There had been reports floating around the internet claiming that the new fourth-generation iPod touch had a motor for vibration. Couple this with Apple’s own flub on their FaceTime page that originally stated: If somebody wants to start a video call with you, you’ll receive an invitation — along with a vibrating alert — on […]
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Turns Out That The New Fourth-Gen iPod Touch Doesn't Have a Vibration Motor

Sep 9th 2010 by

There had been reports floating around the internet claiming that the new fourth-generation iPod touch had a motor for vibration. Couple this with Apple’s own flub on their FaceTime page that originally stated:

If somebody wants to start a video call with you, you’ll receive an invitation — along with a vibrating alert — on your iPod touch asking you to join. Simply tap Accept, and the video call begins.

but now reads:

If somebody wants to start a video call with you, you’ll receive an invitation on your iPod touch asking you to join. Simply tap Accept, and the video call begins.

you can understand why there was confusion.

It turns out that the part that was believed to be the vibration motor was in fact the microphone. But, can you expect reports to be fully accurate when they are making claims off of nothing more than leaked FCC photos?

This is precisely why we don’t rush to publish stories at Mactropolis. We’re thorough here.

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