New hot rumor, guys

The new Ipod has no buttons, no scroll wheel, no headphone jack, no dock connector. In other words freedom from everything. The most aesthetic piece of technology ever conceived.

1. Power Supply through SplashPower. Similar to those toothbrushes and razors that charge through there plastics with magnetic fields.(strange they haven’t updated there site since September 05…did Apple acquire them?)

2. Transfer of songs…Wireless USB

3. Headphone jack…Bluetooth

4. Navigation…virtual touchless/touch screen. As your finger moves over the ipods screen a virtual scrolling interface pops up allowing for more screen real-estate. fingerprints?? not to worry you don’t actually have to touch the screen, embedded in/behind the lcd are capacitors that can tell, which direction your fingers are going.

5. Hold Button/Power On fingerprint screen identification(great for if your ipod is stolen)

So, there you have it a completely enclosed ipod, so elegant as not to have a single button or port opening or anything but a beautiful screen… Apple will release the Ipod July 4th 2006… Independence Day… free your self from everything.

*ipod Nano will still have dock connector for now.

If it won’t fit inside a can, you’ll need to find something that it does fit into. If it does fit insidea a can, I need a clearer idea of your problem.

I did a similar thing a few months ago. http://poisonfree.blogspot.com/2004_11_01_poisonfree_archive.html scroll down a few and you’ll see it. Use a plastic freebie cup and some insulating fabric. I chose wild pink stuff for my fiancee. You might want to give neoprene or polar-fleece stuff a try.

Actually the price of the ICE>Link includes a choice of iPod connection options, including a properly mounted cradle.

Most of our long-distance driving is done as a couple, and I felt that the position of the cradle (clamped to the left of the radio — British car remember) would interfere with the passenger’s knees. It would also send a very clear message to potential car thieves: “there may be an iPod in here”. Instead we chose the plain dock connector.

We put anti-slip matting on the shelf under the stereo, and this is where the iPod will normally reside. The passenger may take it out to view the screen. Debbie likes to use the cup holder for drinks!

However, if I have the car on my own, I will use my cheap homemade cradle.

Also, I designed the unit with other people in mind. With the ICE>Link, the iPod is solely operated using buttons on the car’s head unit. There is no value in making the iPod scroll wheel accessible. I designed the version you see here, with access to the scroll wheel, so that it would be of use to iTrip users etc.

Also, I have to admit, I made it for fun as well.

If you were using an iTrip and running off battery then of course you wouldn’t need the hole at the bottom.