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iPod touch 3G Case Leaked, as Fake as It Can Get

Lookin... not good

By Catalin Ivan, Gadgets Editor

3rd of July 2009, 15:03 GMT

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Just so you know, the following rumor is probably just that but since there's nothing else going on in gadgets’ world right now, I have decided to let you in on a little slip up regarding a new iPod touch 3G silicone skin case that showed up on an online store. But you know how these things go, some put announcements like this one for publicity mostly. So this is what they are going to get, bad publicity.

You know those “notice the difference” games in which two apparently similar pictures are put side by side and the player has to notice the difference between the images? Well, take a look at the picture attached to this article. Notice how the two case pictures are not only very low resolution but also... the camera holes are not symmetrical. You know, if I take a picture and flip it horizontally, I get a flipped picture but the same features show up.

Pardon my boldness, but with this low-quality picture made with the 30-day trial version of a freeware beginners program adapted after Microsoft Paint (I'm sure you get where I'm heading with this one), I have absolutely no clue why some would sell the story to be even remotely real since everything is evidently as fake as it can get. If I ask my 4-year-old nephew to draw the same picture using an optical mouse and Microsoft Paint, I bet he'll be doing a masterpiece nearly identical to what is shown here.

As for the iPod 3G, the third generation iPod, Apple was supposed to indeed add cameras to its next third generation iPods, the cameras being 3.2 and 5-megapixel versions. However, seeing how Apple hasn't said anything about a next generation iPod, nor its casing, I will treat this rumor for what it is: fake!


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Comment #1 by: iSpaghettiCat on 04 Jul 2009, 00:20 GMT reply to this comment

Take a closer look at the case. The left side is the inside, the right side is the back of the case.


Comment #2 by: wen on 29 Jul 2009, 02:26 GMT reply to this comment

I agree with spagettiman but they are going to put a camera into the next ipod touch based on what I've heard. I've looked around the internet and the the sources say that apple will include a mic and a camera in the next ipod touch model


Comment #3 by: Catalin Ivan on 29 Jul 2009, 07:09 GMT reply to this comment

Do a bit of editing on the picture if you want: overlap the right side with the left side and notice that the camera slot does not have the same size or shape.

Ergo they are not one and the same, nor they are real. I would want them to be but they're not. Just a company's poor attempt to get a bit of free publicity by publishing poorly drawn cases. Not even the shape and size of the case itself is identical. Sorry to disappoint: they are not real!


Comment #4 by: hopefulls on 09 Aug 2009, 12:03 GMT reply to this comment

But we can stil hope for the rumour of a new ipod touch to be true.Well then if it still isn't true then also the earphones with mic can be used to fulfill your wishes.Moreover the present ipod touch is already very good and much better than the competition like psp,dsi,zune.If any one wnts to chat with me on this topic ,please do so because even i'm a great fan of ipod touch and would love talking on it.if anyone gets some new news on it please tell me on my mail. THanks for reading this long message.


Comment #5 by: Phil on 05 Sep 2009, 00:58 GMT reply to this comment

the thing is flipped over so that u can see the other side, of course they wont be symmetrical
u just made yourself look so dumb by posting this
(edited for inappropriate language)


Comment #6 by: Catalin Ivan on 10 Sep 2009, 07:04 GMT reply to this comment

http://gadgets.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Unveils-iPod-Nano-5G-With-Built-in-Video-Camera-5006-01.html

Phil my friend, you need a new pair of glasses. That or you never drew anything in your life, never saw an edited picture in your life, never took a picture in your life, never actually used resize/resample/flip options in an image editor in your life. Whatever the case, the link above proves i was correct.

Let me point out the obvious for you:

1. there is no camera on the new iPod Touch,
2. the iPod Nano features a cam that is mounted vertically, not horizontally
3. no matter how you look at the real thing and these fake "made in paint" images, they cannot be the same, the size differs and so on.
4. if you flip a picture (do that in a mirror) you will notice that things such as the hole for the camera to pop out, stay symmetrical. As in if it is square it stays square. Cut this fake picture in half, overlap the two and be amazed.

P.S. Next time you comment make sure you leave the inappropriate language at the door. And go to school more often, you might learn something, like basic geometry!

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