Decaflon Thread: iPod Touch 2G in September?

iPod Touch 2G in September?

Scrivs — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:47:30

Yeah minor stuff like that always made me chuckle, if you don't want to pay switch to an iPhone and have higher monthly costs or just don't upgrade at all and save your $10.

iPod Touch 2G in September?

RightOn — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:14:27

On a side note for us current iPod Touch owners... what's with the insane amount of complaints on other websites about the $10 charge for 2.0?

I've seen comments like "Not everyone can afford this upgrade" and "I cannot believe how insanely priced 2.0 is"... I know the economy is slumpy for people but is $10 that hard to come by? I have that much in my wallet right now, why is that an insane price?

iPod Touch 2G in September?

fuscom — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:44:45

Yeh, I can see the storage increase / cost decrease, cause that fits the typical M.O. for Apple. If they go that route, I wouldn't be surprised to see one of the iPods dropped (either the shuffle or the classic) and prices adjusted accordingly.

However, I think there's also a case for keeping the Touch priced artificially high to encourage the purchase of the "more reasonably priced" iPhone.

Somewhere down the road I think we'll see a spin-off of the iPhone to it's own thing...and then a merger / buyout of RIM. Then iPod will be free to innovate without worry of impact to iPhone.

iPod Touch 2G in September?

RightOn — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:07:17

I could see a redesign to match the Case change on the 3G... and a price adjustment. ($500 for a top of the line iPod is INSANE)

iPod Touch 2G in September?

Scrivs — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:53:16

I think I would wait because at the very least you are sure to get a price drop and if not a stroage boost. With the new 3G iPhones they almost have to come out with some new iPod Touches or reduce the pricing. Of course September is a long way away or right around the corner depending on how you look at it.

iPod Touch 2G in September?

RightOn — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:13:18

Exactly, everything I would like on my iPod Touch (next/previous track buttons, camera) I can get by buying an iPhone. Putting them on the iPod would confuse product identity.

I wonder though... since AT&T is allowing users to turn their EDGE iPhones into iPods by killing the phone feature when you upgrade to the 3G, if sales of disabled iPhones will ramp up on ebay...

iPod Touch 2G in September?

alexsuraci — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:22:37

With something like the iPod Touch most updates would probably be in terms of software.

I can't really think of any hardware-related complaints, actually.

iPod Touch 2G in September?

RightOn — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:59:18

I'm not sure WHAT they would do other than up the capacity... adding anything the iPhone has hardware wise would kill some sales for the iPhone.

iPod Touch 2G in September?

fuscom — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:29:30

So, I've decided to buy an iPod Touch. I'm pretty satisfied with how it's being upgraded with some of the features they announced for the iPhone 3G, but now I'm reading in some places that a second generation Touch is due out in September.

So my question is, what do you think a second generation Touch would include, and should I put off this purchase until it's released?