Stabley Times learned that at least some United States Postal Service locations have begun using the iPod touch as a handheld scanning device for checking out customers as recently at this month. That means USPS is making purchases of the iPod touch 5th generation model as we speak. Is this a matter of the post office knowing something that we don’t when it comes to the arrival of the iPod touch 6, or does USPS just not care about waiting for the new model?
After all, the 5th gen model works just fine as a point-of-sale device, and there’s no real need to wait for a larger screen model. Apple could even be selling the outgoing iPod touch models to the post office at a reduced rate to blow out remaining inventory in preparation for the 6th generation launch.
That’s all mere speculation. But with Apple remaining quiet on a product which by all rights should have launched back in September, speculation and an attempt at connecting some questionable dots is all we have to work with. As for whether you’re better off buying an iPod touch 5 now or waiting for the arrival of the iPod touch 6 release date in 2015, that remains a matter of how quickly you need it and what your individual needs are.
New iPod touch 6th generation: A8 chip, Post Office buys 5th gen POS