Apple is likely to release a new iPod touch model this September that incorporates hardware improvements introduced with the iPhone 3GS. Because of this, it makes perfect sense that devices that report a product ID of "iPod3,1" are already popping up in application usage logs from Pinch Media.
References to a product identified as "iPod3,1" were spotted earlier this year in the first iPhone OS 3.0 beta. Following Apple's convention, such a product ID would refer to a third-generation iPod touch, as earlier models were referred to as "iPod1,1" and "iPod2,1."
In fact, Pinch Media's app analytics spotted references to the iPhone 3GS earlier this year when apps began reporting running from a device called "iPhone2,1." In this case, the original iPhone is known as "iPhone1,1" and the iPhone 3G as "iPhone1,2"—meaning that Apple considered the iPhone 3G to be more of a minor revision, and the iPhone 3GS to be a more substantial hardware change.
Since Apple has traditionally released new iPods in September over the last few years, there's little reason to think we won't see new iPod touch models revealed at that time. Given that fact, it's no surprise that Pinch Media first spotted "iPod3,1" in late April and has seen the frequency increase significantly since late May.
One thing Pinch Media's logs can't tell us is exactly what hardware changes to expect. Will it get a bump to 600MHz, like the iPhone 3GS, or will the CPU be clocked to its full 833MHz potential? Will it indeed have a camera module included, as many rumors suggest? Will the capacity be enough to finally see the end of the iPod classic? No one but Apple knows that for sure, and, as you might expect, Apple isn't talking.
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References to a product identified as "iPod3,1" were spotted earlier this year in the first iPhone OS 3.0 beta. Following Apple's convention, such a product ID would refer to a third-generation iPod touch, as earlier models were referred to as "iPod1,1" and "iPod2,1."
In fact, Pinch Media's app analytics spotted references to the iPhone 3GS earlier this year when apps began reporting running from a device called "iPhone2,1." In this case, the original iPhone is known as "iPhone1,1" and the iPhone 3G as "iPhone1,2"—meaning that Apple considered the iPhone 3G to be more of a minor revision, and the iPhone 3GS to be a more substantial hardware change.
Since Apple has traditionally released new iPods in September over the last few years, there's little reason to think we won't see new iPod touch models revealed at that time. Given that fact, it's no surprise that Pinch Media first spotted "iPod3,1" in late April and has seen the frequency increase significantly since late May.
One thing Pinch Media's logs can't tell us is exactly what hardware changes to expect. Will it get a bump to 600MHz, like the iPhone 3GS, or will the CPU be clocked to its full 833MHz potential? Will it indeed have a camera module included, as many rumors suggest? Will the capacity be enough to finally see the end of the iPod classic? No one but Apple knows that for sure, and, as you might expect, Apple isn't talking.
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