Reg Hardware's Tony Smith picks up on a DigiTimes report stating that Apple has aggressively denied claims (breaking from its usual silence on these kinds of things) that it's readying a Wi-Fi iPod for release.

"Wi-Fi is notoriously power hungry, one reason why Palm has taken so long to build it into its smart phones," Smith writes. "Apple may well feel the same way. In any case, there's a more useful wireless technology out there: Bluetooth, over which an iPod could stream stereo audio to a pair of wireless earphones. This is far more likely to appeal to iPod users than some nebulous ability to share music."

Meanwhile, AppleInsider's Prince McLean notes that a recent Apple patent filing indicates that the company may be looking at a separate Wi-Fi product that presents fewer power problems -- an enhanced wireless iPod docking station.

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