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According to 9to5 Mac, they have gotten their hands on a partial screen shot that purportedly shows an Apple iPad running a video calling debugger. With such a small section of the screen present in the leaked shot, it is difficult to assess whether this leak is valid. If true, a video calling debugger suggests the next generation iPad could feature a front-facing camera with FaceTime support. To decide whether an iPad running a video calling debugger is at all plausible, one can only look at the surrounding circumstantial evidence .
No doubt Apple is pushing its FaceTime application out to other devices. The fourth generation iPod touch finally received the long-rumored front-facing camera and along with it FaceTime support over WiFi. With the iPod touch 4G now joining Apple’s lineup, the company from Cupertino now has two devices with FaceTime and it would be foolish to not make it a trio by including the iPad in this group. While I can’t say with any certainty that this screen shot is from an actual iPad, I do think it is very likely the next generation iPad will have a front-facing camera. I also think it is equally possible that Apple is now field testing a camera-packing iPad with FaceTime.
So now the hunt for this device and its video calling begins. Developers with time on their hands should start combing through the iOS source code for corroborating evidence. Likewise, Ad networks and website owners should start pouring over those usage logs to see if they can spot this device in the wild. First one to spot and post about their finding shall receive the gratitude of the tech community and the ire of Apple’s head brass.
[Via 9to5 Mac]
About The Author
Kelly Hodgkins
Kelly spent the last three years covering mobile technology at places like BGR, Gizmodo and The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Before writing, she spent a few years working with and teaching others how to use Adobe Flash and Macromedia Director. Even earlier than that, she spent six years working on her Ph.D in Microbiology. When she's not writing, she can be found fishing the lakes and hiking the mountains of Western Maine with her husband and children.
