“Apple will soon introduce an iPod with Bluetooth wireless capabilities, according Bogdan Nedelcou, an automobile product manager for Motorola. In an interview with Radio France, Nedelcou let it slip that consumers will soon be able to broadcast music wirelessly from their iPod through their car speakers. Similarly, he said that users will be able to answer incoming phone calls without having to operate their mobile phone handset,” Katie Marsal reports for AppleInsider.
“Both tips apparently reference an upcoming device for automobiles, which will include a dock or ‘pod’ that will allow both an iPod with Bluetooth and a mobile phone device to communicate with car stereos. It’s unclear if the device is Apple or Motorola-based,” Marsal reports. “In the near future, Motorola is also expected to debut its first ‘official’ iTunes-ready mobile phone, which will sport both flash-based memory storage and Bluetooth wireless connectivity.”
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“Wednesday announcement to usher in new color iPod minis, iPod changes,” ThinkSecret’s headline declares. “Ryan Katz, Senior Editor
February 22, 2005 – One day before Apple is expected to announce new iPod minis, a reliable source has shed light on Apple’s Wednesday announcement, suggesting that almost the entire iPod line could see an update then,” Ryan Katz reports. “…insider information points to six new [iPod mini] colors making their debut.”
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Also of interest, “Next Wave: Motorola-MeshNetworks, in-car iServices & iTunes” from Macsimum News here.
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