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Wireless group talks with Apple about Bluetooth iPods
Wireless technology group Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR) has reportedly approached Apple about installing its Bluetooth wireless chips into future generations of the iPod.
“CSR’s chips would allow Apple to manufacture iPods with wireless headsets, an increasingly popular feature of mobile devices among consumers,” reports The Independent. “Apple has sold more than 22 million iPods and although it is possible to buy separate adapters that connect an iPod to earphones wirelessly, the music players do not come with Bluetooth as a standard. CSR confirmed it had approached Apple after publishing a bullish trading update yesterday that showed sales of its chips, which enable devices to provide wireless connections using the Bluetooth technology standard, are rising faster than expected.”
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As if Apple weren’t already aware of Bluetooth and its capabilities.
This stinks of CSR simply issuing a press release to create speculation, with the hopes of driving up their stock price.
There are lots of Bluetooth chipset vendors, and given the recently announced Intel relationship, that’s a more realistic source, especially considering Apple’s apparent need for guaranteed availability. There’s also TI, Motorola, Atmel, Philips, Broadcom and a wealth of others to choose from.
Posted by m.s. on September 16, 2005 at 12:56 PM (PDT)
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yea what he said
Posted by JuanoTejano on September 17, 2005 at 8:52 PM (PDT)
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I love my iPod, but hate the wires!
Come on Apple. Give us some cool, Apple designed wireless iPods and headphones.
As for this story. Intel is the more logical provided of the chips.
Posted by Tyler Lemke on September 18, 2005 at 4:39 PM (PDT)