A Non Touch iPod Coming?

Om Malik, Sunday, June 18, 2006 at 2:00 AM PT Comments (5)

With all the hoopla around wirelessly connected music players, some of them developed by start-ups like Music Gremlins and Zing, many are wondering whether Apple will go that route as well? Who knows, but a report in The China Post, says that the company might be about to introduce a new kind of iPod. In story about Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Taiwan’s largest electronics company, and makers of iPod, there is a curious quote from company chairman Terry Gou…

Apple is about to unveil the next generation of iPod, the best-selling music player in the U.S., using a “none-touch” concept, Gou said without elaborating.

My guess (repeat guess) on this would be a bigger screen video iPod. Connectivity would be nice… but not without battery power.

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5 comments so far

June 19th, 2006
12:48 AM PT
Al said:

Voice controlled?

June 19th, 2006
1:59 AM PT
Om Malik said:

tough to say what this guy really means. my bet is large screen video ipod with screen touch technology and all that stuff.

June 19th, 2006
5:58 AM PT
Steve said:

Nah… Wireless sync, Wireless headphones

June 19th, 2006
8:21 AM PT
Rick said:

I hope they do some sort of voice recognition (a.k.a. voice wreck) interface. Would make it easier to use when I am driving.

July 6th, 2006
3:48 AM PT
Sen McCartney said:

Uhm, I think that it will be a mystery until it’’s revealed. BUT if I could make a suggestion, I’d lose that friggin plastic face that scratches on contact with air.

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