iPod Touch Definitely Has No Bluetooth, So Enough Already UPDATED - Gizmodo Comments

iPod Touch Definitely Has No Bluetooth, So Enough Already UPDATED

doon — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:53:17 EDT

From a safari crash file off my ipod touch.

0x325da000 - 0x325e6fff MobileBluetooth UUID (334DAC7E9D6E4FF6A0EA1FE240790F77) /System/Library/Frameworks/MobileBluetooth.framework/MobileBluetooth
0x325ec000 - 0x325f0fff BluetoothManager UUID (DE3D2813092443A8B248A133DC9696A3) /System/Library/Frameworks/BluetoothManager.framework/BluetoothManager

So it seems like the Ipod Touch is has the Bluetooth code in there.

doon

iPod Touch Definitely Has No Bluetooth, So Enough Already UPDATED

KingSnakeX4 — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 17:04:54 EDT

this article is train-wreck

KingSnakeX4

iPod Touch Definitely Has No Bluetooth, So Enough Already UPDATED

snitch — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:01:45 EDT

this is a dum story because theres no way of knowing if the unit has bluetooth or not unless you work for apple because most of these chips combined WiFi and Bluetooth radios, then can even make it work as a FM radio tunner if you want to, so dont give up your hope

snitch

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Gregnog — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:39:16 EDT

[www.engadget.com]

Somebody needs to get their facts straight.

Gregnog

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jerkface — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:27:28 EDT

Jesus, I know it's the weekend but can we please have a photoshop of Stevie J. force-strangling an apple employee? Please!

jerkface

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Mayor McRib — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:00:41 EDT

I'm on ur site with my ipod touch, reason ur post's.

Mayor McRib

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SneakerFiend — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 11:20:47 EDT

Wow@pb4ugoout: You should work for giz then and set them straight. >.>
Well i say the touch is still super cool and the zune is going to get some support of bluetooth. (Most likely) If i was microsoft i would most certainly drop a bundle to get the Zune to have double everything that the touch has. But what Zune is losing is that people buy ipods mostly because of the swift interface, functionality, and of course they come out first. If there was a 2-Gen Zune it should've been released before the touch. They saw that multi-touch interface is getting super popular they're integrating to systems but they should try to integrate to Windows Mobile enabled phones, and they should integrate to just about anything that could get it that wont make the company look stupid.
So im screaming for Zune multi-touch even tho im goin2 get a touch.

SneakerFiend

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pb4ugoout — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 10:57:55 EDT

It doesn't use samsung memory, like the iphone. It uses toshiba memory and it is clearly visible in the photos. I wish giz would stop running copycat stories and getting their information wrong. I'm aware you have updated the post to ask the ifixit guys to inspect the chips again, but come on! You guys have absolutely no idea if it's really in there or not and throwing up a title that says it definitely has no bluetooth is just plain reckless. You really have no clue. The ifixit photos don't say it does but they also don't say it doesn't. You can't even really see the wifi chip in any of those photos. Do some more research next time guys...I'm losing faith in this website.

pb4ugoout

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itouchnipples — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 10:06:55 EDT

@jizzmodo: so, i have a question about the 16 screws, the touch's craptacular screen, and the iPhone's fantabulous screen: i don't know how to word the question but it involves those elements and some uncertainty. can you figure it out? i mean, i want a touch, but apparently it sort of suxx0rz while the iPhone has everything i want but has stuff i don't want (the whole phone thing just isn't my bag). gah, my penis is so conflicted.

itouchnipples

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calebc — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 08:43:40 EDT

@MadColombian: The question people have is not if the Touch has bluetooth support from Apple. I think everyone believes what Apple says in that regard. The question people want to know is whether the bluetooth hardware is included and non-functional from the factory with the hope that support could be included through some sort of hack in the future.

calebc

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MadColombian — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 07:29:43 EDT

okay. I just want to ask, what is the big deal? Apple said there was no bluetooth on it... and they probably really meant that.

people will probably buy it anyways

i know it is kind of disappointing, but in my opinion wifi is enough.

MadColombian

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Arex — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 06:45:43 EDT

@Arex: This comment from engadget makes sense though:

tanais: "Re Branding: not likely in the base of the WiFi and support chips, Any teardown should start by looking the same two chips that provide WiFi/BT as in the iPhone -- The Marvel 8686 and the CSR 41B14 Bluecore4 ROM.

There is a possibility that apple will use the CSR UniFi all-in-one chipset: [www.csr.com] which has better BT and WiFi co-existance management. (see here [www.csr.com]). Time will tell."

Arex

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Arex — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 06:03:12 EDT

Um, "confirmed?" How's that?

Unless you guys know something about the components integrated on the logic board that isn't mentioned in their write up, this confirmation seems a bit premature.

It may be that there is no bluetooth, but I don't see how you can reach that conclusion based on ifixit's write up alone.

Arex

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Darkest Daze — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 05:14:44 EDT

@flumbo:
Same thing I was about to say. Wifi and bluetooth can be on the same chip, and since there is no mention of what kind of wifi chip they use, it's still unknown whether bluetooth is there or not.

Darkest Daze

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Kitsunexus — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 02:22:55 EDT

So does this have Bluetooth or not!? I don't get it... :P

Kitsunexus

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luckypictures — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 02:04:36 EDT

Any thoughts on this?

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luckypictures

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maigumi — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:35:29 EDT

sdf

maigumi

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maigumi — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:34:56 EDT

u need bluetooth? samsung p2 is the best production i think, it has no coverflow and not good UI compare to touchpod but it support bluetooth, better quality battery, and Better PRICE POLICY

maigumi

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GenericWhiteGuy — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:32:50 EDT

They also don't mention a wi-fi chip. Does that mean it doesn't have wi-fi either? I see nothing in this article that mentions anything about bluetooth at all.

Couldn't the same radio chip that handles wi-fi, also integrate bluetooth? I don't know enough about this, so I'm really asking.

GenericWhiteGuy

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TheGraphicsGeek — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:07:56 EDT

Hahaha, theres goes Engadget's "breaking news."

TheGraphicsGeek

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LillieDesigns — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:01:52 EDT

I'm not mad or anything, just disappointed.

LillieDesigns

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hoserelder — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:55:46 EDT

What happened to the story about the glass trailer?

hoserelder