Apple iPod Essentials   Tracking the Pulse of iPod

"NO!"

Mel Karmazin, CEO of Sirius Satellite Radio says Steve Jobs does "not believe iPod users needed anything other than the ability to download thousands of songs."

Nor is Jobs apparently interested in XM radio.

Jobs to Satellite Broadcasters: "Not on MY iPod!"
 

I predict we'll be seeing wireless capabilities being built-in to the next generation iPod models, no doubt as an option initially (given that it would likely add $100 to the base price). While syncing a lot of music over current wireless protocols wouldn't be nearly as fast as plugging in the FireWire cable, there are plenty of cool uses for it. to wit:

• Syncing contacts
• Exchanging vCards with friends and strangers
• Trading your custom playlists with friends (sans the actual songs...)
• Or my favorite future application: a proximity dating service; you program into your Pod all your wonderful qualities, and indicate what type of mate-or-date you're seeking, and when you get within range of someone compatible (who also happens to be carrying a similiarly configured 5th generation iPod) the iPod sounds an alert to you. The strong the alert, THE MORE COMPATIBLE THE PERSON IS FOR YOU! :-) Then you just have to figure out who it is on the subway that's emitting those pheromones.
  

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