Comments on: Lost in the shuffle: iPod touch ALSO getting 3.0 update http://boilr.net/2009/06/08/lost-in-the-shuffle-ipod-touch-also-getting-3-pt-0-software-update/ Hi-Tech Culture Boiled Down Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:14:56 +0000 hourly 1 By: JHK http://boilr.net/2009/06/08/lost-in-the-shuffle-ipod-touch-also-getting-3-pt-0-software-update/comment-page-1/#comment-307 JHK Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:03:56 +0000 http://boilr.net/?p=6149#comment-307 @<a href="#comment-306" rel="nofollow">summit595</a>: I can't find a definitive answer either, although based on the following it @ least seems possible (I know that hard-wired mics <em>do</em> work with Skype, Fring, etc): <blockquote>Record voice memos on iPod touch. (Requires a compatible external microphone or <strong>headset with microphone</strong>. Not available on first-generation iPod touch.)</blockquote> There is no specific mention (besides how to pair Bluetooth headphones) in the <strong><a href="http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iPod_touch_3.0_User_Guide.pdf" rel="nofollow">iPod touch User Guide For iPhone OS 3.0 Software</a></strong>, so it is really a matter of what types of Bluetooth profiles the new update adds to the device. Definitely a good question and something I'm sure all (2G) touch owners would like to know. @summit595: I can’t find a definitive answer either, although based on the following it @ least seems possible (I know that hard-wired mics do work with Skype, Fring, etc):

Record voice memos on iPod touch. (Requires a compatible external microphone or headset with microphone. Not available on first-generation iPod touch.)

There is no specific mention (besides how to pair Bluetooth headphones) in the iPod touch User Guide For iPhone OS 3.0 Software, so it is really a matter of what types of Bluetooth profiles the new update adds to the device.

Definitely a good question and something I’m sure all (2G) touch owners would like to know.

]]> By: summit595 http://boilr.net/2009/06/08/lost-in-the-shuffle-ipod-touch-also-getting-3-pt-0-software-update/comment-page-1/#comment-306 summit595 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:30:02 +0000 http://boilr.net/?p=6149#comment-306 I can't find the answer to this question so perhaps you guys can know: Will the new software allow bluetooth headsets to work (i.e. the microphone part so I can Skype or even do some voice recording)? I can’t find the answer to this question so perhaps you guys can know:

Will the new software allow bluetooth headsets to work (i.e. the microphone part so I can Skype or even do some voice recording)?

]]> By: JHK http://boilr.net/2009/06/08/lost-in-the-shuffle-ipod-touch-also-getting-3-pt-0-software-update/comment-page-1/#comment-296 JHK Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:49:18 +0000 http://boilr.net/?p=6149#comment-296 @<a href="#comment-295" rel="nofollow">scoffeeaddict</a>: since there are two ways to read your question - "work off wifi?", I'll try to answer both ways: - if you have a WiFi connection, the iPod touch can do <em>almost</em> everything the iPhone can (even make VoIP calls now with the right apps and an add on mic) except act like a telephone (and there is no camera). - if you are NOT on a WiFi connection, a lot of apps and functions will <em>not</em> work or be rendered useless, including maps, weather, and obviously anything else that pulls data from the web. however, you can still see your calendar, use all the media functions, and use any apps that actually download info and save it on your touch like <a href="http://www.instapaper.com/" rel="nofollow">Instapaper</a> and most games. hope that helps @scoffeeaddict: since there are two ways to read your question – “work off wifi?”, I’ll try to answer both ways:

- if you have a WiFi connection, the iPod touch can do almost everything the iPhone can (even make VoIP calls now with the right apps and an add on mic) except act like a telephone (and there is no camera).

- if you are NOT on a WiFi connection, a lot of apps and functions will not work or be rendered useless, including maps, weather, and obviously anything else that pulls data from the web. however, you can still see your calendar, use all the media functions, and use any apps that actually download info and save it on your touch like Instapaper and most games.

hope that helps

]]> By: scoffeeaddict http://boilr.net/2009/06/08/lost-in-the-shuffle-ipod-touch-also-getting-3-pt-0-software-update/comment-page-1/#comment-295 scoffeeaddict Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:10:07 +0000 http://boilr.net/?p=6149#comment-295 so does it just work off wifi? I guess I never stopped to think that you didnt need to pay for a data plan with it. so does it just work off wifi? I guess I never stopped to think that you didnt need to pay for a data plan with it.

]]> By: JHK http://boilr.net/2009/06/08/lost-in-the-shuffle-ipod-touch-also-getting-3-pt-0-software-update/comment-page-1/#comment-293 JHK Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:15:06 +0000 http://boilr.net/?p=6149#comment-293 @<a href="#comment-292" rel="nofollow">WE</a>: Nope, if you click thru to <a href="http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/softwareupdate.html" rel="nofollow">Apple's site</a> you will see: <blockquote>When you get the new <strong>iPhone 3.0 Software Update for iPod touch</strong>, you get new features that make watching video, playing games, and listening to music even more fun.</blockquote> underneath that image (emphasis added). @WE: Nope, if you click thru to Apple’s site you will see:

When you get the new iPhone 3.0 Software Update for iPod touch, you get new features that make watching video, playing games, and listening to music even more fun.

underneath that image (emphasis added).

]]> By: WE http://boilr.net/2009/06/08/lost-in-the-shuffle-ipod-touch-also-getting-3-pt-0-software-update/comment-page-1/#comment-292 WE Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:07:37 +0000 http://boilr.net/?p=6149#comment-292 picture says ipod touch software update, did you shop that? picture says ipod touch software update, did you shop that?

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