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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 5550996" data-attributes="member: 8835">Yeah, the iPad1 was a no-brainer in a way.  Take an iPod Touch and put it on a bigger screen, and publicly, Apple was resistant to it for awhile.  But that might have been PR cover while they were designing one.It's highly probably Apple will keep pumping a pad out each year.  And based on the pattern with iPhones, a given model will be supported (able to get fw updates) for 2-3 years.  The 3g went out when the iOS4 came out for iPhone4, and odds are good it'll happen to the 3gs when the new gen iPhone comes out this fall.  The iPod Touch gen1 wasn't eligble for iOS3 updates. Not getting fw updates blocks an device from the App Store for practical purposes, because Apple regularly boots apps that don't have "new" fw support, and at some point all apps will requirre newer fw to runOn FaceTime:it's a neat idea, and obviously we've finally gotten the video phones AT&T promised us in the '60s.  However, I've used it twice on my phone.  My wife has a 3gs, can't use it on her.  It only works on other iPhone4 devices, and only on wifi which basically means "when both parties are at home or work"I've only used the video chat on my Kinect once.  While it seemed like it would be pretty handy (and it works with PCs on MSN Messenger), the opportunities to use it were slim.A friend of mine made a good point.  When he's on the phone, he wants is hands and eyes free (as you're already tying up his ears).  FaceTiime locks u into position.  U are stuck holding the phone so your friend can see u.  Which means u can't freely move about the house doing laundry, dishes, getting dressed or driving</blockquote>

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