Why the iPhone 5 headset could be...an iPod
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Scratching the rumor shape, its plans could include improvements within iTunes, an upgraded iPod touch, a 7-inch iPad/iPod match hybrid and a new headset combining iPod shuffle-like music playback with Bluetooth which should work like a dream... That you can only use the headset at those times you might choose to leave your iOS device at home is an additional fillip, and means many in the low-end music player market (such as it is, these days) will on an Apple headset just because... The headset can be pre-loaded with music over USB, so you get to play music even when you aren't carrying or don't own an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. As reported by Wired , Apple already has patents for headsets which switch the music off when you take them off your culmination, for advanced noise cancellation for headset mics and more. That's a huge market for an Apple headset, particularly one that integrates strongly with iOS 6, including the qualification to cue up tracks using Siri voice controls if the headset were twinned with an iPhone, for example. Planning this year's late summer music artifact refresh. Apple's latest patent filing ( Wireless headset with integrated media player ) takes the iPod haw and transforms it into an essential item for any iPhone user.
Source: Computerworld (blog)