We’ve seen a good few next-gen iPod Touch leaks in the past few months, but the most recent rumors pretty strongly indicate that the next updatewill bring a FaceTime camera to the device.
What to make, then, of this latest prototype, supposedly found in a Californian “recycling place” and running iOS 3.1.3. It has no front-facing camera. That means no FaceTime… despite the fact Apple said they’d ship the software to millions of “iOS devices” this year.
At this point, it seems pretty clear that a lot of the iPod Touch prototypes with the second/third generation-style design and the back-mounted camera occulus are hold overs from last year, when Apple came within an inch of selling a camera-equipped iPod Touch, then pulled out at the last second due to module supply shortages. The next iPod Touch is going to have FaceTime, and it’s not going to ignore the iPhone 4’s glass-backed design.
