A look inside the new video iPod

An article today by Arik Hesseldahl on BusinessWeek reports on the innards of Apple’s new video iPod. Market researcher iSuppli, says chipmaker Broadcom is the new name among a list of chip and component suppliers that has changed little from other iPod models over the years. Broadcom’s chip handles the video, while longtime suppliers PortalPlayer and Wolfson Microelectronics are still responsible for audio chips, notes the report.

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