iTouch Mic-In Makes The Difference

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On November 28, 2008

A quick note to developers-

Thanks to the firmware 2.2 upgrade the  second geneeation iPod Touch has audio-in so long as a microphone is plugged in. That means a few things.
It means that WebIS’s excellent Note2Self voice note recorder now works fully on the Touch.

It means that if I can ever get Fring and  Nimbuzz working properly with SkypeOut the Touch will become a nifty little VOIP handset.

It means that apps that can’t even be loaded onto the Touch due to it’s lack of a mic (yes Jott I’m talking to you) and apps that load but in a limited format that excludes voice note (hello ReQall) need to rework their apps and issue updates.

Firmware 2.2 and it’s mic line-in is a potentially huge going for users of the iPod Touch and I hope developers recognize the fact sooner rather than later.