree’s no bluetooth on this model of the iPod at any time.
Just my 2 Cent
@TommyBoy: “Beware using your iPhone while driving”
Actually, I’ll bet the cops are right and he’s wrong.
Out here in California, it is illegal to wear headphones that cover both ears while driving. If I remember correctly, the iPhone headphones do just that.
If you’re going to drive while using the headphones that came with your iPhone, you need to take one of them out of your ear.
@Basty
What I really want to know is if the headphone jack is recessed like on the iPhone. If anyone knows, please let me know.
I just heard on Macbreak Weekly that the headphone jack is not recessed.
iPOD TOUCH… phone jack… is it recessed?
OK – say it is… what does that provide you with. What mystery will be solved? I would like to know why this question is being asked?
Just interested. Thx.
Engadget has a second unit’s picture that has a mostly charged battery and a bluetooth icon without the red X. Maybe there really is bluetooth in it… Wouldn’t that be sweet!
(pic and comments in the article)
@BOB
I want to know because I hate iPod headphones, and I want to make sure I can use my shure headphones without buying some lame, ghetto adapter. It’s a pretty simple reason I think.
Basty –
The jack is NOT recessed. You can use any standard headphones on the iPod touch.
Uh, I don’t think this is an Apple – more likely a knock-off. Just check out those icons.