New Fakish-Looking Pictures of iPod Touch Published on Chinese Forum
9:40 am, August 14th, 2009, Leander Kahney
Hot off the Chinese forums are three new pictures of a prototype iPod Touch — or are they?
Certain details do look right. The iPod Touch has a metal backplate, like its predecessor. And the camera on the back is in the center of the device, not offset to one side like the iPhone’s — a detail first reported by Cultofmac.com.
However, there’s no microphone next to the camera — a feature indicated by the new cases Chinese manufacturers are already making for the device. Also, the Touch is pretty beaten up for a new device, even if it is a prototype.
Fake or not, something very like this is just a couple of weeks away. A new iPod Touch and iPod Nano, both with cameras, will likely be released at an Apple press event on September 8, and will cost $199/$299/S399 for 16/32/64 GB models.
As well as pictures, the new iPods will also likely be able to capture and edit video, and send clips via email, Mobile Me and YouTube.
All the forum pictures after the jump.
For what it’s worth, here’s a translation of the text with the pictures. I can’t make sense of it. Anyone got any ideas?
“Comrades. sorry. This is a self-made. Everyone would like to see new. I also think so. According to the plist file inside. Three zones with the absolute摄象头and Medina. I do not want to do the title of the party, I do not want to with no one. I am sorry we all have had. As the first shot is not stuck. Stroke is the whiteboard. The microphone is ultra-fine marker Lane’s.”
Posted by Leander Kahney in Apple, News, Rumors, iPod, iPod Touch | Comment on this article
Obviously fake.
First of all, the Camera and Voice Memos apps can be put on the device via jailbreak, the dock icons have reflections (another jailbreak app, and one that I like), the clock app has moving hands (more jailbreak), and if you look at the badges for Mail and the App Store, you’ll see the numbers are a few pixels too high.
Also, the top image is broken.
pauldacheez, on August 14th, 2009 at 9:52 am
And the camera and speaker/mic look either ’shopped or drawn on with a Sharpie.
pauldacheez, on August 14th, 2009 at 9:55 am
Grr, first picture wont show
I can’t wait, just sold my old iPod, waiting for this to be released. And- no compass app for the touch 
? That’s a necessity 
Sean, on August 14th, 2009 at 9:57 am
sorry, fixed first pic. my bad.
Leander Kahney, on August 14th, 2009 at 10:01 am
I personally don’t care if the pictures are fact or not. All I want is the ipod touch. Would anyone know if you can preorder the new ipod touch? Has apple announced that?
Anita, on August 14th, 2009 at 10:33 am
My iPod photo is 4 years old and it has fewer scratches than that thing. It looks like someone took steel wool to it to remove the identifying information. And if you look closely, wouldn’t you think a prototype would have 64GB of storage, not a measly 16?
imajoebob, on August 14th, 2009 at 12:57 pm