iPod Stick: Debunked!
November 17, 2008
Not that it needed to be debunked in the first place, but the Stuff.tv rumor posted today which claims an iPod Stick is in store for us at MacWorld, is not accurate. Here’s why.
What’s more interesting, however, is an anonymous tip-off we’ve had concerning the development of a new iPod, codenamed the iPod “Stick”.
Stuff.tv claims that they received an anonymous tip, but later contradicts themselves.
…our tipster claims to be an employee of Apple and has previously given us the goods on the PAYG iPhone before everyone else.
Huh, that’s funny… I thought you said he was anonymous. If this tipster is anonymous, then how do you know that its the PAYG source who is giving this tidbit?
I think that practically confirms its not real… that and the fact that it is absolutely absurd to begin with. The day this comes true is the day I stop blogging (and the day that commenter BlahBlahBlah gets his lifelong dream).
The fact that they claim it’s the same source doesn’t at all mean that it isn’t anonymous. If the source references some information that only the person who submitted the original tip would know, it wouldn’t be so hard to know that it is probably the same person.
That said, it looks and sounds fake to me. I don’t see what niche that thing would fill, what capabilities it would have to set it apart, other than being much bigger than a shuffle and having a screen. In other words, much like every other low-end mp3 player. I think Apple would really prefer to up-sell to the Nano than come up with a better low end. Who knows?
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