Apple denies wireless iPod’s a-comin’

There’s much ado brewing over a possible wireless iPod and in an uncharacteristic move, Apple says “Nothin’ doin’ “.

Why is that unusual? The Register notes that when word leaks of future Apple products, FruitCo. usually clams up and then yells at the bloggers who scooped the story. It doesn’t issue outright denials.

Notes El Reg: “Wi-Fi is notoriously power hungry, one reason why Palm has taken so long to build it into its smart phones. Apple may well feel the same way. In any case, there’s a more useful wireless technology out there: Bluetooth, over which an iPod could stream stereo audio to a pair of wireless earphones.”

For a product long criticized over battery life, adding power-hungry Wi-Fi would not make sense.

More here.

Via The Register