“Apple is expected to launch a new range of iPods this week designed to receive digital radio,” Iain Thomson reports for vnunet.
“A reliable industry insider has told vnunet.com that the announcement will include plans to bring digital radio to the iPod along with an option to buy music using the device,” Thomson reports.
“The source said that the new iPods will be able to receive digital radio, and will include a ‘buy-now’ function to allow the user to download and buy tracks as they are being played,” Thomson reports.
“Other rumors about the new iPod line suggest the inclusion of a full touch-screen that does away with hardware buttons, and a new version of the iPod Nano that can handle video,” Thomson reports.
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MacDailyNews Note: We reported a rumor we’d received last Wednesday, “Apple will debut ‘wireless-capable iPods’ next Wednesday along with ‘wireless iTunes Store sales, ‘enabling users to buy content ‘directly from iPod, iPhone,’ a single source often familiar with Apple’s digital content plans tells MacDailyNews. The ‘new iPods will definitely be Mac OS X-based,’ according to the source. ‘Prepare to be stunned [with] iPod’s new capabilities.'”