Apple Wireless Earbuds?

We're not really quite sure what this means, but it could be a clue as to what Jobs and Co. have up their sleeves for MacWorld Expo in two weeks. A TUAW reader visited the Apple Store in Japan recently and found the employees all wearing maroon T-shirts with the slogan, "Luck is in the Air". On the computers in the store was a screensaver displaying the same theme with a picture of an iPod as the middle of a flower and earbuds floating away from the center, as a flower releases pollen.

There are six more screens, some with Japanse on them that I am unable to read (if any Japanese-reading readers would like to translate for us; send me an email and I'll share the screensaver images with you).

So, what does this mean? It might be an early indicator of an Apple-created iPod-compatible wireless earbud system, or it might mean Apple has figured out a way to include Bluetooth or wireless sharing of music between iPods. It's something "different" that Apple might introduce to keep the iPod and iTunes ahead of their competitors.

Of course, it might also just be an advertising campaign unique to Japan.

Update:  Reader Steve Forrest has translated the text for us and it seems perhaps that this is just an advertising campaign for Apple Japan. No idea why the images are what they are, or what they mean. The Japanese text on the other images tranlates to:

1. Luck is in the air
2. Enjoy the Apple Store your way
3. Advice just right for you
    Enjoy your Mac even more
    The best place to enjoy music
4. In the New Year free workshops for kids
    Accessories to make your iPod rejoice

However, wireless functionality in our iPods is still a pretty interesting idea and possibly something we may see soon, particularly with earbuds.