Apple talking iPod on way
Rumors of a talking iPod are making the rounds.
In accordance with Steve Jobs' promise of keep changing iPod models within every one year, Apple has introduced the iPod that talks. The device will contain high-end software which converts the names of songs, albums and bands into speech which can be recognised by the user.
With the new talking iPod, users will not have to look at the screen while selecting music. The iPod tells you what it is about to play and thus minimises the risk of accidents while driving. Since we
won't have to look at the screen to select our favourite music, the talking iPod comes handy when we are in badly-lit locations.
The talking iPod is expected to give Apple a not-so-needed boost in the not-so-competitive digital music player market, as it is already Apple who is the dominant player in the segment. But things may take a reverse turn as Microsoft introduces its wireless music player, Microsoft Argo/Zune. The Microsoft Argo is already termed as the iPod killer by the media.
Though the official announcement about the design of the iPod that talks has not been announced, it is expected that the sixth generation of the iPod will be a hot seller among the music fans.
The rumors of the talking iPod seem to have their origin
in an Apple patent. The hard work of converting song titles
and album names into recognisable speech - we hear rumors of
the voices of famours actors and whatever - is done by your
computer, not the iPod. The voice files will be transfered
to your iPod when you connect it to your iTunes.
Microsoft's wireless music player Argo removes the need of having a PC to download music to the player. Also, other companies which are not so prominent in the music player market are trying to include as much features as possible into their players. This will surely give a warning signal to Apple and this may sometimes be one of the reasons why Apple keep updating its models.
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