The Panasonic Jungle, a new gaming device, has popped up out of nowhere to battle the PSP Go and Nintendo 3DS. Panasonic’s first gaming console since the late-lamented 3DO (remember that?) is pitched at MMO fans. But with looks that resemble the open-source Pandora but without its openness, can the Panasonic Jungle take on bigger beasts like the PSP Go, Nintendo 3DS and the new iPod touch?
We said a new Apple TV jailbreak was inevitable and we were right! Musclenerd and the crew at the iPhone Dev Team (who brought us the iPhone 4 jailbreak) have flagged up SHAtter, a tool for cracking open the new iPod touch that also enables the first new Apple TV jailbreak. It doesn’t bring apps to the new Apple TV yet but, hell, we’re getting closer…
Apple made a big deal of the new HDR photo feature in iOS 4.1 when Steve Jobs unveiled the update last week. Now details are slipping out that suggest the tech behind the new iPhone/new iPod touch feature didn’t come from Cupertino but was in fact dreamed up in…East Anglia. Read on to find out how British tech found its way into iOS 4.1…
Our new iPod nano review reveals we weren’t exactly blown away by its multitouch support but the folks at iFixit have gone even further. In a blog post to accompany one of its trademark iPod teardowns, iFixit CEO, Kyle Wiens says: “Apple is seriously reaching by calling the nano ‘multi-touch’.” He says Apple sources have whispered to him that the new iPod nano has multitouch skills that haven’t been activated…
Apple patent applications are home to lots of barmy schemes but a new iPod touch focused filing looks like a goer. In the wake of the camera-packing new iPod touch, Apple has submitted plans for a zoom lens accessory using magnets to hook up with the media player. It’s a great idea, especially as lots of people have been disappointed by the limitations of the new iPod touch camera, and the Apple document suggests it could take it even further…
The new iPod touch doesn’t have a vibration motor and won’t be giving you a buzz when you get a FaceTime request. Despite Apple initially claiming that the new iPod touch would feature vibration alerts, a teardown by the ever-reliable investigators at iFixit found the necessary components were missing. Did someone at Apple just get confused or was there a last minute change?
Update: new iPod touch UK pricing is up. Start counting your pennies as you can preorder the 8Gb model for £189, the 32GB for £249 and the 64GB behemoth for £329.
Just as we expected, the new iPod touch is here and official, and unlike last year, there aren’t any nasty surprises like a missing camera. The new iPod touch packs in everything we hoped and expected: that gorgeous Retina display that made us fall for the iPhone 4 and support for FaceTime chat. Click through for all the info…
Today’s Apple Event live stream is intriguing. It’s the first time Apple has offered a live stream for one of its launches since the Macworld keynote back in 2004. They showed off that event life to demonstrate new tech (back then it was QuickTime Streaming Server). Could choosing to broadcast today’s event live mean Apple will unveil iTunes streaming?
