(Image courtesy of Hardmac)
Oh, those nutty case manufacturers and their product leaks which drive Apple so crazy! With the iPad and the iPhone 4 launch behind us, the rumor mill is churning with news of what the fourth generation iPod touch may look like -- and here’s a reportedly “reliable” leak that may hold the answer.
Hardmac, the English-language version of the French Macbidouille website, claims that the image above is a leaked product shot from a case manufacture for the forthcoming iPod touch fourth generation.
“This source is very reliable since it is already thanks to it that we were able to predict the camera on the iPod Mini last year,” the Hardmac site claims.
“Even if it is hard to have a perfect view through the case, it looks like the back is rounded, unlike the one of the new iPhone, and of course, there is a camera and a flash,” the site reveals, theorizing that Apple may keep a different design for the iPhone 4 and iPod touch models, “especially for the back made of glass because they have a hard time making enough of them.”
We’ll probably find out soon enough, since Apple’s annual music-themed product announcements have historically been held in September, which is right around the corner.
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dakoster
August 05, 2010 at 10:05am
The camera looks like it's too close to the edge of the iPod. And if it really was the 4th gen. Then it would have iOS4 running on it.
Malou
August 05, 2010 at 7:32am
I call bogus. Wouldn't the image show iOS4 wallpaper and dock? The case really look like the one I have already for my Touch 3rd gen. Is it me or I can't even see a hole in the case for the camera?
The_Quintessent...
August 05, 2010 at 10:15am
There is no hole in the case, and the iPod in the picture still runs iOS 2.0! In addition, the article says that the company mentioned predicted the camera on the iPod mini, but the iPod mini never had a camera. In that case, I think they meant iPod nano, since the iPod mini was discontinued almost 5 years ago.
nicvargus
August 05, 2010 at 9:43am
FTA
“Even if it is hard to have a perfect view through the case, it looks like the back is rounded, unlike the one of the new iPhone, and of course, there is a camera and a flash,”
