Thursday, June 29, 2006
The next generation of iPods, which investors are eagerly awaiting to boost Apple's sales, could face major delays, according to an analyst who follows the company.
The new iPod nano may need to incorporate a chip from a new supplier, and the developers of the video iPod may need to find a way to beef up the player's battery life, according to Shaw Wu of American Technology Research.
The new nano was expected in the third quarter, but will likely be pushed back to December, he said.
And the new video iPod could be delayed until the first quarter of 2007 instead of the end of 2006, Wu wrote in a note to clients.
The challenge for Apple engineers on the new video iPod is to increase screen size and improve the battery life - goals which are hard to achieve simultaneously. Apple is considering software and hardware methods of improving battery life, the analyst wrote.
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