I didn't expect this

[Recursion]

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/09/11/ipod_take_aparts/

O_O

[xxMATTGxx]

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/09/11/ipod_take_aparts/

O_O

Yeah, but its most likely for the Nike+?


iFixit has posted disassembly photographs of the iPod Nano and iPod Touch. These disassembly photos are common after new products are released and provide readers an interesting view of the internals of the latest Apple products.

Occasionally, however, there's also an interesting find. In this case, iFixit has found that the iPod Touch actually contains an unadvertised Broadcom BCM4325 Bluetooth chip. Apple has not made any mention of Bluetooth support in the new iPod Touch.

What Apple did announce was that it had added Nike+ wireless support in the iPod Touch. According to Apple's FAQ, the Nike+ system uses a "proprietary low-power 2.4 GHz radio protocol" which is specifically said not to be Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.

Bluetooth, however, appears to use the same frequency. We're uncertain if a Bluetooth chip can emulate the Nike+ protocol or if there is a separate unidentified Nike+ receiver in the iPod Touch. Regardless, this will certainly trigger speculation about adding Nike+ support in current iPhones and additional uses of the Bluetooth chip in the iPod Touch (such as Bluetooth headsets).

iFixit also let us know that the iPod Touch's headphone jack has five wires coming out of it, while the old iPod Touch only had four. This suggests that the external microphone support is likely true.

Update: The Bluetooth chip is likely being used for the Nike+ support.

[Joe!]

The fact it has a bluetooth chip in it?

[Recursion]

Yes, but they should be able to exploit this and use it for other devices, if they do, then that is it, im buying the Touch 2G.

[lolwut]

*waits for hack allowing Bluetooth to be used normally*

[Nick.]

It would be awesome if they released an application which allowed you to link your iPod Touch up to your Phone and then be able to use your iPod to view your contacts, messages and what not.

Would be really cool.

[xxMATTGxx]

It would be awesome if they released an application which allowed you to link your iPod Touch up to your Phone and then be able to use your iPod to view your contacts, messages and what not.

Would be really cool.

Yeah, when I loaded the apple site in IT and everyone was like "OMG IS THAT THE NEW IPOD" they were going on that iPods should have bluetooth so they could send songs via each other.

[Recursion]

Yeah, when I loaded the apple site in IT and everyone was like "OMG IS THAT THE NEW IPOD" they were going on that iPods should have bluetooth so they could send songs via each other.

Tell them to dream on, cus DRM is taking over the iPodzzz

[xxMATTGxx]

Tell them to dream on, cus DRM is taking over the iPodzzz

You mad? I just confuse them :(

[Robbie]

*waits for hack allowing Bluetooth to be used normally*

Ditto :D