Next iPod Touch Looks Likely To Get FaceTime Camera

Trade company Alibaba claims to have a lead on the next-generation iPod Touch that strongly suggests it’ll come with a front-facing camera.

Their lead comes from an LCD assembly unit with digitizer and a stand-alone digitizer, both of which include a hole in the top center which they speculate will form the occulus of a FaceTime-capable iPod Touch.

The only problem with the theory? Sure, Apple probably wants FaceTime on the iPod Touch, but because of the way the iPod Touch is built, putting two back-to-back camera (one forward-facing, the other back-facing) is impossible.

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My only question is, how would you initiate a FaceTime call from iPhone to iPod Touch without a username/email address or phone number?
mlahero
Hmm… although facetime on a ipod touch would be a very good extra feature I think I’d prefer a normal camera on the back rather than a forward facing camera. I’ve always got an ipod on me when I go out, having a decent camera on it would be a big draw for me. Facetime…… if its still wifi based…. well I’ve already got webcams, so not really needing it.