It's essentially what everyone's
expected and speculated by this point (us included), but ThinkSecret's latest iPod rumor plays into everyone's hopes
that Apple's got a proper video iPod in development.
According to TS, they can confirm that Apple's next device will have a 3.5-inch display (the current 5G iPod has a
2.5-incher) and will shed the clickwheel entirely for a virtual UI with input via a touchscreen. We know they've got
their Mac tablet patents together on
this kind of tech and have presumably been doing the dev work to make it happen (their last patent specifically showed
an iPod-like virtual clickwheel
touch interface in spec). Will this strange new device support Portal Player's new all singing all dancing WiFi /
Bluetooth A2DP chipset for the killer 6G video iPod everyone's been hoping for? We can't say, sonny, but the rumor
mill's tilt is that we could find out in late March or early April, when Apple celebrates its 30th birthday.Apple still at work on true video iPod?
R. Block|02.09.06
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February 9th, 2006
It's essentially what everyone's
expected and speculated by this point (us included), but ThinkSecret's latest iPod rumor plays into everyone's hopes
that Apple's got a proper video iPod in development.
According to TS, they can confirm that Apple's next device will have a 3.5-inch display (the current 5G iPod has a
2.5-incher) and will shed the clickwheel entirely for a virtual UI with input via a touchscreen. We know they've got
their Mac tablet patents together on
this kind of tech and have presumably been doing the dev work to make it happen (their last patent specifically showed
an iPod-like virtual clickwheel
touch interface in spec). Will this strange new device support Portal Player's new all singing all dancing WiFi /
Bluetooth A2DP chipset for the killer 6G video iPod everyone's been hoping for? We can't say, sonny, but the rumor
mill's tilt is that we could find out in late March or early April, when Apple celebrates its 30th birthday.All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
