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Apple's FaceTime video chat coming to iPad, iPod Touch, and maybe your PC
Apple's FaceTime video chat, which has been knocked by detractors for only working over Wi-Fi and only on the iPhone, might be coming to many more devices soon. According to Boy Genius Report, an upcoming version of IOS has some code that suggests FaceTime will become available for non-iPhone devices like the iPod Touch and the iPad, using Apple IDs instead of phone numbers.Calling using your email address is cool, but there's still the problem that the current-gen iPod Touch and iPad don't have front-facing cameras. Using FaceTime as a voice-only VoIP call would still be useful, but that's not likely what will happen: this new information strongly implies that the next iPad and iPod Touch will have dual cameras. The FaceTime protocol isn't actually closed, either, so it's possible that FaceTime will also one day come to the desktop. We can dream, right?
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Subscribe to comments216Jul 15th 2010 1:51PM
Makes sense
WilJul 16th 2010 5:13AM
why wouldn't they also then put it on the 3gs or 3g?
JacobJul 19th 2010 3:10AM
Wil, the next generation iPod Touch and iPad will probably include a built in, front facing camera like the iPhone 4, and therefore enabling FaceTime. This means there will not be backwards compatibility to the 3G or 3GS unless a dock accessory is introduced (which is possible but based on Apple's past behaviour this will not happen).
WilJul 19th 2010 5:09AM
...or you could stand in front of a mirror with a 3GS.
WilJul 19th 2010 5:10AM
..but I get it apple likes making money...not friends
zxygghhOct 7th 2010 4:32AM
It is quite certain that the new upcoming iPad will have front-facing camera since Apple behaves as a standardizing FaceTime all across the ios devices. Adding the millions of iPads to the FaceTime family is an imperative. Too many ipad users, using the video ipad converter may be troublesome.