Apple Listing Suggests iPod Touch Will Sport a Camera
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A listing on Apple’s job board implies that future iPod Touch models will include a built-in web cam like the iPhone’s.
The blogger hawks at Apple iPhone Apps spotted a job listing for a camera project manager. The listing stated the following:
The iPhone Engineering Group is looking for a Camera Engineering Project Manager (EPM) to drive the design, development and integration of camera modules across iPhone and iPod. The EPM is the interface between our internal engineering teams and the suppliers of sensors, lenses and camera modules.
Most interesting to note is that presumably, Apple has since updated the job listing to remove the "iPod" reference, so now the sentence only mentions the iPhone.
That certainly raises a brow. What do you think? A quick attempt to patch up an accidental leak? Or an authentic correction to the job description? We’re going to bet the former: "Across iPhone" sounds clunky and ungrammatical, and we doubt putting a camera in the iPod Touch would cannibalize iPhone sales.
In any case, the listing was first posted March 16, so if Apple is planning to install a web cam on the future iPod Touch, it’s unlikely we’ll see it in the next upgrade to the device.
Apple Job Opportunities Listing References iPod Camera [Apple iPhone Apps via AppleInsider]
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