Tag: wirelessipod

AirPort Express a hint to wireless iPod?

Macworld editor Jason Snell believes that iPods will eventually boast built-in AirPort or Bluetooth, allowing the device to stream music wirelessly via the new AirPort Express base station. “When I really dug into the details of AirPort Express, the first thing I thought of was a handheld, iPod-like remote control that let you choose playlists, browse albums, and the rest — basically letting you do everything you could from iTunes, without having to walk over to a computer and pick up a mouse.

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A wireless iPod to defeat piracy?

In his “Byte of the Apple” column for BusinessWeek today, Charles Haddad wonders what would happen if iPods went wireless. “Riddle me this: What would you get if you crossed a BlackBerry with an iPod? The answer: The future of the music business,” writes Haddad. The concept behind this is called Everywhere Internet Audio (EIA), and it would allow an iPod to become a “wireless digital ladle,” providing the user with a constant stream of digital music without the need for a storage device.

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