A le doe 't feed the pre many scra , if any, and they rarely - if ever - comment on unreleased products. A le Taiwan, however, has broken the silence by denying claims of A le sending staff to major Asian markets to demo trate these rumored wPods. So no, they didn't exactly deny claims that the devices exist - just claims that they're getting trained on how to use and sell them.
eculation has been heating up about a wPod in light of Microsoft's a ouncement of Zune, an iPod competitor, that could feature wifi. Yes, I know wifi is an a ounced feature, so in all likelihood it should feature wifi, but in the tried and true Vista irit of scra ing a ounced features, it sounds like Microsoft has already dro ed video su ort from Zune. With the way things are going, they'll be lucky if the device shi with the ability to play music.
But I digre . Back on the topic of wifi and everyone's favorite little white music player, we very well might not see it in the next version. A le ha 't been publicly hip on the idea (though Jo did say video wouldn't ha en either), it's tough to build in and, perha more importantly, it eats batteries for breakfast. The iPod already receives criticism for its 14 hour battery life (with only 2 or 3 hours of video) in light of competitors like Sony who get upwards of 20 and 30 hours, so adding a juice-hungry feature like wifi is no small step for a device like this.
Regardle , we'll see what we can see in the upcoming months, as the iPod is definitely ready for a refresh. Who knows, maybe you'll be able to buy iTMS music from the palm of your hand soon enough.
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