February 09, 2006
Apple Working on Real Video iPod
The rumor of the day is Apple is working on a video iPod with a 3.5 inch color screen. The kicker is the physical click wheel will go the way of the dodo and be replaced by a virtual touch screen version. All this to use to make the full front screen real estate available for video.
Apple has been working with at least two other companies to perfect the digital click wheel display technology. While not all the engineering was completed in-house by Apple, sources have said Apple could hold an exclusive license on the technologies it borrowed from other developers for a period of time, limiting the ability of competitors to copy Apple's design.
